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V7 III Carbon Questions, Mods & Musings
egschade:
I just picked up a Carbon Dark and as Kev says, it's a vanilla V7 III underneath with all the good and bad that comes with that model. The suspension is adequate at best so many will upgrade both ends. I replaced the OEM shocks with adjustable Hagons and put spacers w/ lighter oil in the forks. May spend the $$ for cartridge emulators in the future. The other thing to watch/maintain is the rear drive mushroom vent as they can get stuck closed and when that happens, oil will blow past the seals when things get hot. A small fly screen is nice to reduce wind blast a bit and protect the speedo.
Matching tires are a little hard to find. I like the softness of radial tires and think the OEM Pirelli bias tires are a bit skiddish. Went with a set of Bridgestone A41s. Lastly, I like the TCS at the lowest settings as it can be quite intrusive otherwise.
kingoffleece:
Not that you asked, but if I was going to the effort to remove the forks and do some work I'd put a set of Gold Valves in while it was opened up.
They work great on the V7, are not expensive, and if you source them from Hamlin, who's done at least 100 of them, you'll get it right the first time.
It's really not $$ and the improvement is way more than the price tag.
DoubleGuzzi:
--- Quote from: egschade on January 19, 2025, 07:51:44 AM ---I just picked up a Carbon Dark ..
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Looks like the pipes have maintained their flat black look - the plush surroundings make it difficult to tell on the 'mattness' of the tank. ;-)
Is it the damping that's the issue as, I'd be tempted to transplant the red springs onto the replacement shocks, if possible.
Making me wonder whether I should really pickup a cheap(er) V7III and source the carbon goodies, as/when they appear on the used market. Just a thought.
Kev m:
--- Quote from: 1stGuzzi on January 19, 2025, 11:26:17 AM ---Looks like the pipes have maintained their flat black look - the plush surroundings make it difficult to tell on the 'mattness' of the tank. ;-)
Is it the damping that's the issue as, I'd be tempted to transplant the red springs onto the replacement shocks, if possible.
Making me wonder whether I should really pickup a cheap(er) V7III and source the carbon goodies, as/when they appear on the used market. Just a thought.
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I dunno. But if you really dig the look of the carbon there's a lot that goes into it from the four carbon fiber body parts to the red valve covers and calipers, to even the color of the tank badges and stripe.
You could spend quite a bit chasing that.
Ironically I didn't realize until after Jenn had picked it out that it was one of the few models to essentially have all one color/matching bodywork since so many of the smallblocks come with only the front fender matching the tank. I'm hindsight I really hate that visually and sorta lucked into two smallblocks with matching fenders.
DoubleGuzzi:
Sorry fellas (particularly Kev M): I rejected a higher mileage, cheaper, fiery red head for a very shiny one.
What gets me is how cheap they are Stateside, compared to UK. Still, I felt it was a reasonable deal for something with only a 500 unit production run and only one of 20 in the UK.
Took the opportunity to grab a centre stand (previously on a V7 Special - hope it fits!) and some used Hagon Nitro shocks (no need to try switching out to the red springs). The 'joys' of feeBay. :violent1:
Let's hope that I enjoy my new purchase, as and when it arrives - a couple of weeks of wondering.
:popcorn: :bike-037:
Will the wee Breva remain in the stable for Winter duties? Time will tell.
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