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V7-850 Mods Thread

I hear ya on some OEM parts due to in stock, slow to ship and shipping but as for tuning and performance mods you're the go to. 😎
Everyone here makes me work hard and question my sanity most of the time. I have both online already, and the paragraph on the first covers your questions asked direct email also. It just takes a simple search/sort and a minute to read a little. ;)

 
I hear ya on some OEM parts due to in stock, slow to ship and shipping but as for tuning and performance mods you're the go to. 😎

Thats where am at. Any oem parts, I order locally. Otherwise, GTM is the top shop for our bikes.

Shipping to Canada + custom duty fees, makes buying from any US shop a fair bit more expensive. In some case, shipping is more expensive than the parts I would like.
The kick in the balls for me, is I live 3 min from the border. Where I could get cheap... or sometime even free shipping. But due to that imaginary line on the ground... everyone get screwed.
 
Everyone here makes me work hard and question my sanity most of the time. I have both online already, and the paragraph on the first covers your questions asked direct email also. It just takes a simple search/sort and a minute to read a little. ;)

Thanks Todd but I think my money will be better spent on your performance and or some suspension parts. 😎
I have ordered your SAS mod kit, will do the canister delete and order your Upmap. Does your map come loaded in the Upmap?.
What mods did you use when developing the map? SAS, canister delete, slip ons, header, air cleaner and or filter etc.? and is my bikes mod list needed for you to load the right map. I'm now done.😆 Thanks, Tom
 
Does your map come loaded in the Upmap?.
What mods did you use when developing the map? SAS, canister delete, slip ons, header, air cleaner and or filter etc.? and is my bikes mod list needed for you to load the right map. I'm now done.😆 Thanks, Tom
Again, search and read... ;)

 
I received a Beeline gps unit for christmas. Unfortunatly, the supplied portable handlebar mount does not fit on the clip-ons and I didnt like any of the available compatible mount types for this unit (they all have an offset or extension arm. Many are glued on mount)

So I made myself a stem mount. Turns out that the Garmin Edge mounting clip is nearly identical to Beeline's, It just required minimal trimming of the locking pins, as they were a hair too long. A little bit of JBweld to attach the wedge anchor to the mounting cup and some flat black paint, et voila!

When the gps is not attached, I dont have a giant mount sticking out.

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I was not happy with the aftermarket rear fender I bought from France. The quality was ok but the fit was not. I really should have sent it straight back. Really it was for the earlier V7 models. They made no changes for the 850 and wider rear end. As a consequence I had to "fill the gaps" along the sides, Which worked to a fashion but jarred after a while. I should have bought the GTM originally!

As I retained the Guzzi original I decided to revisit it. Being an abs type blow moulded type plastic I knew I could modify it, so I remounted it and did some itinital butchery and and temporarily stuck the rear light I had previously used on the now junked French fender.
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The light was temporary until I found one that suited my vision better. I basically drew a horizontal line that bisected the original Guzzi light mounting, up about 20mm from it's bottom edge. The light mounted using some grommets at the bottom to cant it up.

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Half of the cut off portion of the fernder.

Once I founnd the new light surgury commenced. The following might make certain members here wince.

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Pre "light moulding-ectomy"

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Moulding ectomied

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Gap filled, hence only half of the originally cut off portion photo above. I heated it in the oven so I could shape it, then plastic "welded" it in plase with my gas soldering iron (came with a wedge bit perfect for the job) - This piece is not weight baring. The new light is mounted on a steel plate secured to the fender by the holes you see. Grommet for rear light wiring.
Finished off with some vigorous sanding of the joint area and addition of some rattle can black.

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Light fitted. The plate is actually a Linear accellerator levelling shim. The light is as bright if not brighter than the Guzzi original, but much smaller and incorporated the plate carrier. The light being on a hinge to allow alignment.

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From the backside. I left out the large and heavy internal piece of the fender. All wiring is at least double wrapped with heat shrink.
 
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I was not happy with the aftermarket rear fender I bought from France. The quality was ok but the fit was not. I really should have sent it straight back. Really it was for the earlier V7 models. They made no changes for the 850 and wider rear end. As a consequence I had to "fill the gaps" along the sides, Which worked to a fashion but jarred after a while. I should have bought the GTM originally!

As I retained the Guzzi original I decided to revisit it. Being an abs type blow moulded type plastic I knew I could modify it, so I remounted it and did some itinital butchery and and temporarily stuck the rear light I had previously used on the now junked French fender.
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The light was temporary until I found one that suited my vision better. I basically drew a horizontal line that bisected the original Guzzi light mounting, up about 20mm from it's bottom edge. The light mounted using some grommets at the bottom to cant it up.

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Half of the cut off portion of the fernder.

Once I founnd the new light surgury commensed. The following might make certain members here wince.

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Pre "light moulding-ectomy"

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Moulding ectomied

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Gap filled, hence only half of the originally cut off portion photo above. I heated it in the oven so I could shape it, then plastic "welded" it in plase with my gas soldering iron (came with a wedge bit perfect for the job) - This piece is bot weight baring. The new light is mounted on a steel plate secured to the fender by the holes you see. Grommet for rear light wiring.
Finished off with some vigorous sanding of the joint area and addition of some rattle can black.

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Light fitted. The plate is actually a Linear accellerator levelling shim. The light is as bright if not brighter than the Guzzi original, but much smaller and incorporated the plate carrier. The light being on a hinge to allow alignment.

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From the backside. I left out the large and heavy internal piece of the fender. All wiring is at least double wrapped with heat shrink.

Good job 👍 Can we get a photo from "whole bike" ? Somebody should definitely start making short fender for V7 850.
 
Good job 👍 Can we get a photo from "whole bike" ? Somebody should definitely start making short fender for V7 850.
Todd "of this parish" does, just my stupidity in not returning the French fender straight away. If I had I would have got his. As it is I've spent too much currently in that particular budget so I made do.
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I could probably make a template from the unmolested portion of the fender to continue the curve to the rear rather than have the kink at the rear edge of the pannier frame.

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Now have a small, 2.5l capacity, bag on my tank rack. It's actually meant as a rally pack to secure to a rear fender of an enduro bike so had 4 anchor points underneath that I've used to attach 2 straps I made from offcuts of leather I have dyed then then conditioned so that I only need an occasional dressing on them.
It's Italian leather as well.

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Did anyone try the OEM center stand with Agostini exhaust? I just found the Agostini exhaust has a small pre-soldered bracket on the left pipe, and I'm wondering if it's for the center stand.
Edit: Yes it's for the OEM center stand, I've checked with Agostini's customer service.

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I replaced the short V7 850 front fender by V7 III fender to protect altetnator cover and installed fork qaiters.
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Funny coincidence; I bought "Pyramid" extension for front fender and today I tried it and deciced not to install. It needs drilling to stock fender and would look pretty "bulk" anyway. So I googled things and found out that V7 III has longer front fender. Was it just plug&play job or did it need modifications ?
 
I'm pretty sure that all post 2010 V7 front fenders fit to same mount, plug and play! It took me about an hour and a half both fender and fork gaiters (fork tubes must be removed for installing gaiters, but only front wheel for fender change).
 
I'm pretty sure that all post 2010 V7 front fenders fit to same mount, plug and play! It took me about an hour and a half both fender and fork gaiters (fork tubes must be removed for installing gaiters, but only front wheel for fender change).

Thanks ! When you have tested it tell us how is it much better than short one :)
 
Funny coincidence; I bought "Pyramid" extension for front fender and today I tried it and deciced not to install. It needs drilling to stock fender and would look pretty "bulk" anyway. So I googled things and found out that V7 III has longer front fender. Was it just plug&play job or did it need modifications ?
I fitted mine without drilling using a high grip silicon. Works a treat. Did the same on my tiger 800 which had the extender on for 10 years in the same fashion without issue.
 
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