1 Year of V7 850 Sport ownership

[Scott Carpenter]

Well, its been about a year and 6200 or so miles since I picked up my new Sport, complete with screen and centrestand, with my HB hard luggage arriving shortly thereafter. Its only had 2 problems;

1. A cracked instrument screen
2. A defective sidestand cutout switch.

Both replaced under warranty.

Its been a superb bike and hopefully the one that will see me out until I have to downsize one (hopefully distant) day. Its been on day rides and a short tour to Wales, and will go on another Welsh trip in a few weeks. The Big Trip this year was to Ireland's West Coast and back, and it gave me everything I needed for 9 days away, so hopefully next year I will be off to France, Spain or Germany. I don't need any more power, and the handling is solid. Cruise control is a godsend on motorway transport stages, the small screen just works for me, and the instruments...well I like em!

Compared to the Breva it has a LOT more power and torque, and is overall far more sophisticated, but it is a bit less "playful" I assume due to chassis geometry and the extra weight. Pushing it about has to be done much more carefully.

And I still have the Breva - but its seen a lot less miles this year! The occaisional blast like yesterday morning around Devon and Cornwall, the occaisional commute.

[davethewelder]

The Sport sure looks like a good bike, when it came out I fell in love with and bought a 2024 Stone Ten.  For reference I had a 2014 V7 and a 2022 V85TT.  I really love the performance of my "TEN",  Im sure the Sport is the next level better.   

[DoubleGuzzi]

Good on ya, for still having the Breva (intentional or otherwise); I started regretting selling mine before it even left my mitts. The jury's still out on whether I prefer the V7 Classic. It's a close call, with Classic's retro-fitted metal tank competing against the practicality of Breva three spoke wheels. I must've had a Breva with a particularly good engine, as it compared favourably against either of my V7s.
The V7III I feel will become too unwieldy in the long term - the skinnier/lighter Breva/Classic having the upper hand, at the expense of fuel economy.

I betya had fun discovering the faulty sidestand switch! I'm envious of your cruise control. Thanks for the update.

[You forgot to add a fresh pic.  ]