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NOT Honda related - Moto Guzzi question...
Laverda Dave:
Okie Hume of Classic Bike Guide Magazine has one and absolutely loves it calling it the bargain of the century.
Bryanj:
Some parts are very difficult to get and italian chrome is iffy, they have the torque reaction like the BMW and i found one uncomfortable, but that was in 76
Laverda Dave:
--- Quote from: Bryanj on August 19, 2025, 04:10:47 PM ---Some parts are very difficult to get and italian chrome is iffy, they have the torque reaction like the BMW and i found one uncomfortable, but that was in 76
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I agree with you there Bryan. I have a Moto Morini and some spares are very difficult to obtain. My Jota is the same, some parts are virtually impossible to get these days and if you can find them especially things like fuel tanks , seats or headlights they cost an arm and a leg. To be fair to Guzzi though the Morini and Laverda factories closed a long long time ago.
Mikep328:
I don't have the opportunity to ride one anywhere nearby. I've been offered a '21 V7 Special with 6000 miles that looks nearly new for a decent price. Definitely a pretty bike. I guess could buy it and, if I don't care for it, sell it like the 3 previous owners have done! ;)
All of the (many) videos I have watched show it being shifted rather slowly and deliberately. If it really requires that, I wouldn't like it. But the videos may be misleading. Heck, all the videos of the CB400F show a similar reluctance to push the bike - none of them show a rider winding out the 400F to redline and popping it into the next gear. I'm not expecting a V7 to act the same way but I don't want to feel like I'm on a tractor.
Laverda Dave:
--- Quote from: Mikep328 on August 19, 2025, 04:45:15 PM ---I don't have the opportunity to ride one anywhere nearby. I've been offered a '21 V7 Special with 6000 miles that looks nearly new for a decent price. Definitely a pretty bike. I guess could buy it and, if I don't care for it, sell it like the 3 previous owners have done! ;)
All of the (many) videos I have watched show it being shifted rather slowly and deliberately. If it really requires that, I wouldn't like it. But the videos may be misleading. Heck, all the videos of the CB400F show a similar reluctance to push the bike - none of them show a rider winding out the 400F to redline and popping it into the next gear. I'm not expecting a V7 to act the same way but I don't want to feel like I'm on a tractor.
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A bit left field but have you tried a Royal Enfield Interceptor? Great bikes, as quick as the Guzzi and plenty around. They put a smile on your face when you ride them and you can do an awful lot to them to make it yours. Put a Fuel-X and a pair of TEC pipes on it and they are just fantastic. I wouldn't be without mine now.
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