I have the new Stelvio, and I absolutely love it, and it fits me much better than the V85. I like to ride with on the balls of my feet, and the foot peg mounts gets in my way and that really ruins it for me. The Stelvio has a lot more power and having a quick shifter makes it awesome to ride. V85 does handle great, have a good friend who can haul the mail on one in the mountains. He smokes a lot of high HP performance machines. Both are great bikes, and for the money the V85 is amazing. Love me some Moto Guzzi's
Yes I rode both and I love both, but they are different and slightly different character, but both still great machines. Moto Guzzi is just killing it with all their bikes.
I have v85 tt 2023 model, Overall is easy to ride bike,soft suspension,comfortable seat,wide handlebar and better for off road than i expected. And after all comes with lower price than competitors and more spirit!
I just traded in my Multistrada 950S for one of these. It's just really pleasant to ride. I also had the Stelvio for a test ride, because I was interested in the new watercooled V2, but I found the V85 more interesting and playful. Lovely machine, can't wait to rack up the miles next season.
It's interesting u say that because I found the same with the v85tt in comparison to the stelvio. I like the stelvio a lot but the v85 was just more characterful and the short time I had with both bikes I found it to handle slightly better and just enjoyed it more. It is a seriously good and overlooked bike.
2023 e5 85tt owner here and with the cat delete, vtwin boost and velocity stack and high flow airfilter my bike now really romps. my advice, find a clean used one for about 2/3rds the price of new and put in the hop up kit from mistral. I really like this bike, makes my old gs1150 feel like a tank and my 650 husky feel like a toy. the guzzi wont feel broken in until 12,000 miles and several oil changes - motor, tranny, rear diff. good fair review, keep up the good work young man!
Thanks for the info and tips, I agree the moto guzzi feels like a solid machine, I thought the same thing when I had my husky svartpilen 701, that it felt toy like and my guzzi v7 850 felt like a piece of iron machinery.
Good Video!! I like the looks of this bike a lot!! A little too tall for me though....I have never ridden any of the smaller block Guzzi's--I will have to try one sometime!! Hope to run in to you two again somewhere!! Keep Riding!!😎
I rode both at the demo and both are great. I may try to do a comparison breakdown of what I thought between the two. I may actually prefer the v85tt, I thought it handled a little better and had a tad more character. The stelvio is great too though, obviously a little more pep and is gonna do better offroad than the v85. However slightly less character, little taller, handles good but not quiet as sporty feeling on the road as the v85 imo, but still good. Both are good but just slightly different takes on the adv category.
Well i understand your safety concern BUT! Depend in what conditions you ride,During summer and just last summer i had more than +40°C at that temperature everything more than t shirt will cause exessive sweating which makes ride unplesant Therefore Safety first when applicable otherwise NIYET!
I have the new Stelvio, and I absolutely love it, and it fits me much better than the V85. I like to ride with on the balls of my feet, and the foot peg mounts gets in my way and that really ruins it for me. The Stelvio has a lot more power and having a quick shifter makes it awesome to ride. V85 does handle great, have a good friend who can haul the mail on one in the mountains. He smokes a lot of high HP performance machines. Both are great bikes, and for the money the V85 is amazing. Love me some Moto Guzzi's
Yes I rode both and I love both, but they are different and slightly different character, but both still great machines. Moto Guzzi is just killing it with all their bikes.
I have v85 tt 2023 model,
Overall is easy to ride bike,soft suspension,comfortable seat,wide handlebar and better for off road than i expected.
And after all comes with lower price than competitors and more spirit!
It's a great bike. Handles good and just quality machine with tons of character.
I just traded in my Multistrada 950S for one of these. It's just really pleasant to ride. I also had the Stelvio for a test ride, because I was interested in the new watercooled V2, but I found the V85 more interesting and playful. Lovely machine, can't wait to rack up the miles next season.
It's interesting u say that because I found the same with the v85tt in comparison to the stelvio. I like the stelvio a lot but the v85 was just more characterful and the short time I had with both bikes I found it to handle slightly better and just enjoyed it more. It is a seriously good and overlooked bike.
2023 e5 85tt owner here and with the cat delete, vtwin boost and velocity stack and high flow airfilter my bike now really romps. my advice, find a clean used one for about 2/3rds the price of new and put in the hop up kit from mistral. I really like this bike, makes my old gs1150 feel like a tank and my 650 husky feel like a toy. the guzzi wont feel broken in until 12,000 miles and several oil changes - motor, tranny, rear diff. good fair review, keep up the good work young man!
Thanks for the info and tips, I agree the moto guzzi feels like a solid machine, I thought the same thing when I had my husky svartpilen 701, that it felt toy like and my guzzi v7 850 felt like a piece of iron machinery.
Good Video!! I like the looks of this bike a lot!! A little too tall for me though....I have never ridden any of the smaller block Guzzi's--I will have to try one sometime!! Hope to run in to you two again somewhere!! Keep Riding!!😎
Yes it was great meeting you and yes very good looking bike and rides great as well.
I want this bike. I have the suzuki 1000 dl I'm 55 and want to downsize to this bike. Had a guzzi v35 82 model in the 90s I want to be a guzzisti
No bike like a Guzzi, the character and style, they r such great and unique machines.
@bikerbeliever8169 the Italians say BMW moves your body and Guzzi moves your soul
@alxx1378 good saying
Hello. Are you able to compare this C85 to Stelvio?
I rode both at the demo and both are great. I may try to do a comparison breakdown of what I thought between the two. I may actually prefer the v85tt, I thought it handled a little better and had a tad more character. The stelvio is great too though, obviously a little more pep and is gonna do better offroad than the v85. However slightly less character, little taller, handles good but not quiet as sporty feeling on the road as the v85 imo, but still good. Both are good but just slightly different takes on the adv category.
Personally I can’t take any motorcyclist who rides in shirtsleeves seriously.
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Well i understand your safety concern
BUT!
Depend in what conditions you ride,During summer and just last summer i had more than +40°C at that temperature everything more than t shirt will cause exessive sweating which makes ride unplesant
Therefore Safety first when applicable otherwise NIYET!