Strange days these.
Old dogs learning new tricks?
BMW and Moto Guzzi, two old marques with proud racing heritages that I never considered owning. First BMW and now Moto Guzzi cause me to reconsider.
These companies have actually tried to give customers what they want! Or say they want anyways.
You'd see these bikes around, sometimes with the Beemer, rarely with the Guzzi, solid, different.
I remember a Moto Guzzi racing, it was (I think) an 850 LeMans at Daytona... while ago. Guy was riding the wheels off it for a top 5 finish. He was dicing with a Yoshimura Suzuki GS1000 ridden by Roberto Pietre (sp) a Good Rider. Guess what happened when they hit the oval? ZZZEEEEYYAAAAWWWW!!! 30+ MPH closure and passing speeds on the straights of course! This guy digging like a madman in the infield to catch and re-gap the Suzuki, lap after lap, by enough to take the position at the flag, as I recall, one of the most inspired rides I've ever seen. I started to follow this no name "Guzzi" Rider and thought he'd do well, Freddie Spencer did.
Guess I'm saying, yeah, I know Moto Guzzi had it's glories but I don't "remember" them. That doesn't matter as much as it used to.
Yossef took me on an exotic and fun European bike for a day trip in Italy, nice ride! Thanks.
Now I want a Red one, great. That makes the 100th bike I really want! jeez... So many killer bikes these days, that's a good thing, kinda.
Moto Guzzi (and BMW) seem to be moving toward me but in truth I'm meeting them close to halfway. Makes me wonder which old dog is learning new tricks?
Strange days indeed.