Really quite disappointed, swung down to visit the Motorcycle Show and Piaggio/Guzzi didn’t make the effort to set up a stand!!! They only display was the V7 Racer, that I understand, is impossible to get a hold of!! Whats the point… get the public fired up about a model that they can’t deliver,… sometimes I wonder about these guys. How much effort does it really take to hang up a couple of signs, throw an Italian colored flag rug down and sprinkle a couple of both types of models out there. Starting to wonder if they are gonna survive.
Kinda why I don't do shows anymore. Nothing in it for me and no real show discounts on good gear. Not worth the trip, entry fee to buy stuff, and overpriced hotdogs.
The only Guzzi I saw at Long Beach yesterday was in the Specials section, where a V7 Racer was on display. The show gets more anemic every year, and each year as I'm leaving I say to myself, "No more of these for me". And yet, I keep going.
09 Guzzi California Vintage 08 KTM Super Duke 85 Laverda RGS 74 Guzzi V7 Sport
No Guzzis at the Toronto Motorcycle Show last week either. There was a large Ducati display and even MV Agusta was present and accounted for with a few bikes. At least some Italian manufacturers seem to have a handle on how to market their products.
Moto Guzzi, I love ya, but you don't make it easy!
Bruce
Bruce Brown London, Ontario, Canada 2009 Moto Guzzi Stelvio "Silvia Dionisio" WWPRD? (What Would Pete Roper Do?)
Piaggo WAS at the Toronto show last weekend, with scooters, Aprilias and Guzzis. At least they were there on Friday - can't speak for Saturday & Sunday.
There was a V7 cafe racer (looking fantastic in red and black, best looking cafe racer at the show) and a green Griso. The folks from Corsa Meccanica were there showing them off.
The prices were down a lot from the last year, several thousand dollars per bike. They said it's because the CAD / Euro exchange rate moved in our favour.
erice wrote:Piaggo WAS at the Toronto show last weekend, with scooters, Aprilias and Guzzis. At least they were there on Friday - can't speak for Saturday & Sunday.
There was a V7 cafe racer (looking fantastic in red and black, best looking cafe racer at the show) and a green Griso. The folks from Corsa Meccanica were there showing them off.
The prices were down a lot from the last year, several thousand dollars per bike. They said it's because the CAD / Euro exchange rate moved in our favour.
All in all, quite impressive!
Eric
Really? I don't know how I missed the Piaggio display. I was there on Saturday and I thought I saw the whole Enchilada. I wish I had found them!
Bruce
Bruce Brown London, Ontario, Canada 2009 Moto Guzzi Stelvio "Silvia Dionisio" WWPRD? (What Would Pete Roper Do?)
Really quite disappointed, swung down to visit the Motorcycle Show and Piaggio/Guzzi didn’t make the effort to set up a stand!!! They only display was the V7 Racer, that I understand, is impossible to get a hold of!! Whats the point… get the public fired up about a model that they can’t deliver,… sometimes I wonder about these guys. 
