Moto Guzzi V7 II Special

[KungFooBob]

There's just too many official accessories, a configurator couldn't handle them all!

https://www.motoguzzi.com/mediaObject/m ... sories.pdf

[Slenver]

There's just too many official accessories, a configurator couldn't handle them all!

https://www.motoguzzi.com/mediaObject/m ... sories.pdf

See, there we go! It all exists... they just need to allow people to see it. Maybe translate it into English too

[KungFooBob]

They're a small(ish) Italian manufacturer, what do you expect

[KungFooBob]

This is why I need V50 valve covers...



Except that must be a V7 not a II as the V50 covers don't fit the II without an adaptor plate

Lovely looking bike tho'

[G.P]

This is why I need V50 valve covers...

That is delicious!

[KungFooBob]

Today I finally got round to ordering some new rear shock springs.

Got a different guy at Hagon to to last time, the last bloke seemed to know a lot about suspension, but this guy lived it!

I must have been on the phone 30mins, explained the difference between rubber and nylon seals in the Nitro shocks, how I should be measuring spring length under preload rather than the rider sag from fixed points and how the springs on the Nitros were made out of a metal none of the other manufactures used!

They might be here tomorrow. If they are I'll fit them on Saturday, if I can Heath Robinson up some spring compressors.

[KungFooBob]

Picked the springs up today from my local DHL drop off point (a corner shop).

Wound the preload up to max on the shocks, zip-tied them off.

Then stuck some zip-ties on the new springs, used my super human strength to compress them a bit and pull the zip-ties tight.

Shock off, bottom collet off, spring off, new spring on, collet back in place, re-fit.

Repeat.

Was sweating like a bastard in the garage, so didn't bother setting the pre-load. I'll do that before I take it out for a spin later in the week.

Hopefully there'll be an improvement. If not I might give up and trade it in for a R1200RT.

[KungFooBob]

static sag is about 5mm, set the rider sag to around 35mm, which took a fraction of the pre-load that it did on the old springs.

At speed it works great.

On 30/40mph bumpy roads it still feels shite.

It doesn't bottom out anywhere near as often as it did on the old springs. I stopped to check twice and still had a good 5mm at least of travel left on the piston rod, it had only used it all when I got home, but I think it was probably a massive pot hole I hit, so not worried.

It occurred to me today that for the last 10 years I've been riding adv bikes on the road, with big wheels and long travel suspension. Maybe I just expecting too much from the V7, I need to blag a go on another one to see if it's just how they are.

[Taipan]

Blag a go on a Harley sportster with about 3" of travel, the you'll think its as plush as fook!