The Full Tank Motorcycle Podcast

Ep.55 Moto News: New Moto Guzzi & Kawasaki, KTM Moves To China, Most Scrapped Motorcycles of 2023

The Full Tank Motorcycle Podcast

Show Notes

Rob https://www.youtube.com/@motobob and Tim https://www.youtube.com/@RarefiedRoad delve into the motorcycle related headlines and discuss two new bikes to look forward to from Moto Guzzi and Kawasaki, whether it matters if bike manufactures move production out of Europe and which motorcycle brands were most likely to hit the scrapyard in 2023.

Full look at Moto Guzzi spy shots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNsYXGcrc5I Bike of the week full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9dlgaUT0Kw

0:00 - Intro 0:15 - Tim's new Ducati Monster S2R 3:41 - New bike spied: entry-level Moto Guzzi 9:22 - Do small capacity bikes cheapen premium brands? 12:24 - Rumoured Kawasaki Ninja ZX-4R-based Retro four-cylinder 17:19 - KTM moving production to China 23:11- Most scrapped motorcycles of 2023 by brand 31:59 - Pod comment of the week! Less HP in the US 37:46 - Bike of the week! Pan America custom

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