I'll repeat the V9 question at late summer...

[chuck peterson]

Anybody here, buy one?

Anyone, anyone...Buellar?....Buellar?

Anyone here see one bought new on the street? Bike nights? Going the opposite direction? Picked up a brochure?

Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum m........

Okay, raise your hand if your waiting for the sport/dual sport/stornello version instead of the Nevada based V9 cruiser....

[leafman60]

Okay, raise your hand if your waiting for the sport/dual sport/stornello version instead of the Nevada based V9 cruiser....

 

[Dharma Bum]

Somebody had a yellow Roamer at the New Mexico Rally this past weekend.  Looks nice in the flesh!

[Toecutter]

Yup. A yellow one shows up at bike nights.

[SLDMRossi]

Of course I went and picked up a brochure!

Steven Rossi
East Haddam, CT

[JJ]

Someone from CO rode his V9 Roamer to the Datil Rally last weekend!

I did not get a chance to talk to him but it is a nice looking bike, and very "Sportster-like" (IMHO) in appearance!

[Arizona Wayne]

Think he(proud owner) said it had 2,500 miles on it so far and the seat was comfortable. 

[O]

Okay, raise your hand if your waiting for the sport/dual sport/stornello version instead of the Nevada based V9 cruiser....

Consider my hand raised.  No interest in the current V9 iteration.

[bad Chad]

I think its been said here before, in general, the people who frequent this forum, are not the same people who will be buying v9s.

[steven c]

 I wounder how they are selling over all? No discounts yet! So a couple where sold.

[mjptexas]

I think its been said here before, in general, the people who frequent this forum, are not the same people who will be buying v9s.

I didn't think the majority of the people who visit this forum buy new bikes, period. 

[JJ]

I didn't think the majority of the people who visit this forum buy new bikes, period. 

The majority of people on this forum have Guzzi's with dashboards that look like THIS!!

Oh....in high praise of Harbor Freight / Tractor Supply.....and maybe JC Whitney!!  (...are they still in business?!?)

[normzone]

I like the Speedo sticker...

[Matteo]

The majority of people on this forum have Guzzi's with dashboards that look like THIS!!

Oh....in high praise of Harbor Freight / Tractor Supply.....and maybe JC Whitney!!  (...are they still in business?!?)

This needs its own thread😎

[mjptexas]

I can't pick out the nitrous switch and the boost gauge.

[Tom]

Somewhere under all of that, I can see a Convert dash.    Way too much info to me.  I'd rather be in an multi-engine aircraft.

[Hymes Inc.]

I think its been said here before, in general, the people who frequent this forum, are not the same people who will be buying v9s.

I would buy one if I could afford one.

[circlip]

I think its been said here before, in general, the people who frequent this forum, are not the same people who will be buying v9s.

I sat on a Roamer on Monday. Depending on how it performed and handled, I would consider one if I wasn't already sending all my money to an institute of higher learning. It's not what I would consider a perfect motorcycle, but pretty much everything is some sort of compromise.

[gsp0702]

Well I had a test ride on a V9 Roamer last week, would prefer the Bobber but no demo machine of that. I currently ride a V11 sport so the style and riding position were different and some of my 30 minute ride was taken up with getting used to the feet forward cruiser style. But overall I liked, engine felt good, plenty of Guzzi character and was comfortable and fun around town, cruised happily at highway speeds and picked it's skirt up when asked to. Gearbox was good although the delay in the Gear indicator on the dash catching up with the what I had done was odd, but was expected as I had seen this commented on in reviews.  Overall I liked it, and would consider the problem for me and Guzzi is I like the V11 a lot and so really not in the market unless I could add it to the Garage rather than replace.

I would need to change the exhaust way to good at cutting out the noise, so something which allowed the engine to talk would be needed. And the chrome badges on the tank frankly looked cheap and plasticky which when set against the quality of the rest of the bike was a shame.

[ohiorider]

I would need to change the exhaust way to good at cutting out the noise, so something which allowed the engine to talk would be needed. And the chrome badges on the tank frankly looked cheap and plasticky which when set against the quality of the rest of the bike was a shame.

Sort of like the eagle on the bikini fairing of my 1200 Sport.  It's metal, but it looked so cheap on this lovely bike, I took a few feet of monofilament off a fishing reel, and used it to 'saw' off the eagle logo.

Speaking about the V9 (Roamer or Bobber) I've not ridden either.  But I personally think the Roamer is cosmetically a lovely machine.  Don't know that I'd like the ergonomics all that much.  But, if smaller is the direction Guzzi is headed, this isn't a bad platform.

[rboe]

I talked to the Roamer rider at the VLA, he had traded his Jackel in for it. He also said it was breaking it and he was pushing the ton easier than when it was new. Not that he likes to run fast, just commenting on how it is loosing up as it breaks in. So far, he likes it. A lot.

The Convert is from out of Wyoming and I met them at a rally in Ely Nevada earlier in the year. The rider and his wife said they left Wyoming three times to get to Ely because it was so windy. On the forth try they were finally able to keep out of Wyoming. 

[Chuck in Indiana]

Test rode a Bobber at the Nationals. I'm not their customer, obviously. It's a cruiser with all the traits you either love or hate on cruisers. Build quality looks good, and it worked fine. For what it is. 
Tom looks on.
1-20160624_113145 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr

[Tom]

I'm the guy with the hair.     I like the bike except the foot controls.  It would take some getting use to.     I rode it after Chuck.  I would recommend for one up riding.  2 up for short distances.

[Adan]

I'll be getting a Bobber but I'm in no hurry.  Price reductions are as certain as day follows night, so might as well wait for it.

This will be my #2 bike, my poser/hipster/barhopper in-no-hurry-to-be-anywhere bike. 

I just want the Guzzi sensation for short rides.  Nothing much more.  Between the V7, Griso, and V9, I think the V9 is the Goldi-locks solution for my modest wants.

[Huzo]

Anybody here, buy one?

Anyone, anyone...Buellar?....Buellar?

Anyone here see one bought new on the street? Bike nights? Going the opposite direction? Picked up a brochure?

Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum m........

Okay, raise your hand if your waiting for the sport/dual sport/stornello version instead of the Nevada based V9 cruiser....

Yeah was at Corsa Italiana in South London recently, they sold a new one....

[steven c]

I didn't think the majority of the people who visit this forum buy new bikes, period. 

That's kind of harsh,I mean, I bought a left over 1980 Yamaha XT250 in 1981.

[CapitalGoose]

The majority of people on this forum have Guzzi's with dashboards that look like THIS!!

Oh....in high praise of Harbor Freight / Tractor Supply.....and maybe JC Whitney!!  (...are they still in business?!?)

"Because race bike, brah!"

[JJ]

Another tasteful accessory on that Guzzi was the GAS MASK on the front left forks!! 

[Tom]

 

[Dharma Bum]

I believe that every item the owner ever bought for that motorcycle since the '70s is still on it!