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The smallish tank was the only down side I saw to it. Of course I would look at adapting a bigger tank to it if I had one.
I've just recently moved from a V7 classic to a roamer and have put v7 tank and seat on it.
I was astonished the difference in power between the v9 and v7c. They allegedly have similar power on paper but not really.
We just bought one too, a low, low mileage yellow one popped up on CL in Virginia so last weekend away we went. Finally had a chance to ride it over the last couple of days and we'll agree, at 5'5" and 5'7" with 29" inseams it fits us perfectly. The engine offers plenty of punch as far as we're concerned, and that 6th gear feels like it will just eat the miles. Doug is headed to Sloan's later this week for the brake line recall, and we've asked the service tech to make note of our concern regarding the potential for final drive leaks since this bike was built in April 2016. It's a couple of months out of warranty though, so we may be screwed there. Another thing, the previous owner lost the spare key in a recent move, so we are guarding our lone original with our lives. The local locksmith was able to order a couple of the Ilco blanks (X270 TMC1) and they work perfectly, except we have to enter the user code into the dash each time. We figure there's surely a way to make the dash retain the code, but it has us stumped, as is usual with anything the least bit tech-related. Anybody know?? Offer a guess?? Thanks! Sarah
Actually if you get past the official "crankshaft ratings" I would say they're not really all that similar on paper. Dyno charts show that even the V7III has something like 20%+ more power at the rear wheel than the 2TB V7C and almost as much as the V9.Or maybe you're assuming the V7C was more similar than not to the V7III.
Are they Hemi or Heron heads ?
I kinda like the Roamer. Wish the tank was shaped like a Sportster, tall not wide. If they had colors that I really loved I may have been drawn to it. Just plain red!I never saw this color, or seat before.
Well, dang! The tech at Sloan's told us the keys weren't chipped, but would require a locksmith who could make reverse-cut keys. We got the 2 spares as specified bought and cut for all of 8 bucks so certainly can't complain to Freddy the locksmith. Chipped keys, you say??Some info on the brake line recall:https://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-news/piaggio-recall-on-2016-2017-moto-guzzi-v7-iii-and-v9-models-ar176911.htmlSarah
Thanks for the key information, everybody. We never thought of hiding the original in the headlight; we did try holding it up next to the ignition while trying a spare key, but that was still a no-go. AF1 lists $97.92 for the blank, Holy Crap. We'll study on this a while longer.Sarah