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Footpegs are now closer to where they oughta be. With a larger tank (V7 style) I might be on board.
Sportster wanna be.. I don't think HD has anything to worry about.
It's a pleasant looking uncomplicated bike.....It needs more power.........
I wouldn't make such a claim if you haven't ridden one. I have, and it doesn't need more power. It moves quite well.
My opinion having owned both V7 and V9: the V9 is the engine we all wish was in the V7. Maybe the V7 III will bring it up to par. More power in the V9 would just further expose the mediocrity of the chassis. The power is perfectly good for what it is.
If MG doesn't put the 850cc motor in a V7 looking bike, I might just watch the salvage auctions for a wrecked V9 from which to translate in the motor into my V7R.
JJ, fwiw some who have ridden both have suggested the difference between the V7 and V9 is more than specs suggest.As for Jay and a Griso, I suspect his Duc and F800 give him anything he wants in terms of power with less weight and his V7's give him the Guzzi character.
OK - noted - and I did not know he had a Duc and a Beemer F800... So, in summary, you are saying the V9 is a much better bike overall than the V7?
Better is one of those amorphous terms.Reports are that the V9 motor punches above it's specs more than expected AND the details seemed to be better looked after.The V9 is growing on me, but perhaps a hybrid of the V9 and V7 would still be the right bike for me.Shy of that my V7 is still probably "better" for me. But that's personal.
I'd probably happily own any of them.Oh, I meant to say before you must be using Tapatalk or have signatures turned off. That's where Jay has his current list of a dozen or so bikes that he has registered lol.
I think the "Needs more power" thing is just a gearhead pleasantry, like asking "How are you today?". When someone says "How are you?" they don't really mean that you need to tell them your condition of bodily health.Similarly, when someone is referring to a V9, or a KTM 1290 with 170 HP, or a Ducati or BMW with 190 HP, or a turbo Hayabusa with 300 HP, and they say "Needs 10 or 15 more horsepower", it's just a sort of way of acknowledging the post. Just my opinion, having seen A LOT OF THAT over the years ... ! Lannis
Yes, I made the power comment as pleasantry and opinion as if I was going to buy one....I might also comment it's too heavy if the weight is over 450 pounds....