Tuesday Afternoon Moto News - Bill Werner and a Comparo

Legendary flat track tuner Bill Werner has turned his talents on a Kawasaki Ninja 650 and turned it into a competitive in the AMA Grand National Twins class. And, to add to it all, Werner managed to hire former Harley-Davidson Wrecking Crew member Bryan Smith to tackle this challenge. The idea is to make it affordable again to race in the series. As it is, Harley-Davidson motorcycles, who dominate the series, are incredibly expensive to run for a full season and many amateurs simply cannot afford to keep up the maintenance on the race machine.

http://tinyurl.com/ycjm2dy

Now I will direct your attention to a shootout between sub-US$8K cruisers. They put the H-D 883 Iron, Moto Guzzi V7 Classic, Yamaha / Star V-Star 950, and the Triumph Bonneville through the paces to see which one of them is the best at what they do and the best value. See which one wins...I'll give you a hint, it's not the American one.

http://tinyurl.com/yb9ypbc

Review of 2009 Moto Guzzi V7 Classic

So, it is not next year's model and we have seen a review in the LA Times, but the V7 Classic is still selling very well worldwide for Moto Guzzi - and the 2010 model cannot be too far away. This motorcycle is something of a gem; few people know how smooth and comfortable it is to ride and the Italian beauty of the machine cannot be overstated. Take a read and see if you may someday become a Guzzi fanatic yourself...

http://tinyurl.com/ydba5g8

Review of Moto Guzzi V7 Classic

There is even a short video attached to this blog entry...nice! The Moto Guzzi V7 Classic - a stunning sales success in the USA - is taken around LA and reviewed for us. Have a look/read...

http://tinyurl.com/ojof7a