Moto Guzzi V7 III
Discussion
I’ve ridden one and I must say I quite liked it. I’m thinking of a new bike and it’s coming down to a choice between one of these and a SV 650. My brain is telling me SV but my heart keeps telling me that the Guzzi is the one I’d actually keep longer and just push to the back of the garage when something new came along.
To be honest it’s underpowered for a 750 as well as being expensive but it’s a really good ride and has a character all of its own, I live on the outskirts of London so out and out speed is becoming less and less of an issue, something you can just tool around on is ticking the boxes. I’m looking at the V7 special which I prefer for the more classic wires and double gauges.
To be honest it’s underpowered for a 750 as well as being expensive but it’s a really good ride and has a character all of its own, I live on the outskirts of London so out and out speed is becoming less and less of an issue, something you can just tool around on is ticking the boxes. I’m looking at the V7 special which I prefer for the more classic wires and double gauges.
I used to have a V711, a bit slow and the original front pads need replacing and not very reliable to be honest, the ECU died on mine, luckily in the garage and the speedo stopped working.
Good points, no chain, very comfortable to ride and the handling was pretty good. I only sold it as I was going to live where there was no garage.
I sold it on E Bay but there was only one bid.
Good points, no chain, very comfortable to ride and the handling was pretty good. I only sold it as I was going to live where there was no garage.
I sold it on E Bay but there was only one bid.
Edited by Old Fart on Sunday 21st April 17:45
stu67 said:
I’ve ridden one and I must say I quite liked it. I’m thinking of a new bike and it’s coming down to a choice between one of these and a SV 650. My brain is telling me SV but my heart keeps telling me that the Guzzi is the one I’d actually keep longer and just push to the back of the garage when something new came along.
To be honest it’s underpowered for a 750 as well as being expensive but it’s a really good ride and has a character all of its own, I live on the outskirts of London so out and out speed is becoming less and less of an issue, something you can just tool around on is ticking the boxes. I’m looking at the V7 special which I prefer for the more classic wires and double gauges.
Exactly my feelings. The Special in the petrol blue colour is the one I'd go for, I think. My commute is 20 miles of M6 but I'm sure it can do 75-80, can't it?To be honest it’s underpowered for a 750 as well as being expensive but it’s a really good ride and has a character all of its own, I live on the outskirts of London so out and out speed is becoming less and less of an issue, something you can just tool around on is ticking the boxes. I’m looking at the V7 special which I prefer for the more classic wires and double gauges.
Pothole said:
Exactly my feelings. The Special in the petrol blue colour is the one I'd go for, I think. My commute is 20 miles of M6 but I'm sure it can do 75-80, can't it?
Absolutely no problem, the best thing I found with it was the torque was low down so makes urban riding very easy (plus being a short arse the low seat height helps). It’s just a good no nonsense bike, I thought it was better than the Triumph Street twin that I’ve also ridden, had a 6 speed box as well, I’m sure the Triumph was 5 speed so motorway work should be more relaxing. The difficulty is pitching it against the SV which for the money is just a great all round package, your paying 1.5k extra for the character with the Guzzi, I’ve still not decided.
stu67 said:
Absolutely no problem, the best thing I found with it was the torque was low down so makes urban riding very easy (plus being a short arse the low seat height helps). It’s just a good no nonsense bike, I thought it was better than the Triumph Street twin that I’ve also ridden, had a 6 speed box as well, I’m sure the Triumph was 5 speed so motorway work should be more relaxing.
The difficulty is pitching it against the SV which for the money is just a great all round package, your paying 1.5k extra for the character with the Guzzi, I’ve still not decided.
I suspect the Guzzi will keep its value better, although SVs have a following. I'm torn. Money no object I'd have a Speed Twin next, I loved my test ride on that a few weeks back. I'll have to ride a V7 and then decide.The difficulty is pitching it against the SV which for the money is just a great all round package, your paying 1.5k extra for the character with the Guzzi, I’ve still not decided.
I've not ridden a newer one, mine is 2009. Low power for a 750 but huge character, low maintenance and a joy to ride. It holds a line well on long sweeping bends and is extremely flickable in the twisties . If you're happy to ride everywhere at sane speeds then you'll enjoy. Mine has been totally reliable but is garaged and rarely ridden in the rain.
They've upped the power slightly since the first models but still difficult to imagine how the package could be improved on for real world biking .
I've had my V7 III for about 4 months now, it's been great in that time. Over the last week I've probably done about 800 motorway miles and it's perfectly capable, does mid 60s MPG at 80mph with more if needed. It's not a sporty feeling thing and the brakes are 'OK' but overall it is fantastic fun, sounds great with Mistral cans too.
They’re wonderful but completely different to the sv. It doesn’t feel right to hustle the v7 but it’s difficult to beat the experience. I have the anniversary edition and it’s very pretty. The only down side is the vague gear box which can be a pain in stop start riding especially for novices.
Loving it. It's everything I need from a bike at the moment. I had it valeted and ceramic coated a few weeks ago and it's filthy now but I'll give it a rinse when I'm next on rest days and see how the coating is doing...blokey said dirt should just slide off. I'm on the lookout for progressive fork springs and some fruity pipes now.
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