Currently own a 1989 Moto Guzzi Mille GT 1000 cc that I have had for 20 years. Once took me 120 miles on one cylinder at highway speed when one spark plug wire crapped out on a Sunday morning with no shops open. At almost 70 years old it has gotten too heavy to maneuver in and out of situations. Purchased a 2013 Moto Guzzi V7 Stone at more than 100 pounds less wet weight. Absolutely love it. Will stay with Moto Guzzi for the rest of my riding life. I have owned BMW, Laverda, Ducati, Moto Morini, Triumph, BSA, Zundapp, Indian, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Cagiva and loved them all for different reasons, but the fact that I can physically handle the weight of a bike that will cruise (illegally) at 85-90 mph for as long as I need, looks good, is reliable and affordable and unique, why shop anywhere else?- -Mike Battle
There's something about Guzzis.I bought an 83 Honda CB1100f new.It was fast,but Boring.It felt like I was riding an Electric motor.While I still had the Honda I bought an 86 Lemans 1000.What a difference.That bike had a soul.I stopped riding the Honda and sold it shortly after.I now have 8 Moto Guzzis and most likely not sell any of them.I might even get a couple more,lol.I'll be 70 in 4 months. Mike Crosby.
I don't know about now, but the California Highway Patrol were using Kawasaki and MOTO GUZZI as police motorcycles. Pretty good testament to the bikes.
@@anthonysimpson5801There are quite a few motorcycles on the market with tubeless, spoke wheels. My friend has one. In this video, the BMW cruiser has them too.
RETRO??? 80 year old former owner of a 1967 Triumph Daytona 500. $800 new. The most beautiful machine I ever rode. This despite the occasional electric and carburetor problems.
@@dunwott8820 Wouldn't say 8.5 Nm is miles more torque and it's probably offset by slightly higher weight , they are both great retro bikes but neither is going to impress any one with their performance
It's actually not all that new a phenomenon. stupid videos have been around as long as there has been stupid content providers. it's just that there are a lot more stupid content providers now.
Am I the only one who thinks that whoever produced this video never listened to the audio? I can't decide if it's a botched AI trying to write/speak ad copy, or it's a really terrible text-to-speech app? Moto Gut-zi? Describing the brakes on one bike as having A...BS? Terrible commentary. I'd be glad to re-record it for Motorfied!
"got a 349cc powerhouse under the hood ready to unleash 29.4 horse power and 19lb ft of torque. Superhero of bikes, compact, but *packs a punch*" He said seriously without a hint of irony.
@@nutnfancyMy Sunbeam S-7 500cc, from 1951, has 25 "horsepower" - but it's perfectly enough for me. These are so called real horses, meaning that they appear already at moderate revs. In 1976 I went from Finland to Switzerland and back on it with my Dad on the back seat. I've had it since I was a schoolboy, and now I'm an old-age pensioneer & I love the bike.
Please pronounce the brand names correctly.... Already questioning AI or ? with the phrasing/timing between words. But Gutsy ? Worst version of their name have heard yet....
@retiredbore378 I'm aware of that, but it's hard to find fault in the old honda engine design. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, I suppose. In-house development of their own engine would have exponentially driven up the price of the finished unit.
Moto guzzi, w800, and the 650 Royal infield are the only Retro bikes on this line up although both the Beemer, and the trumpet scrambler were very cool...
It makes no sense with Triumph making a 1200cc Scrambler. Make a 500cc or a 600cc that looks like this with the high pipe/ pipes, and dealers wont be able to keep them in stock. Honda finally brought back the CL model, but really screwed it up.
I like the BMW. Or the Guzzi! Great bikes. I would like the Guzzi with twin discs up front, I always think single disc isn’t up to stopping a bike that capacity?
What a messed up review of bikes. Some are in metric measurements, others in SAE. Some are mixed. Then there is money. Some in US dollars, some in Euros, and some not mentioned. It is just as well. $4500 for a350 cc bike may be ok, but one of these hit $15,000. Buy a used Sportster for real retro bike around $3000 to $4000. And have a network of dealers everywhere who have parts for it. And 50 years of retro for Kawasaki? That takes them back to 1974 - long after they had been building bikes, and definitely not the bike style of 1974. It looks more like this is the "1960s British bike style" that they are aiming for. What would be good is the '70s UJM. You could ride them around town, you could go cross country, you could drag race them, and you could road race them, although they often didn't handle all that well in road racing. Ride them plain or throw accessories all over them, like windscreens, fairings, and saddlebags. Sadly, in Honda's, Kawasaki's, Yamaha's, and Suzuki's reach for good handling with the much superior frames of the late '80s and '90s, they lost the UJM part that made them some great overall bikes, by becoming too specialized as street racers.
Nothing against any of these retro bikes, they look great, but every time I hear the specs on these models, they are hard pressed to beat my 1984 Honda VF700S Sabre…76-80 horsepower, depending on who is reviewing, 45 pounds of torque, liquid cooled, shaft drive, comfortable for two and hums at 80 mph on the highway. Fortunately for me, the Honda dealer where I take it is willing to work on old bikes and has mechanics my age(66) who know how to tune 4 carburetors.
you forgot Harley-Davidson, Ducati, and BSA H-D is more high end retro, but Ducati has an affordable retro ( new Scambler ICON ), and BSA has an even more affordable retro. ( Gold Star ) you could have done a Top 10
seems like the manufacturers finally got the message, people want motorbikes that look like the bikes they owned in the 1970s and not a race replica of someone's race bike whose name they can't pronounce properly, expect to see a lot of the 400 Triumphs, they could do with some tweaks, especially the scrambler version but at £5K GB there going to be everywhere this summer,
I was wondering about the original Honda CB-350's. Do you know the specs? It is a very legendary for it's time. Absolutely popular I never had the chance to try one.
If you want a classic retro go buy one. I paid 1500 euro for a 1996 cbr600. Put some modern brakes on it for 500 euros. 100 hp easily pulls 140mph. stops and handles better than my skill allows and looks cool. Royal Enfield with 20 horsepower for 4600 dollars. Pppttttfffg
In 89 I started being the agent/importer/ distributor for an Indian company. I went 2x a year fir over a decade. I saw the enfieods and knew there was a. Market. I ended up wor,ing for/ with a few companies. I pestered them to put 1 or 2 I a container. They just couldn't get it.
Thanks a lot !!! Hélas at 77 I'm still riding, every day in the Tropics, a 192 Kg Yamaha 660cc mono & I'd love to move to a lighter bike. At 170 Kg all filled up this Triumph is still on the heavy side for an old fart like me. I cry 'cause I love the look of the 400Triumph 😭😭😭
Hmmm. “ Unleash 20 hp “ OMG. The Triumph 400 has 40 hp with a modern engine not requiring frequecnt service. Enfield needs to step it up, lose weight, increase h.p or dropmoff the sales chart.
