Currently own a 1989 Moto Guzzi Mille GT 1000 cc that I have had for 20 years. Once took me 120 miles on one cylinder at highway speed when one spark plug wire crapped out on a Sunday morning with no shops open. At almost 70 years old it has gotten too heavy to maneuver in and out of situations. Purchased a 2013 Moto Guzzi V7 Stone at more than 100 pounds less wet weight. Absolutely love it. Will stay with Moto Guzzi for the rest of my riding life. I have owned BMW, Laverda, Ducati, Moto Morini, Triumph, BSA, Zundapp, Indian, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Cagiva and loved them all for different reasons, but the fact that I can physically handle the weight of a bike that will cruise (illegally) at 85-90 mph for as long as I need, looks good, is reliable and affordable and unique, why shop anywhere else?- -Mike Battle--one more thing--those cylinders are great to rest your hands on at red lights in the winter.
Great video! Love your way of presenting the bikes. I've been on Guzzis since 1991 and, although I have owned many other brands, those crazy V twins have a magic to them. Currently on a '73 V7 Eldorado as a daily ride. Wonderful. Looking forward to seeing the new V100, next weekend I'll be at the factory for the big rally and presentation, as I'm only 80 miles away. Keep guzzing! ❤️
This is interesting, because I'm a cruiser guy to my bones, but lately the more I look at this, I'd like to get one for my next bike. They're timeless and attractive and unique.
Bought my V 7 back in September 21, When I first saw a Moto Guzzi several years ago, it took my breath away. Just waiting for warm weather. thanks for the video.
You did a great job reviewing this motorcycle! You said that you were struggling with finding the words to describe this bike and I totally get it. You did however, choose your words carefully and those that you chose seemed very fitting. Your audience could sense a lot of what you were trying to explain simply in the emotion in your voice. Again, nice work! I first rode a Moto Guzzi in Sicily in 1981. It was my cousin's 1973 California. I was just a teenager and I remember it felling as if I was riding a washing machine! I loved it. It felt so mechanical and seemed as if it was responding to my direct commands while shifting. I had ridden mostly Japanese dirt bikes and a few smaller (550, 650cc) road bikes prior to climbing aboard the beast so the feeling was quite foreign to me. About 15 years later I was back in Sicily and rode his Moto Guzzi Lemans 1000. I've always wanted one of these beauties. I think this is the year I'll be pulling the trigger!
I think what you are describing is the subtle lift you feel when you crack the throttle on a shaft drive bike. Many consider it a downside, but like you, I love it. 🙌
I collected my new V7 yesterday I've had all sorts of hikes and this bike mystifies me and I like that It's agricultural, but so smooth it's light , but substantial and very reassuring to ride. I bought it to ride for a few months whilst I am back home and then resell, but honestly it's a keeper.
It moves to the side because the crankshaft runs front to back. BMWs do it too. Bikes with crankshafts running side to side have the same reaction front to back, only it's not enough to compress the suspension, so no one notices it. Nature opposes changes. In electricity, if you increase the current thru an inductor a voltage proportional to the change will be developed in the inductor that bucks the change. Same thing here. The acceleration of the mass of the crank gets bucked by the mass of the motorcycle moving in the opposite direction.
I was considering a Moto Guzzi before I settled on a Royal Enfield...it all came down to my measly budget....LOL....I would still love to ride one.....
Great video. MG is all about the feeling, specs and power is not their goal. I have the V7II and I?m considering "upgrading" to the new V7, probably with the Centenario colour scheme.
Never ridden a Guzzi, but I owned a BMW R65, and I suspect the experience is similar. Longitudinal crank (like a rear-wheel drive car) makes shaft drive a natural. Automotive-type single-plate dry clutch feels very automotive, not a lot of vibration for a twin because of the engine layout. The torque reaction is also very automotive (but in a car the weight of the car hides it. If you really get on a powerful rwd car, though, you can see the hood tilt to the right). Just a nice concept for a motorcycle, though. Lots of engineering problems solved at the very start by the basic design. Simplicity. I wanna ride one!
I love the Moto Guzzi V7, but I've never owned one or even rode one. I would love to own a bliue V7 special, but due to health issues we were forced to go to a trike. I guess that's the cost of growning old. AS far as reliablity the CAliforniz Highway Patrol used Moto Guzzi years ago because they were so reliable. The first one I saw was back in the early seventies and I thought they were neat motocycles back then. I enjoy your In THe Loop videos, thank you for sharing. I think in order to comply with U.S and European regulaitons the 850cc engines will be liquid cooled within the next couple of years, just like the new Moto GUzzi V100. SO if you like air cooled engines you better but an 850 cc Guzzi now before they are gone.
Very interesting and informative video, I am of a certain age and fell in love with Guzzi’s in the 70’s when I saw the Le Mans. Could never afford one though the closest I got was the CX500 Eurosport. Fast forward to today and the kids have grown and flown and I have finally got my Guzzi she’s a V7 special and I am not disappointed, like you say it’s very hard to describe the riding experience but the closest thing I can say is as you’re riding it’s like the bike is telling you “I got this” . Thanks again and safe riding.
Rode a V5 in the olden days, around 1983ish, that my friend raved about. I just remember it handled brilliantly, you could brake in a bend because of the linked brakes, and it sounded like a car. Never quite got round to buying one. I keep considering this, but I think it's lacking a wee bit of the hooligan that a bike should have (for me at least)
The V85 has just enough power to pull silly wheelies, plus super brakes. The V7 is not really for hooligans (unless you properly bombard it, which is possible)
Excellent video I ride Inline 4 cylinder Suzuki’s exclusively on the street but getting to old for sport bikes they’re just to uncomfortable looking to purchase a 2022 V7.
Moto Guzzi V7 Special,very strong and very quality Italian Styles... affidability and soddisfation in the future...the original sound motor and stability in the road.... Beatiful Moto Guzzi!!🤩🥰😘
Great vid great content especially the info re the servicing and oil content thanks for going some way to allowing me to make an informed decision about this bike 👍
I really liked my 2017 Moto Guzzi V7iii Special. Beautiful bike, fun to ride...but I sold it after a year to make room for a 1964 Triumph TR6 I had to have.
I've been riding BMW s for years and you only feel the tourq when starting the engine and reving in neutral! Giving it throttle and going through the gears you never feel it!
I'm a bit shocked about the road quality in the US. I think you can really see it in this video very good. I guess that may be one reason why American cars have such a soft suspension design most of the time. Bike is nice by the way :-)
90% of US viewers will look at this video and be appalled at the condition of these roads as well. Looks like the parking lot of an abandoned warehouse.
This is Ohio. We're at the point of the most freeze-thaw events per year anywhere. (If the winters were warmer, fewer events; if they were colder, fewer events) The constant freezing and thawing coupled with the moist humid climate just destroys pavement. Street crews can hardly keep up. Add that to the fact that in larger cities like Columbus, the tax base isn't that great per capita--lots of ppl on government assistance and businesses moving out to the surrounding areas.
Thanks for the video, I have the V7 Special. An acquired taste certainly, but also addictive. But please don't hold the bike in gear with clutch in at the lights like you do, it's bad practice and will knock years off the life of your clutch release bearing!
That's what we're taught to do here in Australia for safety reasons. It's called the 'ready position' and means you can possibly avoid a rear-end collision or reduce the impacts of one.
Hello, I seen this bike store before from ol man running, I onced lived in Ohio and I loved it, beautiful state. I liked your video and I have a few questions. 1. I see you own an Interceptor with nobby tires on it, how does that bike do as an scrambler ? 2. I am interested on the V7 for its looks, I love the shape on the gas tank and the two cylinder heads sticking out, my only question is how is character of the bike? I don't want another sweing machine sounding engine. I don't want loud pipes so I don't have to hear the sweing sounds. I want an engine that actually has a grount to it, deep beefy sounding machine with a lot of character. 3. I heard the Royal Enfields although their engines are not that powerful they do have good sounding engines with a lot of character and that is what I am looking for. I have $9K to spend, I am trying to decide between the Street Twing, the V7, the Continental GT all those for their style and looks, but what I really want is a scramble, light trail bike that is not too tall, something that will do as good on the road as on a light trail. I think the Street Twin would probably be the smarter more practical bike, but I am hook on the looks and design of the V7. If Royal endfield would only put the Continental GT gas tank on the interceptor, that would make my desicion so much easier. I prefer the ergonomics of the interceptor but I think the fuel tank is ugly. The V7 and the continental GT have a much more apealing fuel tank. So the V7 is like the mix between the two Royal Enfield. I just don't want to depart from $9K into the unknown without having to try any of these bikes, I need to find a dealder that will let me try it so I can feel it, if it speaks to my heart, I am taking it home with me.
It’s the same as a manual transmission in a car. A proven design and very low maintenance. If you didn’t know, you wouldn’t even realize it’s different riding it.
@@throttlecompany That's good news.Bound to be the odd bike with issues in any manufacturer. Motoguzzi seem really reliable & low maintenance & look good.I do think the previous model V7 111 looks better with flatter seat & is 26kg lighter but new 850 is counter balanced & smoother & more power but heavier.Really do like both models.
Currently own a 1989 Moto Guzzi Mille GT 1000 cc that I have had for 20 years. Once took me 120 miles on one cylinder at highway speed when one spark plug wire crapped out on a Sunday morning with no shops open. At almost 70 years old it has gotten too heavy to maneuver in and out of situations. Purchased a 2013 Moto Guzzi V7 Stone at more than 100 pounds less wet weight. Absolutely love it. Will stay with Moto Guzzi for the rest of my riding life. I have owned BMW, Laverda, Ducati, Moto Morini, Triumph, BSA, Zundapp, Indian, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Cagiva and loved them all for different reasons, but the fact that I can physically handle the weight of a bike that will cruise (illegally) at 85-90 mph for as long as I need, looks good, is reliable and affordable and unique, why shop anywhere else?- -Mike Battle--one more thing--those cylinders are great to rest your hands on at red lights in the winter.
Great video! Love your way of presenting the bikes.
I've been on Guzzis since 1991 and, although I have owned many other brands, those crazy V twins have a magic to them.
Currently on a '73 V7 Eldorado as a daily ride. Wonderful. Looking forward to seeing the new V100, next weekend I'll be at the factory for the big rally and presentation, as I'm only 80 miles away.
Keep guzzing! ❤️
This is interesting, because I'm a cruiser guy to my bones, but lately the more I look at this, I'd like to get one for my next bike. They're timeless and attractive and unique.
Bought my V 7 back in September 21, When I first saw a Moto Guzzi several years ago, it took my breath away. Just waiting for warm weather. thanks for the video.
You did a great job reviewing this motorcycle! You said that you were struggling with finding the words to describe this bike and I totally get it. You did however, choose your words carefully and those that you chose seemed very fitting. Your audience could sense a lot of what you were trying to explain simply in the emotion in your voice. Again, nice work! I first rode a Moto Guzzi in Sicily in 1981. It was my cousin's 1973 California. I was just a teenager and I remember it felling as if I was riding a washing machine! I loved it. It felt so mechanical and seemed as if it was responding to my direct commands while shifting. I had ridden mostly Japanese dirt bikes and a few smaller (550, 650cc) road bikes prior to climbing aboard the beast so the feeling was quite foreign to me. About 15 years later I was back in Sicily and rode his Moto Guzzi Lemans 1000. I've always wanted one of these beauties. I think this is the year I'll be pulling the trigger!
My ‘79 Honda CX500 Custom had a very similar engine and shaft drive! Cool !!
I think what you are describing is the subtle lift you feel when you crack the throttle on a shaft drive bike.
Many consider it a downside, but like you, I love it. 🙌
I love how you are struggling to describe the V7- you said it best at first- “I just love it!” I agree 100 nothing else needs to be said 👍😎
I collected my new V7 yesterday
I've had all sorts of hikes and this bike mystifies me and I like that
It's agricultural, but so smooth it's light , but substantial and very reassuring to ride.
I bought it to ride for a few months whilst I am back home and then resell, but honestly it's a keeper.
It moves to the side because the crankshaft runs front to back. BMWs do it too. Bikes with crankshafts running side to side have the same reaction front to back, only it's not enough to compress the suspension, so no one notices it.
Nature opposes changes. In electricity, if you increase the current thru an inductor a voltage proportional to the change will be developed in the inductor that bucks the change. Same thing here. The acceleration of the mass of the crank gets bucked by the mass of the motorcycle moving in the opposite direction.
I was considering a Moto Guzzi before I settled on a Royal Enfield...it all came down to my measly budget....LOL....I would still love to ride one.....
Great video. MG is all about the feeling, specs and power is not their goal. I have the V7II and I?m considering "upgrading" to the new V7, probably with the Centenario colour scheme.
Never ridden a Guzzi, but I owned a BMW R65, and I suspect the experience is similar. Longitudinal crank (like a rear-wheel drive car) makes shaft drive a natural. Automotive-type single-plate dry clutch feels very automotive, not a lot of vibration for a twin because of the engine layout. The torque reaction is also very automotive (but in a car the weight of the car hides it. If you really get on a powerful rwd car, though, you can see the hood tilt to the right). Just a nice concept for a motorcycle, though. Lots of engineering problems solved at the very start by the basic design. Simplicity. I wanna ride one!
Great detail about the engineering! Brilliant! 👏👏
I love the Moto Guzzi V7, but I've never owned one or even rode one. I would love to own a bliue V7 special, but due to health issues we were forced to go to a trike. I guess that's the cost of growning old. AS far as reliablity the CAliforniz Highway Patrol used Moto Guzzi years ago because they were so reliable. The first one I saw was back in the early seventies and I thought they were neat motocycles back then. I enjoy your In THe Loop videos, thank you for sharing. I think in order to comply with U.S and European regulaitons the 850cc engines will be liquid cooled within the next couple of years, just like the new Moto GUzzi V100. SO if you like air cooled engines you better but an 850 cc Guzzi now before they are gone.
Enjoyed that a lot, thanks. If you want purposeful and unique design, look at the original 850 Le Mans from 1976 -- what a bike!
What I like about MG is they haven't made any attempt to be "retro". Guzzis just are what they are.
The stopped mirror wobble is interesting (at least as captured by your camera). 😄
Very interesting and informative video, I am of a certain age and fell in love with Guzzi’s in the 70’s when I saw the Le Mans. Could never afford one though the closest I got was the CX500 Eurosport. Fast forward to today and the kids have grown and flown and I have finally got my Guzzi she’s a V7 special and I am not disappointed, like you say it’s very hard to describe the riding experience but the closest thing I can say is as you’re riding it’s like the bike is telling you “I got this” . Thanks again and safe riding.
I think the V7 is the sexiest bike out there. I really want one.
Rode a V5 in the olden days, around 1983ish, that my friend raved about. I just remember it handled brilliantly, you could brake in a bend because of the linked brakes, and it sounded like a car. Never quite got round to buying one. I keep considering this, but I think it's lacking a wee bit of the hooligan that a bike should have (for me at least)
The V85 has just enough power to pull silly wheelies, plus super brakes. The V7 is not really for hooligans (unless you properly bombard it, which is possible)
usa el neutro en los semaforos, sino vas a gastar el emgrague. Saludos!
Prove it.
Excellent video I ride Inline 4 cylinder Suzuki’s exclusively on the street but getting to old for sport bikes they’re just to uncomfortable looking to purchase a 2022 V7.
Moto Guzzi V7 Special,very strong and very quality Italian Styles... affidability and soddisfation in the future...the original sound motor and stability in the road.... Beatiful Moto Guzzi!!🤩🥰😘
Great vid great content especially the info re the servicing and oil content thanks for going some way to allowing me to make an informed decision about this bike 👍
Like your explanation of the feeling of shaft drive 👏👏
Drive shaft be great having no chain maintenance.
V7 stone is in the category with Triumph street twin and Yamaha xsr 900
Thanks for the honest down to earth vid. I think they are great.♠️
Thanks for watching!
I really liked my 2017 Moto Guzzi V7iii Special. Beautiful bike, fun to ride...but I sold it after a year to make room for a 1964 Triumph TR6 I had to have.
The 64 TR6 is one of the best looking bikes of all time. Tough choice!
Just puchased a V7, its a bit like the old Honda CX500, to ride with a better seat height & with out the high up weight which the CX had!
I've been riding BMW s for years and you only feel the tourq when starting the engine and reving in neutral! Giving it throttle and going through the gears you never feel it!
Have a go on the Guzzi V100 !
That’s the plan, just as soon as they get here.
I'm a bit shocked about the road quality in the US. I think you can really see it in this video very good. I guess that may be one reason why American cars have such a soft suspension design most of the time.
Bike is nice by the way :-)
90% of US viewers will look at this video and be appalled at the condition of these roads as well. Looks like the parking lot of an abandoned warehouse.
This is Ohio. We're at the point of the most freeze-thaw events per year anywhere. (If the winters were warmer, fewer events; if they were colder, fewer events) The constant freezing and thawing coupled with the moist humid climate just destroys pavement. Street crews can hardly keep up. Add that to the fact that in larger cities like Columbus, the tax base isn't that great per capita--lots of ppl on government assistance and businesses moving out to the surrounding areas.
@@doublenickel1000 good explanation. I too was thinking the roads looked worse than those I had been on in other states.
Love guzzis....850 good size
Thanks for the video, I have the V7 Special. An acquired taste certainly, but also addictive. But please don't hold the bike in gear with clutch in at the lights like you do, it's bad practice and will knock years off the life of your clutch release bearing!
That's what we're taught to do here in Australia for safety reasons. It's called the 'ready position' and means you can possibly avoid a rear-end collision or reduce the impacts of one.
Hello, I seen this bike store before from ol man running, I onced lived in Ohio and I loved it, beautiful state. I liked your video and I have a few questions. 1. I see you own an Interceptor with nobby tires on it, how does that bike do as an scrambler ? 2. I am interested on the V7 for its looks, I love the shape on the gas tank and the two cylinder heads sticking out, my only question is how is character of the bike? I don't want another sweing machine sounding engine. I don't want loud pipes so I don't have to hear the sweing sounds. I want an engine that actually has a grount to it, deep beefy sounding machine with a lot of character. 3. I heard the Royal Enfields although their engines are not that powerful they do have good sounding engines with a lot of character and that is what I am looking for. I have $9K to spend, I am trying to decide between the Street Twing, the V7, the Continental GT all those for their style and looks, but what I really want is a scramble, light trail bike that is not too tall, something that will do as good on the road as on a light trail. I think the Street Twin would probably be the smarter more practical bike, but I am hook on the looks and design of the V7. If Royal endfield would only put the Continental GT gas tank on the interceptor, that would make my desicion so much easier. I prefer the ergonomics of the interceptor but I think the fuel tank is ugly. The V7 and the continental GT have a much more apealing fuel tank. So the V7 is like the mix between the two Royal Enfield. I just don't want to depart from $9K into the unknown without having to try any of these bikes, I need to find a dealder that will let me try it so I can feel it, if it speaks to my heart, I am taking it home with me.
I need to ride out there
Cool video..love guzzi’s.
Interesting re the dry clutch. How does that work with using friction zone ? Does it wear out faster or need more frequent servicing?
It’s the same as a manual transmission in a car. A proven design and very low maintenance. If you didn’t know, you wouldn’t even realize it’s different riding it.
@@throttlecompany yeap...my car's clutch has 150k miles, still perfect.
it's the TWIST . . it is additive
Love the bike. Hate the single clock.
Lucky for you the V7 Special exists. It is almost exactly the same but with traditional gauges.
What is MPG? Thanks
How does it compare to kawasaki z900rs? I'm comparing, for short rider 5'3".
Totally different bikes, can't really compare but for your size Guzzi it's the best "fit".
@@gautamasakyamuni6688 thanks for ur info. Helpful!
@@vOnAm You are welcome 😉
how would you compare the RE continental to the V7ii?
Totally better, by far.
Had any Engine light on problems on any 850's?
Nope, never. I have seen a TH-cam series from a guy in the UK with issues but never experienced this on any of our bikes out in the world.
@@throttlecompany That's good news.Bound to be the odd bike with issues in any manufacturer.
Motoguzzi seem really reliable & low maintenance & look good.I do think the previous model V7 111 looks better with flatter seat & is 26kg lighter but new 850 is counter balanced & smoother & more power but heavier.Really do like both models.
@@ruahinesrider Agree on the looks. I really like the '18/'19 Milano. Kind of a mix asthetically between a stone and special.
Guzzi 😊
good👍
How's the guzzi 850 compared to your own Royal Enfield?
Guzzi toward RE? The Indian bike will be shamed....it's not fair.
Brother, where are the ride modes?
I have a 2020, it does not have different ride modes other then 2 levels of trac control and all time ABS
@@josephbarry4694 my point exactly ;)
This bike is silent as f**k, I want my bike to roar!!!!!
There are a number of exhaust systems that can help you with that. The intake roar when you open it up is fun to hear though!
All modern bikes are silent
@@alejandrorebelde5314 not the harleys and the enfields
@@thomasneedham1512 id love that but its illegal in my country
@@dilip_s Here in Spain all must be quiet, no more than 91 dB at 5000 rpm in morder to pass the technical inspection of vehicles