Road Test: Moto Guzzi Norge

[blackbirdzach]

Thanks for the great review. I've reserved one of these as a rental this coming Sunday and wanted to find out a little more about it. This was exactly what I was looking for.

[TheOKTerrificable]

Actually the price range of the Norge is on-par with the ST1300 and just a little bit more than the Concours 14. I the only drawback would be Piaggio's pathetic support network in the US.

[RDSeriesClubFRANZ]

MG named Norge this bike in the 80th anniversary:

The Norge was a semi-rigid Italian-built airship that carried out the first overflight of the North Pole on May 12, 1926. It was also the first aircraft to fly over the polar ice cap between Europe and America. The expedition was the brainchild of polar explorer and expedition leader Roald Amundsen, the airship's designer and pilot Umberto Nobile and American explorer Lincoln Ellsworth, who along with the Aero Club of Norway financed the trip.

[crispiegee1]

A very fair, nicely done review. I have an old Guzzi that I bought to tinker with, and I'd really love to try out a Norge.

[attopaca]

Thanks in post this video. Quite helpful. The Police of Berlin, Germany, has MG Norge. I'm going to buy a secondh hand one.

Guzzi. Un fatto italiano che il mondo ci invidia...

[Corazzata69]

Yes dry clutch, it is true that the noise when you Are not running, it is not very nice, but it is one of its particulars.

[Corazzata69]

I have it, and I use daily to go at work, belive me, it is easy to use and also in the traffic jam, you can slalom the cars like a big enduro.

[SuperSonicPsykic]

How good is this bike for an street bike like in a city or is it just meant for long distance drives?

[Jespergru]

NORGE is not only italian for Norway. In af fact it is norwegian for Norway.

[twowheelok]

Thanks for all the corrections regarding Norge in Italian. Oops!

I can't be quite as appreciative for all the nasty comments regarding longitude and latitude. You see, that's straight from Moto Guzzi! I think they're bass-ackwards too, but don't shoot me... I'm just the messenger.

[AllGoodThingsQ]

When the crank's rotational axis runs side-to-side of the vehicle, it's transversely mounted (as in many front-wheel drive cars). When the crank's rotational axis runs front-to-back of the vehicle, it's longitudinally mounted (as in many rear-wheel drive cars). V-twin engines are mounted transversely by Harley-Davidson, Victory and their Japanese imitators. Moto Guzzi's V-twin is mounted longitudinally as in some BMWs flat-2's and some Honda V4's and all of their H6's.

Review, Fail.

[spanked84]

Is there anywhere to learn how to ride (in bartlesville/oklahoma), or am I stuck with begging a friend to teach me?

[gentarion]

Haha norge is norway in italian that has to be the most epic fail ever! Norge is norway in norwegain whacko! Background check before reviewing a bike???????

[kanistor22]

@gentarion lol..... norway sucks!

Norway has such a low national pride, and bad culture, that "norge" is known as a bike.

"Og ja, jeg er norsk, men jeg er flau av å være norsk".

"and yes, I am norwegian, but im embarrased to be a norwegian citizen".

[gentarion]

@kanistor22 fuck you, you're a disgrace to the nation you communist bastard

[kanistor22]

@gentarion If i would have been an american, being ashamed over my country, i would have felt bad.

But im not ... im just a little norwegian... =(

Norway has no historical achivements, and no unique national flag or language.

The norwegian language (bokmål) is infact a mix between danish and sweedish - which has both occupied our country for 100's of years, while the norwegians dident even bother to fight back, lol =p

We could have been a part of sweeden, and no one could care less.

[gentarion]

@kanistor22 bytt statsborgerskap og flytt til en eller annen ghetto i USA da! det er der du hører hjemme ditt landsvikende avskum!

[kanistor22]

@gentarion Ellers takk du =)

Jeg gjør heller som resten av nordmennene i norge gjør ... ser på meg selv som en individ (en for en, og alle hver for seg (janteloven)) og blir en atheist.

Norge lager 1-3 filmer i året, og de når ikke engang halvparten av seertallet som amerikanske filmer når du de kommer til norge.

Sier litt om hvor stolte vi nordmenn er av landet vårt ..

Amerikansk ghetto du lissom ... bare vent du .. med alle muslimene, er det ikke lenge for også norge blir sånn =)=)=)

[Life4MoldeFK]

@kanistor22 tippe at du e en polakk elle araber ;)

[MrAndyskinner]

Good review

[67claudius]

Norge is Norway in norwegian not in italian language. (Norvegia in italian)!

[aukanmeister]

some say "norsj" i say nor-g-e. with a norwegian g ;-D (tha same way you use it in Guzzi)

Otherwise a great review!

I like Guzzi. They present something different than the mainstrem. And they produce bikes in the most bike-friendly landscape possible!

[Darren950]

Great review, very informative and pro presentation. If you want to see a special ITALIAN POLICE NORGE at the factory check out my vid, KTM 950 ALPINE ADVENTURE PART 2.

What are you reviewing next ?