2017 MOTO GUZZI MGX-21 FLYING FORTRESS
FIRST RIDE
P108
sounds, it's so easy to forget if
"out" kills the engine or if "in"
lets you start it! I was not the
only one on the test with this
issue, which makes me feel a
touch happier. Better to be stu-
pid together than stupid on your
own, right?
There is a definite charm and
charisma about Moto Guzzi that
is simply unobtainable to every
other motorcycle manufacturer
on earth. And this year the firm
celebrates 95 years in produc-
tion, when you think of all the
famous names who have since
come and gone, you really get an
idea for how important this brand
is to the world of motorcycling.
The fact they have made a real
bagger, and one entirely differ-
ent to what is currently available,
is nothing short of awesome.
And I don't seem to be the only
one to think so. Everywhere we
stopped in and around Sturgis,
these MGX-21 Flying Fortress
Taliban destroyers were mobbed
by riders who didn't even know
Moto Guzzi was sold in the U.S.
(a problem Moto Guzzi needs to
solve and solve quickly, but that's
another story). These American-
only riders were legitimately
interested in this Carbon Dream,
asking thorough and inquisitive
questions about a bike that looks
nothing at all like the hundreds of
thousands of H-Ds surrounding
us in the parking lots.
Hey, if even one of those riders
finds a dealer and rides out on
an MGX-21, Guzzi could be on its
way to finally re-establishing itself
in the Land of The Free. CN
There's plenty of
torque on offer
from the 1380cc
transverse motor.
