Well. Anyone who is familiar with my garage knows most motorcycles don�t stay there long no matter how wonderful, even if they aren�t causing me any discomfort 
. After a decent bit of fiddling and invested dollars (2 different sets of foot controls and pegs) my damaged lower discs still find the Roamer to be a challenge over some miles. It is a stunningly gorgeous bike and the V9 engine will go down as my absolute favorite Guzzi engine among all the ones I�ve owned (V7, 1100, 1200, and 1200 8V). My back and other issues given, however, I have decided to let the bike go to someone who will ride it more than I�m riding it lately. I�m posting it on fleabay tonight with a starting price of $6500 which is quite a significant bit less than what I have invested in it. We�ll see where it goes from there.
Before you give up you may want to try something different with the bars:
I put these Rizoma bars and risers on my V9. This change, along with the OEM kit to reposition the foot pegs completely changed the riding position. Closer to that of my old Griso. Forward lean with just a bit of weight on your wrists.
You can accomplish the same thing with LSL bars if you don’t want the expense of the tapered bars.
