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General Discussion / Re: Quickshifter for V85?

« Last post by ridingron on Today at 09:06:39 PM »

Didn't watch the video, but when a producer of a product pushes it, it seems like an asvertisement.

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General Discussion / Re: Two MG dealers close in Colorado

« Last post by Dr. Enzo Toma on Today at 08:56:57 PM »

My V7 850 is at Aces in Fort Collins right now waiting on a replacement final drive. I was told that by the time it arrives they may have completed their move of the service department to Frederick and I would be picking up my bike from there. Will try to remember to report back if they're still carrying Moto Guzzis whenever I pick mine up. I'm sure the work they've had to do on my V7 850, which was purchased from Erico because at the time Aces couldn't get a Centenario, hasn't helped their enthusiasm for servicing MGs.

I had called Erico last month to feel out if they might be any better of a place to service the final drive, though more inconvenient for me, and I got a pretty blunt "no" which could be paraphrased as that they weren't stocking many MGs anymore at that time and if I were to drop the bike off for work it would certainly need to be left there for weeks as parts come from Italy.

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General Discussion / Re: 2026 Moto Guzzi Link from EICMA 2025...

« Last post by guzzisteve on Today at 08:31:07 PM »

Yes, Bill Freeman up 12mi north of TWO, retired body & restoration guy, Sunbeam Bill. He was doing LeMans's & V7 Sports few years ago
Does real nice work.

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General Discussion / Re: NOS Breva/Norge/Sport 1200 dash.. How much?

« Last post by RickiBrown on Today at 08:17:26 PM »

contact me for breva dash
THANKS ricki 435-817-6820

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Bike Builds, Rebuilds And Restorations Only / Re: 1975 850T Survivor Project

« Last post by cmice on Today at 07:12:42 PM »

Today's update - figured I'll pull the conrod caps off and see what it looks like there as a quick assessment of how he's been treated. Mixed news.  The bearing shells look distressed but the crank journal looks great - at least on the center web anyway.  But the distressed shells mean the crank should come out and get checked, along with the front and rear mains.  Off comes the front cover.

By the look of the incorrectly folded folding-locks and the boogered up stake-nut on the crank-drive sprocket, someone has been in here before and without the right tools.  So here's hoping whoever it was treaded lightly.  Some additional good news is no stripped threads or helicoils anywhere - so that's a bonus.

Rubber finger tensioner was tensioning air - so chain and chain tensioner are in order.  The flywheel was incorrectly indexed to the crank for some reason, so that's going to need some additional investigation when it comes time to time-everything-up again.

So, let's pull the cylinders off and see what we're dealing with.  And,  whelp, I'd already budgeted to change the cylinders and pistons out, so this isn't a shocker - but chrome has left the building.

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General Discussion / Re: V700 and V750 cylinder options and recent costs

« Last post by Moparnut72 on Today at 05:50:34 PM »

The V7 850 I bought a couple of months ago had a $1,100 shipping cost. I don't remember what the shipping costs were in the past but I think somewhere around $800/$850. The dealership told me there was a $300 tariff on the bike so I assume it is buried in the shipping. It wasn't broken out anywhere. If the Supreme Court eventually rules these tariffs are illegal how can we file a claim when we have no paperwork indicating how much of a tariff was paid? I am probably all wet but it seems to me to be the case.
kk

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General Discussion / Re: What is your favorite motorcycling footwear?

« Last post by Moparnut72 on Today at 05:32:45 PM »

I wear Danners' Super Rain Forest. Very thick soles so kind of like wearing ski boots.
kk

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General Discussion / Re: First trip away on the V7 850 Sport

« Last post by Rons on Today at 04:37:42 PM »

Do these still use Nikasil coating on the cylinders? My Griso 1200 took about 4k miles before it felt fully loose. MPG kept going up as the miles went up. Stabilized at 36 MPG around 4K. I had almost 9K on it when I sold it.
The V7 Sport feels lighter on the road, but could use some suspension work. It is going to be a long Winter waiting for the weather to break so I can finish break in miles.

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General Discussion / Re: Cold Weather Riding Gear

« Last post by Vagrant on Today at 04:30:45 PM »

You might get more girls if you tell them you will cover them head to toe with mink!
Winter has struck!

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General Discussion / Re: Cold Weather Riding Gear

« Last post by dguzzi on Today at 04:05:35 PM »

  Rub that mink oil all over your body!  You'll get all the girls and have good stories to tell at the the campfire!