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My question is...what are the big differences between the V7 II and V7 III?
A follow-up question would be do III tanks fit on a II? This one is that matte green color that I do not believe was offered in 2015, which this one purports to be.
Hello, I am looking at a Guzzi V7 II Stone. In the spring I looked at a V7 III and ended up going a different direction. Well, Guzzisti, I am back. I checked out a V7 II with Sato rear sets that felt pretty high, but I don't know what position they were set. The owner didn't either. He bought it that way. The V7 II is in ok condition. Its got 13k miles and was stored outside under cover. The bodywork is clean and it has kinda a cool rat look to it. I got quite a bit of exhaust fume smell from it when I took it for a test ride like it was running a little rich, but I dont know if there is a tuner or something on it. The owner didnt know much about it. He bought it and rode it. My question is...what are the big differences between the V7 II and V7 III? I am looking for feedback from folks who have owned both. I heard one either is higher or has more room than the other, but I dont know what that means.
As for your original question; the V7ii was an update to the V7. The seats are interchangeable. Body parts and other items... all the same. Just a 6'th gear and ABS. But jumping to the V7iii - you have a different engine (head design) and different frame/body. The seats are not interchangeable, nor the side covers or rear luggage racks, to name a few.
I may be wrong, but from the several V7's from 2015 I have seen there is no abs on them. It appears in 2016 ABS was added, or at least on the ones I have seen.The VIN certainly does show 2015 which it could only be a V7II, correct? Either way, there are some odd things that I could ignore for a lower price, but at $6 asking price I can get cleaner and newer...with abs
My comments are (predictably) less detailed and responsive than the others have offered, but anecdata is all I have. I have a Stornello (a II) with c.10K miles) and a III (with c.13K miles).My butt-dyno reports much less of a significant difference between the performance of the two than others find. I am NOT doubting their findings or that of dynos, but, especially IMO with Guzzis or at least MY Guzzis, numbers matter less than smiles per mile. My Stornello is WAY more fun than the III. That doesn't mean that I don't like the latter, but it provides a less visceral experience than the Stornello. In fact, it seems to me almost bland. There's something to be said, of course, for an uneventful ride, but, heck, I have a trailer if near home and a towing policy if not. As for ergos, I don't feel much contrast between the two, but find both ask me to dismount and stretch before they need refueling (c.200 miles). That may, of course, be my age! And -- on the anecdatal side -- the II's saddle seems a bit more comfortable than the III's.All of the foregoing aside, both are fine, and have given me many of those "miles of smiles." All offered FWIW and YMMV,Bill
Didn't the V7I (maybe VII also) have plastic tanks, while the V7III had a metal ones? That may be the reason for the matte green.RIch A