2017 Moto Guzzi V9 Roamer First Test Review Video | Riders Domain 

Thank you for your review. I own a Roamer and love it. I make the comments below which has turned into a bit of an essay, only as due to research before I decided to buy it and owning it now for 6 months. I should point out that the model that you review and I own, is about to be updated in the USA and has already been replaced in Europe. The seating is changed in the newer model and is plusher and the foot-pegs pushed back 4 inches and raised 1 inch It appears from the video that you are not quite as tall as me and the heads and intakes do not bother you. For me the heads have to be avoided at 6'2" (my height) and inseam of 33" and my feet have to be placed a little wider than normal on the foot pegs to avoid a hot shin. I have been grateful on many occasions for wearing kevlar insert jeans, as normal pants would not protect from the heat. But even so, I would not go the retro fit pegs as I quite like the slightly forward positioning. The positioning, while not traditional cruiser styling is somewhat "scooter-like" - (my background). You referred to what is available on the dial and there being no tacho. I do feel that is a glaring omission. However you can get a computer gizmo that can be fitted to the bike and then connected to your smart phone which will enable a tacho and a whole lot of far less useful info. Speaking of smart phone - there is a connection so that you can recharge your phone - careful with the cable though! Another thing not mentioned is that the fuel cap is not lockable. You can purchase a lockable one but then the keys that come with it don't fit the ignition and vice versa. For me and where I ride (Sydney Australia), I don't think the chance of someone siphoning petrol is high but if you do tour in shady neighbourhoods, it might be a consideration. The suspension is quite stiff (not significantly adjustable) and I do feel all the bumps.... and the seat is a quite hard for my aging tuchas. After about an hour I need to get up off the saddle. You can get a seat with a special gel compound that is a little more comfortable but I am told that the difference is marginal and not worth the investment. However as stated above, the new model has a more comfortable saddle and I understand that it can be ordered separately - at significant cost. That leads me to another thing. Genuine Guzzi parts and accessories are expensive. For such things as saddle bags and mountings I would not remain faithful. Even though it seems that I give the bike quite a bit of a roasting above, I just love it and easily forgive its faults. Adore: the retro feel, the upright position, plenty of torque, its very light , has beautiful mechanicals; love the growl and real feel of the engine; the finish of the bike and it looks just so goood . It just smacks of a quality build

The best review of the v9 on the internet, well done young man.

Great review. I've owned a MotoGuzzi Breva 750IE 2003. It was an American market one with about 20,000 miles on it. I did the tappets on it myself and the engine sounded tight just like new and it idled steadily at around 1,300 rpm. It never used any oil between changes and was easy to service. In the time I had it I never had any issues with it what so ever. Highly recommend MotoGuzzi! I've ridden a roamer with the Agostini pipes and the sound was just incredible. The low-mid range was incredible with the Ago mufflers so you really did need to hang on. I love the idea of the USB port for your phone near the steering head if using your phone on a ram mount for navigation. Easy to do the tappet's with just the rocker cover's to remove and only 2 valves per cylinder. Really easy. If you decide to get it serviced in a bike shop then it would save you a bundle of $.

Dude! What a cool bike! It just does not get any more classic than this. Guzzi did a great job with this one. For a 'round towner, this machine would be ideal. Light, economical and style for days. I love how Guzzi almost hid the technology they built into it. But it's there, and just enough to make the bike carefree to run. Well done, Byron!

I've now owned a Moto Guzzi Roamer for over a year now. I had the seat reupholstered to make it more comfortable, put in a windshield, and hard pannier bags, I use this bike for Touring, and its bloody perfect, easy on corners, lots of power to overtake road trains. build quality is very good, with metal finishes, its excellent. The only bad is no tachometer or fuel gauge....I want these...

Love coming back to this review. In a lot of cases, the V9 Roamer is classic sleeper. Not taken seriously for everyday riding. It really is one of the best ever kept secrets! At everyday riding speed limits its brilliant! with a touch more poke

Thanks Byron for a good review. I recently bought a 2018 white Roamer and then fitted a Givi rear carrier. The seller on Amazon described the carrier as "Givi carrier for Moto Guzzi V9 Roamer Bobber 2016" so I thought that it would fit my 2018 model. Well the carrier fits the frame OK, but then the seat won't fit because the front of the carrier occupies the same air space as the rear of the seat. I can only assume that MG have lengthened the seat for later models. I made up some brackets which moved the carrier rearwards and now the seat and the carrier both fit. It is touch-and-go though because the brackets are only about 1/8 inch away from the top mountings of the rear shock absorbers. I would like to think that Givi have, or are in the process of, making a carrier that fits all years. I also fitted a Dart Classic flyscreen for the V9. What a revelation in terms of perfection! Such high quality. Each part from the screen itself to the nuts and bolts was perfect. No bending of mounting brackets or screen was necessary and the instructions were fool proof. This is a brilliant piece of kit, and less than one third of the official MG price.

Moto Guzzi, own 1 and you will be riding all the time ;)

I love and enjoy the rider-machine connection on my Guzzi.

I like your review, good solid opinion, without the bs, and you know what your talking about.

Thanks for an awesome review!!! I absolutely love this bike. What a machine

Those shin warmers look great for the colder days..

Superb riding quality. But i choose V7 iii Anniversario over this because of no key lock in the tank cap on V9.

Great video, love my 750 nevada.

Great review, thank you.

Great video - where was this filmed?

Good review! Nice video!

very cool bike! thanks for the review. what's the jacket you are wearing? (:

good report , sensible bike review,

Looks great, but why bother with a roughly 900cc version of a bike for which there is already a roughly 700cc version? I appreciate that there are other bikes about which we might ask the same question. I like the idea of shaft drive on a bike. I have never owned one, but I understand they require much, much less attention than chains and and not as much as a belt. Thanks for the video.

Review aside; great photography.

I can't decide, what i most beautiful?. The bike or the scenery??! :-) :-)

Love mine, you need to understand the bikes characteristics to enjoy it.

Pretty cool that they got Gerard Butler to do this review. He's really getting that American accent down.

I own one just a small thing i don't like the gear lever seems to be in a strange position.

Do you think is it possible to install a rev gauge ?

Hi thinking of getting a V9, just wondering if I will sit on it comfortable I am 1.85cm tall think it's around 6.3" Best regards Henrik

These are still being produced?

Lovely bike but how did you like your shins banging into those protruding cylinder heads, especially when breaking downhill, was annoying and a deal breaker for me.

That is really nice bike. Anyone know if Guzzis are reliable or troublesome?

The switches are the same as my V85TT 2022, the new V850 has some horrible switches, kinda like a Japanese bike.

A dream DIY bike, but why soooo pricy !?

Looks good

The one and only reason riders were looking forward to the launch of the V9 was to gain significantly more power and torque over the V7. But Guzzi disappoints again, How do they get so little power from almost a litre of displacement? Here’s some advice MG, put the V85 motor into the V9 bike.