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Sock Monkey · 07-01-2012, 09:53 AM

Thanks Leaf! Excellent review and write-up. Thanks for taking the time to put your thoughts down.

I owned an '07 BMW GS and your comments of that bike are spot on. I also owned a Guzzi Norge and rode the '09 Stelvio several times, and your description of the "Guzzi experience" (easy maintenance, "Italian Harley" as I've heard it called vibes, chug-chug-chug motor, and sadly poor dealer network) is also spot on. Well done.

If Piaggio Group fixes the dealer network issue here in the US, I think we'll see a resurgence of all of their marques here, because their products are no longer an excuse not to buy one.

-SM

07-01-2012, 09:53 AM	#2
Sock Monkey Corporate slave Joined: Jul 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA, USA, Earth Oddometer: 1,551	Thanks Leaf! Excellent review and write-up. Thanks for taking the time to put your thoughts down. I owned an '07 BMW GS and your comments of that bike are spot on. I also owned a Guzzi Norge and rode the '09 Stelvio several times, and your description of the "Guzzi experience" (easy maintenance, "Italian Harley" as I've heard it called vibes, chug-chug-chug motor, and sadly poor dealer network) is also spot on. Well done. If Piaggio Group fixes the dealer network issue here in the US, I think we'll see a resurgence of all of their marques here, because their products are no longer an excuse not to buy one. -SM __________________ aka NoVector Current: 2012 Moto Guzzi Stelvio NTX, 2008 Yamaha WR250R, 2010 Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Sport - FOR SALE - PM me since they keep deleting my Flea Market ad Gone: Moto Guzzi Norge, BMW R1200GS, BMW F650 GS Dakar, KTM 520 EXC, Suzuki DRZ400E, and the list goes on.......