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I’ve been riding bikes for longer than I care to remember, and Guzzi for almost the last 20 years, 3 years of Beemer excluded.I’ve been a member of this forum since the days it still had the akward question-response shape (must have been end of 1990).I own a V85 TT for 2 months now, rode 2/3 of this period (been abroad) and now have 3000 km+ in all sorts of conditions. Alone, with pillion, all kinds of weather and terrain.I’ve beenI praising the V85 endlessly, on almost all of its aspects, and given detailed riding reports.And yet, up to now, I got no attention and no questions. Every day, I'm reading people asking questions on things I already dealt with.Fine with me, and really, really, don’t get me wrong – I really do NOT want attention.(If you don’t believe that, that’s fine with me).But I recently read a report from a US countryman that everybody jumped on.So, hence my questionDo you really need to live or ride in the Us or be a well known Australian to get read ont his board?Don’t you trust my riding reports? ;-) Fine with me.Go out and ride the V85 yourself, extensively.This thing might backfire on me when the V85 finally turns out to be a pita.But up to now?Great bike and certainly the best Guzzi I ever rode (And I rode a few) !
I have REALLY enjoyed your posts on the V85, it is encouraging me to take a look at one, so I am grateful and hope you will provide more info as you ride it. It does sound like a home run for Guzzi, which is cool!And as others have said, I think a lot of this board focuses on negatives or failures rather than positives, not sure what that is about but I do enjoy the posts that say something positive about the brand.
I think you need to post more pics!
Oooops. Almost forgot. I do have a question for you. Have you had the opportunity to confirm that the red/white ones are actually the fastest compared to the other colors?
How comfortable is the seat and do you like riding with a passenger for extended distances?
Jeez, that’s not what I thought it would be Frans.I feared it may have been a comment on how you seemed to have been discarded by me on the Thursday because events transpired to make an arrival impossible.I’m glad it was not...Peter.
Write about Belgium beer, you will get loads of replies.
I enjoy reading your posts. Some of the big fish in our little pond, post a lot, we all know their names, nothing wrong with that. Frans, I think your stuff get read a lot more than you think.
Where are you in Flanders Franz? I have customers in Waregem and Deinze who I'm planning to visit next week. 20190619_203706 by Derek0812, on Flickr
Based on your comments frans I'm guessing you find the stock screen adequate for your riding?
Hi Franz,For me the only downside is that the gearbox is a bit clonky around town. 20190619_203706 by Derek0812, on Flickr