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ironoxide · 08-16-2004, 07:13 AM

Piaggio owns Guzzi. However, don't be surprised if they sell it to Ducati anyway.

wilro09 · 08-16-2004, 09:24 AM

That weird Guzzi motor with some Ducati styling, now that would be my kind of ride!

mscuddy · 08-17-2004, 06:59 AM

Maybe this merger will produce a nice mid-size bike, with good stuff like fuel injection, liquid cooling, lightweight frame and primo suspension. Where have all the 250-350cc street bikes gone, anyway? Do you guys think there is a market for smaller bikes in the US anymore? A standard UJM type of bike.

It would be nice, so I wouldnÂ’t have to dig up an old Honda 350 every decade or so.

seruzawa · 08-17-2004, 12:43 PM

Every once in a while the Japanese send one over here and it just sits on the showroom floor gathering dust. Excellent samller displacement bikes like the EX500 and the GS500 sell poorly. Everyone wants a Big Twin or a 1,000,000hp sportbike to learn on apparently.

mscuddy · 08-17-2004, 01:45 PM

Yes, the forgotten bikes. The EX and GS are holdovers from the days of 35mm fork tubes.

Pretty fast, in their own right, and damn near indestructible.

I remember some really fast 250 & 350 twins back in them thar days. Could put a hurting on a big bike, within limits, of course.

If someone (Piaggio, are you listening?) would put a motor, like something out of the new CRF450, in a street frame, (ala the Yam SR500) I'd buy three.

I have to agree with you, too many newbees on big bikes, with their feet down going through red lights. Kind of like learing how to fly in an F16 vs. a Cessna 150. Scary and terminal.

mscuddy · 08-17-2004, 01:47 PM

Bring back the Nuevo Falcone!

wilro09 · 08-17-2004, 02:15 PM

No kidding. I'm a RiderCoach here in Texas and am amazed at the number of people that take the BRC and then run out and buy an R1 or a VTX1800. It's always a hoot watching them take a corner. Don't people know what a beginner's bike is for. I try to get them to purchase a 250 Nighthawk or Rebel and spend 6 months learning how to really ride before something bigger but it doesn't work.

08-16-2004, 07:13 AM	#11
ironoxide Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 12	Re: Aprilia Sold to Piaggio Piaggio owns Guzzi. However, don't be surprised if they sell it to Ducati anyway. __________________ ironox

08-16-2004, 09:24 AM	#12
wilro09 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 55	Re: Aprilia Sold to Piaggio That weird Guzzi motor with some Ducati styling, now that would be my kind of ride!

08-17-2004, 06:59 AM	#13
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	Re: Aprilia Sold to Piaggio Maybe this merger will produce a nice mid-size bike, with good stuff like fuel injection, liquid cooling, lightweight frame and primo suspension. Where have all the 250-350cc street bikes gone, anyway? Do you guys think there is a market for smaller bikes in the US anymore? A standard UJM type of bike. It would be nice, so I wouldnÂ’t have to dig up an old Honda 350 every decade or so. __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

08-17-2004, 12:43 PM	#14
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	Re: Aprilia Sold to Piaggio Every once in a while the Japanese send one over here and it just sits on the showroom floor gathering dust. Excellent samller displacement bikes like the EX500 and the GS500 sell poorly. Everyone wants a Big Twin or a 1,000,000hp sportbike to learn on apparently. __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

08-17-2004, 01:45 PM	#15
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	Re: Aprilia Sold to Piaggio Yes, the forgotten bikes. The EX and GS are holdovers from the days of 35mm fork tubes. Pretty fast, in their own right, and damn near indestructible. I remember some really fast 250 & 350 twins back in them thar days. Could put a hurting on a big bike, within limits, of course. If someone (Piaggio, are you listening?) would put a motor, like something out of the new CRF450, in a street frame, (ala the Yam SR500) I'd buy three. I have to agree with you, too many newbees on big bikes, with their feet down going through red lights. Kind of like learing how to fly in an F16 vs. a Cessna 150. Scary and terminal. __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

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08-17-2004, 01:47 PM	#16
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	Re: Aprilia Sold to Piaggio Bring back the Nuevo Falcone! __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

08-17-2004, 02:15 PM	#17
wilro09 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 55	Re: Aprilia Sold to Piaggio No kidding. I'm a RiderCoach here in Texas and am amazed at the number of people that take the BRC and then run out and buy an R1 or a VTX1800. It's always a hoot watching them take a corner. Don't people know what a beginner's bike is for. I try to get them to purchase a 250 Nighthawk or Rebel and spend 6 months learning how to really ride before something bigger but it doesn't work.