I mean, look at it!
The iconic Italian motorcycle brand Moto Guzzi has introduced yet another iteration of its naked roadster, the V7. This V7 III Racer
10th Anniversary edition has received the cafe treatment: a small front
fairing with a windscreen and a flat-track race-inspired number plate
emblazoned with a “7” set this V7 apart from the eight other available
editions. It has a whole host of other fancied-up parts, though, that
you might not notice on first glance.
In a step away from its closest sibling, the V7 III Racer LE, the Anniversary edition sports a very sharp
dark chromed gas tank. The rest of it, instead of also getting the
chrome treatment, is mostly blacked-out, except for its red accents.
Half its swingarm is also done up in red, and that color is highlighted
through a stripe on the cafe fairing and accents on the passenger seat
cowl.
Each bike will be numbered and you’ll find
subtle “10th Anniversary” banner details throughout the bike.
Additionally, the manufacturer fully upgraded the bike’s lighting to
LED: its headlight, taillight and all signals have received the
modernized treatment. Foregoing bar-mounted stalk mirrors, these
versions sport bar-end mirrors
to enhance the cafe look, and instead of painted parts, you’ll find
black anodized billet aluminum parts all over this bike, from the top
triple to the fancy footpegs.
It shares a powerplant
with the rest of its V7 III siblings: Guzzi’s signature
transverse-mounted V-twin engine with a 744cc displacement, putting out
52hp and 44.2 ft-lbs of torque. Power is pushed to the 17” rear spoked
wheel through a 6-speed transmission and a shaft final drive.
Curb weight comes in at 470lbs for the LE, but the lightened
Anniversary might drop some of those with its anodized billet parts
where its siblings have painted steel.
Moto Guzzi seems to be taking a cue from Triumph here, which has recast three of its own models into high-end “factory custom” editions.
It seems to be working out very well for the British maker, so why not
fancy up an already-successful naked Italian? That chrome tank alone has
my interest piqued. Guzzi has not released the retail pricing for this
motorcycle yet. The V7 III Racer LE sells in the US for $9,990; with its
fancier parts I’ll wager a guess that we’ll see the Anniversary Edition
V7 III for something in the neighborhood of $13,000.
