Originally Posted by
craigcraigcraig
what is the difference between this and a collectible masi? good to know about the Nuovo, seller has it spelled wrong then.
"Nuova," not "Nuovo."
That Masi was built for the USA Masi folks by Billato or a similar contract builder in Italy. They're meant to fill space in the lineup below the top-end models as "price-point" offerings, though that doesn't mean they're not well-made and fine riders. They lack a real connection with either the Masi shop in Milano, established by Faliero Masi and then taken over by son Alberto, or the famous Carlsbad California operation run by Mario Confente, or, for that matter, with the fine Masi builders like Joe Starck, David Tesch, and Dave Moulton who built bikes for the Masi USA ownership after Carlsbad (and subsequently San Marcos) shut down.