I BOUGHT A USED 2000 MOTO GUZZI 1100 ES QUOTA MOTORCYCLE ON 05/23/05. I DISCOVERED THE REAR EXCEL "TAKASAGO" ALUMINUM ALLOY RIM HAD FIVE CRACKS NEAR WERE THE SPOKES SCREW INTO THE RIM. I CHECKED YOUR WEB SITE FOR A RECALL AND FOUND NONE. I CALLED MOTO GUZZI COSTUMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER RIM. THEY DID THAT BUT IT WAS REPLACED WITH A AKRONT RIM WHICH DOESN'T MATCH THE FRONT WHICH IS STILL AN EXCEL. THE AKRONT COMPANY IS OUT OF BUSINESS AND I CAN'T FIND AN AKRONT RIM TO REPLACE IT. MOTO GUZZI SAYS THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT RIM AND WILL NOT REPLACE IT. I AM NOW LEFT WITH THE PROPLEM WITH REPLACING BOTH RIMS BECAUSE THEY DON'T MATCH AND I DON'T TRUST THE FRONT RIM NOT TO CRACK.
- NHTSA ID
- 10126593
- Incident
- May 23, 2005
- Mileage
- 7,700 mi