MV Agusta back in Italian hands

[jim_0068]

This sounds amazingly like that episode of the Simpsons where Mr. Burns sold the Nuclear plant for $100 million to ze Germans, just to buy it back a month later for half price when the Germans realized they go hosed on the initial sale.

That is freaking eerie because that's exactly what i thought! haha

[desmoworks]

That is freaking eerie because that's exactly what i thought! haha

This isn't the first deal he's done this with. The guy is slick and I would assume planned for it to work this way. Now MV has a substantial amount of new equipment and the debt has been taken care of by Harley. From the outside looking in they seem to be in a good position.

[ducatiz]

The entire Castiglioni family is great at drumming up publicity and snorting coke and getting laid.  They are not great businessmen.

I'd like to see them as PR frontmen for my bike business, not running it into the ground.  Cagiva (CAstiGIlioni VArese) never once turned a profit despite making some great bikes.  They bought Ducati out of bankruptcy by leveraging every penny they owned and lying their faces off.  Massimo Bordi is nothing to toot about, he was dumped when TPG bought Ducati from them and it was a great choice.

No doubt.. LET ME MAKE THIS CLEAR they made some beautiful bikes, but they can't stay in the black to save their lives.  My favorite bikes of all time are both Cagiva era Ducatis, but even during that amazing time, they couldn't turn a profit.

sssssssssssssssssssnnnnnnnnnooooooooort goes the coke!

[DRKWNG]

Sweet.  Still can't afford one!

Have you priced an F4 lately?  You might be surprised...

[Popeye the Sailor]

I'd be happy to sell anyone the MV I was pregnant doging about.



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Brutale 910R!

[ducatiz]

I'd be happy to sell anyone the MV I was pregnant doging about.



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Brutale 910R!

That is pretty much the history of Castiglioni-owned bike marques.  Right after Ducati was sold to TPG, Cagiva began dumping the Alazzura and Elefant parts.  Within a year or two, you couldn't find anything except for the Gran Canyon and the later E900.

[rosstermyer]

let's see every european vehicle i've had.. been great easy to work on, reliable (when the were supposed to be) and stylish

my freaking Acura.. 2 transmission rebuilds in less than 130k miles.

so I'm glad MV is european again.

im guessing you have an acura from 99-03 with a J series motor and an auto tranny? i remember those woes...here was mine.

[Raux]

2001 MDX w/Auto