The New Moto Guzzi Factory

[motortouring]

I am with @Pressureangle where it comes to filling the gap, "black hole", of support for older models to  actually facilitate the living history of the brand. The popularity of 68-72 V7 models is quite high overhere. And the older Nuovo Falcones are also preserved as good as possible by enthousiasts. 

At the other hand, I still have no trouble keeping the '82 LM3 and C2 rolling (The california 2 going at least 10.000km/year).

[PJPR01]

I visited Mandello in 2013 during Xmas time, unfortunately it was closed at the time, but still a very nice visit to Mandello and surrounding areas.  It's time for a return trip hopefully next year.  Nice that they have modernized and kept a connection to history as well.  Some of the design looks like the back end of the Griso exhaust pipe.  

Now...if I could arrange a ride on the original Norge....I would be happy!

Taking Guzzi out of Mandello would be like taking BMW out of Munich or Porsche out of Stuttgart (aside from its temporary home in Gmund, Austria during the war)...besides this area of Italy is just beautiful...why move it anywhere else?

 

[Lucky Phil]

16 hours ago, motortouring said:

I am with @Pressureangle where it comes to filling the gap, "black hole", of support for older models to  actually facilitate the living history of the brand. The popularity of 68-72 V7 models is quite high overhere. And the older Nuovo Falcones are also preserved as good as possible by enthousiasts. 

At the other hand, I still have no trouble keeping the '82 LM3 and C2 rolling (The california 2 going at least 10.000km/year).

Well it helps when TLM bought all the old Guzzi spares stock years ago as a job lot. Good for you.

Phil

[docc]

2 hours ago, Lucky Phil said:

Well it helps when TLM bought all the old Guzzi spares stock years ago as a job lot. Good for you.

Phil

HMB-moto also bought a good amount of that stock, as well?

[Lucky Phil]

I saw the new factory under construction when I was in Mandello last September. It looks interesting BUT it's obviously going to be a another "tourist attraction" thing. Don't know about others but the interest for me these days is to discover things and places that aren't popular or "attractions" for the masses. Things like the back alleys and little side lanes in Venice away from the main attractions where the real Venice life is or the hills of Tuscany and the Villas and small villages away from the hustle and bustle of the cities.

Bit like going to an old world bike shop with an owner and staff that have been running the place for 50 years. Much more interesting than the modern glitzy places of today inhabited by people that seem to think you are privileged to be in their showroom. 

Phil

[Lucky Phil]

1 hour ago, docc said:

HMB-moto also bought a good amount of that stock, as well?

Not that I know of docc. He may have bought some stuff but TLM bought a large amount. He's more of a remanufacturer of parts but Audiomick would know more than me. I won't deal with HMB anymore.

Phil

Edited yesterday at 03:54 AM by Lucky Phil

[motortouring]

9 hours ago, Lucky Phil said:

I saw the new factory under construction when I was in Mandello last September. It looks interesting BUT it's obviously going to be a another "tourist attraction" thing. Don't know about others but the interest for me these days is to discover things and places that aren't popular or "attractions" for the masses. Things like the back alleys and little side lanes in Venice away from the main attractions where the real Venice life is or the hills of Tuscany and the Villas and small villages away from the hustle and bustle of the cities.

Bit like going to an old world bike shop with an owner and staff that have been running the place for 50 years. Much more interesting than the modern glitzy places of today inhabited by people that seem to think you are privileged to be in their showroom. 

Phil

I completely agree to that. There is much more charm in authenticity. We are not alone in this preference.

It is becoming a bit of a problem in Europe, a writer overhere wrote a book, "Grand Hotel Europe", where he explains the controversy of tourism to authentic places. Interesting for me to read that in fact I am also part of the problem.

 

Edited 18 hours ago by motortouring

[Pressureangle]

10 hours ago, Lucky Phil said:

I saw the new factory under construction when I was in Mandello last September. It looks interesting BUT it's obviously going to be a another "tourist attraction" thing. Don't know about others but the interest for me these days is to discover things and places that aren't popular or "attractions" for the masses. Things like the back alleys and little side lanes in Venice away from the main attractions where the real Venice life is or the hills of Tuscany and the Villas and small villages away from the hustle and bustle of the cities.

Bit like going to an old world bike shop with an owner and staff that have been running the place for 50 years. Much more interesting than the modern glitzy places of today inhabited by people that seem to think you are privileged to be in their showroom. 

Phil

Absolutely agree. I'd personally much rather tour the crumbly prewar edifice, myself. 
However, in the big Corporate picture, the vast majority of persons want Disneyworld. So there has to be some poop to attract the flies. I'd rather see them build a tourist destination and with it a solid customer base than to see them struggle with viability.