V7 - First Impressions - One Month In

[Bumpa]

So I've enjoyed my V7 for about a month now.  With that in mind, I'll offer thoughts and photos here: https://thechurchoftheopenroad.blogspot.com/2021/09/first-impressions-of-my-guzzi-v7-special.html

Wonderful bike for the highways and byways of Sonoma County, CA...




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[Gliderjohn]

 
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[kingoffleece]

Sums it up rather well.  Amazing what you find when you stop chasing horsepower and 1/4 mile times.

[midnite]

She’s a beaut, Bumpa. Thanks for sharing your impressions and pics! I find my 2016 V7ii perfect for backroad cruising/carving around Sonoma and Marin counties (based in Petaluma), and I’ll bet the 2021 is even better.

Let me know if you’d like to try to meet up for a ride around these parts sometime. I’m always eager to meet other local Guzzisti.

Cheers-

Matt

[Kildareman]

Am finding my V7 Centenario to be brilliant. Engine wants revving. 1st service tomorrow. Already getting smoother I find.

[twowheeladdict]

Nice story.   

[Guzzitenn]

I’m only 67yrs old haha and I see things just like you do. I like roadsters and rides that average 1-2 hrs.
I didn’t buy a new one since I ran into a 2018 I liked. Thanks for posting 

[Kiwi_Roy]

I bought my V7III Special in 2019, I'm close on 17K Miles now and it just seems to get better.
A few minor problems.
The Alternator failed, replaced under warrantee.
Check Engine light comes on in inclement weather, goes away again.
Throttle cable broke, rusted through, squirt some oil down there.  You must take the time to lube the drive shaft, they come from the factory with little grease on.
If you ride in the rain seal the rubber boot at the gearbox otherwise you end up with water in the rear end.
I love this bike!

[chuck peterson]

Yup

Amazing how many reviews I’ve read describing the experience of discovering Moto Guzzi after years of wandering on other bikes…it’s like a lightbulb goes on in reviewers heads

Usually read 5-6 a year when a new Guzzi comes out

“Oh so that’s what it feels like rolling left and right around the axis the of a fore/aft crank…no resistance!”

Well, no one’s actually written that yet…but I’m waiting

 

[moto-uno]

  Wow , that is one pretty bike  .  Peter

[80CX100]

     Tks for sharing your impressions and the good read,

      Wishing you many safe miles on your new ride, it is beautiful in that blue 

[huub]

great write-up, and something i can relate to,
i've got a couple of big bikes , (900ss , guzzi le mans, cagiva 900 elefant) but in practice, my guzzi smallblocks get all the riding kilometers....
these things have just the perfect combination of light weight, moderate power and easy handling.

[blu guzz]

You sir are a very good writer.  Thanks for the story.

[SmithSwede]

That’s a very perceptive review.  I certainly love my V7 Stone to bits—not going to bore people by rehashing it. 

One comment you made was especially apt.  This little bike just invites you to ride.  Even if it’s a short hop.   It took me a while to realize how important that quality is.

I’ve had lot of bikes that were seemingly better on paper—Yamaha FJR, BMW GS1200, etc.  But it always felt like a “big deal” to ride them.  So I often didn’t—too big, too heavy, too much effort. 

In contrast, the little small block Guzzi is like a puppy.  Happy to go 1/2 mile down the street to 7-11 for a quart of milk.  Or down to the park 2 miles out.  Or for taking a ROAD TRIP!   No drama or hassle, just a feeling of:

“ok, sure—let’s go! Bark, bark.  Tugs at leash.  Tail frantically wagging.”

[Muzz]

In contrast, the little small block Guzzi is like a puppy.  Happy to go 1/2 mile down the street to 7-11 for a quart of milk.  Or down to the park 2 miles out.  Or for taking a ROAD TRIP!   No drama or hassle, just a feeling of:

“ok, sure—let’s go! Bark, bark.  Tugs at leash.  Tail frantically wagging.”

I couldn't have said it better myself Prescott.  The Breva (2003) is almost positively ancient, However, it it still puts a smile on my dial every time I get on it.

[egschade]

Nice write up indeed.

Do what Kiwi advises AND keep an eye on the rear drive breather as they're known to get stuck, blowing gearbox oil out the seals.

[sdcr]

Nice write up. Not overly gushing, but emphasizing the machines attributes. It’s patently obvious that Moto Guzzi has hit a home run with the 850.

Now if they could just get their act together maintaining a solid Dealer network...

[blu guzz]

if they are making and selling bikes that people want to buy, the profit motive will eventually win out and there will be some more dealers. the question as always is the quality of the dealers, but at least you would have a better chance of help in an emergency.
my entire time riding beemers (20 years) there had never been a dealer in the entire state of West Virginia where I ride pretty often.  If my memory serves, I am pretty sure out west there are state sized swaths of territory without dealers as well, but we soldiered on.

[Scout63]

What a great story. I’m 215 and 6’2” and absolutely dwarf my v50, but as long as I can’t see myself it’s all ok.

[sdcr]

I wasn’t going to say it, but a big part of the dealer problem, is the mother company.

if they are making and selling bikes that people want to buy, the profit motive will eventually win out and there will be some more dealers. the question as always is the quality of the dealers, but at least you would have a better chance of help in an emergency.
my entire time riding beemers (20 years) there had never been a dealer in the entire state of West Virginia where I ride pretty often.  If my memory serves, I am pretty sure out west there are state sized swaths of territory without dealers as well, but we soldiered on.

[inditx]

Well said! 
inditx

[bobrebos]

Nice article, good points about 700 pound motorcycles as we get older, and good pics!