Anyone buy a V9?...

[chuck peterson]

Anyone? anyone? ....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uhiCFdWeQfA

Not a great report from the dealer, but then again, not a lot of anything moving...

[lucydad]

Chuck,

Anyone?  Not that I can tell.  If I could I would whack Guzzi management for being so obtuse as to end up with no dealer in Houston, TEXAS.
Fourth largest city in USA.  You can buy any brand here except Moto Guzzi. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POtndU2h8yI

Doubtful I will jump into a V9 until a Houston dealer is established.  Too much of a pain to go to Austin. I might get a fit of insanity when it cools off, maybe. 

[Penderic]

Life goes on.....


 

[kirkemon]

Not available in California yet.

[Yeahoo Whoyah]

Not available in California yet.

And why is that? Most vehicles are 50-state compliant for emissions, right?

[stevet]

One of each V9 on the floor in Minneapolis.  Full line Guzzi and lots of scoooters.  Good shop, good people.  I was in there for parts last week, they are looking to deal here in mid summer.

http://millcitymoto.com

Steve.

[JeffOlson]

MG Portland has sold at least one. MI in Seattle may have sold one, too.

[sib]

One of each V9 on the floor in Minneapolis....

Likewise in RI

[Adan]

California has its own emissions certification process.  I'm not sure whether any other state has its own certification process, they might all just go along with the federal certification.  The fact that the V9 hasn't received its CA certification doesn't necessarily mean that there's a problem, it might just be that Piaggio didn't handle the application properly. 

V9 is Euro 4 compliant, but I don't know offhand how Euro 4 compares to CA standards.

The Suzuki TU 250 is an example of a 49-state bike, never got certified in CA. 

I probably would have bought a V9 if it had arrived here when it did in other states.  But then I bought another rather expensive bike.   V9 is still on my radar but now maybe it will end up being a 2017, or a V7 III, or a used Griso . . .

[Adan]

But its curious that not only has no one on this forum bought one, it seems like hardly anyone is even seriously thinking about it.

Or maybe that's to be expected.  The folks on this forum are more likely to pick one up used in a couple years.  As has been noted many times on here, Piaggio seems not to have been aiming at Guzzi enthusiasts when they designed the V9. 

[bad Chad]

This forum is not a complete representation of guzzi riders. Hipster types and you ger folks do not frequent this board much.

[kevdog3019]

They waited so long to make a sb derivative with more ponies that a few of us decided to make our own.  Thankfully we did because none of us seem to be into the cruiser stuff.

[Tom]

A bunch of us rode it at John Day.  I'm okay with it.  Chuckie doesn't like it.

[lost]

It seems to me the bike would be more useful if you could put the V7 gas tank on it.

[Guzzistajohn]

Im sure some of are hesitant to buy a first year in production machine (but not me)

[Arizona Wayne]

California has its own emissions certification process.  I'm not sure whether any other state has its own certification process, they might all just go along with the federal certification.  The fact that the V9 hasn't received its CA certification doesn't necessarily mean that there's a problem, it might just be that Piaggio didn't handle the application properly. 

V9 is Euro 4 compliant, but I don't know offhand how Euro 4 compares to CA standards.

The Suzuki TU 250 is an example of a 49-state bike, never got certified in CA. 

I probably would have bought a V9 if it had arrived here when it did in other states.  But then I bought another rather expensive bike.   V9 is still on my radar but now maybe it will end up being a 2017, or a V7 III, or a used Griso . . .

If the new V9 isn't 50 state compliant I'll be surprised.  Kalifornia has a lot of MC buyers.   Quite frankly the only thing I see better about the current V9 is it has more hp.  It's looks are nothing to get excited about.   Maybe there are no hipsters with enough $ to buy 1 new.   

[Moto]

It seems to me the bike would be more useful if you could put the V7 gas tank on it.

Do we know you can't? I think I remember looking at diagrams of the two frames and thinking that the gas tank area looked to be the same. But I could be wrong. (The area below and behind the seat differs.)

Moto

[Dean Rose]

It seems to me the bike would be more useful if you could put the V7 gas tank on it.

 :1:

If I had the funds, I'd buy one to ride around here.


Dean

[steven c]

 Everyone is waiting for the discounts and rebates!

[Travlr]

I may buy one.  But not in the current bobber/chopper configuration.

A V9 Breva might do it.

Moto Guzzi makes 4 styling kits for the V7.  I prefer the Dark Rider.
I suspect most of the parts will bolt on the V9.   So refreshed styling is easy for Guzzi to do.

M

http://www.garagemotoguzzi.com/en/

[Dean Rose]

Moto Guzzi makes 4 styling kits for the V7.  I prefer the Dark Rider.
I suspect most of the parts will bolt on the V9.   So refreshed styling is easy for Guzzi to do.

M

http://www.garagemotoguzzi.com/en/

We'll never know until someone attempts to use the V7 parts on the V9.

Dean

[motrhead]

 I finally saw them in the flesh, and sat on the Bobber. I could see me on one. The Roamer just doesn't work. I can see it languishing on showroom floors for years to come.
 The Bobber looks "tough". I hope I get a chance to demo one this year.

[Dogwalker]

It seems to me the bike would be more useful if you could put the V7 gas tank on it.

Done already.



http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=225163177#

DogW

[Dean Rose]

Done already.



http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=225163177#

DogW

Nice!

Dean

[kirkemon]

For me, the forks are too long, they look extended - please lower the front.

I'm waiting for the V9 to arrive at the dealers so better deals on V7 can be had

[Spuddy]

CLEAN

Spud

[wildebube]

Now if you could just do something with the pegs.  For me they were too far forward for "normal" pegs, but not far enough forward for forward pegs.  They were just in this odd in between position that wasn't comfortable at all.  And they didn't look easy to relocate either.

[Cool Runnings]

One of each V9 on the floor in Minneapolis.  Full line Guzzi and lots of scoooters.  Good shop, good people.  I was in there for parts last week, they are looking to deal here in mid summer.

http://millcitymoto.com

Steve.

This where I purchased a Norge last November.

[DanD]

Now if you could just do something with the pegs.  For me they were too far forward for "normal" pegs, but not far enough forward for forward pegs.  They were just in this odd in between position that wasn't comfortable at all.  And they didn't look easy to relocate either.

This. 

[JeffOlson]

Done already.



http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=225163177#

DogW

Very nice! And with a V7 seat, too!