Nice review on Vintage

[sprint EX]

http://danilogurovich.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/moto-guzzi-california-vintage-review-day-1-cant-get-off-the-bikethei/

[atadaskew]

I like that he claims it's a bargain at $15K...
The Norge gives you soooo much more Guzzi for the same money.
The Vintage should be a few thou less than the Norge.

To temper his glowing review, his daily ride is a mid 70's Eldo...

I guess I'm just mad that there is no way I can test ride one in SoCal!  Thank you Guzzi...

[Tar Snake]

I like that he claims it's a bargain at $15K...
The Norge gives you soooo much more Guzzi for the same money.
The Vintage should be a few thou less than the Norge.

To temper his glowing review, his daily ride is a mid 70's Eldo...

I guess I'm just mad that there is no way I can test ride one in SoCal!  Thank you Guzzi...

Why can't you test ride one in So Cal?

[atadaskew]

Why can't you test ride one in So Cal?

Where?  Fer realz.  My 'local' dealer is 40 miles away and the owner sez he thinks the bike is fugly so he only gets them special order.  No idea where else they have them, let alone if any are available for test rides.

[Tar Snake]

Where?  Fer realz.  My 'local' dealer is 40 miles away and the owner sez he thinks the bike is fugly so he only gets them special order.  No idea where else they have them, let alone if any are available for test rides.

OK I was wondering because somebody in my area has had one for ~ year I think, it's a sharp looking bike IMHO

[atadaskew]

It really is a problem cuz I will not buy a bike w/o a test ride.  I got lucky and was able to test ride a v11 lemans which I hated, but the Breva 750 I thought was really good (but I wanted more motor).  But that's it.  Not able to test ride anything else so I have no idea how the other bikes would feel and seeing that those two were so different, there's no way in hell I'm going to drop the coin sight unseen so to speak.

p.s. both those bikes were at Proitalia as low mileage used models.  The V11 was a demo from when Proitalia used to carry Guzzi.

[TheGoose]

I like that he claims it's a bargain at $15K...
The Norge gives you soooo much more Guzzi for the same money.
The Vintage should be a few thou less than the Norge.

To temper his glowing review, his daily ride is a mid 70's Eldo...

I guess I'm just mad that there is no way I can test ride one in SoCal!  Thank you Guzzi...

Well, get your snerky ass up to Seattle and visit Moto I.

[atadaskew]

I've never been to Seattle.  I hear things...
Crap, there's gotta be shops in the San Fran area that will let me have a go.  And I'm there several times a year...