Dark, stylish and a bit heavy. No, that's not a former Italian male model who now eats pizza. It's the new Moto Guzzi MGX-21 touring bike, and we think it's not too bad...
The last post we did on Moto Guzzi was way back in November 2015 and that was about the California 1400-based MGX-21 ?bagger.? Ten months later, the MGX-21 is all set to hit the showrooms and Moto Guzzi have released more pics and details of the machine. Earlier, we hadn?t really been too impressed with the MGX, though it seems to have grown on us and we now think it?s not too bad. The MGX, essentially a large touring bike, is powered by Guzzi?s Euro 4-compliant 90-degree 1380cc transverse V-twin that produces 97 horsepower and 121Nm of torque.
The MGX gets full ride-by-wire throttle management and three riding modes ? Veloce, for full power and maximum response, Turismo, for smoother and a bit more relaxed power delivery, and Pioggia, for scaled back power delivery for low-grip road surfaces. There?s also 2-channel ABS, an advanced traction control system with three different levels of intervention and a cruise control system. The instrument panel has a monochromatic dot-matrix display, a USB and Bluetooth compatible music player, LED DRLs and even bits of carbonfibre ? the front mudguard, the fuel tank panels, the side pannier covers and the engine cover are all CF!
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