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Guzzi handling
Huzo:
--- Quote from: moto on May 12, 2026, 10:56:26 PM ---
You misspelled "tendency"; I know how you hate that.
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Oh…?
How would you spell it ?
toomanybikes:
--- Quote from: Clifton on May 11, 2026, 06:35:16 AM ---I think the V85 is a wonderful handling motorcycle with neutral yet fairly light steering due to the widish bars. It also has nice suspension, something my V7II Stone did not. I hope you can take one for a test ride.
I've not ridden the new V7 850 series but everything I've read talks of nice handling, at least on smooth roads.
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I have both a '22 V85 and '23 V7 Stone Special Edition. The V85 handles much better, but that's not surprising given the nicer shocks and forks. The V7 (with stock suspension & tires) feels like it is washing out a little, mostly the rear wheel.
Dukedesmo:
I was sliding both tyres through the bends on the road when I was just a teenager. :thumb:
As I went into the bend, I felt both wheels sliding, there was no heroic save however and this is not a tale of biking god-ness as I ended up face down in the road.
Best part was, my family were waiting for me at a restaurant where we were going for a meal as it was my 18th birthday and I arrived late due to the crash, covered in blood. :grin:
faffi:
Just to add some more info into the fray; you cannot accelerate, steer or brake without tire slippage. Well, you can probably accelerate just rolling downhill without slip, and stop by going uphill, but whenever you use power to alter speed and/or direction, there will be tire slip.
moto:
--- Quote from: Huzo on May 13, 2026, 09:40:10 AM ---Oh…?
How would you spell it ?
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haha
You spelled it "tendancy" earlier.
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