EICMA 2015 - New V7 Roamer/Bobber and MGX-21 Bagger The photos are rolling in.

[oldbike54]

Swing and a miss on the Fortress name. Doesn't look like an old bomber, has no design cues to hint at an old bomber (hell, a brown seat with sheep skin trim would be good enough) but there are plenty of indications they could have dipped into DC or Marvel Comics for a name.

I'd fire the ad agency that came up with that one.

 Silly name for sure , but it might not be referencing a bomber . Could just be meaning fortress in a more general way . Of course , this isn't the first instance of a goofy name attached to some product .

  Dusty

[rocker59]

Silly name for sure , but it might not be referencing a bomber . Could just be meaning fortress in a more general way . Of course , this isn't the first instance of a goofy name attached to some product .

  Dusty

Brother Dusty,

You take  "Assume Positive Intent" to the max, my friend !!

[oldbike54]

Brother Dusty,

You take  "Assume Positive Intent" to the max, my friend !!

 Well shoot Brother Mike , gotta offset at least some of the curmudgeonly behavior 

  Dusty

[Dogwalker]

The line of the tank.

[Penderic]

Does my poor eyes see aluminum bezels around the hand switches? 

[Chuck in Indiana]

Does my poor eyes see aluminum bezels around the hand switches? 

That's so they'll blend in with the giant grips and tassels.

[bad Chad]

There is a video on youtube of a v9Roamer, set up for touring, with a completely different seat, leather bags, and rack with tail bag, and windshield.   The more I see the Roamer, the more I like it, it looks like it would be a very comfortable ride.

[rboe]

Yup. That yellow one is growing on me...... 

[oldbike54]

Yup. That yellow one is growing on me...... 

 Rocker and I concur , love that color 

  Dusty

[bpreynolds]

There is a video on youtube of a v9Roamer, set up for touring, with a completely different seat, leather bags, and rack with tail bag, and windshield.   The more I see the Roamer, the more I like it, it looks like it would be a very comfortable ride.

 :1:  This is what I keep saying.  I'm not a huge fan of the naked bike but dressed up in her Sunday best, I'll be darned if I'm not struck on her quite a bit.

[rocker59]

V9 Roamer with touring accessories and pillion pad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QGAyFzuQgQ

[bad Chad]

Just a note, I think the bags shown on the touring Romer are the standard bags, not the up graded stiff bags shown in the options list.

[JeffOlson]

The line of the tank.

That is really cool! I hadn't noticed that before. Very artistic!

[Frulk]

I'm betting the predominate age group that will buy the Roamer won't be able to a read the info in that micro LCD without glasses at a standstill, let alone at speed. Hell, speaking for myself I'd be struggling just to see the speedo (or maybe it's the tach) needle. I want gauges/information I can see at a glance without having to scroll through menus at 75 mph or wearing reading glasses.

[Dogwalker]

Another one for the line of the tank. Is pretty complex. It seems to slightly change at any angle.

[bpreynolds]

Look, mamma, I know you warned me about those other girls, but I swear this time it might really be love. 

[blackcat]

The shape of the tank from this angle is sort of like the head of a Praying Mantis.



The Guzzi Mantis:

[mtiberio]

Mike, the smallblock has an all new gearbox, sox speed with forced lubrication. The V9 seems to have a scaled down version of the Cali 14 bevelbox. Certainly the casting for both box and arm are new. It is also mentioned that the new cardan shaft incorporates two hookes couplings rather than the one of the earlier smallblock.

Pete

I see, so a carrier bearing in the forward end of the new swingarm... All sounds good to me.

[Kev m]

The shape of the tank from this angle is sort of like the head of a Praying Mantis.



The Guzzi Mantis:

I see the ad campaign already:

Are you ready for a Guzzi?

Introducing the all new Guzzi Mantis

Like a mistress that will give you the ride of your life before ripping your head off!

[Dogwalker]

The Guzzi Mantis

It could have been a good name. Better than Roamer probably.

[blackcat]

I see the ad campaign already:

Are you ready for a Guzzi?

Introducing the all new Guzzi Mantis

Like a mistress that will give you the ride of your life before ripping your head off!

 

[Dogwalker]

I see the ad campaign already:

Are you ready to have your head ripped off?

No. It seems counter productive...

[rboe]

That tank is not unlike the Griso tank - minus the wings on the sides.

[JeffOlson]

Look, mamma, I know you warned me about those other girls, but I swear this time it might really be love. 

Something just stirred within me. Despite my growing interest in the V9, this what I really love (minus the tape on the exhaust pipes).

[mentalfloss]

When the factory reps brought those around earlier in the year for public feedback, there was something they told us about the rear tire.  Something comes off to give you better access to it.

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. After all, a few (very few) people have actually bought a Victory Vision.

Hey I like the victory vision! I would buy one for a bargain basement price....

[Aaron D.]

I know it isn't just like it, but the Roamer tank reminds me of some of the cooler MV tanks. Original MV, I mean.