Well lookee what lobbed in......

[Vasco DG]

V7-II. Having problems with pics, I'll have to go home to link 'em up I think but it's a black Stone and I have to say it seems to be well prepped. Clutch free play is right, throttle cables are as loose as a whore's drawers but other than that it looks nice. I'll be doing the valves and stuff before it goes out the door but generally it looks nice. Never take anything for granted though.

One thing that is a bit of a pisser is that there doesn't seem to be a level plug on the gearbox so I'm being asked to trust Guiseppe to have put oil in.....Hmmmm. For the cost of 1/2 a litre of oil I think I'll drop it and measure the correct quantity in.....

Pete

















ABS pump.



Look! It has tiny penises on its airbox!

[Arizona Wayne]

Usually for shipping at least by air all oils need to be drained out of the rig.   Maybe by ship it's different?

[Vasco DG]

Nah. They are 'Shipped' wet. If they fly them in they come dry. A still maintain a deep cynicism about oiling ex-factory....... ;D

Pete

[JeffOlson]

Looks great!

[guzzisteve]

No problem getting to the clutch cable, finally.

[Vasco DG]

No problem getting to the clutch cable, finally.

:D

[Cam3512]

No problem getting to the clutch cable, finally.

Is the cable still sitting on a cylinder or did they correct that too?

[Kev m]

Nice!

[AGRO!]

If at any stage you are thinking of putting rear sets on your bike well you will find that the gear shift splined shaft that goes through the frame is short.
Yes I found out the hard way took two weeks for the proper shaft to come in from over seas as MG were not aware of the problem so to anyone with a v7 II make sure you let your dealer know before purchase.

[Vasco DG]

Err? Sorry? Can you expand on that? Sounds to me like you are saying you bought some poorly engineered aftermarket stuff and it didn't fit so it is somehow the factory's fault?

Look, I only pulled the poxy thing out of the box this afternoon. I haven't done more than take a few pics, call the new owner and adjourned to the pub for a celebratory beer. I'll have a good squizz over the next couple of days. If I find any stunning deficiencies I'll let you know.

Pete

[Bill Hagan]

V7-II.

****

Look! It has tiny penises on its airbox!

WHOA!!!

I found one of those on the floor of the shop!   :o

No, I am serious.

I had been fiddling (interminably) with the Norge and (intermittently) with the Griso.  Could not figure out where it came from.  Wondering now if off airbox of either.  I know I didn't add such along the way, but neither could I recall seeing it before.  FWIW, it is exactly like that little ... erm ... "penis."

So, I tossed it.  Now, I have to rummage through the rubbish can to find the little effer.   ::)

Bill

P.S.  After (old)-man handling my Norge off the lift and into its summer stable spot, I am more convinced a new V7 is in my future.  Now, to subtly work the hints to Kathi into an artful program that makes that seem good and right to her.   ;D

[Vasco DG]

AND, she gets not one but TWO, new, small penises into the bargain....

Sorry, I'll get my hat...... ;D

Pete

[sib]

That little penis shown on the air box looks to be part AP8161054 as indicated in the parts manual.  The puzzling thing is that the penises (there are 2 on the air box) seem to be covering the ports that, on earlier models, connect the blow-by tubes that come down from the valve covers.  If that is true, then where and how do the blow-by tubes connect to the oil separator at the front of the air box?  Any info will be greatly appreciated.

[Penderic]

No passenger grab rails? Extra?  :-\

[Jim C]

Pete,

Great looking bike! I wonder how many red ones will show
up in the US?

I know (think?) you are  dealer, but I don't know where.
(EU, Oz, or somewhere else?)

Jim

[normzone]

////// Err? Sorry? Can you expand on that? Sounds to me like you are saying you bought some poorly engineered aftermarket stuff and it didn't fit so it is somehow the factory's fault? //////

I love it. As a QA guy for small manufacturing outfits, I regularly see blame assigned all over the place, and one of the best parts of my job is sorting out where that blame should be properly placed.

[mtiberio]

So what were the differences? 6 speed? Motor relocated in frame? Did they ditch the heron head?

[M0T0Geezer]

Did this V7-II come with the new "wet" alternator?
Pix please if so.

[Vasco DG]

That little penis shown on the air box looks to be part AP8161054 as indicated in the parts manual.  The puzzling thing is that the penises (there are 2 on the air box) seem to be covering the ports that, on earlier models, connect the blow-by tubes that come down from the valve covers.  If that is true, then where and how do the blow-by tubes connect to the oil separator at the front of the air box?  Any info will be greatly appreciated.

Mate? As I've said all I've done so far is drag it out of the box! I haven't had a chance to do anything more than that. Today I've got another V7 to service and a Nevada to stick tyres on plus a V4 Tuono with some sort of issue, (probably caused by the ridiculous pipe the owner has fitted. ::) ) that I have to sort. The 'Pebble' will have to wait but I'll try and answer your queries when I have time to scratch my arse! :D

Pete

PS. All V7's since the end of MY 13 have had wet alternators. Nothing really to show apart from the fact the cover is now a cast piece incorporated in the timing chest. Mike, engine is identical to all previous single TB smallblock 750's. Still has Heron heads but more finning and re-designed rocker covers compared to V35-50, Breva, Classic etc.

[sib]

Is that officially a 2016?  We're getting them here in the states, too, but we already have our 2015 bikes.  2015.5?

I just ordered my 2016 V7II Stone (red) today, immediately after my dealer was informed that MG USA is ready to take orders for May delivery.  Anyone interested in buying my '13 black Stone?  Well maintained, 12k miles.  Make a reasonable offer.  Located in RI.

[pauldaytona]

Is that officially a 2016?  We're getting them here in the states, too, but we already have our 2015 bikes.  2015.5?

 Well, made in 2015, here in europe this is a 2015 model. You only got an inbetween because it takes long to get a new bike on the road. How you call it doesn't matter.

[Kev m]

Well, made in 2015, here in europe this is a 2015 model. You only got an inbetween because it takes long to get a new bike on the road. How you call it doesn't matter.

What matters is the digit of the VIN that designates year and the emissions commodiousness compliance label that says what year standards it meets.

And that COULD be 15 or 16, but it would roundly be early for 16's which generally start hitting the US market around summer.

[Vasco DG]

On the year model? While I'm not sure I would imagine this might tell you something?



ANO12016 I woild think would mean first year of production 2016 as the year model even though they've been making them since 2013/14. Note though that this is an Australian market bike, hence the AU designation. US and EU bikes may differ in small ways and in their designations.

Pete

[lucydad]

Anxious as little boys on Christmas eve...

Would love to see one in red. 

[Bill Hagan]

Anxious as little boys on Christmas eve...

Would love to see one in red. 

Ditto.

In my garage.   ;D

Bill

[pauldaytona]

On the year model? While I'm not sure I would imagine this might tell you something?



ANO12016 I woild think would mean first year of production 2016 as the year model even though they've been making them since 2013/14. Note though that this is an Australian market bike, hence the AU designation. US and EU bikes may differ in small ways and in their designations.

Pete

ANO12016  is the engine number, you can check that :-)

So it's produced feb the 5th, 2015

And then shipped  the feb 27th to Australia

The F before M means 2015 production
GU9032113AUE01 V7 II STONE ABS NERO AU is the type
and 1M55040300 V7 Stone ABS  is another number

no 2016 in there

[Vasco DG]

Fair enough. It was a reasonable supposition though!  ;D

Pete

[guzzisteve]

Did this V7-II come with the new "wet" alternator?
Pix please if so.

The USA 2015 V7 models have the wet alt. not just the II's.

[segesta]

Yeah, "ANNO" is year, "ANO" is, uh, anus.

[charlie b]

To me that looks like AN zero-one-two-zero-one-six

And I like the flat black, but, I am biased :)