If you don't like Moto Guzzi's new styling direction, what do you do now?

[jas67]

I wouldn't go blaming the RBW for the differences. For starters the 1TB V7 meets more strict emissions standards than the B7.

But more likely there was just something wrong with the one that Aaron rode and/or it was the early mapping cold start/low speed hunt we've seen. Either way the fueling has been great on my V7 Stone.

Likewise for my 2013 V7 Racer and 2014 V7 Special.
Although, it may not have always been right on the Special, as my left muffler is discolored right by the heat shield like another member posted a little while back.  I runs great though.    I'll still be getting that checked out while it is still under warranty.     

[jas67]

Dunno about that Kev. Honda and others did very well with such machines there. Manufacturers who got into trouble and /or were taken off the board had almost invariably ignored that market.

DID  -- that is the operative word here.    Lots of high school students don't even bother getting a drivers license, much less a motorcycle license.    The current high school generation are all about social media and looking at their cell phones.   They can't wait for the self driving car so they don't have to be bothered with the "chore" of driving.

[rocker59]

  Lots of high school students don't even bother getting a drivers license, much less a motorcycle license.    The current high school generation are all about social media and looking at their cell phones.   They can't wait for the self driving car so they don't have to be bothered with the "chore" of driving.

I feel like a dinosaur. 

I got my learners' permit at 14.  Got a hardship license at 15.  I was driving my own Chevrolet pickup at that age and loved the independence it provided.  I got my first motorcycle at 16.  A 1983 CB650SC Nighthawk. 

The parking lot at my high school was full.  You had to have a permit to have a spot.  There were usually several motorcycles in the student parking lot.  Oldest/Coolest being a jocky-shift Pan Head.  Newest being my 650 Honda.  There were no kids who put off getting licensed. 

The license was freedom.

That was all in the 1980s. Not too awful long ago...

[Kev m]

That was all in the 1980s. Not too awful long ago...

That's a generation or two ago... 

[bad Chad]

Similar story.  Got my licence at 16, and my M/C endorsement about the same time.  But in IL, still the case, you could only operate a sub 150cc bike on the road until you were 18.  I got a 1970 Honda CL125, that I road to high school, and about ever where else I could.  It ran well, but would only hit about 50mph, but that didn't stop me.  There were 3 other dudes that road to school, all older.  One had a 350 Yamaha, that was pretty cool, it seemed to me he got a lot of Trim.  Another guy road something, that I don't recall much about, but the SR Scott, got a new Yamaha Seca 650!!!  And man, did I think he, and his bike were cool! There was no question in my mind, he got a lot of female attention.  Days gone by...

[BMWDavid]

I feel like a dinosaur. 

I got my learners' permit at 14.  Got a hardship license at 15.  I was driving my own Chevrolet pickup at that age and loved the independence it provided.  I got my first motorcycle at 16.  A 1983 CB650SC Nighthawk. 

The parking lot at my high school was full.  You had to have a permit to have a spot.  There were usually several motorcycles in the student parking lot.  Oldest/Coolest being a jocky-shift Pan Head.  Newest being my 650 Honda.  There were no kids who put off getting licensed. 

The license was freedom.

That was all in the 1980s. Not too awful long ago...

Same for me and my high school but 1971.

[pikipiki]

As this thread has drifted onto the younger generation and lack of enthusiasm for riding/driving. Mountain bikes are as popular as ever an when you look at the new Bultacos which are a mountain bike / trails bike cross - these bikes have serious potential for both the young an those of us brought up with bmx/skake board/mountain bikes who's legs an knees aren't what they used to be. 150 mile an hour on a sports bike might be fast. 40 mph off road down hill on on full suspension mountain bike is in a complete other dimension. Add a battery pack to whip you back up that hill in a couple of minutes. I don't believe there aren't a lot of kids who want that.

[jas67]

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The parking lot at my high school was full.  You had to have a permit to have a spot.  There were usually several motorcycles in the student parking lot.  Oldest/Coolest being a jocky-shift Pan Head.  Newest being my 650 Honda.  There were no kids who put off getting licensed. 

The license was freedom.

That was all in the 1980s. Not too awful long ago...

I'm within a few years of being the same age as Rocker.   This echos my experience, minus getting a motorcycle at age 16.  My parents would never hear of that.    But, the only kid I knew that didn't get their driver's license at age 16 was my brother, who wanted it, but, was denied by my parents due to poor grades.   He never did "earn" it with grades, and was 18 until he got it.    I'm only 10 months younger than he is.    My driver's license was HIS ticket to freedom, as I didn't mind driving him around, as it was an excuse to drive.

That's a generation or two ago... 

Thanks for that little does of reality, Kev.   

[jas67]

.... 150 mile an hour on a sports bike might be fast. 40 mph off road down hill on on full suspension mountain bike is in a complete other dimension.

Mountain biking was my passion before getting into motorcycles late in life (and before I eff'd up my back).      Yes, 40 MPH down a rocky single track is an absolute thrill -- especially when a large buck cross the trail you are screaming down  .    Maybe if we didn't ride with the "if you're not crashing, you're not trying" attitude, my back wouldn't be messed up  .

Add a battery pack to whip you back up that hill in a couple of minutes. I don't believe there aren't a lot of kids who want that.

Hmmm, maybe that could be the gateway into motorcycling for the "younger generation."

First, a motor on a downhill mountain bike, and then something like the KTM Freeride E http://www.ktmfreeride-e.com/en.

I think it looks like a lot of fun, and wouldn't mind trying one.