Hi place17adv. Thank you for watching it and thanks for leaving me a comment. We hope you also have a good new year and hopefully we'll be able to watch some more video's of your long distance rides, as well as seeing you at WW25🤞
Hi Cirian. I think that it is hard to see the appeal of the Guzzi's, until you spend a day riding one. After a little while, the Italian character becomes apparent to you and then after a little while longer, the engineering of it all starts to make so much sense. I think that is why Moto Guzzi has a small but loyal following. Thanks you for watching and commenting on my video, we would also like to wish your dad, many happy miles of riding aboard his 850 V7. 👍
Very enjoyable video, l love classic bikes like that with character. Thanks for the clothing advice too.Planning to get a bike again soon after many years without one. It’s not easy choosing the right one and balancing looks, practicality and affordability. Thinking about starting with something small like a 250/350 which will also be a cheap to run commuter, and maybe eventually a second bike purely for enjoyment - in my dreams 🤣
Hi Jonathan. Thank you for watching my video and thanks for leaving me a comment. If you're looking for a cheap 350 to commute on then I'd definitely recommend the Royal Enfield Hunter 350. We tested the Royal Enfield Meteor 350 on one of our videos and it was a fantastic bike, that was super easy to ride. But, I think the Hunter 350 would have a better riding position to commute on.
Nice review and great choice of bike (I own a black/gold edition so am fairly biased).The only reason to remove the tank is during regular service schedule to change the air filter but there is a workaround - remove both horns and rectifier which then allows access to the end of the air box under the tank between the cylinders. There is a tutorial somewhere online that covers this but saves the hassle replacing tank if it is removed and some shrinkage has occurred. Mine has no problems so far and ethanol not been a problem - I usually run on 99 octane fuel so minimal ethanol content. The only real downside of this model is the poor Italian chrome rims which can pit quite easily (mine are fairly good and get a regular coating of wheel wax to help protect them).
Hi Keith. Thank you for watching our video and thanks for leaving me a comment. Thank you for the tip on how to get to the air filter without removing the tank, I'll have a look to see if I can find the video tutorial you mentioned. The rims on mine have stood up to the elements well and they both clean up really well. I've found that it's the aluminum fork bottoms and lower engine casing that is suffering the most from corrosion. It doesn't worry me much though because its mainly aesthetic and could easily be fixed and re painted. It's great to have another Moto Guzzi owner watch our video and leave us a comment, thank you 👍
In '74, one of my best friends in HS's Step Father had a big MG...I believe it was a 750 and I had just bought a like new '72 Kawasaki H2 750. His Dad saw it in the driveway one day when I was visiting and I joked anytime you want to race, let me know. He was kind of a nerdy accountant as I recall and I guess he didn't follow motorcycling very much as he scoffed at my ring dingy bike beating his MG. I assumed he was just kidding and wasn't trying to be a dick so I just said okay. To my surprise the next time I was over and he was home he suggested we go out on the local country road and give them a run...including the high speed curves. So we did a dead stop pull for about 1/3 mile followed by a few pretty fair sweepers. Obviously I was gone in a flash and by the last sweeper he was out of sight. My bike had expansion chambers and bigger 34 mm mikunis with a cleanup port job (by my dad the Rocket Engineer, and my motocross race bike wrench), so i was probably around 95+ HP and being an experienced racer, having earned an AMA Expert/Pro license in 125cc Motocross i was a much better rider, so it really was man against boy, except reversed.
Hi Steve. A Kawasaki H2 would eat a Guzzi 750 for breakfast in a race, as it sounds like it did. I think that having a 2 stroke in the 70s was looked down on because, more often than not, they were smaller capacity bikes. In the same way we think of electric cars as being slow compared with petrol and then a tesla will fly off and leave us wondering when things changed. The Guzzi is definitely not a performance bike but it does a lot more for you than just giving you a thrill. You undoubtedly had one of the most legendary production bikes of all time, with the H2 and I would love to get my hands on one for a ride. Thank you for watching my video and thanks for leaving me a comment 👍
Hi SparkMeister. Funnily enough, I have a contact that I know at Mutt Motorcycles, so I'll get in touch with them and see if it's possible to get a drk01 to test ride on our channel for you. Thank you for your suggestion, I'll will let you know if we can get it sorted for you. Thanks for watching this video and thank you for making us a really good suggestion for a future feature. 👍
@@mymoto-uk nice one. It looks an awesome bike. Went to sit on it and it's feels good. But currently can't ride. Not seen anything other than 360 photos of it.
Hi Sparkmeister. I have been in touch with Mutt and they are going to lend us a DRK to do video on. I'll let you know as soon as I've got something ready to upload 👍
Great video to start the year. I am completely opposite to you regarding brakes. I use lots of back brake on the road, but I do not use any on track. Love to see your Norton out on the road later in the year.
Hi TBFKA. Happy new year!! We are definitely getting out for a ride this year. Festinating to read that you use more back brake than front on the road, how much do you use the back brake on track? I just need to get the dynamo working for the Norton Model 50 and then its ready to have its first run in over 15 years. Thank you for watching another of our videos and then you for being such a regular contributor to the comments 👍
Happy New Year guys. Never use back brack on track. I did when I first started playing around, but my brain won't work quick enough now I am going quicker, so I just use the front. Hopefully will get back to using it more once my skill level improves😅. Hope you get the Norton sorted 👍
Its not a "choke". Its a "cold starting device" If adjusted correctly it holds a little bit of throttle on to aid starting from cold. Yours must want setting, the inner cable will have pulled thru the screw on the operating arm, its an easy fix. But both the fuel injector arm return springs & its own operating arm return spring tend to knock some of it off so you may find you require to put some back with the twist grip. That V7 MK 1 Classic is best looking of all the V7's, regret selling mine.
Hi Brie. There isn't any cable to the choke/cold start device. The only cable to the left handlebar is for the clutch and there is only a thin electrical wire which I presume is for the indicator, flash and horn switches. I presumed that the "choke" lever was only there because Moto Guzzi had a supply of left grip controls for carbureted bikes and didn't want to waste them. The MV Agusta's have a Cold Start Device which is on the throttle side and it is literally a small lever that just turns the throttle a tiny amount to lift the rpm from the tick over. This lever on the Guzzi doesn't even seem to do that. The old V7's are beautiful bikes and I'm not surprised selling yours, I would love to have a ride on one to see how they compare to a more modern V7. Thank you for watching my video and thanks for leaving me a comment 👍
The cable on yours must have been removed! The “choke” is not really required as the bike will start easy enough without if throttle held slightly open for a short while.
enjoyed the vid, what a stunning bike!
love your "we won't throw ads at you" approach for the channel! 👍
safe riding and many happy customers in 2025!
Hi place17adv. Thank you for watching it and thanks for leaving me a comment. We hope you also have a good new year and hopefully we'll be able to watch some more video's of your long distance rides, as well as seeing you at WW25🤞
@@mymoto-uk sure thing see you at the weekender! 👍😉 take care!
Old man picked his brand new V7 special 850 about 6 months ago, he loves it.
Hi Cirian. I think that it is hard to see the appeal of the Guzzi's, until you spend a day riding one. After a little while, the Italian character becomes apparent to you and then after a little while longer, the engineering of it all starts to make so much sense. I think that is why Moto Guzzi has a small but loyal following. Thanks you for watching and commenting on my video, we would also like to wish your dad, many happy miles of riding aboard his 850 V7. 👍
Very enjoyable video, l love classic bikes like that with character. Thanks for the clothing advice too.Planning to get a bike again soon after many years without one. It’s not easy choosing the right one and balancing looks, practicality and affordability. Thinking about starting with something small like a 250/350 which will also be a cheap to run commuter, and maybe eventually a second bike purely for enjoyment - in my dreams 🤣
Hi Jonathan. Thank you for watching my video and thanks for leaving me a comment. If you're looking for a cheap 350 to commute on then I'd definitely recommend the Royal Enfield Hunter 350. We tested the Royal Enfield Meteor 350 on one of our videos and it was a fantastic bike, that was super easy to ride. But, I think the Hunter 350 would have a better riding position to commute on.
Nice review and great choice of bike (I own a black/gold edition so am fairly biased).The only reason to remove the tank is during regular service schedule to change the air filter but there is a workaround - remove both horns and rectifier which then allows access to the end of the air box under the tank between the cylinders. There is a tutorial somewhere online that covers this but saves the hassle replacing tank if it is removed and some shrinkage has occurred. Mine has no problems so far and ethanol not been a problem - I usually run on 99 octane fuel so minimal ethanol content. The only real downside of this model is the poor Italian chrome rims which can pit quite easily (mine are fairly good and get a regular coating of wheel wax to help protect them).
Hi Keith. Thank you for watching our video and thanks for leaving me a comment. Thank you for the tip on how to get to the air filter without removing the tank, I'll have a look to see if I can find the video tutorial you mentioned. The rims on mine have stood up to the elements well and they both clean up really well. I've found that it's the aluminum fork bottoms and lower engine casing that is suffering the most from corrosion. It doesn't worry me much though because its mainly aesthetic and could easily be fixed and re painted. It's great to have another Moto Guzzi owner watch our video and leave us a comment, thank you 👍
In '74, one of my best friends in HS's Step Father had a big MG...I believe it was a 750 and I had just bought a like new '72 Kawasaki H2 750. His Dad saw it in the driveway one day when I was visiting and I joked anytime you want to race, let me know. He was kind of a nerdy accountant as I recall and I guess he didn't follow motorcycling very much as he scoffed at my ring dingy bike beating his MG. I assumed he was just kidding and wasn't trying to be a dick so I just said okay. To my surprise the next time I was over and he was home he suggested we go out on the local country road and give them a run...including the high speed curves. So we did a dead stop pull for about 1/3 mile followed by a few pretty fair sweepers. Obviously I was gone in a flash and by the last sweeper he was out of sight. My bike had expansion chambers and bigger 34 mm mikunis with a cleanup port job (by my dad the Rocket Engineer, and my motocross race bike wrench), so i was probably around 95+ HP and being an experienced racer, having earned an AMA Expert/Pro license in 125cc Motocross i was a much better rider, so it really was man against boy, except reversed.
Hi Steve. A Kawasaki H2 would eat a Guzzi 750 for breakfast in a race, as it sounds like it did. I think that having a 2 stroke in the 70s was looked down on because, more often than not, they were smaller capacity bikes. In the same way we think of electric cars as being slow compared with petrol and then a tesla will fly off and leave us wondering when things changed. The Guzzi is definitely not a performance bike but it does a lot more for you than just giving you a thrill. You undoubtedly had one of the most legendary production bikes of all time, with the H2 and I would love to get my hands on one for a ride. Thank you for watching my video and thanks for leaving me a comment 👍
Hey.
I don't think I've seen a review of the new mutt drk01 yet. Is this on your list ?
Hi SparkMeister. Funnily enough, I have a contact that I know at Mutt Motorcycles, so I'll get in touch with them and see if it's possible to get a drk01 to test ride on our channel for you. Thank you for your suggestion, I'll will let you know if we can get it sorted for you. Thanks for watching this video and thank you for making us a really good suggestion for a future feature. 👍
@@mymoto-uk nice one. It looks an awesome bike. Went to sit on it and it's feels good. But currently can't ride.
Not seen anything other than 360 photos of it.
Hi Sparkmeister. I have been in touch with Mutt and they are going to lend us a DRK to do video on. I'll let you know as soon as I've got something ready to upload 👍
@mymoto-uk oh that's great news
Great video to start the year. I am completely opposite to you regarding brakes. I use lots of back brake on the road, but I do not use any on track. Love to see your Norton out on the road later in the year.
Hi TBFKA. Happy new year!! We are definitely getting out for a ride this year. Festinating to read that you use more back brake than front on the road, how much do you use the back brake on track? I just need to get the dynamo working for the Norton Model 50 and then its ready to have its first run in over 15 years. Thank you for watching another of our videos and then you for being such a regular contributor to the comments 👍
Happy New Year guys. Never use back brack on track. I did when I first started playing around, but my brain won't work quick enough now I am going quicker, so I just use the front. Hopefully will get back to using it more once my skill level improves😅. Hope you get the Norton sorted 👍
Its not a "choke". Its a "cold starting device" If adjusted correctly it holds a little bit of throttle on to aid starting from cold.
Yours must want setting, the inner cable will have pulled thru the screw on the operating arm, its an easy fix.
But both the fuel injector arm return springs & its own operating arm return spring tend to knock some of it off so you may find you require to put some back with the twist grip.
That V7 MK 1 Classic is best looking of all the V7's, regret selling mine.
Hi Brie. There isn't any cable to the choke/cold start device. The only cable to the left handlebar is for the clutch and there is only a thin electrical wire which I presume is for the indicator, flash and horn switches. I presumed that the "choke" lever was only there because Moto Guzzi had a supply of left grip controls for carbureted bikes and didn't want to waste them. The MV Agusta's have a Cold Start Device which is on the throttle side and it is literally a small lever that just turns the throttle a tiny amount to lift the rpm from the tick over. This lever on the Guzzi doesn't even seem to do that. The old V7's are beautiful bikes and I'm not surprised selling yours, I would love to have a ride on one to see how they compare to a more modern V7. Thank you for watching my video and thanks for leaving me a comment 👍
The cable on yours must have been removed! The “choke” is not really required as the bike will start easy enough without if throttle held slightly open for a short while.