Lucky Phil Posted September 12 Posted September 12 (edited) Wandering the streets of Roma and Milano you rarely see any Guzzis. Considering they build the things only 65klm's from Milano you'd think they would be commonly seen on the streets of Milano but nope. Here's a few I've spotted. The most common non scooter around the cities? The big BMW GS's in all their forms over the last 15 years or so. Hundreds of them. I've even spotted 2 old BMW K100RS's a blue and a red one both in beautiful condition the same as the new ones I toured Europe back in 84 and 86. Blue in 84 and red in 86. Guzzi's though are rare birds. Off to Mandello tomorrow. Sure to see some Guzzis there, maybe. Edited September 12 by Lucky Phil 11
Lucky Phil Posted September 13 Author Posted September 13 Arrived in Mandello today and went straight to the Guzzi museum for a look. Lots of people in town for the Guzzi weekend so lots of enthusiast stuff happening. Here's a Greenie from the museum and an image through the gates of the new factory under construction. Phil 9 1
mikev Posted September 13 Posted September 13 the pipes on the greenie look like they have a lower angle than normal 1
audiomick Posted September 13 Posted September 13 I reckon that is just because the photo was taken from above with a relatively wide-angle lens. 1
gstallons Posted September 13 Posted September 13 1 hour ago, mikev said: the pipes on the greenie look like they have a lower angle than normal The last time mine looked like that my slip-on was about to slip-off . 1 1
guzzler Posted September 13 Posted September 13 36 minutes ago, gstallons said: The last time mine looked like that my slip-on was about to slip-off . Reckon the last time mine looked like that was 107.000 kilometres ago.... 1 2
v11_meticcio Posted September 14 Posted September 14 11 ore fa, Lucky Phil ha detto: Arrivato a Mandello oggi e sono andato direttamente al museo Guzzi per dare un'occhiata. Un sacco di persone in città per il fine settimana di Guzzi, quindi stanno succedendo un sacco di cose per gli appassionati. Ecco un Greenie dal museo e un'immagine attraverso i cancelli della nuova fabbrica in costruzione. Phil Buongiorno @Phil fortunato, sei a Mandello?! Bene questa mattina faró un giro a Mandello, se vuoi possiamo bere un caffè insieme! Good morning, are you in Mandello?! Well this morning I'll take a tour of Mandello, if you want we can have a coffee together! 2
Lucky Phil Posted September 14 Author Posted September 14 30 minutes ago, v11_meticcio said: Buongiorno @Phil fortunato, sei a Mandello?! Bene questa mattina faró un giro a Mandello, se vuoi possiamo bere un caffè insieme! Good morning, are you in Mandello?! Well this morning I'll take a tour of Mandello, if you want we can have a coffee together! Sounds good. Give me a time and place Phil
Lucky Phil Posted September 14 Author Posted September 14 10 hours ago, mikev said: the pipes on the greenie look like they have a lower angle than normal Just the image I think Phil
PJPR01 Posted September 14 Posted September 14 The museum! Nice!! The only time I’ve visited it was closed unfortunately…but just being there is wonderful! I really wanted to see the original Norge…what a grand adventure he had on that bike! Do you suppose that V11 also has a cough at 3 k RPM’s? 😊 2 2
Lucky Phil Posted September 14 Author Posted September 14 More from the museum. Met up with V11_meticcio today. He rode his Guzzi up to our hotel in the mountains and we had a nice chat. Very nice guy and very happy to meet him. Grazie Mille, Massimiliano. Phil 8 2
Lucky Phil Posted September 14 Author Posted September 14 2 hours ago, PJPR01 said: The museum! Nice!! The only time I’ve visited it was closed unfortunately…but just being there is wonderful! I really wanted to see the original Norge…what a grand adventure he had on that bike! Do you suppose that V11 also has a cough at 3 k RPM’s? 😊 Same for me in 1997, closed. This time I waited to make a booking online which you need to do now but they only open the bookings a month in advance. When I went to make a booking the time of my visit was booked out! Then I found out about the big Guzzi weekend thats on now and we went down to town and just walked in with everyone else. They were obviously not taking bookings over the special weekend period. Got there anyway at last. It's totally manic in Mandello at the moment with a gazillion people and streets blocked off to cars. It's no place to be seeking out alternative routes to your Hotel through the maze of super narrow back streets half of which are one way. We drove to Bellano for the day today to get away from Mandello and the drive through town was a nightmare. Will walk the 2klm into town from now on even though it's the steepest 2 klm walk you've ever seen. Just not worth the agro in the car. 6
Gmc28 Posted September 14 Posted September 14 We’re jealous Phil! hopefully the post-covid “revenge travel” crowds are receding for your visit. the masses of people over there have been maddening the last couple years (a topic i think elsewhere on this forum). That east side of Lake Como has for many years been one of my favorite places to visit, just hated to see such crowds jamming up everything. we usually stay in Perledo, close to Mandello, and high up the hill for the outstanding views, while the masses of people were confining themselves mostly to the towns of varenna and bellagio. the moto-touring to the east (or northeast of Mandello) to Esino and Passo Agueglio is truly enjoyable… no cars, great scenery, enjoyable roads. If up there, I recommend a great little cafe in Esino, Locanda Montefiori (sp?). and can’t remember the name of the guy upstairs at agostinis… he’s been there for years, doing parts sales and guzzi rentals. nice guy, and good to put a face with a name for if you ever order parts/gear from Ago’s. 4
Lucky Phil Posted September 14 Author Posted September 14 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Gmc28 said: We’re jealous Phil! hopefully the post-covid “revenge travel” crowds are receding for your visit. the masses of people over there have been maddening the last couple years (a topic i think elsewhere on this forum). That east side of Lake Como has for many years been one of my favorite places to visit, just hated to see such crowds jamming up everything. we usually stay in Perledo, close to Mandello, and high up the hill for the outstanding views, while the masses of people were confining themselves mostly to the towns of varenna and bellagio. the moto-touring to the east (or northeast of Mandello) to Esino and Passo Agueglio is truly enjoyable… no cars, great scenery, enjoyable roads. If up there, I recommend a great little cafe in Esino, Locanda Montefiori (sp?). and can’t remember the name of the guy upstairs at agostinis… he’s been there for years, doing parts sales and guzzi rentals. nice guy, and good to put a face with a name for if you ever order parts/gear from Ago’s. Thanks for the tips, I'm hoping Monday is a little less fraught and we can tour around a bit more. I plan on visiting Agostinis while I'm here just to say I've been there. I've bought stuff off them in the past including the mufflers still fitted to my bike. Images from our hotel room. We're up in the hills. Very pretty up here. Phil Edited September 14 by Lucky Phil 9
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