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Fender posted:Re: V7 talk. Literally this. I actually bought my V7 Special as my first bike and it's been great, long winter break notwithstanding. Of course, I'd been looking at old Guzzis for years and never pulled the trigger, because there's something about them that "makes my pants tight," so to speak, and I fully realize that I'm a massive dumb-dumb for immediately jumping on it, but the bike itself is fantastic. It will be the spark of conversation with shitloads of greybeards reminiscing about their old Guzzis (I don't know how but there's always one every time I get on the bike) and hipsters won't poo poo up about it (but let's face it, every V7 owner is a little bit hipster). The shaft drive was a big draw for me. It's an oddball that will make you end up learning a bunch of stupid trivia about the brand because outside of greybeards and hipsters it's still not very well known, but I love every second of it and wouldn't trade that for the world.
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ImplicitAssembler posted:I read the whole thread over the last week or so and was wondering if the other people who started out on a V7 are still reading it? Still reading and still riding; I love my V7 and wouldn't change my choice for a first bike. I still love the look (an important part of riding an Italian bike), and I've yet to find any major problems with it. Some bolts/nuts have rattled loose but that's why you check things periodically and tighten them when needed, and that's happened on every bike anyone in my family has ever owned. I did drop it in my driveway. Marred the bar end and a spot on the exhaust, but otherwise it was fine. People keep talking about how much that sucks but I figure it just gives my bike a little personal character and I don't give half a poo poo about resale value. Keep up w/ maintenance and don't be afraid to fiddle with things on it and you'll be just fine.
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