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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: UnpotatoedSalmon on October 11, 2025, 08:30:51 PM
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I’ve been hearing thing about the v100 that has me a little concerned. I demoed both bikes last month at the moto guzzi buckeye rally and want to get an idea on which one is more reliable long term 100k+ miles
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Too soon to know about v100,v85 around longer.
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Mechanically they both seem very solid, better than 50 year old Guzzis. Only question mark in my mind is how long the display will last and thats more a function of years than miles.
Pete
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I love everything about my V85 except for the oil consumption. I am at 30,000 kms now. It seems to me that consumption gets greater when I am near an oil change as well. I have been running Amsoil 0/60 but will be changing to Motul 7100 0/60 on this change as we can no longer get the Amsoil 0/60 in Canada.
The stator wiring have started leaking a bit of oil around them as well so that will get repaired on the next service.
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I love everything about my V85 except for the oil consumption. I am at 30,000 kms now. It seems to me that consumption gets greater when I am near an oil change as well. I have been running Amsoil 0/60 but will be changing to Motul 7100 0/60 on this change as we can no longer get the Amsoil 0/60 in Canada.
The stator wiring have started leaking a bit of oil around them as well so that will get repaired on the next service.
Why are you running 0W60? Spec calls for 10w60.
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My error, yes I am running 10/60 which Amsoil no longer supplies in Canada, was running the 0/60 in the 87 Cali II
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I had a V85TT really miss it, in 18,000 miles only issue was a sensor for engine sensor went bad , on a trip. Ran great just had a light on the hole time. V85TT is so simple to own and kinda old school, haven’t heard anything bad about the v100. It’s a coin toss that you can’t lose!
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I had a V85TT really miss it, in 18,000 miles only issue was a sensor for engine sensor went bad , on a trip. Ran great just had a light on the hole time. V85TT is so simple to own and kinda old school, haven’t heard anything bad about the v100. It’s a coin toss that you can’t lose!
Well..
As the late, great Liberace was heard to say…
“They say size is not important…
But it’s nice to have a big one if you get to choose…” :wink:
Or conversely..
“There’s no replacement for displacement…”
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Thanks for the help yall, v85 looks to be the better choice and it has similar features to the v100 minus the power of the motor and the increased cost. I love the way the motor feels on my v7
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Sounds like a better fit. The V100 is pretty much a pure road bike even more so than your V7. The V85 is a go anywhere bike save climbing boulders plus can carry more.
Pete
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you've got a fun decision process.
FWIW, love my V85. As a highway machine it's truly enjoyable. And I checked a box and used it on a couple sections of the CA BDR and it did fine. I won't subject it or me to that again, but glad I did it, and its a data point of sorts, that it can chug along just fine on the less technical off-road journeys.
That said, I may add a new version Stelvio or maybe a V100 to the stable to fill a different need (= "want").
Pick well, or pick both! :->
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If you already have a V7, I'd opt for a V100, since a V85 is basically a V7, compared to a V100. You could kill two birds with one stone and get a Stelvio...
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Bronze:
I respectfully disagree with your equating the V7 to the V85. My observations of the two are as follows:
The V85 is a very roomy feeling bike when you are in the saddle riding along. The V7 sort of locks you into one seating position. Your legs are less tight on the V85 and more coiled up on the V7 and it is easy to stand up on the V85. There are many options for windscreens that are very effective on the V85. The 2 inch longer wheelbase with the 19 inch front wheel gives the V85 a more stable feel at higher speeds.
The V7 just feels like a smaller bike. Then there are the blessings bestowed by a suspension with 6 inches of travel instead of 4, doesn't sound like much, by let me tell you, you can feel it.
Not trying to start a fight, just my opinion.
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If you already have a V7, I'd opt for a V100, since a V85 is basically a V7, compared to a V100. You could kill two birds with one stone and get a Stelvio...
I also disagree and I own 2 v85's and 2 v7's.
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I also disagree and I own 2 v85's and 2 v7's.
So you basically own 4 air-cooled Guzzis that have more or less the same engine. What I was trying to say is that the V100 is the next gen Guzzi engine, being water-cooled, more compact design, etc. Guess I didn't break it down far enough...