Hey MM.......time to trade in your Guzzi on a new one!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiVv5YRtzyc

Hay I get loosey guzzi  just looking at it !!  

Really , I think that might be Dave's Guzzi ...  

It might be a bit fancy for me ?    That 100+ HP and still keeping the low RPM Guzzi Grunt seems "Impressive" to me.

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I think back to a Yamaha SX-650 I had in the 1970's.    It was rated at 53HP and would run 130mph if I tucked down out of the air flow.  
https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/yamaha/yamaha_xs-2%2071.htm
That 115mph would have been , pushing a windshield and ridding double.   Mine had the high dome pistons , the biggest front sprocket , and had lost those factory mufflers for some fiberglass packed mellow sounding reverse cones (might have made a few extra horses ?)
What I'm getting at is my V7II is a 50HP - (ish) / 400#  bike with the 2 valves per cylinder , the 1970's style Heron Head design and still pulls good.
I can imagine that new Guzzi 1000 must feel GREAT when ya roll the throttle open even just above an idle !!   It's got more than double the HP !!!   .

I'll have to agree that my Guzzi V7 is one of -- if not -- THE Best handling of all the bikes I've ever had.    
Like OldFeller said before I even bought it : "They're made to run the Italian Alps with !"

I was looking at a V7 Stone as well, especially now that it has an 850cc engine.

Do you like yours MM, any thoughts?

Best regards,

Sorry for the delay PG    

I was looking at a V7 Stone as well, especially now that it has an 850cc engine.

Do you like yours MM, any thoughts?

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The short assure is :   Yes !

I have the 2016 model I bought New in 2017.    

In 2017 Guzzi went to the "Hemi-Head" design ... The HP went up , but the "STONE (TUBELESS)"  went flat Black trim and lost the tachometer .   So I  hunted up a left-over 2016 with the Chrome mufflers and w/tachometer.   There were only 4 left in the USA.  Closest one was in Penn. so I went and got it.  

It's not the best MPG bike in its class (50-55mpg USA gallon) but I have got up to 63 in the warm summer back-roads type of ridding.
The factory seat is as good as any other factory seat , but I thought enough of the bike to buy a Corbin "Gunfighter and Lady" seat for it and am still glad I did. $$$+ more $$$  
The SHAFT DRIVE is nice.   Everything is enclosed except for the air vent on top of it.   A lot of guys put a short 3/16 hose on it and run it up under the seat or breather box for dusty environments but I don't live on a gravel road and don't ride them much.     Oil changes on the shaft drive unit is really simple.  
Heck , the Entire Bike is a simple machine .    The support on the WildGuzzi web site is "Top-Notch" .   I downloaded the program for the Dia. for free and got the wire to connect to my computer for about $25.00.
One time I had a speed sensor go bad and the program directed me on what to get and it was a easy $14.95  fix.

To sum things up , let me say this :
Every bike I've had ... at some point has had me thinking "What in the WORLD WERE THEY THINKING".     Well , the Guzzi is well thought out , and their "V" motor has been around long enough for all the "BUGS" to have been worked out.  
Its an iconic bike with  50+ years of history with the "V motor".   You know Guzzi started in 1921 .    Think of a 1960's car with a strait shift , made with modern material  !    It's that simple.

Imagine a Female Pancake BMW that hasn't gone through the "change" yet.   Guzzi cylinders still stand up and play nicely.

Did I mention the "Italian Alps" Handling and the "5.5 gallon tank" or "Light Weight" .     The Bike has near 30,000 miles on it and still runs better every day. ?