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Moto Guzzi’s muscular naked Griso stormed onto the bike scene in 2004. It was the motorcycle Guzzista the world over had been waiting for and stayed in production until 2015. First conceived while the manufacturer was under the ownership of Aprilia then released after Piaggio took the reins, the Griso paved the way for a new, exciting era of Guzzi design and manufacturing.

The Griso was a modern motorcycle with performance to boot. The naked roadster sported premium components from Brembo and Marzocchi and was powered by an 80hp, 1064cc, two-valve air-cooled V-twin. It was, as is customary with Guzzis, a tad on the portly side, but the engine’s ample torque made riding the Griso infinitely enjoyable. To its credit, in the model’s later years Moto Guzzi introduced a new, larger and more powerful engine that dispelled

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