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This Mick Walker excerpt indicates the V11 may have been commissioned to Marabese prior to any pre Aprilia managerial involvement. In understanding the details on who should be accurately credited as the Father of the V11 - Arnoldo Sacchi was at the helm when the V11 SS was first unveiled - so either he made the first call to Marabese according to this ...or maybe even De Tomaso himself (as appointing designers was his modus operandi)! Marabese was the V11 designer that’s understood. Other sources also point out that that Marabese Design Studio was founded in 1984. So, my question is has anybody got any evidence for further enlightenment on who it was from Moto Guzzi extended his hand, or picked up the phone and said, “Hey Luciano, go ahead, get on with it!”

This is an area of the V11’s development I’d like to explore knowledge wise... what do you know? Any pics, links, videos etc.

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Here’s something intriguing I found today...! Translated from Italian, Peso Piuma means “Feather-weight”. Is this the next Piaggio marketing whiff of a hint of a whisper...? V85PP (PesoPiuma)

UK price red it here...

Listen to it ‘tween 20-24 secs - that’s mmm lurvely! Okay, so we can all be slightly tempted... occasionally.

If you wanna see a red V85 docc I’ve just updated & posted whole video of it in the other thread... Move it over if you think best.

RED Sir? Sure, no problem!

Details http://www.advpulse.com/adv-bikes/moto-guzzi-v85-tt-specs/

Well well, what’s the world coming to... recently found out BMW’s newly released F850GS engine is made in China by Loncin! BMW used to promote it’s products (& pride itself) as having built in undeniable Bavarian quality - I think they might have blotted their brand image on this one... perceptions do matter! I mean, the Chinese people don’t even trust buying baby food if it’s made in China. But I digress. Anyhow, here’s the latest V85 TT release with a rider... And Thomas, they’ve confirmed the 80 hp. Moto Guzzi back in the game? Absolutely!

http://www.inmoto.it/video/news/saloni/colonia/2018/10/03-1738635/moto_guzzi_v85_tt_a_colonia_video_live/

Great article, Revzilla tips best bike for sales at Intermot... https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/did-moto-guzzi-unveil-the-most-salable-bike-at-intermot-2018

O’kay Moto Guzzi /Piaggio There’s no better time to swoop in & buy as the price is rock bottom right! Combine the Italian-American efforts and hook it up to Federico Martini’s counter rotating shaft drive and it’ll be a great 2021 Le Mans! What’s not to like...?! Water cooled ✅ 90• V-four pushrod ✅ Big HP big Torque ✅

Ronald McD or Monochro...?

https://www.motociclismo.it/moto-guzzi-v85tt-svelati-nuovi-dettagli-intermot-2018-70865

Meanwhile, here’s latest release on V85TT

Excerpts from Piaggio Vice President re 2021 water cooled plans: What are the priorities for the Piaggio group then? "Consolidate Aprilia and Moto Guzzi and grow with motorcycles in Europe and the United States, then grow with the bikes on the Asian market where, as KTM and Kawasaki teach, we need the right displacement to break in. By 2021 we must complete the Aprilia ranges and Moto Guzzi, with unpublished products, engines and cubes ". The same can be said for Moto Guzzi. "At the last EICMA we showed the concept of the new V85, which will be presented in its standard version and will already be on sale at the next Milan fair.Then, always thinking in the logic of the platform, we want to recover the audience of orphan enthusiasts della Griso, and launch a tourist road, more flexible than our current classic ". We give time to our readers. "The V85 range will come first, with the standard version of the enduro: at EICMA 2018 we will also bring a new concept of the V85, in a more off-road version, and the new range of Aprilia engines and chassis, the first of which will debut on the road. in 2019 ". Why is Piaggio taking so much to re-launch Aprilia and Moto Guzzi? "If we wanted to get to the market early, it would take a year just to launch all the bikes we're talking about, but they would not have been what we really wanted, because they would have cost at least 20% more than we have in mind. We are moving forward with all the trappings to try to be present on the market with the right product.We want to avoid the mistakes of the recent past ". Can we expect an entry level Moto Guzzi in the future? "In the past, the V35 marked a period of great fortune for the brand, we are seriously considering it, and we aim to develop flexible engines that, with small modifications, can cover different sizes". What news on the front of the Mandello del Lario engines? "The new liquid-cooled engines, in a band from 750 to 1000 cc, are planned. We plan to launch them on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the brand, in 2021 ". https://www.dueruote.it/notizie/attualita/moto-e-scooter-tutti-i-piani-di-moto-guzzi-aprilia-e-piaggio

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.motorcycleforum.com/175-frontpage-articles/121395-moto-guzzi-working-new-water-cooled-v-twin.html%3famp=1 Guzzi always take their time - it’sa Italia trait!

I’m wagering that Federico Martini’s efforts will be unwrapped at the Centennial. All in good time grasshopper’s...

You’re correct Tom M - it ain’t no skunk project V85! Apologies all for any unintended false alarm janglings...

I have just received confirmation... “The Rider is Vittoriano Guareschi.” As to the bike and engine - I will seek further information.