So ,  

I was going through a local bike shop a couple week ago ... (One should never do this) .   I started "lifting handle bars ,checking weights".  
When I lifted a Moto Guzzi V7 , I did a double take and hoisted it up again ! ☺.
Its only 418 lbs.  and 52HP/44+lbs of Tork.  Wow ! 😀
Then I saw a V9 used in the other section ... 😋  only 10 lbs more ! ☺
I can't get them out of my head ... Either one of them would take the place of the Harley (560 lbs my WE Bike) and look better the whole time .

I understand MotoGuzzi has been making the V7 for 50 years now and this is the III generation model , so its well proven ! 😐

So , my choice's are :
1.   Keep druelling till my bucket runs over
2.   Get a new V7 III
3.   Get the 2016 used V9

HELP. 😱

I can sell the Harley next spring , but its paid for and I don't have too , but a Me bike and a We bike is all the bikes I really need.

Anybody ever have either of these bike or know someone who does ? 😕

Ruttly

Which one got you duelling  ?

Griso would be sweet but I'll settle for V7 III Special .

Isn't advertising wonderful? "Making the V7 for 50 years'.
Not really. If I remember the history correctly...
There are two distinct families of Guzzis. The big block ones and the small block ones. The original V7 was of the big block family, which evolved into todays big bikes. A smaller engine family was introduced with the 350, 500, 650, 750, and now 900 motors.
In, general, the small block bikes were significantly lighter, and the designs were newer. One raging exception to 'new' was the use of Heron heads on the small block bikes. This is a design which uses parallel valves, a flat bottom cylinder head, and the combustion chamber carved into the top of the piston domes.
AFAIK, this was considered a good idea for about 3 minutes one afternoon in the '70s. Except for older Jags, I can't think of anyone who uses Heron heads.
Bad and wrong would be a polite way to describe the design.
Apparently, the new V9 uses a conventional head, and actually makes some power, as opposed to the 700cc sub 50 HP gutless wonder.
At least the small block bikes are light, so the few Shetland ponies they have corralled don't have much to haul around.
So, a more accurate ad would be "Using the V7 name again, even though the bike has not much in common with it's namesake"
Kinda like a modern Bonnie.
Worked on a V7 the other day. Still a bunch of idiotic (I'm sorry, 'quirky') things to deal with on the bikes.
To each his own.

Ruttly

I've been reading everything I can find on the V7 III ,  its two valves / cylinder .    Its also 52 HP and 44.2 ft/lbs.  and displaces 744 cc.
weighs in at 418 lbs .   had 130/80-17 rear and 18" front.

My local dealer has a Special (blue/white) 2016 w/1,200 ish miles  (spoke wheels) .   for   $6,999 .    They also have three 2017 Stone models , for $7,999 .

I kinda like the mag wheels of the Stone model .   but the 2017 Stone model don't have the dual gages , or much of a front fender.   I'm thinking of the 2016 Stone , it has chrome mufflers and dual gauges and a real front fender .   But , they seem to be hard to find (the 2016 Stone Model).  

 
They sold the V-9 they had today , some guy from up north bought it sight unseen !   It had 800 + miles (2016 yellow) $6,999 .     It was the Roamer model and the seat was too small .

Hope to see your Tracker some day !  

your right about the Sportster building a body up !

Armen wrote on 08/01/17 at 19:04:11:


Moto Morini 3 1/2 Sport

MM.

Go look at a Triumph Bonneville.  It likely won't be cheap - but it has enough seat to be a "we" bike.  My friend and his wife shipped their bike over to the UK and spent 6 weeks riding double.  The bike has plenty of power, looks good, and handles great.