Moto Guzzi Stelvio for sale
SELLER SAYS: An exciting bike to ride. Well balanced. 32L tank. At an average of 6L/100Km (loaded as per photo below) by calculation should give you 500km. Has been upgraded to the roller-rocker system by Thunderbikes in Bassendean, along with ongoing servicing. Currently fitted with road tyres. Has travelled off-road from Hyden to Norsemen with off-road tyres (7,000km of use and supplied with the bike). Has slight cosmetic scrapes from previous owner, not current owner. Although at some 70,000km there are plenty more kms left in this exciting bike. The seat has been reduced in height by 50mm to allow the current owners feet to safely reach the ground, but this has not impacted the riding position nor duration. For discussion, viewing and further details, contact Mario at Thunderbikes on 08 9379 1991 (Bassendean – Perth, Western Australia).
EDITOR TERLICK SAYS: There’s probably no bike market segment more popular and cut-throat as that featuring big-bore adventure bikes. With big engines capable of huge speeds, long travel suspension and chassis designed to handle off-road terrain, and enough bolt-on goodies to make them camel-like in their carrying capacity, big adventure bikes are as close as we’ve ever come to a one-size-fits-most motorcycle. BMW was a pioneer of the segment, and has been generally considered to be the dominant product, but every man and his dog has built a bike to take on the big German. Moto Guzzi’s Stelvio is one of those challengers and, I’ve got to say, I’m surprised at what I found in my research. The Stelvio is not just a road bike with long legs. It’s a serious piece of kit with some surprising highlights; enough to make would-be BMW buyers pause. I’ve read one report which says the Guzzi “wins hands down” against the BMW when it comes to off-road work, thanks to two critical things; it’s physically smaller and has a proper walking-pace first-gear. The same reviewer — a long time BMW GS owner — reported that the Guzzi would out-run the Beemer in a drag race and didn’t run out of steam until 140mph (yes, an American). And while he said the Beemer was “more plush” on the open road, the Guzzi took honours if you had the urge and the nerves to start cutting corners like you were on a sports bike. This example selling from WA has modest mileage, has Guzzi guru Mario Poggioli fingerprints on it and, at $7,500, is selling for not much more than beer money. Very tempting.
