New Mandello V1000 has wings!

RedRick Esq. said:

You are of course correct in that some bikes regardless of their on paper limitations just feel right and inspire more confidence and again to be fair i am being critical of a bike i have not ridden !

I do like the look of it and it does appeal to me on looks and name alone so lets wait and see

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I like the look as well but as you say the weight may be the thing that blunts it, that being said I had a Griso that weighed more than an overfed Rhino but that went like the clappers on the right road

233kgs I think I seen on one of the recent German language YouTube reviews.

I'm also a little disappointed with the power/torque numbers but some engines just "feel much more" than the figures might suggest..........hopefully this is one of those.







(example :- the KTM 990 lump)

S20 5G sent this......

Other than price it really doesn’t compare well to the R1250RS does it?

Clifton said:

Other than price it really doesn’t compare well to the R1250RS does it?

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That and er, looks, as in you'd actually look back at it when leaving the garage and feel a warm glow, as opposed to (with the excellent R1250RS) lock the garage without a backward glance and wonder what's for tea? Same as every other Guzzi ever made compared to the relevant Beemer then...

Never known anyone ever buy a Guzzi based on specs, never known anyone ever buy a BMW based on value for money, motorcycling is an emotional thing, not just transport, just my 2ps worth, not knocking either brand, I own one of each.

Also concur with earlier posts, vast majority of riders I observe out on public roads don't have a clue what to do with 80bhp (or much of an opportunity even if they did), never mind 110.