Motorcycle specifications Moto-Guzzi850 V7 Stone 2026 Douceur de vivre

Memories are written in rock. It's in Lombardy that names and stories like the V7 are engraved. The first Guzzi in the range never tires of small, discreet improvements, so that it's always there when the catalog doors open.

Classic, accessible and unmistakably composed, with its cylinder heads in front of the knees and its cardan shaft transmission, this Italian bike looks forward to going to the clinic to comply with standards.

It wasn't the design department that got the most budget for this V7. Barely redesigned side panels, a planed rear mudguard, shorter pots and a new ignition key - that's it, we've done the trick. The bike feels great the way it is, so Guzzi leaves it in its finery.

She prefers her engine

The arrival of Euro5+ mobilized most of the staff's attention. They took the opportunity to do more than simply make the bike compliant. Let's delve into the twin-cylinder to note improved piston cooling, a much larger 52 mm diameter throttle valve, a 27% larger airbox, the installation of a third lambda sensor, optimized exhausts and a general increase in performance. Modest but quantifiable: power increases by 2.3 hp to 67.3 horsepower. The main winner is torque, which increases by 6 Nm at lower revs - 4,400 rpm instead of 5,000 - to 8.1 mkg. At 3,500 rpm, i.e. mid-engine speed, 95% of this muscle is available.

the more the years go by, the stronger this twin becomes. However, the nostalgic feel of the twin will be somewhat overshadowed by the introduction of Ride-by-wire throttle control. This may offend some fans of mechanical control and feel, but for tech enthusiasts, it's an opportunity to take advantage of the Riding Modes graft. Two are present on the Stone: Road, with traction control at medium level and progressive throttle response / Rain, where traction control is at full throttle while the throttle responds smoothly. The V7 also gets cruise control.

4% more power isn't going to trigger Traction Control at every turn, or bend the chassis. There are no changes to the double tubular steel cradle, the 40 mm fork or anything else. Guzzi relies on a single brake disc per wheel to calm the V7 when needed, with a Brembo 4-piston caliper at the front and 2-piston caliper at the rear, for discs measuring 320 mm and 260 mm respectively.

The speedometer doesn't give in to the color TFT trend, but that doesn't stop it from being pleasant to look at. Incidentally, the V7 Special sister decided to steal it this year. It can cohabit with a smartphone thanks to the optional MIA app.

The Moto-Guzzi V7 Stone lives on, with an image that seems frozen in time. So much so, in fact, that it seems to have always existed, before and after us. Distilled charm, past and present.

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