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Not at all. Plenty of small blocks raced here with 50-55 rwhp, and Mike beat on his 750-4V at 55 rwhp for ~2+ years including drag strip passes, basically trying to break something. Guzzis are overbuilt... the clutch might be the weakest link.Todd, is there any concern that the drive train components cannot handle the 65% increase in HP and torque over the long term? Obviously this might be hard to predict.
I'll find out next week. The 2:2 on the bike is for @mwrenn, and I have a 2>1 sitting and ready to go for a dyno session.Question is there a reason you used the 2-2 vs the 2-1 is there a power difference between the two?
A 4valver in Denmark! I 'm sitting on a pair of Lario heads here in Gothenburg, Sweden dreaming of converting but figured all shipping fees would cost more than the parts.
I'd like to chat some to understand what costs it brings sending the parts from Scandinavia to US and back.
Will be riding to Castle run in Copenhagen in May and take some time off for touring southwards with the pals after that. Perhaps that could give me a chance to see your bike.
Best of luck!
In a sense Todd beat me to it...
For anyone that loves the V7 platform, but is looking toward the V9 solely for the increased power output, I can unequivocally recommend Todd's drop in 820 big bore kit or the 4V-820 big bore/head replacement kit.
FWIW - The 820 BBK cylinders that Todd is offering are the same bore as those that Guzzi is putting in the V9. The additional displacement on the V9s comes from a stroker crank on these bikes.
It's notable that @Gruzzer, after comparing the 820 BBK side by side with Todd's upgraded V9, still felt that the V7 820 BBK put out more power. This doesn't surprise me, though. The components in Todd's kits are all precision machined, and the dyno charts that Todd posted here previously showed that we could expect as much.
I opted for the full 4V-820 kit. To encourage those on the fence, rather than to brag... This makes the bike into the bike that you really wanted. It's still the V7 that you fell in love with - but it's transformed the bike into the bike that you imagined it might be!
Yes. None... Mike's V7R is a 5-spd. Questions answered via email.Oh man. So 5 grand plus shipping I am in? My 2012 V7R has the 5 speed transmission. Any issues with that compared to the newer six speed ones? What else should I ask about?
My Quattrovalvole is also a 5-spd.Yes. None... Mike's V7R is a 5-spd. Questions answered via email.