Hello Dave,


I'm loving the V7. Assuming it makes it to May without doing anything anti-social I think it'll be my favourite bike ever except for MZ's.


I'm looking at adding a chair and would usually go with LED lights to reduce the strain of the extra load on the loom. Two of every light instead of one. I know other people have wanted LED's for style reasons and because they are close to indestructible.


Moto Guzzi seem to have a fairly imaginative approach to model planning. Having tried to research the V7's I keep hitting info labelled "V7" that might be better filed as "Black V7 made on a Tuesday using bits from next years plan"! All part of the fun. Excluding the original 60's V7, the modern ones started in 2008 but from 2012 have had a series of changes leading up to the 2014/15 V7-II (which is actually the third model with the name). Describing the features is looking easier than using model names to let people know if what I'm saying might apply to them. I hate the idea of anyone trying to open the box under the seat only to find an ECU instead of the air filter when I've already had the opposite search.


A 2009 would be dual point injection with electrics under the tank and air filter between the pots (not a nice spot BTW as they put the airbox too close to the frame, so you need a well trained 6-year old to put the screws back).
My 2013/14-ish model is single point injection, air filter under the seat, electrics in the headlight.
There are later V7-I's with a wet alternator they probably share with the V7-II which has a canted forwards engine, better gearbox and other changes.


To me single point injection is proven to give about 5 MPG more and means no throttle bodies to balance. Think about how Ted Simons Jupiter wasn't a Bonneville if you like.


Are we all bored of V7's yet?


Andy

Hi Andy,
Yes, these features are interesting; also the engine remains air cooled as far as I know (rightly so with the pots hanging out into the fresh air) so it ought to be of interest to all those who hanker after such by-gones.
I guess the lack of oil/water cooling is a significant reason for the lack of horsepower developed by what must be a very un-tuned 750cc engine.

To boot, Guzzis have shaft drive; I presume that the drive components are very under stressed via the modest torque generated.

What could possibly go wrong in just 3 months?

I know the square root of zero about fuel injection systems, so by all means explain the differences and relative merits for as long as you like - no boredom on my part.

I guess that much the same engine, or one very like this 750cc, has been used in the other Guzzi products such as the earlier Breva and the Nevada.

There is an article in the freebie paper named Motorcycle Monthly for February 2015: the one that can be found online or picked up in print version at various distribution locations.
The article is a bit light weight on the riding experience (mustn't expect too much of yet another "free lunch" which has a whole page of related advertising right alongside the article) but it does identify a number of detail changes in the 2015 range; sure, they also refer to the bike as a V7 11.

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Over the last couple of years there has been next to no input about the V7 within the HUBB, but after a modicum of research in here, I found this thread:-
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...ke-along-64626

I thought it might be worth a look for anyone else who delves into your thread.

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