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« Last post by Toecutter on January 27, 2026, 08:36:25 AM »
Images will still be made by artists, regardless of the materials used. I remember the same critique of Photoshop when it came out…”not real anymore..”
"having an idea" and having something else create it for you by scraping data and regurgitating slop isn't "art".
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« Last post by Dave Swanson on January 27, 2026, 08:35:52 AM »
I found Greg Field's Moto Guzzi Big Twins book and saw the 1973 V7 Sport on the cover. That was it for me. 
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« Last post by Milosh on January 27, 2026, 08:29:32 AM »
The lines on my v9 Roamer, now Tom Kelly's Roamer, are absolutely braided steel from the factory. The brakes work well, not great. Perhaps some have rubber lines, but I never saw one that did. If your unhappy with the brakes, it might have more to do with the smallish master cylinder than the lines?
What color are they? There's no way for me to tell because on all my previous bikes, they were clear over silver. Mine are black with a grey stripe.
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« Last post by JJ on January 27, 2026, 08:24:11 AM »
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« Last post by blackcat on January 27, 2026, 08:02:07 AM »
Why? Great looking and performing motorcycles. 
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« Last post by Dave Swanson on January 27, 2026, 07:40:15 AM »
My short version recommendation for the highest probability of a positive Ural experience is to stick with 2019+ model years. By 2019 Ural was fully in the modern era of motorcycle reliability. If you are lucky enough to live close to a world class Ural dealer such as Heindl Engineering in Eaton, Ohio, Crawford's in SE, Michigan, or Nashville Motorcycle Repair, do yourself a big favor - buy a unit from them and have them service it. You will be a happy camper. 
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« Last post by MikeP996 on January 27, 2026, 07:22:47 AM »
The most important thing for me is the motorcycle has to "catch my eye." I don't care how "good" a motorcycle is function-wise, if I don't find myself standing back and thinking, "that's a good-looking bike," I'm not interested. Obviously we all have a different idea of "attractive," but the "look" of my blue '21 V7 Special was the reason I actually decided to buy a Moto Guzzi. THEN, it turned out that I found for me that it was a great motorcycle.
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« Last post by TN Mark on January 27, 2026, 07:15:59 AM »
Takes care of that. Tim ant Cadre Cycle informed me yesterday the item number for the all leather 30L black bag is NLA. So, what’s already at a seller is all the nos there is. That, or perhaps a used one somewhere.
Yes, I know, a first world kind of thing. Minor in the big picture of life.
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« Last post by johnwesley on January 27, 2026, 07:04:49 AM »
I have a Guzzi who’s valves haven’t been checked in over 70,000 mile. It just keeps going without adjustment. Who knows how far it will go.  
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« Last post by faffi on January 27, 2026, 06:39:09 AM »
I used to dread valve adjustments myself on many bikes, especially with shim-under-bucket systems like found on my KZ650 and CB400SF. However, I have learned that valves rarely need adjusting these days. Engines like the Honda 52-dgree V-twins (500, 600, 650 and 750s) will typically go well beyond 50k miles without requiring adjustment. My son's MT-07 is scheduled for checking the clearances every 26k miles, but you can usually just forget them "forever". Checking them, not to mention adjusting them, is a massiv PITA, however, being buried deep inside the chassis and also featuring shim-under-buckets.
On my V9, closing in on 12k miles, I have yet to check the valve clearances. I will do so this spring before I put it up for sale, otherwise I would not have bothered as there is no sign of them being off. The engine is still on the original spark plugs, which have never been out. Will be interesting to see what the valve clearances actually are, and how the spark plugs fare - they will be replaced anyway, but I see no reason why they should not last 25k.
Easiest bike ever, in my experience, to set the valve clearances on was my CX500, which make the V9 procedure seem very elaborate in comparison. Better still would be bikes like the Honda Nighthawk 700 and Shadow 700, to name just a couple that have hydraulig valve lifters that never need attention.
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