Motorcycle specifications Moto-Guzzi850 V7 Sport 2025 A rooster's mood

Oh oh... the V7 is getting angry! It's not the kind of roadster that smells of gunpowder, but in this Sport version, you can tell it's taken the bit between its teeth. Or rather, that it's getting to grips with its front end. Alongside the (slightly) reworked V7 Stone and Special, here's a brand-new, no-holds-barred version.

There have been some 25 versions of the V7, with different themes. The Sport sets itself apart with a bow that's far more muscular than anything we've seen in this model's long lineage. The Italian gets a 41 mm inverted fork with adjustable preload and doubles its braking system, with two 320 mm discs and Brembo 4-piston radial calipers.

This is serious stuff, perhaps even too serious for a bike with a flowing temperament and a nostalgic profile. It doesn't see it the same way, pushing its will with a better master cylinder and lighter rims. A gain of 1.8 kg over the V7 Stone. More dynamism is added to this Guzzi's CV, to a level we've never seen before. Even the V7 Racer didn't have this kind of equipment.

All V7s are equipped with "Strada" and "Pioggia" riding modes. Only the latter features a 3rd mode entitled Sport, reducing traction control intervention to a minimum and adopting a livelier engine mapping.
On top of this, Guzzi installs a 6-axis inertial unit to further fine-tune Traction Control reactions and optimize ABS cornering. This time, the V7 Sport goes over the top. It has neither the engine nor the temperament to exploit this kind of electronic assistance. If it's too eager to follow fashion, it's equipped with futility. Not to mention an unnecessarily inflated price tag.

Mandello's twin is not looking for racing or adrenalin, but for the charm of emotion-filled rides. Proud of it, Guzzi regularly improves it. It passes the Euro5+ barrier with ease, and even with flying colors. Ride-by-wire control, a larger airbox, a 3rd lambda sensor, optimized cooling and exhaust, and a larger throttle body give the engine 4% more power. By the time you get it up to 6,900 rpm, it will have 67.3 horsepower. Torque now exceeds 8 mkg on a V7; for all models in the family.

The V7 Sport has not said its last word. Its technical bulimia is accompanied by a certain coquetry, as evidenced by the red-stitched seat, aluminum headlight mounts, café-racer-style handlebar-tip mirrors, aluminum inserts on the side panels and stylized trigger plate.

We can't blame this V7 Sport for seeking more dynamism and a different level of feel from that of the V7's destiny. And yet, by repeating that it is descended from one of the brand's most famous sports cars, the 1972 V7 Sport, it has come to believe it. Even its 'Verde Legnano' color is that of the era.

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