Comments on: 2011 Moto Guzzi Norge GT 8V: MD Ride Review (with MD Video Review) (Bike Reports) (News)

By: PRINCPN

PRINCPN — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:45:13 +0000

Great video, kudos to the shooter! Also great write up Dirk!

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By: Mr. Mike

Mr. Mike — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:07:31 +0000

In #4 I meant to reference #3, not #1.

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By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 10:39:48 +0000

Great video, great report.

We live south of Harrisburg, PA about 10 miles and within minutes we are in out in the country and away for traffic….so this is the only thing I would wish improved for you in your report.

Ofcourse we have 5 months of gloom/doom gray outside during our cold/winter-near winter which I would be happy to trade you and I am sure you can be on good roads from your house in short order vs days……as where during winter we are testing out couches. The riding season for budz in Canada is even shorter, while winter is far worse!!!

We share loving bikes and again thanks for your report.

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By: sliphorn

sliphorn — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:18:21 +0000

The Motus has a lot more power. But you’re right. A shoot-out between the two is definitely in order.

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By: todd

todd — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 22:49:52 +0000

I think a touring shoot-out between this and the Motus is in order.

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By: Mondo Endo

Mondo Endo — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:47:52 +0000

Great video,nice tour of Temecula… Lots of great places to ride around here.

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By: Joey Wilson

Joey Wilson — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 04:57:12 +0000

This would be a nice bike to consider, IF M-G wasn’t hamstrung by the smae problem that affects most of the Euro-Bikes on this side of the pond: If you DON’T live in one of the five or six US cities who have a dealer, they’re just pipe dreams.

(OK, I know they have more than 5 or 6 dealers; but if Piaggio is not willing to commit to lots of US dealers for Aprilia and M-G, they will have to settle for modest sales, and that’s assuming they’ve done their homework for a positive ownership experience. I’ve more than a few friends that bought their first and LAST Ducati after the expensive arrogance they were awarded in the service lane killed their initial thrill of ownership.
Nothing like being treated like a ‘dumb American’ who doesn’t appreciate the exquisite agony of maintaining big-buck Italian iron for nosebleed sums of Greenbacks!)

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By: bad Chad

bad Chad — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:55:50 +0000

Times are changing at Guzzi. Piaggio has changed the way and number of bikes they bring in to the US. The “good old days” of waiting a year and buying a new Guzzi way under sticker are over. Now if you wait, the likely hood of finding the bike you want is drastically lowered. Might not be the best thing for cheap skates, but a good thing for Guzzi’s bottom line, and the dealers. The old method of supply made it almost impossible for a Guzzi dealer to make any money off new bike sales.

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By: JVB

JVB — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:21:06 +0000

I have a 2003 LeMans with the old 2V engine. It also has a short footpeg to seat length. One easy fix is to go to the buell parts list and get the buell footpegs. They have approximately 1inch lower offset. (BTW – Buell mirrors had longer stems so you could actually see the road)

Every time one of my sportbike buddys ride my V11 Lemans, they are impressed with what a good handling/cumfy/real-bike “street-bike” it is. Too bad Guzzi’s dealer network is so small, and their retail prices are too high. No one buys a Guzzi at retail price. You wait for end of season deals.

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By: dan frus

dan frus — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:32:57 +0000

Thumbs up for the video review. I hope we’ll get more video reviews of the bikes
Keep up the good work

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