engineer wrote on 01/28/18 at 09:53:26:antmanbee: I have a 750 ie Nevada touring model, basically a smallblock V7 with dual throttle bodies. I built a new higher and softer seat for it that resembles the seats on 60's and 70's bikes and I made offset brackets to lower the pegs by 1 inch to get a little more leg room. I stripped off the chrome plated plastic "air intakes", the metal side brackets on the sides of the rear fender and some other stuff. The rear shocks were hard so I installed Hagons. There are only about 5000 miles on it and it has a windshield so it is my cold weather bike.
I'll keep my Savage as long as I can ride but I do like a twin for highway speeds. My biggest problem with it is locking up those Brembo brakes, I need ABS because I can't break the old habit of grabbing the brakes for everything I'm worth in an emergency stop.
I can see wanting ABS. Possibly replace the Guzzi with another Guzzi like the V7 III which has the ABS and probably a better peg/handlebar setup than the Nevada. The V7 is just a little bit more heavy (20-30lbs) than the Savage and with an extra 20HP.
You could change your pads on the Nevada to a different material to make it so more force is required to lock them. Most riders are looking to make their brakes more sensitive not less.