V7 adventures

[randall]

from a diary of a Dutch man riding a 70's Moto Guzzi from north america to South Latin america ....quote...
-quote......Cruising a desert must be a ‘job’ on any other bike. With the Guzzi is hard work. But I’m proud on my rusty machine. She ran so well. I’m so used to her reliability that a lonely desert doesn’t give me the creeps. She’s an awesome machine and I’ll never sell her. Well, not under 50.000 euros. The Guzzi performs well under almost every circumstance. Deserts, volcanoes, rivers, dirt roads, she doesn’t mind what kind of terrain she on, as long she’s performing and that for a 32 year old motorcycle. The only time that she gave me a problem was in Canada when the electrics went down. I bought a new battery in Mexico and new tires in Guatemala. My friends from Moto Angel in Medellin worked hard on the brakes and made some adjustments on the carburetors. I broke one cable (clutch) and that’s about it. Every 2500 k’s I change the oil, because there’s no filter inside. Some problems are coming up: the exhaust system is about to collapse (too many holes) and the front suspension is giving me problems, thanks to the volcano experiences in Ecuador. I hardly carry spare parts and I’m not a mechanic. I’m a just a lucky Dutchman? I don’t think so. Guzzi’s are good and reliable bikes and if you keep an old Guzzi like mine just rolling she keeps on going forever, no lie. She needs gasoline, oil and a steady hand on the throttle, nothing more, nothing less.

A motorcycle brand in Holland offered me three times a brand new off road bike to do the trip. I kindly reclined the offer. I’m a freelance journalist and one of my jobs was to write for motorcycle magazines, because I love bikes. I’m not a biker though. Just don’t like cars. Don’t even have a car license. The V7 was always one of my favorites. And finding a bike like my Guzzi is a dream for a motorcycle journalist. Love the looks, love the sound and absolutely love the way she performs and besides there’s (in my case) no adventure without the Guzzi. She’s a great ‘model’ too, that’s why I take so many pictures of her. Especially when she saved me from trouble. The new Guzzi’s don’t appeal to me that much. I like the MGS01 which is still not available.

for other adventure on V7 , visit the site of Guzzi Galore
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randall

[randall]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N45yjSG0nOk

Che dire di piu' se non :GRANDE MOTO GUZZI
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Randall

[ranabout]

"three years and not a single problem!"
I'm proud of it, for being a Moto Guzzi owner!!

A big, huge hug for you, man!

[BobP]

[ranabout]

caxxo vuoi?

nel senso di "quale vuoi"?

[Piratessa]

[ranabout]

in vacca?

do you mean "in cow"?
that is ... "in bmw"?