The Man Who Designs Moto Guzzis -- /RideApart

As the Vice President of Design for the Piaggio Group, Miguel Galluzzi has been tasked with re-inventing the oldest continuously operating motorcycle company in the world - Italy's Moto Guzzi. But how do you take a brand with a huge history and a thin present into the 21st century? Luckily, it's not the first time Galluzzi has been faced with such a monumental task, back in the early '90s he envisioned a future not just for Ducati, but for practical fun motorcycles as a whole when he conjured up a little bike known as the Monster.
Spanish Subtitles by Carlos Domínguez.

[@IDiedForYou1776]

I love hearing Miguel Galluzzi he has the old time feel that is missing from EVERYTHING now a days he got that chilled out relaxed thing about him and the passion for the bikes gotta love it.

[@OccasionalPythonBooT]

Love Miguel Galluzzi's garage/office. You could have done a complete episode just looking at all his cool motorcycle memorabilia/stuff. Great interview, one of your best episodes yet!

[@mayakovski]

He is so right, motorcycles are meant to be fun. And that is exactly why I have a 2017 V7 III. Love it, my forever bike.

[@FuriousFilipino]

I have nearly given up on Ride Apart, especially because of some of the nonsensical articles on the web site, but this has got to be one of the best pieces I have seen in some time. Good job boys.

[@louismartin4446]

I have owned 2 Monsters and now added the exact same Guzzi V racer in this video. I had no idea Galluzzi had designed the V7 Racer! Cool guy….impressive!

[@Conrad1867]

Love the sound of those twins! One day, I'll have enough money to purchase a V7 stone.

[@danielartist123]

Love the V7

[@OmegaRacer]

The first time I started my brother's LeMans I was hooked. Now I own 6 bikes, but my Guzzi G5 is the one I love above all others. Thanks for this great interview

[@glimmerman]

What an incredible interview! Thanks for this 🙏

[@1Alt1]

great episode guys this man knows exactly what motorcycling is about!

[@ltajusaf]

Thank you for bringing us this video! What a fascinating glimpse into one of the great designing minds.

[@Manzano023]

Thanks for the Spanish subtitles!! Great job guys!! Keep riding apart!!

[@MickeyD100]

Fantastic video as always, and I really enjoyed Mr. Galluzzi's perspective on bikes. Well done Jamie, the RideApart folks, and Drive. Interesting side note that the Google Streetview of the house in the video shows a gorgeous early-90s 900SS in the driveway - gotta love the classics.

[@theloveman9]

I could be wrong, but it is my understanding that the V7 Racer is the best selling model in the Guzzi line. Moto Guzzi is in the perfect position to capture the resurgence of interest in cafe racer motorcycles, and yet, from this video, I didn't get any sense that the company is even considering product development in that arena. So many cafe racers are being built from the ground up by specialty shops here in the U.S. (and England, among others), some of which end up costing $20K, $30K or more. The only production bikes available here in the U.S. that cater to the cafe racer market are the V7 Racer, the Triumph Thruxton, and perhaps the BMW R9T. So many of us who are interested in this style of motorcycle aren't buying any of these models because they are underpowered (exception being the BMW). The market isn't asking for 200 HP cafe racers, but they are asking for something that is relatively light weight, 80 to 100 HP, air cooled, and simple that captures the essence of those bikes from the `60s. A company that can produce something as stylish as the V7 Racer could certainly deliver on the concept I've outlined. How about it, Miguel?

[@ams914]

I had never heard of these bikes. Man are they BEAUTIFUL.

[@bepacman]

Blasted away by this episode!!!!! Purist at heart!!

[@rishikeshraj1138]

Huge fan Sir 🙇. I truly appreciate and respect designers from the old times. Pierre Ter Blanche, Massimo Tamborini, Miguel Galluzzi are the best ever motorcycles designer and my inspiration too. I'm also a automotive enthusiast and designer. U are literally my ideals ❤

[@SBuckmann]

Fantastic episode, thank you for producing and sharing.

[@powersurge001]

excellent, thank you. what an amazing man. best episode yet by far, even though there was hardly any riding.

[@carlosdominguezOri]

Thank you guys for another masterpiece of motorcycling

[@KJMTurbo]

This was the best intro yet, and one of the best episodes too.

[@samuraipizzacat2171]

this was really interesting and an interesting guy to listen to. Made me reconsider some the next bike im going to get, as it does ultimatley come down to how much fun your having in everyday riding.

[@vipergtsrgt1]

Almost 50% of the Argentine population is of Italian descent, so the passion for a cars and bikes made its way to Argentina too. A lot of great Alfa Romeo racecars were built there, and great drivers like Juan Manuel Fangio hail from Argentina as well.

[@EarlReagan]

Really fantastic video! Glad i sat down to watch it.

[@miguel_ant84]

great interview! thanks for Spanish subtitles!!

[@TerribleTimes]

my monster just obtained a wonderful back story, great video guys keep them coming. Rideapart is the best motorcycle shoe on the internet!

[@ArisioM]

That was so beautiful. I would love to hear more from him about the new designs. There's a scene where he's talking about the NC700X, got curious. This should had been a longer interview. Great work!!

[@sherylthomas9849]

Rich, thought inspiring interview. Excellent job all around.

[@maruno88]

Thanks for the subtitles!!

[@1silvervespa]

Very true , too much plastic . I like his life story. Nothing fake here, living the rider lifestyle. Keep riding and designing Bikes that move us .

[@xboxoxzx]

Great vid from ride apart! Awesome interview!

[@miken51bod]

Love this series, keep it up.

[@madbikeboysins]

Soul. It's why I ride. Awesome episode Jamie, I find that I really connect with your love of the bike.

[@TheRetroLab]

A really interesting video, and the host (Jamie) is doing a great job representing us Brits! Cheers!!

[@14wntr]

What a great video, thank you for making it!!

[@samworthington2]

this is a younger version of top gear but with bikes LOVE IT MORE EP'S PLEASE!!!!!!!!

[@PabloGarcia-vt4hs]

Great job! ¡Y gracias por los subtítulos en español!

[@pedro_mg]

Great choice, Jamie. Top interview.

[@siulgh]

This has a TV quality feel, great job, keep up the good work.

[@davetechme]

RideApart is awesome. Great series.

[@KapteinFruit]

Great interview, Galluzzi sounds like a true rider, one with soul for bikes. :) That's that shit I like! :)

[@kyledammann4284]

More videos like these! Great job.

[@noosman16]

Great interview! Keep the good job! Happy biking all!

[@danielartist123]

Great interview!

[@uncleroach]

excellent episode

[@0616ko]

Nicely done. Thanks.

[@jtsavella]

Galluzzi summed up the problem with the motorcycle industry perfectly. The manufacturers turning out the same bikes in different colors, and the journalists who clap every time. I especially like how he was criticizing the Honda NC700X in the cut-away shots. How could anybody, apart from those magazine zombies, be excited about that bike?

[@johnmccartan5205]

Fantastic interview.

[@FranciscoCostaHideOut]

Absolutely great stuff :) Thanks!

[@Quelelo]

Very nice, and thaks for the subtitles in Spanish!!

[@RD2564]

Very nice interview with this important engineer, Miguel Galluzzi.

[@guillermopereyrapaulucci7203]

Muchas gracias por los subtítulos en español.

[@hejmuesli]

I enjoyed that. Would have been really interesting to have an in-depth interview about some of his previous designs, what was the brief, sketches, initial reactions and thoughts at the time, etc.

[@kaveiros75]

Amazing video... amazing guy. A living legend of motorcyclism and I totally agree with him: I do love going fast with my bike, I love racing, but we do seem to have lost the simple pleasures a motorbike can give us. We want simple, but still good and efficient bikes we can enjoy everytime we ride them. Speaking of... dear Miguel... I 'd rather you saved all that money for the TC and the ABS on a 50 hp power bike like the V7ii, and have put some more decent suspensions on it instead!

[@StanfordCrane]

Great designer and great video. Congrats to both.

[@qwertyaltr]

I really enjoyed watching this... beautiful :)

[@gabomanya]

Such a nice interview !!!

[@baloonia1]

Great episode guys, Galluzzi is a great designer.

[@pwlao]

Excellent interview

[@coolrelax82]

great job! keep these types of vids coming please.

[@rusty16663]

excellent interview

[@garycrumrine9538]

That back #7 in the driveway is a "Perfect" motorcycle. I thing his statements about motorcycles and riding in general hit to the core of what I, and I suspect most riders were thinking or looking for when we first started riding. I came by it naturally. I did not have the benefit of a family history of motorcycles. I was the first , in my generation at least that rode. Friends will tell you, until girls came along, I rode a little Honda SL to High school every day, winter included... until crashing on Ice, then it was time for a car. But shortly after HS, a new MX bike was in the garage. 250 Elsinore. It was the bomb. Over the years I have had street bikes as well. I think my favorite one was an old Honda 500-4. Just a basic bike to get me back and forth to work. I've ridden exotics, rode an R1 and R6 pretty regularly , even threw my leg over a Ducati for a while. All of them gave that freedom of the soul mentioned here. I have not ridden a Guzzi, but if that bike mentioned above is anything, maybe that will change.

[@kosakamaka]

Awesome interview, keep up the great work

[@albertopadovani4237]

Very interesting video, thanks 4 share! 🇮🇪🦅👍

[@rocco6544]

Huge thanks to the man who gave us the monster !

[@MarcosCodas]

That was fantastic.

[@perterslse2543]

Being a middle aged owner of a Cafe'ed 81 Guzzi SP1000 I might be biased but what Galluzzi says just hits the nail for me. Motorcycles and especially the simple ones are a way to escape this plastic-fantastic nightmare we call our today. A way to get back to basics for a few hours and enjoy a simpler way of transport where your skills and the bike melts together.

[@ManAndMachine23]

Excellente!

[@Duane-91]

Really nice video loved it

[@UncleWally3]

Well done. Men like Galluzzi don't have to be profound or poetic, they just have to be themselves.

[@sydjaguar]

Thank you, made my day

[@Kazamita]

Gracias por los subtítulos! Mucho mejor ahora :D

[@cgzx214]

Wow great show he show is how it should really should be in motorcycles

[@renehenriksen1735]

Miguel Galluzzi is the ordinary motorcyclist in an charismatic and inspiring way. And when I say ordinary I´d like to emphasize that I see him as a vivant, a motorcyclebohemist and a confidenceawakening guy who could convince everyone even the most antimotorcycle-minded person, that it can be a pleasant and wonderful experience to drive a motorcycle.

[@quiksilverben3]

Brilliant!

[@fuelsmell]

what he is saying about the noise is absolutely true . I bought a GRISO 1200 SE and it is a wonderful motobike, apart from the design and the motor, not least because of the beautiful noise. My Guzzi had this sound from the first day on, so it was not necesarry to get myself customs tubes like Kesstec and Supertrapp. no money spent on this, because they (Guzzi) sell the real thing. And I know what I'm talking about after varios Harleys. I like them also, this is nothing against all that Harleys I'm only refering to the sound you get from the factory.

[@htpadvisor]

Very cool and awesome, and back to basi! Love it..Also, What is the sound track at the opening scence? Thanks...

[@ivojiggy439]

Thank you.

[@vt3649]

I love my griso 1100. I’ve had a lot of bikes, but motor guzzi‘ s are really something special.

[@roydied15]

Moto Guzzi is in the same class as SOME Harleys. They are slow as molasses, sound like they're dying, cost a lot, and aren't very useful, but EVERYONE loves them! Including me!

[@Blutwrx]

True passion

[@Eojjoe1991]

love it!

[@umdsupreme]

I love the sound of the Moto Guzzi. 💜

[@bobgould108]

That's good to hear.

[@RMAGEDN740]

yea that 5 series was very clean!!

[@robcig]

Miguel you are a legend, great interview..BTW, when are you bringing out a 1000cc V7

[@jaratt85]

wouldnt be a v7 with a 1000cc engine, v7s have always been 750s... now would it be fun to take a v7 and drop in the Griso 8v 1151? Oh hell yeah, but you'd have to contend with the shaft jacking and everything else.

[@stevenfaria20]

I want both those bikes !

[@GuzziHeroV50]

Glad you enjoyed it. I personally feel the gearing should be higher (the primary drive is lowered from the Breva) since the G11 seems to fap through gears a little too quickly. If you get chance to try one with proper suspension setup, it makes a world of difference. They have a diabolical setup from stock. Softening all the settings and dropping the forks through the yokes a bit... well, I kept up reasonably well with a new Multistrada...

[@Hawaiianspawn]

Ride apart is the only reason i come here.

[@GuzziHeroV50]

Great video! I did consider buying a Cafe Racer, very nearly laid down the cheque for one, until I found out they have no linked brakes and hardly any performance advantage over my old V50. I could buy a V50/65/75 and do it up similar for less. They really chose the wrong price point on the V7CR.

[@dottoreanestesista]

Great!!!

[@GuzziHeroV50]

Yes. The clocks on my Griso 1100 are in fact identical to various Aprilia models (except for the logo and backing colour). To be honest, I haven't had any issues with the Griso other than some annoying rusting parts, speedo sensor and the aforementioned clocks which condensate badly.

[@QldREDS10]

Jamie, If you read these comments, could you please tell me where you got that t-shirt? As always great video. Possibly one of the best of the series!

[@ardas77]

amazeballs

[@gahv]

That's true. Argentinians are people with passion for cars and bikes. Alejandro De Tomaso was Argentinian too.

[@blaneysiktube]

Nice Vid! Mechanical engineering is where i'm looking for a career, also designing motorcycles, I also got my first bike at around 8 :) .

[@ADM-JDM]

Great video, makes you think....

[@dubnitsky]

Soulful episode, yet I remember 3-4 years ago I was servicing a Motoguzzi Nevada for a client, it was definitely an utterly unsophisticated bike at a glance after all, and after repairing a leaking crane and cleaning all the rubbish out of really simple old school carburettors I've burnt over 3 litters of gasoline and had all lots of lazy revving up, glowing exhaust collectors, misfiring and overheat, before it has come to my mind to check the level in carb chambers, lots of fun on that air cooled bizzare engine. Besides, the client happened to be a drummer.

[@Bluemorpho_90]

Moto Guzzi V7 has to be one of the best looking modern classics out there

[@hqsm]

The music is just right

[@bbazuin]

I like how he has a room with on one side a garage door, and on the other side regular doors and a desk.