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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: SLDMRossi on April 15, 2025, 02:58:27 PM
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https://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-reviews/moto-guzzi/v7-sport/2025/
Steven Rossi
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Thumbs up, aside from his note at the bottom that the V7 III got the “same heron head as the V9”, and—he writes, “…which is still built at their original Lake Como factory…”— I thought a new factory was built on location?
Do the journos mention “lacking power isn’t what this bike is about” in regards to the Bonnevilles, W800, 650INT, and other similar bikes as much as they do the V7? It’s darn near a running gag at this point.
Still can’t approve of those blinker and headlight ‘wings’.
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We just visited the factory about a month ago, and yes, there is a new factory. The old factory now is the museum which was very nice and the guide was an old time Guzzi guy who seemed to know everything about the history and Guzzi.
Like I said above, the new factory (next to the old one but we did not see it) up and running. They are working on a new visitor center. I saw the layout and should be nice...
Tony C
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Back in the '80s, I religiously bought MCN on a weekly basis. Then it evolved into boy racer wannabes and gave scant regard to value and practicalities. Errors and omissions were never that uncommon but progressively got worse. I reckon Kev M needs to give 'em the lowdown on V7 evolution. :violent1:
[I gave up on regularly reading MCN some time in the '90s and take what they say "with a pinch of salt".]
Some of the staffers are somewhat more down-to-earth, I've noticed and generally MCN is better than it has been.
I take umbrage to "maintenance free shaft drive" - it's clean but hardly maintenance free in Guzzi-land. The oil change intervals are grim compared to, say a Kawasaki GT750.
All IMHumbleO.
(I noticed the lack of the Allen key provision, in the centre of the swingarm pivot. Oh, it's still got the cheapskate lack of acorn nuts on the exhaust clamps and open hole through the headstock. )