I’m very aware that I’m getting obsessed: Sorry but I don’t manage to get these two bikes out of my mind. 
Probably the aeronautical background of both brands is also helping:
Moto Guzzi was conceived by two aircraft pilots and their mechanic serving in the Corpo Aeronautico Militare (the Italian Air Corp, CAM) during World War I: Carlo Guzzi, Giovanni Ravelli and Giorgi Parodi. By happenstance assigned to the same Miraglia Squadron based outside Venice,[5] the three became close, despite starkly different socio-economic backgrounds. The trio envisioned creating a motorcycle company after the war. Guzzi would engineer the motor bikes, Parodi (scion of wealthy Genovese ship-owners) would finance the venture, and Ravelli (already a famous pilot and motocycle racer) would promote the bikes with his racing prowess. Guzzi and Parodi (along with Parodi's brother) formed Moto Guzzi in 1921. Ravelli, ironically, had died just days after the war's end in an aircraft crash – and is commemorated by the eagle's wings that form the Moto Guzzi logo.
MV Agusta began as an offshoot of the Agusta Aviation Company which was formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo, Mario and Corrado. Count Vincenzo Agusta together with his brother Domenico formed MV Agusta (the MV stood for Meccanica Verghera) at the end of the Second World War as a means to save the jobs of employees of the Agusta firm and also to fill the post-war need for cheap, efficient transportation.
Recently I bought this very interesting book:
Check: http://www.amazon.com/Moto-Guzzi-Complete-History-1921/dp/8879113933/
Last Saturday as it was raining all over Belgium I didn’t go for a ride but nevertheless I made my “motorbike’s day†by visiting together with a friend the Moto Guzzi and MV Agusta dealers. Fortunately they are not far from each other. :y18:
These are my two dreams:
California VintageRoad test: http://www.2wf.com/content/view/1048/28/
Brutale 1078RRMV Agusta brought the 65th EICMA show to a successful conclusion winning the "Most Beautiful Motorcycle" award with the new Brutale 1078RR.
The award was organised by the magazine "Motociclismo", the best-known Italian specialist magazine in this sector. Voting never wavered throughout the show with more than 25.7% of visitors casting their ballots in favour of MV Agusta’s latest creation from a total of over 26,000 votes. Second with 15.2% was the Ducati Monster 696 that was in turn ahead of the BMW HP2 Sport (9.2%). The award was presented at the Motolive area and Claudio Castiglioni, the President of MV Agusta, was in attendance.
Road test: http://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/2008-mv-agusta-brutale-1078rr-review-84421.html
Probably the aeronautical background of both brands is also helping:
Recently I bought this very interesting book:
Last Saturday as it was raining all over Belgium I didn’t go for a ride but nevertheless I made my “motorbike’s day†by visiting together with a friend the Moto Guzzi and MV Agusta dealers. Fortunately they are not far from each other. :y18:
These are my two dreams:
California Vintage
Brutale 1078RR
The award was organised by the magazine "Motociclismo", the best-known Italian specialist magazine in this sector. Voting never wavered throughout the show with more than 25.7% of visitors casting their ballots in favour of MV Agusta’s latest creation from a total of over 26,000 votes. Second with 15.2% was the Ducati Monster 696 that was in turn ahead of the BMW HP2 Sport (9.2%). The award was presented at the Motolive area and Claudio Castiglioni, the President of MV Agusta, was in attendance.
Road test: http://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/2008-mv-agusta-brutale-1078rr-review-84421.html
