Moto Guzzi V7 Classic - First Pictures

Hmm. Not sure about the Mercedes tri-pointed star just in front of the near-side cylinder head.
Posted: 02/05/2008 10:23

ooohh, looks like an old kawasaki I had then I was 14 (for the fields) Even though it was a road bike it lasted fookin ages untill the engine decided it had enough!
Posted: 02/05/2008 12:16

about the same price as a Harley XR1200, but I'd take the moto guzzi every time
Posted: 02/05/2008 23:06

Will it rust to dust like the original?
Posted: 03/05/2008 07:33

It looks nice, but I absolutely hate the whole 'retro'  'classic'  tag as it's just so phoney and personally the idea of a new bike needing to simply imitate the style of the original is a bit of a non-starter for me.

The original might have been good precisely because it was 'the original', no copy will ever manage to conjure that so why bother?

As nice as the Triumph Bonneville Hinckley looks it is a pretty sad stylistic fad that does nothing to capture the genuine sporting appeal of the original. 

Posted: 03/05/2008 08:27

Sweet! That is the bike I've been wanting since I was 16, only new.
Posted: 04/05/2008 07:13

The merc style tri-star is the horn the same type is fitted to my Cali Vintage

It's a good looking bike in it's own right, the only thing it has in common with the old one is the model no.

                                     Age is only a number

Posted: 10/07/2008 21:17

Do any of you know if there is a Guzzi dealer in central Scotland?
Posted: 10/07/2008 21:23

Doolybhoy wrote (see)

Do any of you know if there is a Guzzi dealer in central Scotland?

Moto Ecosse

Posted: 10/07/2008 21:28

herriwullie wrote (see)

Doolybhoy wrote (see)

Do any of you know if there is a Guzzi dealer in central Scotland?

Yes

Moto Ecosse, Cambuslang, Glasga

Cheers mate
Posted: 10/07/2008 21:30

Buggrd the link up. It's OK now..................

Posted: 10/07/2008 21:31

Got it now, ta
Posted: 10/07/2008 21:55

wow, thats a nice looking bike, imho as good or even better looking than the current triumph bonneys & scramblers even better looking than the Kwak w650? probabaly, i loiks it.
Posted: 10/07/2008 21:58

I do like it - there was a review in one of the comics this month and it was really rated... don't think I would get one, but it is the type of machine that I am glad someone is making.

Though I was having bad thoughts about Enfields for a while, until I remembered to take my medication

Posted: 10/07/2008 22:16

I like it because it looks nice.

Bikes all looked something like that when I was an impressionable oik and that kind of matters to me. That's probably why I've got the old Z550 in the garage next to the ZX9.

The main difference between that and the bikes I really wanted back then is that it will probably last a long enough time for me to enjoy it.

I still wouldn't buy it though 'cos I'd rather have a proper old one that needs looking after just to keep it going. Weird I know but what can you do? 

Posted: 10/07/2008 22:31