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Thank you for the info guys!! Much appreciated! I tried posting a few images, lets see if it works (coming from my FB). The black is my 2010 V7 Classic (my friend sold it to me for 5k, has 3k miles on it and good as new!). The red/orange is my GF's Triumph Bonneville, she loved the Guzzi look but it's too tall for her, like way too tall, the bonneville was a good 2" shorter. Works perfect for her! Just been riding around town lately, havent hit the freeway yet.Again, thanks for the info! Gonna help me ride my baby (her name is Rhiannon) better! Ok I like 4k then burst it up to the higher levels, feels like it's more responsive that way!I notice I dont have a red line on my tach... is there a danger zone I should stay away from? **C The Guzzi's have a rev limiter built into the ECU. It'll shut you down if you rev too high. I'd think that 8k would be pushing it a bit, but I'm an old guy tend to just cruise around playing with that big torquey engine in the Bassa. **C Dave ;-T
Thank you for the info guys!! Much appreciated! I tried posting a few images, lets see if it works (coming from my FB). The black is my 2010 V7 Classic (my friend sold it to me for 5k, has 3k miles on it and good as new!). The red/orange is my GF's Triumph Bonneville, she loved the Guzzi look but it's too tall for her, like way too tall, the bonneville was a good 2" shorter. Works perfect for her! Just been riding around town lately, havent hit the freeway yet.Again, thanks for the info! Gonna help me ride my baby (her name is Rhiannon) better! Ok I like 4k then burst it up to the higher levels, feels like it's more responsive that way!I notice I dont have a red line on my tach... is there a danger zone I should stay away from?
They are a great engine - plenty of usable torque down low but love to howl too.I only have one golden rule - I don't change up to 5th until I am riding above 50 mph and change down to 4th if speeds drop below that. Enjoy!Kurt
Fellow first time Moto Guzzi / V7 Classic owner here, really, really enjoying it. Very different from previous bikes I've owned, all of which were Japanese, high revving bikes. It's nice to have the torque and power at low revs. Welcome to the motorcycle community!I'm sure you've heard this from others, but I highly recommend MSF courses to any new rider I meet. If you haven't taken their basic rider course, definitely check out options in your area. In some states (Washington, for example), courses are even partially subsidized, and successful passage of the course grants you a motorcycle endorsement. Its a great way to learn and acquire skills in a safe and controlled environment.Regarding photos -- I used an image sharing service, imgur.com, to share photos on another thread. It was easy to do; go to imgur.com and click computer under Upload Images. You can then select a photo of your bike from your hard drive to share. Once it's uploaded, you'll see some links that you can use to share the photo. I don't have any affiliation with the service, but it seems to work well. Good luck!
I'm looking for Pyoung to chime-in here. I've been getting wonderful ride reports from him pertaining to his new red V7 Classic. He's trying to tip me over the edge. He claims 70 mph is very easily attained on the freeway and he is turning about 4500 at that speed.
but I think it will help because we want to make a ride from here to San Lois Obisbo soon, it's about a 3 hour drive from here, but a pretty one all the way down the 101 right by the ocean...
.....Built like an Orangutang........ **C Dave ;-T