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Doesn't look any different from the V7 in that aspect.... <shrugs>
It would appear that stance is now more important than performance and handling on planet custom.
a bit like a forum rant but here you are:http://www.motofire.com/2016/04/reviews/tested-moto-guzzi-v9-bobber/
Not a review, just 12 minutes of video, but one of the better ones that's up right now imo. The first couple minutes are good because the rider is passing and being passed by other V9's, so lots of different visual angles. After that they bog down on slower roads, but the end is cool where they ride into the factory. Also gives some sense of the passing power of the V9, which even in this situation is clearly a bit step above the V7.If I got a Roamer, I'd be putting a screen on it immediately. That Easy Rider slouch gets old quick at 70 mph.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWZ3nbidh_s&ebc=ANyPxKrWjytR0R5wUcQRbAUliFbopvqBd1CdLGg-9IxW-Gvw98gWBPGtLdVyblk1_ebJXEcz_vTcaBC8TCsYWiQiUVz8DBOsEA
Not sure how you can tell the V9 has more "passing power" from that video? .
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I like these new V9s and may put off buying the V7II I planned to buy. I've only seen them in pictures and videos but so far they look good to me. I'll miss the tachometer, the bike doesn't really need one but when I bought my first motorcycle only the more expensive bikes had one and so everyone wanted one, I still do. The slightly forward pegs on the Roamer are a plus in my book. Forward pegs are a lot easier for an older rider like myself with stiff knees and hips. The styling is OK but the prominent ridges on the sides of the gas tank seem a little overdone. The only thing I would seriously like to see changed is the weight, I would like to see that go down to the weight of the V7II.The main reason I ride a small block is that it is about the only standard bike that has decent performance and weighs in around 400 lbs.
A closer look at the v9 small block engine. http://www.cycleworld.com/moto-guzzi-v9-motorcycle-engine-history-and-evolution?src=offramp&loc=region-3&lnk=txt
Unfortunately with a lot of misinformation. IE, the small block engine was not designed by the "De Tomaso Automobili technical staff", nor by a " limited competence" designer. It was almost single-handedly designed by Lino Tonti, who designed the chassis too ("vague" in the Lario? Maybe confronted with bikes made ten years later, but in 1984 it was one of the best handling and rigorous middleweight bikes around) and it's nearly incredible that his name is not reported even a single time in the article.
I think that's the first reviewer to prefer the Roamer with its more sensitive (other reviewers seemed to think over-sensitive) steering.
The styling is OK but the prominent ridges on the sides of the gas tank seem a little overdone. The only thing I would seriously like to see changed is the weight, I would like to see that go down to the weight of the V7II.The main reason I ride a small block is that it is about the only standard bike that has decent performance and weighs in around 400 lbs.
Kev M: Thanks for pointing out the weight differences and yes I've been making comparisons based on dry weights. After reading your post I went back to see the various weights for the V7 models. They are right around 400 lbs, that's what I've been using. So the V7II has gained nearly 20 lbs over the earlier V7 bikes. I had not noticed that difference. So the Roamer is nearly 40 lbs heavier than what I am comfortable with.
