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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2018, 12:11:28 AM »
That looks really nice. I dig the new Milano too.

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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2018, 04:00:36 AM »
When Aprilia launched the RSV-4 Carbon it gave some stupid weight reduction, like from 150 to 120Kg.

The RSV-4 was at That time, and is, even now, a real 'Contender'.

The idea of a V9 'Carbon' is an insult to everything that motorcycling should be about!

But I suppose if it looks 'Cool' that's all that matters. Please, empty your wallets and perhaps, eventually, Guzzi will be allowed to build motorbikes again.

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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2018, 05:42:07 AM »
Got it now Pete, disregard my question on the other thread about buying a Honda. You are the resident curmudgeon, with utter disdain for all the new Goose fans because you think they are stupid.

Looks is not all that matters, though it is important.

I like the new V7 (esp the Stone) because they check all the boxes for me, as I've stated many times before.

Huge fuel tank
Fuel injected
6-speed
Shaft drive
Cast wheels
Great torquey engine
Easy to work on
Lightweight
Looks great! Sounds great!  Drives great!
Unique in the biking world

Sounds like a great bike for everything that "motorcycling should be about" to me.  Fun!!

A bike doesn't have to be suitable for MotoGP to be a proper motorbike.  I don't want or need to ride that way anymore.  Maybe the RSV-4 gives you comfort while riding with its "ass in the air" fuel tank?

So please, if you have nothing good to say, try zipping those lips once in awhile, k, mate?




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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2018, 06:55:59 AM »
Luigi opened a new box of fuel tanks and noticed they were the black ones he'd been expecting since November...
Sorry but thats all it boils down to, but at least some of the other v3 bikes are already in dealerships and there are some nice improvements.
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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2018, 06:57:35 AM »
I think it looks really nice.  I don't think they are selling it as a reduced weight V7 iii.  The V7iii line, in all of its outfits, is a winner IMO so the more models the better!

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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2018, 07:07:25 AM »
Gentlemen please, "ass in the air" indeed ! I much prefer "stinkbug stance" :boxing:

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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2018, 07:15:56 AM »
I thought it was called a monkey on a football looking kinda thingee sorta maybe... :popcorn:
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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2018, 07:22:59 AM »
I think it is nice looking, but
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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2018, 07:38:37 AM »
Just another bling to keep sales going, at least you can buy all this stuff, all kinds of tanks & fenders in accessories.
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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2018, 09:25:19 AM »
Not my cup of tea.......but if it motivates others to reach for their wallet well that's a good thing for Moto Guzzi and a good thing for this community. It's all good! Dilly Dilly!!

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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #11 on: January 19, 2018, 09:33:36 AM »
Pete I love ya man, but DaS has it right here:

Got it now Pete, disregard my question on the other thread about buying a Honda. You are the resident curmudgeon, with utter disdain for all the new Goose fans because you think they are stupid.

Looks is not all that matters, though it is important.

I like the new V7 (esp the Stone) because they check all the boxes for me, as I've stated many times before.

Huge fuel tank
Fuel injected
6-speed
Shaft drive
Cast wheels
Great torquey engine
Easy to work on
Lightweight
Looks great! Sounds great!  Drives great!
Unique in the biking world

Sounds like a great bike for everything that "motorcycling should be about" to me.  Fun!!

A bike doesn't have to be suitable for MotoGP to be a proper motorbike.  I don't want or need to ride that way anymore.  Maybe the RSV-4 gives you comfort while riding with its "ass in the air" fuel tank?

So please, if you have nothing good to say, try zipping those lips once in awhile, k, mate?

I have to honestly say I have not once ever gone looking to see what the F* an RSV-4 EVEN LOOKS LIKE.

I don't care that it even exists.

It has absolutely no relevance to me or what I what in a motorbike.

The V7 on the other hand is wonderful in all of its variants.

Everything doesn't need to be race worthy and go like a raped-ape to be fun. And sure, the carbon fiber on this bike is about looks... but so what....
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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #12 on: January 19, 2018, 09:50:46 AM »
I like it. 


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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #13 on: January 19, 2018, 10:01:31 AM »
But I suppose if it looks 'Cool' that's all that matters. Please, empty your wallets and perhaps, eventually, Guzzi will be allowed to build motorbikes again.

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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #14 on: January 19, 2018, 10:34:43 AM »
what can I say, I've always had a thing for redheads.  Or, as Richard Thompson put it,
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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #15 on: January 19, 2018, 10:46:17 AM »
That is one nice looking Guzzi!! :thumb: :1: :cool:...and I thought this was interesting as well!

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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #16 on: January 19, 2018, 11:40:54 AM »
I like it for what it is, but come on, fenders are fenders. Why can't they extended enough to keep shit from being flung all over the place?  Maybe people have no intention of riding in the wet, but  i'm sick of pulling the griso tank only to find dirt and rocks and road crap all over everything. And then the old wet stripe from your  arse to the top of your helmet up your back.  Real fenders , is that too much to ask?  I don't care what their made of but they ought to do their job.  Aside from that , dual clocks might be nice on this limited, and maybe dual disks. I would rather see actually  functional features vs. carbon bits.

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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #17 on: January 19, 2018, 11:44:13 AM »
Well..
That V7 or V9 thingy and it's look alike mates is not something I'm remotely interested in and the black one looks like something produced for the military under licence in an Asian backwater.
But.
They're selling like condoms in San Francisco and that is one fabulous thing..
If it's keeping Guzzi's doors open and enabling them to remain solvent and (hopefully) build a desirable product range, then they damn well deserve their place.
In relation to what motorcycling should be about, I thought it was jumping on your bike and watching the mayhem disappear in the mirrors whilst feeling privileged and alive.
If a V7's or 9's owner feels that, then he has bought the right bike.
They seem to gave a good supporter base and for that, I'm glad they're here. It's encouraging to note that the young ones are glancing in the V7's and 9's direction.
I'd sooner come across a young Guzzi owner new to bikes who's happy to exist outside the main four from Japan who wants to know about the heart of his/her new bike instead of another poor bastard who's bought a Japanese plastic bucket of  perfected pus, who'll not know how to adjust the chain after the first year.
Guzzi...
Keep making stuff that sells and keep your doors open. Get into bed with Benetton and get some fashion shit going like I saw at Jack Lilley's in London.
Just stay afloat.
People like Pete are rare and can see mediocrity more than some but these New things are doing a great job as a life support at Mandello.
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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #18 on: January 19, 2018, 11:47:21 AM »
I like it for what it is, but come on, fenders are fenders. Why can't they extended enough to keep shit from being flung all over the place?  Maybe people have no intention of riding in the wet, but  i'm sick of pulling the griso tank only to find dirt and rocks and road crap all over everything. And then the old wet stripe from your  arse to the top of your helmet up your back.  Real fenders , is that too much to ask?  I don't care what their made of but they ought to do their job.  Aside from that , dual clocks might be nice on this limited, and maybe dual disks. I would rather see actually  functional features vs. carbon bits.

Look at the beautiful stainless steel fenders on this 1962 Norton Dominator 650SS - - back in the day when manufacturers actually made.........."real fenders!" :thumb: :1: :cool:




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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #19 on: January 19, 2018, 11:54:09 AM »
I like it for what it is, but come on, fenders are fenders. Why can't they extended enough to keep shit from being flung all over the place?  Maybe people have no intention of riding in the wet, but  i'm sick of pulling the griso tank only to find dirt and rocks and road crap all over everything. And then the old wet stripe from your  arse to the top of your helmet up your back.  Real fenders , is that too much to ask?  I don't care what their made of but they ought to do their job.  Aside from that , dual clocks might be nice on this limited, and maybe dual disks. I would rather see actually  functional features vs. carbon bits.
Mate, your point is chock full of common sense but I think you'll see these things more in the inner city Piazzas on warm Saturday nights with their owners sipping cappuccinos and nibbling smashed avocado offerings, but they look classy in that environment and I think Guzzi are hitting a certain demographic square between the eyes that'll not find a need for usable fenders where they're going.
I hope they just keep buying the bastards.
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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #20 on: January 19, 2018, 11:59:08 AM »
Look at the beautiful stainless steel fenders on this 1962 Norton Dominator 650SS - - back in the day when manufacturers actually made.........."real fenders!" :thumb: :1: :cool:




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That's what I'm talking about,  What a beautiful thing.  :thumb: :thumb: Probably even cost less the CF.   I wish they at least had real fenders as an accessory item.

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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #21 on: January 19, 2018, 12:09:35 PM »
That's what I'm talking about,  What a beautiful thing.  :thumb: :thumb: Probably even cost less the CF.   I wish they at least had real fenders as an accessory item.

lucian - You may be onto something...a business that designs and manufactures aftermarket, (...and functional!!) cool fenders for all the V7's and V9's out there! :cool: :thumb:

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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #22 on: January 19, 2018, 12:11:18 PM »
When I first saw the Breva 1100 (in black), I thought it was the coolest thing around.  It was a semi-modern looking bike and comfortable enough to take me and the missus around 54,000 miles of the hills and mountains around WV and surrounding states.
I just can't see "my version" of that modern standard with these (or the cruisers) styles. 
I can't wait till the "new in-city demographic" have to get their bikes serviced.   It'll be a whole new crop of riders that can't find a great Guzzi shop.

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« Reply #23 on: January 19, 2018, 12:11:41 PM »
It says the rear brake master cylinder is black, but the pic shows it is not.

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« Reply #24 on: January 19, 2018, 12:15:25 PM »
That black thing needs..
Polished alloy tank,(slightly) more aggressive handlebars, twin discs up front that are bigger than really necessary, Brembo four spot calipers, the REAL red, raw alloy engine castings (un painted), polished rocker covers, beefier looking swingarm and unpainted bevelbox, single seat option and sports bike (ish) ass end.
Something that looks like a Mk1 Le Mans ( if you're drunk on a dark evening squinting through one eye), that's been dragged kicking and screaming into the 21 st century.
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It'll need discreet mounts for the electric motor option that'll need to be available from around 2025. :sad:
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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #25 on: January 19, 2018, 12:16:22 PM »
When I first saw the Breva 1100 (in black), I thought it was the coolest thing around.  It was a semi-modern looking bike and comfortable enough to take me and the missus around 54,000 miles of the hills and mountains around WV and surrounding states.
I just can't see "my version" of that modern standard with these (or the cruisers) styles. 
I can't wait till the "new in-city demographic" have to get their bikes serviced.   It'll be a whole new crop of riders that can't find a great Guzzi shop.

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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #26 on: January 19, 2018, 12:19:52 PM »
When I first saw the Breva 1100 (in black), I thought it was the coolest thing around.  It was a semi-modern looking bike and comfortable enough to take me and the missus around 54,000 miles of the hills and mountains around WV and surrounding states.
I just can't see "my version" of that modern standard with these (or the cruisers) styles. 
I can't wait till the "new in-city demographic" have to get their bikes serviced.   It'll be a whole new crop of riders that can't find a great Guzzi shop.
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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #27 on: January 19, 2018, 01:47:07 PM »
Pete I love ya man, but DaS has it right here:

I have to honestly say I have not once ever gone looking to see what the F* an RSV-4 EVEN LOOKS LIKE.

I don't care that it even exists.

It has absolutely no relevance to me or what I what in a motorbike.

The V7 on the other hand is wonderful in all of its variants.

Everything doesn't need to be race worthy and go like a raped-ape to be fun. And sure, the carbon fiber on this bike is about looks... but so what....

The whole point of carbon fibre is that it's light! That's why it is used. Yes it also looks good in moderation but using it on a Guzzi is really a bit of a wank. Note though that I have both a pipe and front fender on my Griso made of CF but it's not for any other reason than it was cheaper and more readily available than the alternatives. Oh, and I'm a wanker  :grin:

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« Reply #28 on: January 19, 2018, 02:00:00 PM »
The whole point of carbon fibre is that it's light! That's why it is used. Yes it also looks good in moderation but using it on a Guzzi is really a bit of a wank. Note though that I have both a pipe and front fender on my Griso made of CF but it's not for any other reason than it was cheaper and more readily available than the alternatives. Oh, and I'm a wanker  :grin:
As for the last 1/2 line Peter, 90% of us do it and 10% lie about it, some blokes would make a good missus, just can't stand to see a bloke enjoy himself !!
But I digress..
I contend that the whole point in this case is not to make things lighter, it's to sell units!
I'd like to see Guzzi making carbon fibre adult toys and getting more successful in the process.
Pete, if you're "guilty" of anything, I reckon it's that you've developed a hard nosed attitude to bullshit and pretentiousness.
But that's our new world mate, no?
You having worked in the industry since Christ died probably doesn't help any, but I hasten to add for the reader, it's that same attitude that spares a lot of us from copping it from behind, by perveyors of BS.
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Re: V7III Carbon in production right now!
« Reply #29 on: January 19, 2018, 02:05:58 PM »
I must be getting really old.....I though "Carbon" meant Carbon Fiber.

So where's the Carbon Fiber?

My '03 Rosso Corsa has Carbon fiber parts.

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