I just realized I've never owned a street motorcycle with handlebars. I demo'd a Moto Guzzi V100S at the NJMP MotoAmerica round. I think the guy who drives them around and manages the events posts here. Anyway, like this: For whatever reason, I decided I wanted one badly enough to contact a dealer about it. I pinged my friend who works (part time, I think) at a dealer in PA. I was already a 'lead' assigned to a co-worker thanks to my demo. OK. Note at this point that my friend has told them "hey, my buddy wants this bike". I'm not a rando. I don't need to be sold. I just want to buy a bike they have. They have 2 '24s and a '23 in stock. So I text the guy in the afternoon. I'll pay cash or take a loan if it helps the deal. Please get me an OTD number. He asks me to fill out a financing app first. I start to but it's ridiculous. Way too much personal info. OK, just give me a cash quote. A few more back-and-forths. He has to "submit it internally" (there are like 10 people at this place) before he can give me a number. Found a bike at Moto Richmond in VA. Sent a note with the same 'cash or loan' language. I had a quote in hand 30 minutes after they opened the next morning. Cash or loan doesn't matter to them (the sales manager told me their end of the deal is barely worth the effort to do the paperwork). By 3 in the afternoon the following day, I still hadn't heard from dealer A so I left a deposit. Dealer A told me they were "working on a ridiculous offer" for the '23. I guess I missed out. How much work, exactly, goes into determining a price? Moto Richmond has spent less than an hour dealing with me. They're probably not making much but they'll have one less bike to carry over the winter and I'll have one more to stare at. I'm getting really bitchy as I get older. Really psyched to get this thing. ALL the crap to break down and drive me nuts. Electronic Ohlins, IMU ABS/TC, Bluetooth app, TPMS, heated grips, power windscreen, stupid wing extenders on the tank. The owners manual is 192 pages long. The closest dealer is a mega "POWERSPORTS" place. I'm sure they'll be super competent.
a motor vehicle deal should never take more than 30 minutes to close in this day & age. Congrats... it looks like it makes some awesome mechanical noise and very good looking bike.
There's a guy on the ADV site that bought one of the first ones shipped over and he loves it. I just got rid of my 23 V85, but I imagine if I would have bought this bike instead I'd still have it. Good looking machines with soul (although I think it looks better with the gold wheels).
My local dealer (BC, Canada) has discounted the '23's by $7200 and the '24's by $6200 so in USD they are now $9,200 and $10,400 = both have $1200 in freight/pdi added on top ($900USD) I was tempted - reviews are great but 522lbs and only 98hp kinda swayed me away.
Yeah, I'd be nice if you could seriously option a bike like you can (used to?) be able to do with cars. I like that model Guzzi, it is a "regular" bike, which is always nice to have in the fleet. It has most of the new stuff you'd want (electronic suspension is nice if you ride with different luggage/passenger loads for example) and a few nobody asked for (deploying wings). If you could pick and choose... But I understand the reality of bikes in today's world too. Unfortunately, it seems like anything leaning toward the "sport-tourer" category tends to be the gadget sweet spot. This increases the weight and complexity, which is part of why you didn't buy a full-blown tourer. I'm interested to see what BMW does with the new RS this year. Saw the RT in the showroom and it seems to be an improvement. Congrats!
Those prices are nuts! After riding it, I was surprised to learn how heavy it is. It's 100lbs heavier than my next heaviest bike (848). 200 more than the lightest! Is 98 what they're seeing at the wheel? They advertise 115. It's adequate for me. It's not a rational choice, that's for sure.
Yes - rear wheel numbers and I expected gobs of torque but those are only 66-68ft lbs as well. I love the look and if they were 50lbs lighter and made a legit 115 at the rear wheel I'd have gone for one. The non-S model is also available here for about $-$7700-7800USD - crazy value.
I miss the GSXR sometimes but not often enough to buy one. The Guzi has a vibe to it but not enough to sway me from my GSXS GT...the K5 engine is just a peach.
Yeah nice looking bike, but after test riding one, I was not impressed, one of the few bikes that feels heavier than it looks.
I just traded a handlebar bike for a different handlebar bike. Just like "Used2befast" I had a GSX-S1000GT and I really liked that bike.....except for the weight. It seems the older I get, the heavier the bike gets. So last Friday I bought one of these......More than 100 lbs less than the GT. And the bottom line is that I really don't take any long trips anymore, mostly just local roads around E.TN and the Smoky Mountain National Park. My wife just bought the identical bike .........both of them 2025 Triumph Street Triple RS and we both opted for getting the electronic cruise control on them....
That Guzzi was on my short list last year, but it was just too ADV bike sit up and beg for me. Oh, and I could barely reach the damn ground . Ended up on a GSX1000 GT and was the easiest bike to buy. Called dealer, got OTD cash price, Drove 100 ish miles, handed money, 15 minutes paperwork, bike in truck and drove home. Easy! DeLand Motorsports & Outdoors | Powersports Dealer | Orange City, FL
Cool bike the Triumph 1200 RS is but speaking of weight...my 94 ZX7 was hefty 525 lbs wet. The GT is 498 wet without side bags. As soon as I put the Pirelli’s Corsa IV tires with a 190/55 rear this thing feels and turns in like a GSXR with ride all day comfort. For some reason I keep thinking of how to swap out the motor with a newer GSXR 1K. 190 hp GT with bags....hmmmm
Sorry, I just don’t feel it. No Brand X bikes for me with an almost nonexistent dealer backing and poor parts availability
meh thats a non issue... motorcycling is basically a collection of orphaned makes & models... aka cult bikes. There will always be a source for parts & consumables. Take for instance the British Vincent Black Shadow last produced in 1955... there are no less than 5 shops selling parts & service. The whole warranty consumer safety blanket is not something motorcyclists care about... I present GSXR owners from 2003-2011 as evidence with defective brake masters yet racers still used the platform in SS racing.
Well' they paid money. Bonus question, was that better or worse than the frames that broke behind the steering head?
