A new chapter begins

Between 28 and 30 December 2004, the definitive contract was signed for the Piaggio Group to take over the Aprilia - Moto Guzzi Group.

And so the focus of Italy’s motorcycling industry was born. Moto Guzzi became part of a leading continental group with turnover of € 1.5 billion, 24% of the European motorcycle market and 35% of the Italian market, more than 600,000 motorcycles per year, 6000 employees and eight factories throughout the world with a presence in more than 50 countries.

On 3 March 2005, Daniele Bandiera (47, engineer, with a CV of growing responsibility in Alfa Romeo and later in the Fiat Group, culminating in the position of Alfa Romeo Business Unit President) was appointed Managing Director of Moto Guzzi S.p.A. to lead the process of reorganisation and relaunch.

On 24 March in Milan, the Breva V 1100, the new Italian proposal in the hard-fought and important segment of naked bikes, made its official debut. Standing out for the rationality of its technical features and its design communicating sturdiness and power, reinterpreting the best Moto Guzzi style, the Breva V 1100 is conceived for those who like to ride Italian and those who want to go back to doing so, discovering a different riding style. Numerous improvements have been made to the 1100 cc engine with numerous key aspects of the traditional 90°V architecture reworked and fitted with the new Moto Guzzi patented reactive shaft drive. Thanks to the electronic injection, the Breva V 1100 is also at the cutting edge in environmental protection as it is already in line with future Euro3 emission standards.

But this is just the beginning of a new and thrilling chapter of history.