(By the POWER of GILERA! I HAVE THE POWERRRRR! The GP800 sure beats Battle Cat.)
The first looks are coming in from Motociclismo.it of this twin-v, 839cc monster with a full report scheduled for September. They haven’t had a chance to really twist it, being in the “break-in” period and all, but they have managed to touch 124 MPH and bring her back down to earth with those double 300mm front and rear discs *ERRRRRT!*.
I don’t have much else to report right now other than the Italians seem pretty excited about it and Dudel has seen images of the GP800 in the wild… oh and this giant rumor he dug up:
Piaggio is building a version of the 3-wheel MP3/Fuoco with the 839.3cc engine and CVT plus final-chain-drive from the 850Mana/GP800 which will be sold as a Moto Guzzi.
Whoa! Here’s the rumor source in case you’re keeping tabs.
Thanks to Motoblog.it for pointing us to the Motociclismo.it story.
22. August 2007 at 9:58 pm
Without all of his fairings, Battle Cat is just a big pussy anyway.
23. August 2007 at 4:05 am
That chain final part is what bothers me.
I gave up on chains 25 years ago when one ripped through my Honda 350.
But I imagine having one speaks to the “sport” market (along with the styling). As long as they don’t forget us SWing and Berger fans as they make these mills bigger, I’ll be cool with it.
30. August 2007 at 1:48 am
I’m disappointed in the styling…not what I expected from the Italians. They usually make beautiful bikes. The front of it looks Japanese.