Hello all. I am new here and I look forward to being able to learn and share with all of you about motorcycles and associated subjects. I have always loved riding and fixing motorcycles. It started when I was about 12 (40 yrs ago) and my great uncle gave me a well used Honda trail 70. I graduated the following summer to a Yamaha IT 250. In the last few years I have had that longing to revisit those times and ride more. Off road. On road. I rode a KLR650 for several years because I thought it was about the best of both worlds. For the most part it was until I decided to make that bigger. I needed another gear. I needed a little more power. And I needed to look cool doing it lol.
I started researching “adventure” bikes. I looked at all of them. I rode some of them. I only sat on the V85tt and I bought it that day. I had only ever seen one other Motoguzzi motorcycle in my entire life. That was a MGX-21. Something about the style and performance of these bikes really appeals to me. I wanted another gear and a little more power. I got so much more! Shaft drive. Insane electronics. Cruise control. Comfort. I love being able to do my own maintenance. To me this motorcycle is the best mix of old and new I could have gotten. My V85tt is a euro5 2022 travel model. I have tinkered, farkled and upgraded like we always do to make it our perfect ride. I’ve expanded my riding world. I joined here mostly to learn about maintenance and troubleshooting this wonderful machine. I really need help at times bridging the gap between old and new technology. I hope to learn and maybe be able to help others if I can. I know this is a long read but thanks again and happy riding all.
I started researching “adventure” bikes. I looked at all of them. I rode some of them. I only sat on the V85tt and I bought it that day. I had only ever seen one other Motoguzzi motorcycle in my entire life. That was a MGX-21. Something about the style and performance of these bikes really appeals to me. I wanted another gear and a little more power. I got so much more! Shaft drive. Insane electronics. Cruise control. Comfort. I love being able to do my own maintenance. To me this motorcycle is the best mix of old and new I could have gotten. My V85tt is a euro5 2022 travel model. I have tinkered, farkled and upgraded like we always do to make it our perfect ride. I’ve expanded my riding world. I joined here mostly to learn about maintenance and troubleshooting this wonderful machine. I really need help at times bridging the gap between old and new technology. I hope to learn and maybe be able to help others if I can. I know this is a long read but thanks again and happy riding all.
