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V7iii shocks available now?

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Bulldog9:

--- Quote from: kingoffleece on August 10, 2024, 07:31:38 AM ---Here's my .02, and FWIW, I've assisted at a well know shop that does top notch suspension work for some very high profile riders.  Seen and experienced first hand what really goes into a top notch conversion.
Find someone who KNOWS what they are doing.  Swapping springs, rebuilding front ends, all of it-lots of ways to get it wrong if you're unaware of what's involved.  Do you really want to do the job 3 or 4 times?  Some do as they like that stuff.  Most just want it right the first time.

V7's with the 750 motor were over sprung and under-damped.  It's not just Guzzi that pays little attention to this.  It's universally bad across the board on sub 10K bikes and a majority of them over that, too.

I remember a time a guy with a Triumph 1050 Tiger brought his bike in for a front end service.  Had Gold Valves installed by "the best place in Toronto.  Everyone goes there.  I rode up, spent the night, got serviced, spent another nite, and rode home".  We took them off to service them, and they were installed backwards.

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I think I am going to take my new Norge to the shop you speak of this fall to get the suspension right. I want to keep the bike for a long time, and know he is THE man for this.

kingoffleece:
I know you know your way around a wrench.  You'll come away with a real appreciation for how the guys who make a living at it approach the task.  And, as a bonus, your front end will STICK like never before.

kingoffleece:
I agree that the V7III was the best of the lot-but still, it was a very low bar.  The V7-850 was much improved and the V85 was also acceptable out of the box.  That said, if you ever rode one of his modded V85's you'll never be satisfied with OEM.

Kev m:
Op, be VERY careful playing with lengths.

I've found that as the rear tire wears on our Carbon Dark the front end has gotten less and less stable.

I'm hoping a replacement tire will address it as I've heard others chase down the same thing with that as a result.

But now it will wobble slightly even with one hand lightly on the bar. Since I've heard of enough others with this condition I'm starting to think it was a design issue with the changes they made to the V7III chassis (and they made additional changes to the 850 which I think was specifically to correct it).

Anyway if my swag is correct lifting the rear might make it worse.

Vagrant:
Kev, I've never had a stability problem with the 2017 V7III after 29000 miles. But, it has the forks raised 15MM and good rear (Shock factory) shocks and my weight fork springs. I always use radials since the first stock tires were gone at 3500 miles. Bridgestone A41 F & R or T32 in front since Conti quit us.

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