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Next step. BIGGER HEADS! ;-T
http://www.cycleworld.com/2014/09/26/sneak-preview-2016-moto-guzzi-v7-ii-intermot-2014-first-look/
Ohhh, lowered FOOTPEGS for more legroom.
Not necessarily. The seat is also 1 inch lower, so the net distance from butt to feet is unchanged. The only increase in legroom is in the area of the knees, due to the forward rotated engine position.
Are you sure?I don't speak Italian, but I also don't trust google to translate a foreign language without mistakes.Conversely Cycle World was pretty clear about lowered pegs for more room, and I suspect that's based on am English language press release from Piaggio NA, and I hope they would get it right.Also, even if there is a lower seat height, that doesn't mean it was achieved with a thinner steady, it could be from lower shocks.
Now if they take that motive package, couple it with a reactive rear end and put it in a mini Stelvio I'll be all over it like a rash!!! 8)Pete
I agree. For that matter, the lower pegs could also be due to lower shocks.
Well, CW quite specifically said they were lowered for room, but if, as you say, there are conflicting reports, who knows.Still, it wouldn't make sense to even mention lowered pegs if it wasn't for a change in their relationship with the seat.If it's because of lowered shocks that would be like saying "lower headlight" or "lower battery" for the same reason. :D
I think we won't have to wait long to learn more. The show itself opens on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Also, with Moto Guzzi's announced plan to have these on salesroom floors in November, there ought to be specs and tech info available by then.
I really don't see the need for a 6 speed tranny. Maybe I am missing something. Otherwise the upgrades make sense.If they would have released a 900 cc version with maybe 65 horsepower, and same weight, I would be all over upgrading. For now my V7R is just fine, and at 10K miles singing along although its time for a tune up maintenance.
I really don't see the need for a 6 speed tranny. Maybe I am missing something. Otherwise the upgrades make sense.
It will post higher speeds now but going the ton on these is not for the weak of heart.
The aesthetics have also evolved: on the new V7 II the engine has been tilted 4° toward the front axle and lowered 10 mm. This solution not only significantly improves the aesthetics from a side view, which on previous models seemed to have a "nose-up" look of the 90° V, but it also created more knee room. In fact, the new V7 II, which also has new 25 mm lower footpegs, provides a comfortable position even for above average height riders, while remaining accessible and "user friendly" for riders – men and women – of any size.