I always fancied a MG Sport 1200 which I thought looked fantastic. When I sat on it it was very comfy. Never took one for a test ride as poor reputation for reliability and potential bigs bills if things went wrong put me off. Had lots of bikes over the years and predominantly BMW’s latterly. Great bikes but expensive to buy and found the quality was starting to lack and they were living off a quality reputation that no longer existed. My RT 2014 lc had to have a new engine in less than 2 years because of engine corrosion. Had hassle sorting it. Had a few more RT’s then bought a 2019 GS 1250 6 months old. 3 months later the dreaded engine corrosion again on a bike which new was £17k and 9 months old. Attrocious !! Had to argue between BMW and the dealer and BMW put it all back to the dealer and the dealer was bothered about my unhappiness as a customer but I could tell the dealer was trying to find the least cost option to get me out of their hair.....poor experience and left me totally pissed off and in the end I had my money back even though I had spent a small fortune on extras and they were giving me a poor financial deal I was happy to get out from the BMW. They are living on reputation which is no longer there and it will be a long time before I return
I had seen the MG V85tt when touring France in summer 2019 and thought it looked great. So in July 2020, having got my money back on my BMW, I went toe the MG dealer. Went to look at “RonaldMcDonald” colour but loved the red and white. Few days later went for a test ride. Seemed performed ok (lacking outright power) but in the real world it was a great all round bike and the 850 reminded me of old BMW’s when they had a bit of “character”. Loved the practicality of shaft drive and the looks just had me smitten. Bought it for just under £10k (even cheaper now). Not as technical etc as the BMW but a similar BMW would be near £15k. Other bikes available all seemed modern similar and never grabbed me with their looks
The Guzzi does it for my heart and the more I ride it the more I love it. When I get off it I have to stand and admire it. It’s the bike that everyone looks at and comments on and not just bikers. Indeed only the other day a guy came up to me in the street and said the bike looked gorgeous and he isn’t the first. Pisses my mate off who has a BMW 1250 Rallye and he says his bike is common and everywhere......so much so that when we were allowed to ride a couple of months ago and had a break for a coffee he actually started getting on the wrong bike before realising his was parked 2 bikes further along.....that was a real laugh
The Guzzi is brilliant and a real world bike. It looks great, you have to ride it and think more about overtakes, but it handles great and stirs the heart and soul. The longer I have it the more I love it.......it has its faults but I can forgive them for the pleasure it gives me every time I ride it
I had seen the MG V85tt when touring France in summer 2019 and thought it looked great. So in July 2020, having got my money back on my BMW, I went toe the MG dealer. Went to look at “RonaldMcDonald” colour but loved the red and white. Few days later went for a test ride. Seemed performed ok (lacking outright power) but in the real world it was a great all round bike and the 850 reminded me of old BMW’s when they had a bit of “character”. Loved the practicality of shaft drive and the looks just had me smitten. Bought it for just under £10k (even cheaper now). Not as technical etc as the BMW but a similar BMW would be near £15k. Other bikes available all seemed modern similar and never grabbed me with their looks
The Guzzi does it for my heart and the more I ride it the more I love it. When I get off it I have to stand and admire it. It’s the bike that everyone looks at and comments on and not just bikers. Indeed only the other day a guy came up to me in the street and said the bike looked gorgeous and he isn’t the first. Pisses my mate off who has a BMW 1250 Rallye and he says his bike is common and everywhere......so much so that when we were allowed to ride a couple of months ago and had a break for a coffee he actually started getting on the wrong bike before realising his was parked 2 bikes further along.....that was a real laugh
The Guzzi is brilliant and a real world bike. It looks great, you have to ride it and think more about overtakes, but it handles great and stirs the heart and soul. The longer I have it the more I love it.......it has its faults but I can forgive them for the pleasure it gives me every time I ride it