Hi,
Having only just recently got this bike, I'm not yet used to all the idiosyncrasies of the V7 Racer (or Moto Guzzis for that matter). My experience has been with larger BMW K-bikes. I am used to dual front disks with four piston Brembos per disk with the K-bike; a single rear with dual piston Brembo. There is lots of stopping power in this bike and even with the added weight of a full fairing, the bike stops rapidly. Braking feel at the lever is solid.
I'm finding the braking on the V7 somewhat anemic and vague. On the V7, I have to use lots of lever pressure to get the bike to stop rapidly. Normal braking is not as good as what I experience on the bigger BMW. Is this normal or should I be looking at the brakes? I'll mention that there are not many kilometers on the bike so maybe the brakes are not fully bedded in yet.
Thanks for the insight.
Having only just recently got this bike, I'm not yet used to all the idiosyncrasies of the V7 Racer (or Moto Guzzis for that matter). My experience has been with larger BMW K-bikes. I am used to dual front disks with four piston Brembos per disk with the K-bike; a single rear with dual piston Brembo. There is lots of stopping power in this bike and even with the added weight of a full fairing, the bike stops rapidly. Braking feel at the lever is solid.
I'm finding the braking on the V7 somewhat anemic and vague. On the V7, I have to use lots of lever pressure to get the bike to stop rapidly. Normal braking is not as good as what I experience on the bigger BMW. Is this normal or should I be looking at the brakes? I'll mention that there are not many kilometers on the bike so maybe the brakes are not fully bedded in yet.
Thanks for the insight.