I just bought one. Don't know why really - one odd-ball deserves another perhaps?
Not many in NZ - less than 10 sold new plus a few used imports.
It sure is different - hard to categorize.
Having a ball with it though.
Hardcore Biker
I just bought one. Don't know why really - one odd-ball deserves another perhaps?
Not many in NZ - less than 10 sold new plus a few used imports.
It sure is different - hard to categorize.
Having a ball with it though.
The metal is always nude.
Wasn't the motor basically an over-bored Intruder one.
I always thought they were a bike Suzuki could have developed further but didn't.
"...you meet the weirdest people riding a Guzzi !!..."
Forum whore
Is the one shown - brown, seriously??!!??
They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the evening,
we will remember them
The metal is always nude.
From memory, they were a burgundy colour.
"...you meet the weirdest people riding a Guzzi !!..."
Hardcore Biker
Yes, its the Intruder motor - the same one thats currently used in the M50, S50, etc. Except, I think they are now fuel injected.
Forum whore
One of the bike hire places in town runs them iirc.
Scattering the morning dew
A cruiser mated with a naked sports bike?
The metal is always nude.
Like what Yamaha did with the MT-01.Originally Posted by Drum
"...you meet the weirdest people riding a Guzzi !!..."
Forum whore
Everyone I talked to that actually owned one like it.
VERY popular in Europe
Forum whore
I like them,if I ever get another road bike they are close to the top of my list.I'm sure there was an earlier model....silver and orange?? dunno,I could be wrong.
parting of the sensory
Had a sit on one of those at lunchtime. It's kinda like Yamaha's version of a Buell.
... and that's what I think.
Or summat.
Or maybe not...
Dunno really....
The metal is always nude.
Like this one..
"...you meet the weirdest people riding a Guzzi !!..."
Forum whore
It just makes so much sense!. All the manufacturers have these nice torquey simple big V twin motors in their cruisers.
But, people like me don't want a crusier (nothing against them each to his own, but I want normal controls etc). But I love the motors. Big, low revving, simple (comparatively) .
So, why don't they ALL put the motors into a nice sports touring frame (not a sprotsbike , cos then everybody would go nah nah nah not enough horsepower).
It looks very nice and expremely sensible. Maybe though the fuel tank looks a bit on the small size. When, oh when , are manufacturers going to start giving us decent size fuel tanbks. I want at least 10 gallons.
Forum whore
They were around when I bought my Honda NTV650 Revere. Similar bike. Should be a fun bike.
Marty
Ever notice that anyone slower than you is an idiot, but anyone going faster is a maniac?
Hardcore Biker
Yep, good description.
It has a standard/sportbike frame but raked-out forks. The wheelbase is 1560mm, which is approaching cruiser dimensions but it doesn't feel that way when riding it. It also has shaft drive, so weight saving was not a priority.
Why didn't they make a proper sportbike version? There is no technical reason not to. Apparently one of the boutique european manufacturers (Sachs?), sold a sport version with the original headstock replaced with a steeper one.
All the same I like it - looooong and narrrrrow, and the 45 degree V-twin motor is a gem - lots of character.
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