The Moto Guzzi NTX story was not one of our brighter moments...
“Dear Mr Bear,” wrote Guzzi Phill from Mackay in Queensland, “I was really pleased to see you had an article about the new Moto Guzzi NTX, however someone really needs a kick in the smalls;
“The main picture on page (106) is of a standard Stelvio – not the NTX; in fact most of the photo’s have been lifted from elsewhere. And then not only do I read that your astute tester recommends an extra Tooth on the Rear Sprocket, but your proof reader/layout person compounds the mistake with a picture of a Stelvio and boxed text clearly showing the typical Guzzi Shaft Drive - not to mention the lack of the ABS rotor on page (109) etc.
“I’d come to expect much better from this excellent periodical – not this loosely pulled together edition of “careless” inaccuracies.”
Umm... yep. Quite right.
We had come to expect more from ourselves as well, Phill.
We screwed up, big time. And just to make sure that the blame lands where it deserves to land, we al