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    From wessie@willnotwork@tesco.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Tue Aug 5 21:59:44 2025
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    Seems Piaggio feels it is worth upgrading the Italian Moto Guzzi factory rather than shipping production to Asia

    https://youtu.be/Fp4WVraRifM?si=UsvYs75FRlt61ohc
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  • From PipL@pip@nowhere.nul to uk.rec.motorcycles on Wed Aug 6 19:39:32 2025
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    On 05/08/2025 22:59, wessie wrote:
    Seems Piaggio feels it is worth upgrading the Italian Moto Guzzi factory rather than shipping production to Asia

    https://youtu.be/Fp4WVraRifM?si=UsvYs75FRlt61ohc

    I think part of the reason is that people don't buy Guzzis for
    performance: they buy them for the lineage[1].


    [1] I had another word in my head but it fell out.
    --

    CHUMP #1 (CHarge Up Muppet)

    Pip
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  • From chrisnd @ukrm@chrisnd@privacy.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Thu Aug 7 11:08:39 2025
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    On 06/08/2025 19:39, PipL wrote:
    On 05/08/2025 22:59, wessie wrote:
    Seems Piaggio feels it is worth upgrading the Italian Moto Guzzi factory
    rather than shipping production to Asia

    https://youtu.be/Fp4WVraRifM?si=UsvYs75FRlt61ohc

    I think part of the reason is that people don't buy Guzzis for
    performance: they buy them for the lineage[1].


    [1] I had another word in my head but it fell out.

    Pedigree?
    :-)

    Chris
    --
    The Deuchars BBB#40 COFF#14
    Yamaha XV750SE & Suzuki GS550T
    https://www.Deuchars.org.uk
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  • From Mike Fleming@mike@tauzero.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Thu Aug 7 23:36:02 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 07/08/2025 11:08, chrisnd @ukrm wrote:
    On 06/08/2025 19:39, PipL wrote:
    On 05/08/2025 22:59, wessie wrote:
    Seems Piaggio feels it is worth upgrading the Italian Moto Guzzi factory >>> rather than shipping production to Asia

    https://youtu.be/Fp4WVraRifM?si=UsvYs75FRlt61ohc

    I think part of the reason is that people don't buy Guzzis for
    performance: they buy them for the lineage[1].


    [1] I had another word in my head but it fell out.

    Pedigree?
    :-)

    Heritage?
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  • From PipL@pip@nowhere.nul to uk.rec.motorcycles on Fri Aug 8 19:48:40 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 07/08/2025 23:36, Mike Fleming wrote:
    On 07/08/2025 11:08, chrisnd @ukrm wrote:
    On 06/08/2025 19:39, PipL wrote:
    On 05/08/2025 22:59, wessie wrote:
    Seems Piaggio feels it is worth upgrading the Italian Moto Guzzi
    factory
    rather than shipping production to Asia

    https://youtu.be/Fp4WVraRifM?si=UsvYs75FRlt61ohc

    I think part of the reason is that people don't buy Guzzis for
    performance: they buy them for the lineage[1].


    [1] I had another word in my head but it fell out.

    Pedigree?
    :-)

    Heritage?

    That's the, um, young canine!
    --

    CHUMP #1 (CHarge Up Muppet)

    Pip
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  • From Bruce@07.013@scorecrow.com to uk.rec.motorcycles on Tue Aug 12 18:12:57 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

    On 08/08/2025 19:48, PipL wrote:
    On 07/08/2025 23:36, Mike Fleming wrote:
    On 07/08/2025 11:08, chrisnd @ukrm wrote:
    On 06/08/2025 19:39, PipL wrote:
    On 05/08/2025 22:59, wessie wrote:
    Seems Piaggio feels it is worth upgrading the Italian Moto Guzzi
    factory
    rather than shipping production to Asia

    https://youtu.be/Fp4WVraRifM?si=UsvYs75FRlt61ohc

    I think part of the reason is that people don't buy Guzzis for
    performance: they buy them for the lineage[1].


    [1] I had another word in my head but it fell out.

    Pedigree?
    :-)

    Heritage?

    That's the, um, young canine!


    Whatever you buy it for, don't buy one made in September 2026: wait 3
    months for the new production glitches to be sorted out.
    --
    Bruce Horrocks
    sig change: the FJR is no more; new old bike purchase in train
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