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nice in-depth blog - B 1200 Sport & Cali Vintage
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I can imagine, esp. since this person isn't into biking professionally, as far as I've seen (but then I hardly looked). But he writes well, the stuff about Mr. Most Interesting is well found (even if I don't identify with such a person at all :silly
He does seem to represent *the* customer that Piaggio could well be aiming to with Moto Guzzi, though. It's quite clear that they decided that racing is Aprilia's domain, so whether they're turning a particularly benevolent eye on the Guzzi-racing community, I don't know...
He does seem to represent *the* customer that Piaggio could well be aiming to with Moto Guzzi, though. It's quite clear that they decided that racing is Aprilia's domain, so whether they're turning a particularly benevolent eye on the Guzzi-racing community, I don't know...
Danilo_Gurovich
Tuned and Synch'ed
Re:nice in-depth blog - B 1200 Sport & Cali Vintag
Thanks for linking me. I had been working with Jeff Perlman for about a year on this. Just finished the California Vintage Reviews as well, and now I'm doing a Piaggio BV250 Scooter. I would suggest talking to Jeff at some point to review the bikes, I know that the 09's are in, but I know that the Traditional Magazines and Media are getting these bikes first. I've been told that it will be a few months before I'm touching them at all. The 2008's have all been collected and will be sent to dealers to be sold off.
My take on these rides is to write about what it's like to live with them, ride them on a daily basis and have them in my life. I'm not a track guy, and professionally I'm a software engineer/executive. I've written a book and write a lot, and I just enjoy motorcycles, to the point that I'll ride just over 30,000 miles by the end of the year. Am I any good? Probably not. I have wide chicken strips on my tires, and haven't killed any leathers. I'm just a Guzzi-Homer, and if they want to let me write about and ride their bikes, I'm freekin' happy to oblige.
Let me know if I can help you in any way.
Danilo
http://danilogurovich.wordpress.com
Thanks for linking me. I had been working with Jeff Perlman for about a year on this. Just finished the California Vintage Reviews as well, and now I'm doing a Piaggio BV250 Scooter. I would suggest talking to Jeff at some point to review the bikes, I know that the 09's are in, but I know that the Traditional Magazines and Media are getting these bikes first. I've been told that it will be a few months before I'm touching them at all. The 2008's have all been collected and will be sent to dealers to be sold off.
My take on these rides is to write about what it's like to live with them, ride them on a daily basis and have them in my life. I'm not a track guy, and professionally I'm a software engineer/executive. I've written a book and write a lot, and I just enjoy motorcycles, to the point that I'll ride just over 30,000 miles by the end of the year. Am I any good? Probably not. I have wide chicken strips on my tires, and haven't killed any leathers. I'm just a Guzzi-Homer, and if they want to let me write about and ride their bikes, I'm freekin' happy to oblige.
Let me know if I can help you in any way.
Danilo
http://danilogurovich.wordpress.com
Re:nice in-depth blog - B 1200 Sport & Cali Vintag
Danilo, welcome to the Forum(!).
I've been talking with Jeff since I learned he got the job/account... and live just on the other side of the hill from him. They, Guzzi U.S., have lent me bikes in the past, but I've been nearly completely ignored since he came on board. Perhaps I'll try him again.
I used to contribute to Cycle World and Euro Moto, and have done a ton of freelance for/with Guzzi, pre-Piaggio. See my MGS-01 and Griso 11 test ride on www.MG-Griso.com
I really had good intentions of doing some really creative things for them here, to no avail.
Nice work, keep it up, and visit here/post often.
Danilo, welcome to the Forum(!).
I've been talking with Jeff since I learned he got the job/account... and live just on the other side of the hill from him. They, Guzzi U.S., have lent me bikes in the past, but I've been nearly completely ignored since he came on board. Perhaps I'll try him again.
I used to contribute to Cycle World and Euro Moto, and have done a ton of freelance for/with Guzzi, pre-Piaggio. See my MGS-01 and Griso 11 test ride on www.MG-Griso.com
I really had good intentions of doing some really creative things for them here, to no avail.
Nice work, keep it up, and visit here/post often.
Danilo_Gurovich
Tuned and Synch'ed
Re:nice in-depth blog - B 1200 Sport & Cali Vintag
You are too kind.
Interesting that you mention Cycle World. I've read you in it. I like the magazine quite a bit and subscribe. Motorcyclist seems to have this European Editor that just bashes Guzzi constantly. I don't get it. The review he did for the V7 Classic was just overly harsh, beating on it for not having twin front disk brakes. I'm thinking 50 hp and what, about 400 lbs? What a douchebag.
Danilo
You are too kind.
Interesting that you mention Cycle World. I've read you in it. I like the magazine quite a bit and subscribe. Motorcyclist seems to have this European Editor that just bashes Guzzi constantly. I don't get it. The review he did for the V7 Classic was just overly harsh, beating on it for not having twin front disk brakes. I'm thinking 50 hp and what, about 400 lbs? What a douchebag.
Danilo
Re:nice in-depth blog - B 1200 Sport & Cali Vintag
Welcome indeed, Danilo!
European editors/journalists aren't any different from the ones in the States, I presume. Many prefer fast, fashionable crotch rockets - or they have (very) close ties with BMW. Guzzi just doesn't correspond to their preconceptions. If we could be sure that those correspond to independent market's demands, that'd be fine, but of course they largely determine what the market thinks it wants. So, Guzzis are big, heavy, underpowered tractors that don't brake well enough, don't do wheelies, whatever :-/
Which is probably also why the next California is going to "sport" a 1400cc 8v engine...
(and which may also explain why, the one time I went on a ride with a group of "average" bikers, a young guy on a 600cc Diversion asked me if I didn't have any trouble keeping up, with "that shaft drive"....)
Todd: why don't you go drop in on that Jeff neighbour on the Norge, once she's restored? That, possibly with a nice bottle of Nebbiolo wine and maybe a touch of Gretchen's persuasion might help draw his attention to you in a positive way, don't you think?
Welcome indeed, Danilo!
European editors/journalists aren't any different from the ones in the States, I presume. Many prefer fast, fashionable crotch rockets - or they have (very) close ties with BMW. Guzzi just doesn't correspond to their preconceptions. If we could be sure that those correspond to independent market's demands, that'd be fine, but of course they largely determine what the market thinks it wants. So, Guzzis are big, heavy, underpowered tractors that don't brake well enough, don't do wheelies, whatever :-/
Which is probably also why the next California is going to "sport" a 1400cc 8v engine...
(and which may also explain why, the one time I went on a ride with a group of "average" bikers, a young guy on a 600cc Diversion asked me if I didn't have any trouble keeping up, with "that shaft drive"....)
Todd: why don't you go drop in on that Jeff neighbour on the Norge, once she's restored? That, possibly with a nice bottle of Nebbiolo wine and maybe a touch of Gretchen's persuasion might help draw his attention to you in a positive way, don't you think?