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Article: Bigger Breva: 2006 Moto Guzzi Breva V 1100.(RIDER TEST)
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- September 1, 2006
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Motorcycle trivia buffs already know that the word breva refers to the southerly winds that blow over Lake Como--adjacent to Guzzi's historic Mandello del Lario factory--bringing fair weather and good riding conditions to this blissful mountainous region just south of the Swiss border.
However, the saga of Moto Guzzi's Breva began in Italy just a few years ago--when the company was clining to the edge of a financial precipice--with the introduction of the 2004 Breva 750. Thanks to an infusion of capital from new parent company Piaggio, the Guzzi factory was able to go on and develop this bigger Breva 1100, too.
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