This isn't the world's most sophisticated setup, sure, but for a motorcycle geared toward comfort and around-town riding, it's totally adequate, and it's plenty fun to lean over in a turn.īraking is handled by a single four-piston Brembo caliper with a 320-millimeter rotor up front, and a 260-millimeter rotor in the back that's gripped by a two-piston caliper. The V7's suspension features a pair of nonadjustable, 40-millimeter, right-side-up forks, while the rear has a pair of shocks with spring preload adjustment. The V7 earns bonus points for its shaft drive, too, since it requires very little maintenance - another boon for new riders because chain maintenance sucks.
The pull at the lever feels lighter, and the engagement seems smoother than with the old bike, which, when combined with the relatively mild powertrain, makes the V7 highly approachable for a new rider. The bike's large, single-plate dry clutch is also nicer to use this time around. It's not slick, by any means, but the transmission is nice to use and feels appropriate on a motorcycle like the V7 in that very Guzzi new-old-bike kind of way. The bike's six-speed gearbox straddles the line between feeling old-timey and John Deere-ish, and smooth and modern. Moto Guzzi is the only game in town when it comes to transversely mounted V-twins, and this particular version is a sweetheart. The old V7 (aka V7 III) was fine but never felt happy being revved out to hit freeway speeds, but the new V7 does it without complaint. It gets a displacement bump for the 2021 model year from 744 cubic centimeters out to 853 cc's, and the added performance this brings makes the bike infinitely nicer to ride in traffic. The V7 gets a newly revised engine based on the one in the V85TT to celebrate Moto Guzzi's 100th anniversary, and it's a total sweetheart. When everything feels this solid, the power doesn't matter as much. The bike feels like something that was built by people who care, thanks to its excellent fit and finish and overall sense of craftsmanship. Even better than that, though, is the way everything feels. Everything from the transverse V-twin engine, unique tank shape and big headlight looks fantastic. The main reason? The V7 - particularly the achingly pretty Centenario - oozes style.
But at the end of the day, in this gorgeous Centenario trim, it's still nearly a $10,000 motorcycle that makes just 65 horsepower.
This V7 has a new engine with more power, better electronics and an improved suspension. Moto Guzzi motorcycles don't seem like good values on paper.
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