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I was wondering if he had to deal with gravel or dirt roads where he lived and maybe wanted to build a mini adv?? Don't know, it doesn't bother the bike for me. I may change it down the road,
I bought my 2015 V7 Stone in April this year, with just over 8K miles on it. I put on new Bridgestone BT46 tires, had it serviced, cleaned up some cosmetic issues (like replacing the old right side panel which had lost its badge, replaced cheap bar end mirrors, cleaned up some rusty bolts, cleaned out the kill/starter assembly that seemed to be shorting out, etc.), and am now enjoying riding it around Northern Virginia. I love this bike, my first MG. Very glad to be on this site, I've already found a load of useful info.
I remember test riding one of these and really having fun on it. For various reasons, I ended up not getting it, but have always sort of regretted it..