Hey all. I sold the V7Racer to a great guy from Pasadena last week and then went north with my wife Kathy to pick up a beautiful Lemans III.
29,408 miles on the clock, bone stock except for the pod filters and Koni shocks. This being our second Moto Guzzi the bike and it's characteristics were very familiar after owning the V7. The gear box requires a firm, positive shift and it feels like it's on rails in the twisties. It starts easily with the enriching lever and settles down to a nice idle. Power is fairly benign until you hit 6000 rpm when you realize that the vinyl protectant you put on the seat was a very stupid idea. 100 mph at the end of a long onramp was a big surprise as was the efficiency of the linked front and back brakes. I can't think of a thing I'd change. I've been wanting one of these things for years. I remember seeing them at Marin Cycles in the 80's and am glad that one came available. I found it in the MGNOC classified section on Saturday, sold the V7 on Sunday, and went north to the Bay Area on Wednesday to pick it up. All amid the worst fire season we've had in 20 years. The guy that bought my V7 was a great guy (why do you feel like your selling one of your children when selling a Moto Guzzi?) and the guy I bought the LM3 from was a very nice guy. I'm seeing a trend here........
I will surely miss the sound of that 2 into 1 Todd designed for the V7R but I'll catch back up with the bike soon. It's just south of us and the MG community is small.
Pat
PS looking forward to some 2 up riding with the wife. The V7 was a little cramped for us.
29,408 miles on the clock, bone stock except for the pod filters and Koni shocks. This being our second Moto Guzzi the bike and it's characteristics were very familiar after owning the V7. The gear box requires a firm, positive shift and it feels like it's on rails in the twisties. It starts easily with the enriching lever and settles down to a nice idle. Power is fairly benign until you hit 6000 rpm when you realize that the vinyl protectant you put on the seat was a very stupid idea. 100 mph at the end of a long onramp was a big surprise as was the efficiency of the linked front and back brakes. I can't think of a thing I'd change. I've been wanting one of these things for years. I remember seeing them at Marin Cycles in the 80's and am glad that one came available. I found it in the MGNOC classified section on Saturday, sold the V7 on Sunday, and went north to the Bay Area on Wednesday to pick it up. All amid the worst fire season we've had in 20 years. The guy that bought my V7 was a great guy (why do you feel like your selling one of your children when selling a Moto Guzzi?) and the guy I bought the LM3 from was a very nice guy. I'm seeing a trend here........
I will surely miss the sound of that 2 into 1 Todd designed for the V7R but I'll catch back up with the bike soon. It's just south of us and the MG community is small.
Pat
PS looking forward to some 2 up riding with the wife. The V7 was a little cramped for us.