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No it stops flashing and draws just one milliamp

I've been really pleased with the service from them too.

You too

No problem dries in minutes. I had concerns to start with but unfounded

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you

Quite possibly I did used to ride years ago with Tony, Dudley , Martin etc

Yes James isn’t it. Windsor Road. You had a crash with your girlfriend? Got you in Facebook

@@dbharroldjust after your crash where your throttle jammed open 😮😮😢

Our system in the uk is metric but we still have hang overs from an earlier age. We buy fuel in litres but often express economy in miles per gallon ( we are weird). We buy beer in pints at a bar but wine comes in metric quantities 😂 divide litres by 4.545 and you get uk gallons which are slightly larger than us gallons. Are you now confused? 😂 I am assuming you are in the US?

Thanks! 😀

Only 1600. I picked it up at the end of September 23 and we’ve had so much rain I just couldn’t be bothered to go out. Now March is almost here I’m hoping the weather will get better. It’s really starting to piss me off.

@@dbharrold `23 must be among the wettest I can remember . Mine is May `23 and came after a `20 750. I did cover a fair number of miles on my 850 and have paid the price. Guzzi finish is not great and I am not a natural cleaner , so I have flaking ,paint in several areas and the only remedy is refinishing. Prevention definitely better than cure so time cleaning and applying protection is time well spent. It would not be fair to say the 850 is worse than the 750 as the 850 has spent much of its life wet and covered in all forms of aggressive road shite!. Carry on cleaning and I will try and learn by your example.

Thx for the tip

Great for commuting, good low speed handling. It’s Physically small for a big bike and suitable for both everyday use and distance. I changed from a naked Japanese bike to this and I love it. Valves need checking every 6500 miles which takes a mechanic about an hour. It’s Simple enough to do yourself with some mechanical knowledge and a lot easier than a Japanese overhead cam machine. My first service was £350 British pounds

thanks for answer for my question, I have doubt between Moto Guzzi & Triumph speed twin 900! Both top bikes with the difference that Guzzi does not have a chain mechanism but Triumph does, which one is better?

I think both good bikes but I have had two friends who have had problems with the Triumph Tiger. So maybe the one you are looking at is ok. The shaft drive is great. Easier to clean the wheels and less maintenance

Thanks, I think I better take a test drive at local dealership👍

cheap and effective lights from Temu cost £24 for the pair and yes I am going to do a video on them. I used a £5 relay and Moto Guzzi kindly provide a switched live under the seat ready for a sat nav in a super seal socket. I used this to switch on the relay from the handlebars.

Great stuff. I look forward to the video. Never used Temu or the like. Perhaps I’ll start.

Some of it is fine others crap. You take a punt but for the silly prices it’s worth it sometimes

Quite possible. A relay is about five uk pounds so a cheap way to see if it’s broken or not. Maybe worth checking the switch too

Yes I love it 😂

Good idea not sure how easy it is. I will have a look tomorrow. One advantage I have found since making this video is that with the offset clock it is quite convenient if you mount a camera of satnav by keeping the view of the clock unobstructed. I've fitted auxiliary light and crash bars. Easy job, MG provide a switched live under the seat ready to wire in a satnav. I will probably do a video on that

Would be good to see the vid. I realise the offset is useful for that but I have an issue with asymmetry with anything apart from exhausts! 😀@@dbharrold

Thunder Road offered me the best part ex on my Z650 and RRP for the bike. They were better than M&P and much better than Fowlers. On the day I bought it they must have wanted to get of the 'Special' that they had in stock and offered to me for the same price as the Stone. I wanted the satin black finish so I stayed with the Stone. I've had one service there (900 miles initial) and it cost £350 as the valves need checking. They seemed quite thorough but that is my only post sale experience of them. Like you I've always wanted an MG. Yes they do vibrate more than Japanese bikes but they smooth out around 4000 rpm. It isnt like anything else that you've ridded. I am loving it but I would suggest that you take a test ride first. Most RUclips reviews love it but I know some dont get on with it at all. Hope that helps.

@@dbharrold Wow that is some initial service cost. Not sure that is justified tbh. Thank you for taking the time to reply in detail. I’m only 15mins from Thunder so probably no option but to use them.

Thanks. I don’t usually use the auxiliary lights at night as they dazzle. Hence I have a choice of using them or not. My installation was all fused. I now have a Moto Guzzi V7 and that was an easy installation as Guzzi supply a switched live in a super seal socket under the seat.

Thank you. The Guzzi is wonderful. If I spoke Welsh you wouldn’t understand a word 😂

It’s fine. It cruises at 85mph and I overtake cars regularly on the A roads.

Great. I am seriously thinking about buying one.

Ha ha. It’s a bloody stupid law. Luckily the route I took hardly goes through any 20 zones. I would say 80 to 90 per cent of people are completely ignoring it in Carmarthenshire. The problems occurs when an upstanding law abiding citizen does 20 and causes a massive tail back. Not sure where you are from but the best biking roads haven’t really been affected. Avoid Cardiff that’s a nightmare

No I didn’t. I know there is one in the United States. I found out the origin of boxing day. It comes from Victorian times when the rich used to box up presents for the poor.

100% it cheapens it

Yes they are easy to service. If there isn’t a dealer near you the gaskets and o rings are easy to find on the internet. The air filter is under the seat and it’s held in by four screws. Five minute job. The oil filter is accessed by removing a bolt at the front right hand side of the engine. There are quite a few videos here on RUclips showing you what to do. The valve clearance are not difficult either but you do need some basic mechanical knowledge to do them. Again RUclips is a good place to learn. Any decent mechanic will be able to look after the bike for you if aren’t confident to it yourself.

@@dbharrold Thank you for the detailed information! The fact is that I have never owned a bike, but there were many different cars, and at the age of 53 I decided to change my life and fulfill my little dream. Few people in Kazakhstan know about the existence of this legendary brand, but as soon as I saw the v7 for the first time, I immediately fell in love. We have only DUCATI represented from Italian brands, which are not so sympathetic to me, in my subjective opinion. The only thing that repelled me was that there was no dealer and no further maintenance. But according to the reviews of many happy owners, it is quite easy to maintain on its own, but in my case I will find a good motorcycle mechanic to learn all the tricks of motorcycle philosophy. Most importantly, as MG owners say, it has a soul.

Good luck finding a MG. They are much simpler than Ducatis.

yes, really good point

I find it compatible to my 900 bonneville but the extra 300 would be nice

Yes both. I live just to the west of the Brecon Beacons so they are not too far. The Owls Nest in Llandovery is excellent as it the cafe at the petrol station in Sennybridge

@@dbharrold Maybe see you there sometime then!

Start at Brynamman, then the A4069 to Llangadog.

@@dbharrold Thanks Dooood.

Same here. Picked up a black V7 Stone Special a week ago. Love it. Just do it