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Guzzi's HP2
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 5:05 pm
by fontana
Re: Guzzi's HP2
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 5:09 pm
by Paul
It is indeed a thing of great beauty. I saw one in the Moto Guzzi Museum at the factory by Lake Como. It's even nicer in the metal than the picture shows.
Paul
Re: Guzzi's HP2
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 6:16 pm
by Boxermed69
Blimmin lovely
The final drive's well hidden isn't it?
Mike
Re: Guzzi's HP2
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 7:41 pm
by boxerscott
Aye it is nice, but £20k ?? I could think of more appreciative bikes to invest in for less money. It is an oddity nothing more and aside from that you can not show it off on the road.
Love it all the same and would like to own one.
It ain`t gonna happen.
Chris
Re: Guzzi's HP2
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 9:17 pm
by Boxermed69
Agree it's a shame it's not a road bike Chris, and yes, £20K is an awful lot of money. Then you look at well used BCRs up for north of £10k - £10k

for a stock R11S with fancy clothes (oh, and a pipe). I think these Guzzis are a little thinner on the ground too. With the quality components used they are more fairly compared with the dear old HP2S, which are again a little easier to find and not a lot less money. Just sayin, like...
Mike

Re: Guzzi's HP2
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 10:16 pm
by Mitch1100
Looks and sound

Re: Guzzi's HP2
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 11:02 pm
by fontana
boxerscott wrote:you can not show it off on the road.
Not strictly true.
Here's one adapted to be road legal

Re: Guzzi's HP2
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 12:53 am
by boxerscott
Ok.Stop it. That`s enough.
Worth every penny
Just to be different.
Re: Guzzi's HP2
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:17 am
by fontana
The Guzzi fraternity have been putting pressure on Piaggio to produce a full on road orientated sports big twin for years, but strangely, they just won't.
It's up to the smaller specialist conversion companies to oblige.
These from Ghezzi Brian.
The first is built around an old V11, and the second is a Griso.
I think they're rather splendid
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Re: Guzzi's HP2
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:22 am
by dave the german
1st one is lovely but the second is not nice at all - just my opinion tho
Re: Guzzi's HP2
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:23 am
by dave the german
oh and the one adapted for the road is a work of art
Re: Guzzi's HP2
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 11:22 am
by fontana
dave the german wrote:oh and the one adapted for the road is a work of art
I bet it's a pig to ride on the road though.
I mean anything designed solely for the track isn't exactly going to be well mannered in traffic.

Re: Guzzi's HP2
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 5:37 pm
by wotmeworry
fontana wrote:The Guzzi fraternity have been putting pressure on Piaggio to produce a full on road orientated sports big twin for years, but strangely, they just won't.
It's up to the smaller specialist conversion companies to oblige.
These from Ghezzi Brian.
The first is built around an old V11, and the second is a Griso.
I think they're rather splendid
[url=https://postimage.org/][url=https://postimg.org/image/g9bz2gs3b/]

The griso special is lovely. Not fussed about the first one.
Re: Guzzi's HP2
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 5:41 pm
by Herb
dave the german wrote:1st one is lovely but the second is not nice at all - just my opinion tho
Agreed. I think the Griso is less attractive than the standard bike.
Re: Guzzi's HP2
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 6:04 pm
by Taz
I mean anything designed solely for the track isn't exactly going to be well mannered in traffic.
That's a bit like when you are alone with your wife compared to when you are out shopping with her and your head is turning to look at all the pretty girls. (Hope she doesn't read this).
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