My New Italian Steed.

[spyderman]

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After over 6 months of do I or don't I, I went & did, just picked up from Mario @ Thunderbikes this morning.
Moto Guzzi Sport 1200 8V. Only done 100klms this morning but so far, so very very good. Looking forward to getting it out on the country roads tomorrrow morning. Big thanks to Mario for making it such a pleasant sales experience. The bigger shops could certainly learn a thing or two from him.

[Roger Explosion]

Very nice. That's a great looking bike you've gotten your self there.

[Rich]

Dude, someone put the motor in sideways...

Silly Italians...

Enjoy the music that only a V twin produces...

[SOLID]

Lovely machine, If ever I have the chance for second bike to put in the stable this would be it

[Kiwi]

Sweet bike. Congrats.

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[millski]

Congrats on the purchase, and welcome to the Guzzi club.

[STEEDS]

Only heard great things about Mario from a mate with a Bellagio - pitty he dosent import MV's

Enjoy the new bike!

[Nero Diablo]

You realise you're furked now, you'll have to endure the endless dribble of Ewan Mcgreggor and this guy!

The Moto Guzzi V7 Racer Event at Billy Joel's 20th Century Cycles - YouTube

who was someone once apparently.

[Hoddo]

Very nice. What about Champs track day this Saturday to blow those showroom cobwebs out and get the shine off those tyres ( safety issue )

[Nero Diablo]

Very nice. What about Champs track day this Saturday to blow those showroom cobwebs out and get the shine off those tyres ( safety issue )

On a motor that takes 5-10 000kms to run in?

[Hoddo]

On a motor that takes 5-10 000kms to run in?

What's this thing you call run in ?

[Rhino]

So there'll be less to do by the end of the day

Congrats on the purchase!

[Nero Diablo]

What's this thing you call run in ?

For bikes that will keep going well past the nearest coffee shop

[Rhino]

My first bike was 'run in' doing track days as a demo bike. Not 1 problem.

My second bike was not 'run in'. Not 1 problem.

Meh

[Nero Diablo]

Guzzi's aren't built like modern bikes ,although they are slowly are getting there. Attempts to rev much past 4-5000rpm (remembering the redline is around 8 000) in the first couple hundred kms will be met with mechanical resistance and serious amounts of heat coming off the motor. They don't start really running properly till around 20 000kms fuel consumption drops and it will rev harder after this point. Most other bikes you'd get away with no run in.