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Here’s something intriguing I found today...! Translated from Italian, Peso Piuma means “Feather-weight”. Is this the next Piaggio marketing whiff of a hint of a whisper...? V85PP (PesoPiuma)

UK price red it here...

Listen to it ‘tween 20-24 secs - that’s mmm lurvely! Okay, so we can all be slightly tempted... occasionally.

If you wanna see a red V85 docc I’ve just updated & posted whole video of it in the other thread... Move it over if you think best.

RED Sir? Sure, no problem!

Details http://www.advpulse.com/adv-bikes/moto-guzzi-v85-tt-specs/

Well well, what’s the world coming to... recently found out BMW’s newly released F850GS engine is made in China by Loncin! BMW used to promote it’s products (& pride itself) as having built in undeniable Bavarian quality - I think they might have blotted their brand image on this one... perceptions do matter! I mean, the Chinese people don’t even trust buying baby food if it’s made in China. But I digress. Anyhow, here’s the latest V85 TT release with a rider... And Thomas, they’ve confirmed the 80 hp. Moto Guzzi back in the game? Absolutely!

http://www.inmoto.it/video/news/saloni/colonia/2018/10/03-1738635/moto_guzzi_v85_tt_a_colonia_video_live/

Great article, Revzilla tips best bike for sales at Intermot... https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/did-moto-guzzi-unveil-the-most-salable-bike-at-intermot-2018

O’kay Moto Guzzi /Piaggio There’s no better time to swoop in & buy as the price is rock bottom right! Combine the Italian-American efforts and hook it up to Federico Martini’s counter rotating shaft drive and it’ll be a great 2021 Le Mans! What’s not to like...?! Water cooled ✅ 90• V-four pushrod ✅ Big HP big Torque ✅

Ronald McD or Monochro...?

https://www.motociclismo.it/moto-guzzi-v85tt-svelati-nuovi-dettagli-intermot-2018-70865

Meanwhile, here’s latest release on V85TT

Excerpts from Piaggio Vice President re 2021 water cooled plans: What are the priorities for the Piaggio group then? "Consolidate Aprilia and Moto Guzzi and grow with motorcycles in Europe and the United States, then grow with the bikes on the Asian market where, as KTM and Kawasaki teach, we need the right displacement to break in. By 2021 we must complete the Aprilia ranges and Moto Guzzi, with unpublished products, engines and cubes ". The same can be said for Moto Guzzi. "At the last EICMA we showed the concept of the new V85, which will be presented in its standard version and will already be on sale at the next Milan fair.Then, always thinking in the logic of the platform, we want to recover the audience of orphan enthusiasts della Griso, and launch a tourist road, more flexible than our current classic ". We give time to our readers. "The V85 range will come first, with the standard version of the enduro: at EICMA 2018 we will also bring a new concept of the V85, in a more off-road version, and the new range of Aprilia engines and chassis, the first of which will debut on the road. in 2019 ". Why is Piaggio taking so much to re-launch Aprilia and Moto Guzzi? "If we wanted to get to the market early, it would take a year just to launch all the bikes we're talking about, but they would not have been what we really wanted, because they would have cost at least 20% more than we have in mind. We are moving forward with all the trappings to try to be present on the market with the right product.We want to avoid the mistakes of the recent past ". Can we expect an entry level Moto Guzzi in the future? "In the past, the V35 marked a period of great fortune for the brand, we are seriously considering it, and we aim to develop flexible engines that, with small modifications, can cover different sizes". What news on the front of the Mandello del Lario engines? "The new liquid-cooled engines, in a band from 750 to 1000 cc, are planned. We plan to launch them on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the brand, in 2021 ". https://www.dueruote.it/notizie/attualita/moto-e-scooter-tutti-i-piani-di-moto-guzzi-aprilia-e-piaggio

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.motorcycleforum.com/175-frontpage-articles/121395-moto-guzzi-working-new-water-cooled-v-twin.html%3famp=1 Guzzi always take their time - it’sa Italia trait!

I’m wagering that Federico Martini’s efforts will be unwrapped at the Centennial. All in good time grasshopper’s...

You’re correct Tom M - it ain’t no skunk project V85! Apologies all for any unintended false alarm janglings...

I have just received confirmation... “The Rider is Vittoriano Guareschi.” As to the bike and engine - I will seek further information.

Less than 200kg & 21L tank. Excellent. Translated from https://www.cafe-racer.fr/moto-guzzi-v85-la-tt-en-premiere-de-cordee/ Moto Guzzi V85: the first TT of roped By Bertrand - September 11, Engine, look, concept: since the presentation of the prototype at the last Eicma, late 2017, the V85 is eagerly awaited by the world Guzzi. The veil on the final version last weekend, at the Open House of Mandello del Lario, has only increased the enthusiasm for this brand new machine, which announces a full range of products. a new block. This final version is very close to the proto of Milan: only the front has been slightly modified, with a tubular mesh spider to support the dual optics, previously secured to the handlebars. The ergonomics of the saddle has been reworked. But the TT, since this is its final name, is in every way in line with the original concept: "As soon as we launched this project two years ago, says Marco Lambri, the director of design Piaiggio group, our desire was clearly to develop a classic trail, in line with our motorcycles of the 80s, including the V65TT. These trails of the 80s were simple and robust, and corresponded perfectly to the expectations of bikers. We think this concept is still valid today: who really needs a 150 horsepower engine and a 30 liter tank on a trail? But at the same time, we wanted to combine a classic style with current equipment and behavior, which was not necessarily easy to achieve. We have nevertheless succeeded, and TT has all the elements of a modern motorcycle, starting with electronics with different driving modes, ABS, traction control, cruise control ... " This modernity is embodied in the onboard computer, splendid: the brightness of its large screen is automatically adjusted. Modern also the tank, since for the first time for its classics, Guzzi abandons a real tin can for an element hidden under two plastic covers. "It's part of our hunt for extra pounds," says Lambri. This tank dresses a new tubular frame stiffened by two aluminum side plates. The wheels are 19 for the front, 17 for the rear. No measure is given yet since the motorcycle is passing at this moment the homologations necessary to put it in production. We simply know that the tank has a capacity of 21 liters, that the weight does not exceed 200 kg. And do not be a giant to have both feet on the ground. With the V85TT, Moto Guzzi is launching a brand new 853cc engine on the market. While it retains the basic features of the V7 and V9 ranges: air cooling, two valves per cylinder, distribution by rockers ... But it has been completely redesigned with a lighter crankshaft of 30%, large 53 mm intake bodies , larger valves, and titanium for admission, pistons short skirt ... The goal is clearly to take turns to win horses: this V85 is announced for 80 horses, an increase of 45% over at V9. The maximum torque is announced for 80 Nm at 3,400 revolutions. The V85TT will go into production at the beginning of January for an arrival in concessions from February 2019. Our Italian colleagues of Motociclismo, who could try the proto, announce a sale price around 11 500 euros. Marco Lambri, meanwhile, announced the development of a full range around this new engine that finally fills the performance deficit regretted by fans of V7 and V9. A "more road" proto will be presented at the next Eicma

I checked search but found no entry on the passing of Ivano Beggio (earlier this year) so thought worth posting what I only recently became aware of myself. It’s appropriate to probably acknowledge him as the Father of our magnificent V11’s if he commissioned Marabese for the design. His contributions to the Italian motorcycle racing and development of riders like Rossi etc is very interesting...