RE: Moto Guzzi V85 - 2

Zitat von GordonH im Beitrag #11

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The blue v7 is my favourite, nothing on it that shouldn’t be there, followed by the Griso.

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The Griso is what got me looking into Moto Guzzi. I guy in our local riding group has one and it is just a sharp bike to see in person. He had a Mistral exhaust on it and the sound was about as seductive as Italian motorcycles can get.

Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #6

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It's a very nice bike and looks so much nicer than the KTM 790 (I sat on one, they have a demo) but ultimately, it's not nice enough to make me change either of the BMWs.

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Nice review Wessie and spot-on from my experience in having owned one for a little over 3 weeks and 1200 miles.
I just had the 1500 km run-in service done -- not sure why Moto Guzzi has such an extended break-in period,
but glad to have gotten that behind me so I can push the engine harder than 4500 rpm. Redline is at 7000.

I had the cat box removed to shed some weight (since I can't seem to do that on my own frame) and installed a
Mistral cross-over, exhaust, and fuel injection mapping module. I did not have it dyno'd but it certainly feels like
I've gotten a few more HP out of that transaction.

I changed the standard windscreen with their taller "Touring" version and that made a big difference in moving
air over my helmet, rather than the stock screen putting it right at my chin. I also had the center stand and aux LED lights
installed. Getting the bike up on the center stand is much easier than the RS.

The TFT dash is smaller than the TFT on the R1250RS and not as full featured. A big plus is that getting to and
changing trip meters is a piece of cake compared to what you have to do on the BMW TFT. I sure hope BMW makes
the TFT more user friendly at the same time they come out with better color options for the R1250RS.
RPM "warning" lights at the top of the dash is a really cool feature because I can easily see when I'm in the power band
for shifts.

This bike is a blast in the twisties and very well-planted. It flicks side to side much easier than the RS. The bike came with
Michelin Anakee rubber which has done surprising well -- no loss of traction at speed in mountain curves.

All-in-all a pretty nice bike and a keeper, but not a replacement for the R1200/50RS from a touring perspective. It is much better
on dirt/gravel roads than my RS, and easier for me to handle than a GS, which is the primary reason why I bought it.

A few shots after cleaning it up from a ride earlier yesterday morning:

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Zitat von Blackshirt im Beitrag #7

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Great report and spot on with the comments of others. There is a dark gray version that I really like...



The red looks nice also. Luggage is standard on deluxe yellow model and optional on the others.

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I would definitely go for the dark grey. It reminds me so much of my gorgeous, oh so cool, Granite Grey 1200