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2023 Moto Guzzi V7 Stone Special Edition
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davethewelder
Cruisin' Guzzisti
That bike is the whip! Just imagine that with V85TT engine and 80ish HP at the rear wheel. Take my money!
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Mmmmm, i can’t find any V75 Monza online only the V50
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Monza was only used on the V50. V65 was the Lario. The V75 was a Targa shown below. The rendering above was based on the older Breva/Nevada/early V7C platform.
They also made a 4V V75:
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There is something about swoopiness of those models I find off putting.
vs.
The clean straight horizontal lines of the Imaginings above
vs.
The clean straight horizontal lines of the Imaginings above
I agree
I do not like the tear drop tank on my Cali 3 either...
Looks like somebody threw a red towel over the frame
I do not like the tear drop tank on my Cali 3 either...
Looks like somebody threw a red towel over the frame
I like the bold new graphics of my 2023 V7 Stone Special 
and the bike runs great, so much better than the 2020 V85TT that I sold last year. The weather has been on and off, just 417 miles so far, one more ride and I'll change the oil and filter, then valve check by 900. The Arrow exhaust looks good to me -- hey, I even liked the stock can on my Griso 1100.
The shocks don't seem to have much in the way of damping, so I'll be writing to Todd soon about suspension upgrades.
and the bike runs great, so much better than the 2020 V85TT that I sold last year. The weather has been on and off, just 417 miles so far, one more ride and I'll change the oil and filter, then valve check by 900. The Arrow exhaust looks good to me -- hey, I even liked the stock can on my Griso 1100.The shocks don't seem to have much in the way of damping, so I'll be writing to Todd soon about suspension upgrades.
Very pretty bike!!!!!
davethewelder
Cruisin' Guzzisti
Congrats on the new bike!
The Munsters and the Adam's Family didn't mind you using their homes as backdrops?
lol
1) The Old Manse in Concord MA (Emerson, Hawthorne, Thoreau ... that crowd)
2) Public Library, Princeton MA
3) Town Hall, Princeton MA
To each his own, I guess. I bought my Special Edition because of the look. I like the red shock springs and the bar end mirrors not only look good but work really well too. Single brake disk? Double disks have been pretty standard for a while but years ago lots of single disks and very heavy 4 wheeled vehicles stop fine with one disk per wheel. It’s not a fast bike and it stops fine so I am OK with it. I don’t like tubed tires or flat paint so if this model didn’t exist, I probably wouldn’t have a V7.
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davethewelder
Cruisin' Guzzisti
I'm thinking along the same lines as rwortman. Only thing I wish for is that MG would have used the V85TT motor.
It’s a bit curious. The cheapest thing to do would have been to drop the motor in. It cost money and engineering resources to retune it and design and build a different crank (if what I read abiut it having a different crankshaft is true). Either marketing is protecting the higher performance models or engineers or testers didn’t like the way the bike rode with the V85 engine.
Read up here, it’s all well talked about. You’ll see the engine is largely the same. It’s mainly the large throttle body/ECU that’s the difference.
One of the magazine articles said it had a pressed up crank and that was why the redline was lower. That’s a design expense.
It is. A larger throttle body would deliver more power. List your resume here so I know who I'm speaking with. Here's mine; https://www.guzzitech.com/forums/threads/site-owner-todds-bio.22388/
I understand a larger throttle body would deliver more power. It also lowers intake air velocity which can have other effects. They apparently intentionally designed a different (weaker) crankshaft to go with the lower power. Perhaps to save production cost. You’d have to ask the engineers. I don’t know why MG put a lower powered version on the V7. I can only guess. Do we have a Guzzi factory representative on record saying why?
A short resume. Spent a career working as an engineer in high tech automated manufacturing... (Edited: the rest moved to my Resume thread linked above - GTM).
A short resume. Spent a career working as an engineer in high tech automated manufacturing... (Edited: the rest moved to my Resume thread linked above - GTM).
Indeed, and not a perhaps, count on it. It is a lower price-point vehicle compared to the V85TT. Everyone says use the V85TT motor and raise the price, but that's laymen logic. Clearly they have their reasons. We do not, and will likely never, have a Rep saying anything on record.
Thanks. I always look forward to learning from those more knowledgeable in their fields. We have many show up here and voice opinions over fact, and then get mad when I call them out on it. I just prefer to live in real world factual data, and I work tirelessly here to try and keep it that way. Look forward to more of your posts.
SportsterDoc
Just got it firing!
Bar end mirrors work well, especially with passenger. The only aestetics issue with V7II was appearance of handlebar mirror mounts.
Could have done without red springs, but I am not going to disassemble to paint!
Excellent torque (not as much as my 2002 H-D Sportster 1200 Sport or 2014 Honda CB1100), but at 55 MPH+ no need to downshift for brisk acceleration. Yesterday's ride of 108 miles was ~54 MPG.
Compared to previous V7II, in addition to larger motor & exhausts:
Stronger swingarm/driveshaft
Longer and more comfortable rear springs
Three position headlight switch (DRL, lo, hi)
Much more passenger comfort (seat and pegs)
MG is one of the few brands with a flash to pass switch and ambient temp indication, plus a 5.5 gallon fuel tank. At age 76, this is likely my last bike.
Could have done without red springs, but I am not going to disassemble to paint!
Excellent torque (not as much as my 2002 H-D Sportster 1200 Sport or 2014 Honda CB1100), but at 55 MPH+ no need to downshift for brisk acceleration. Yesterday's ride of 108 miles was ~54 MPG.
Compared to previous V7II, in addition to larger motor & exhausts:
Stronger swingarm/driveshaft
Longer and more comfortable rear springs
Three position headlight switch (DRL, lo, hi)
Much more passenger comfort (seat and pegs)
MG is one of the few brands with a flash to pass switch and ambient temp indication, plus a 5.5 gallon fuel tank. At age 76, this is likely my last bike.
