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Swap the stock pipes out for a stainless steel aftermarket (who likes chrome anyway??) I saved 12 lb jumping over to a high mount SS scrambler pipe from Unit Garage.
Whats the mileage on your V7 I have the same bike its now over 20,000 km, and seems to be waking up.Not much use lightening the bike if you have a fat arse like mine LOL
Last week I bought a 2018 V7 III Special from a friend, it's really just about everything I want in a bike -- to make way for it, I sold a 2015 Ducati Scrambler Full Throttle, which was a blast, but not quite right for how I like to ride; also it ran hot as b@lls. Much as I love this V7, maybe coming from the Duc I miss just a little bit of power, so I'm wondering what kind of (hopefully somewhat modest?) mods could wring a couple more horses out of it.Certainly am tempted to put Guzzidiag to work on it - however, I haven't noticed the snatchy throttle I read about - though I guess it could be a little quicker coming from a full stop. (Then again, I've only put about 60 miles on it.) The original owner took great care of it, and seems to been fairly skillful & knowledgeable, so I wouldn't be surprised if he'd actually remapped it... in any case, given it's a fairly inexpensive/uncomplicated add-on, I may just go ahead and do that (after I get new pipes???) but my understanding is it's not going to make it go faster. Again, I ain't trying to double the HP but maybe bring it a little closer to the stonkiness of my old Aluminum.
You want an honest answer? Then no. The V7 small block is a delightful little machine. It puts about 40 horsepower to the rear wheel. That’s either enough for you, or it’s not. I loved mine. Want more power? Well, step one is to learn to ride it hard. Give it full throttle more often. Get it up to 5,000 to 6,500 rpm. I believe a lot of people condemn an engine for being too weak for their needs, but they don’t give it a chance. Rev it hard—it likes it. Give it full throttle—you won’t hurt it. Having tried the above, if you still want more power? Get another bike. I’m not being mean. I really like the V7 personality. But no—there simply isn’t a meaningful amount of horsepower you can somehow “unlock” relatively cheaply. You "LOVED"??? Past tense? Did it die?? Surely not.Enjoy it for what it is, giving it a full opportunity to satisfy you. If that doesn’t trip your trigger, get something else.
OK... the V7iii is a hemi head 2 valve air cooled motor that is putting out a claimed 52 HP (wheel or crank IDK). I also have a 250cc single 2 valve air cooler at home putting down 20 HPSo Guzzi = 52HP / 744cc = .069 HP per cc. Honda = 20HP / 250cc = .080 HP per cc.Thus I think that it is safe to assume the the goose should be able to produce approx. 59 HPI think that the problem will be the changes required to the controller / program and sensors.It may be easier to change to carbs. add a stand alone ignition system, and then suffer with the loss of dash data, traction / abs etc... or engineer a solution...
I'm sure there's more to the equation than just volume to HP. Is your 250cc single also using pushrods. The Guzzi's using a bit of an antiquated design, and as such, shouldn't be expected to match something rocking OHC. Is there an oil cooler? difference in weight or parts quality? Looking at the V85TT, that pup puts out over 70 HP for an 850cc, so that's saying something, but if I recall, it also has some titanium bits or other higher quality pieces thrown in there.
I do know that the regulations of the Euro 4 engine will restrict the power that the motor can produce, and that there is room to improve what the goose can produce,
Ugh, now my brain won’t stop thinking about how much effort it would be to swap out my V7 II motor for a V7 III, and then do a bore kit for that.
Waste of time You want an early Bobber/Roamer/Bobber Sport motor.
I thought that initially, but saw a comment from Todd on the GTM forum mentioning that boring out a V7 III would yield more top power over the V9. Having said that, I have a sidecar, so perhaps I really should have more torque over hp. I don’t know what the specs would actually be. Thanks for making me think further about it, Kev.
Guzzitech does have dyno numbers posted in various places on their website. It does appear that you can get noticeable gains in both HP and torque with upgraded air filter, lighter more free flowing pipes, and a reflash. Maybe $1500..
I haven't been there in a long time, but I'm not having any luck finding them at a glance.This one looked promising, but I only see the one dyno run on page 1, which was like 1 hp gain with the exhaust:https://www.guzzitech.com/forums/threads/gtm-v7-iii-exhaust-options-dyno-runs.17134/Can you point me in a better direction?