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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #1

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A new bike at £1500 off list and a trade in price £1500 higher than expected means a Moto Guzzi V85TT will be mine next month.

I enquired last summer and this dealer was seeking full price for the then new model and offering me a trade in £1000 lower than today. A buyer's market now it seems.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/bike-details/202412237492596 - this link will evaporate when they change the stock listing. They call it a demonstrator but it has not been registered and has not been used on the road as the Dunlop Meridian tyres are unworn. Usually, if you buy an ex demo bike you end up as the second owner. This bike will have a March 2025 title and full warranty from when I collect it in 2 weeks. 2 year warranty that can be extended by 2 years for about £350, so about the same price for a 4 year warranty as BMW charge.

It's the Travel model so includes much of the accessory catalogue including 2 part luggage, phone integration (not Carplay), heated seat & grips. Cruise is standard and it has the new VVT Euro 5+ motor. Max torque at 3000 rpm.

The only thing that is not optimal is the colour. The Travel version only comes in Bronzo Deserto i.e. sandy brown. Oh, and the cockpit accessory socket is a USB effort. I would have preferred a 12V fag (British variant) socket so a bodge will be needed to power the Garmin as I did on the RS.

MCN like it https://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-revi...zi/v85-tt/2024/

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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #3

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #2

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You are going to hang around as our moderator?

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Who knows?

If the weather this year is as shit as last year then I am likely to have a lot of time on my hands.

Although, a solo trip to Spain in May/June has already been planned and I am talking to friends about going to the Tarn Gorge in France in September. I am hoping that this new, more upright bike with better suspension for our bumpy roads will offer more comfort as I did around 100 miles on the RS today and my right hip is not feeling good now. I am treating it with a nice Portuguese Frisante. It's only 10.5% ABV so might need a second bottle.

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I have never found any discomfort on my RS in 40,000 miles over two model versions. Both the 2015 and 2017 models had the Sport seat option. Really just a taller item, maybe the better padding with a different knee angle helped? This did include many 10 to 12 hours riding and one 1000 mile run over 22 hours. Some bikes fit one body shape better than others and that colour looks no worse than a certain safari yellow(gold?) item!

For me, I'm the opposite. An office or living room chair will aggravate my sciatica and leave me walking like an old man. However, the bike, with the pressure points near middle of my butt is comfortable for all day riding. It's just a matter of what's screwed up.

Excellent choice sir. You can think about getting a paint respray at your leisure

Is there an offer for extended warranty? And the roadside assistance should be longer that a year, imo, for a new bike. I'm sure it will do fine though. It is a nice size, and BMW doesn't make a boxer in midsize. As many models as they have that is a glaring hole in there line up if your opposed (pun) to an upright twin made in a third world country. They do have the 1200 though but it is not really setup well for touring or versatility.
I was able to buy a four year warranty and road assistance on my new to me 2019 used GS. It cost some but is nice to have. I got the tire and wheel coverage too.Turned out to be a better bike than I thought as it is a HP model with all the electronics and was ordered with sport suspension. And it came with clearwater lights, panniers, top box, bigger skid plate. It handles really well at low speed and just completely absorbs bumps. I found myself running some errands here in town when I brought it back. Which I almost never do on the RS. But when you throw it hard into the corner the front does not feel that solid like on the RS. The GS is very comfortable and feels a lot like an old DT-350 yamaha .....
So I decided to keep the RS which wasn't that hard to do. There is one in the shop, a 22" triple black with bags and over in Delta CO there is a 22" white and red frame so The market is full for RS's around here. I do look forward to rides on the RS as well.

Zitat von paleolithictech im Beitrag #9

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Is there an offer for extended warranty?

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Bronzo Deserto? Who says you don't need to just add an 'o' to an English word to get the Italian equivalent.

Looks a nice bike and a good deal.

Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #1

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a Moto Guzzi V85TT will be mine next month.

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My local MG dealer has 2025 V85TTs for $12,700 + tax and a leftover 2023 for $7,700 + tax.