MOTO GUZZI V85TT 8000 mile REVIEW - Is it reliable - Is it worth Considering? 

Thanks for posting such a thorough review of your additions to your bike! Looks like a great bike!

Thank you for the review. I have '22 Centenario and really love the bike. I have not found the front headlights to be weak but also added the fog lights. Very happy with mine. Wish I could bring it over to Ireland. Beautiful country. Was there just before the pandemic and enjoyed it thouroughly.

Thanks for review, very important to see these bikes being owner modified and maintained. Please give updates as mileage climbs

I have 8k miles on mine as well. I have the Mistral enricher and the Arrow cat delete and muffler. I am satisfied with it especially in the SPORT mode. I have not had any issues with the turn signals. All in all, I will not be replacing this bike for a long time.

Great review, the bike looks class.

Love the sound 👍

Thank you for your review. Your bike is awesome.

Hi from Leitrim bud been on the bikes same time as yourself and considering the V85 meself great review keep it on the back stuff 😎👍

Great review and even more keen to get my hands on a v85tt 😊 thanks and ride safe 👏🏍⛽😃

Saving up for the new downpipes and end can, doesn't sound to bad as standard but feels choked, funnily enough I love the headlights but I'm from sports bikes and old trail bikes. Great video 👍👍👍

Great post...thanks.

Continental road attack 3’s work for me. I live in Nor Cal USA, all twisties out here, stick real good! 2020 V85 TT Travel. Love my Guzzi💪

Nice Guzzi! I have a 2019 with Mc Donald's paint scheme, 1055k and she's a blast! I'm in the Philippines and haven't seen another one on The road. No issues and plenty of power and good gas mileage too, made a few mods and need make a few more! Head turner for sure!

Very plesently executed video, I really enyoed...

I'm looking at buying one of these hopefully soon. Need to first convince the misses 😅

Helpful video mate, thanks for producing it. For a guy like yourself who (like myself), clearly does a lot of hard leaning it is strange that those tyres should square off so much. For what it is worth, I personally believe most people run their tyre pressures too high because the manual always errs on the side of caution (i.e. based on a 18 stone rider with a 16 stone wife and 50 lbs of luggage, but of course they cant say that because it is "fattest" or "overweight-phobic" or "luggage-phobic" something!) generally speaking I have found that lowering pressure a couple of pounds or more can solve that problem if I experience it. Of course it depends on the inherent rigidity of the tyre carcass etc so no given pressure is good across the board but you know where I am coming from. I once read an article on exactly how to discover what your tyre pressure should be based on your riding but I cant remember what it was called but the central point was that every rider is different and you should forget the manual and do your own experimentation. I do this and always find I am lowering pressure even though I am a quick rider and it not only reduces squaring considerably but also improves control and ride quality for a country back road scratcher like me.

Screen looks great

For the indicator switch open it up and spray it with Super Servisol contact cleaner. Leave it for a few hours to fully dry out, then put it back together and it should work. When it evaporates, water leaves behind a residue that conducts with low currents so you end up with electronics not working. This should sort it and is much cheaper than a new switch block. Also check all connectors are pushed together properly as Guzzis shake a little.

Just found this channel - hoping to add a TT to the garage soon! Subbed pal - looking forward to watching your back catalogue this affy :-)

Thanks for the great review. I was brought up near Castlerock so it was even more interesting to watch. Currently have a 2021 v7 850 and KTM 1090, thinking of trading both in for the 2024 v85tt. I reckon if my 2 bikes could reproduce it's a v85tt they would produce 😅.

Love mine 10k miles so far

By moment I've lost your narration because I've admired view... beautiful country.

I have the exact bike and love it. I would recommend a Pyramid Mud Guard that bolts onto the front brakes; it will prevent the sand blasting. I hope you do the exhaust video as that is my next project. Many thanks from Maine.

Like the look of them. Real tidy. N different 👌

Thanks!

In an ideal world you'd not be riding this in the wet, but hey how I'm Scottish so it's just a way of life, like those pesky midges! 🤣👍 Lovely machine & awesome real review mate! 👍😎

Great review and you have made the bike better . Just done exactly the same one year and just over 7k loved every mile and agree with your report. I've been let down by bullshit dealership experience and servicing so she as gone. Valves never checked in 2 service visits us jobs not carried out but charged for. Then told my bike was making odd noise from transmission and they would need it for a "few" days. No courtesy bike just leave me without transport. Indicator switch is poor. Side stand switch came loose. Couple of fasteners needed tightening. Exhaust guards will slice through fingers when cleaning. Sad too see it go.

Hah, same color and picked the same taller screen, Zard slip on from dealer - absolutely love it, and while Guzzi isn't as popular in the States, it definitely turns heads in the flat black. Enjoy!

Thanks, nice and honest review. The foot pegs doesn't look like the original ones?

If you have not solved the problem of water in the switches, try removing the cluster, shake out any water and spray with WD40. I had the same problem on my Stelvio and rode home in a downpour with high and low beams on at the same time, it cured it completely and that was 9 years ago. I nearly bought a V85TT when my Stelvio engine seized due to an oil pump gear failure but opted to keep the Stelvio. I also had a height issue and the Stelvio is taller than the V85, my solution was to run the rear suspension about 4 clicks lower than recommended and slide the forks up through the yokes by about 15mm to lower the front end, it handles better than standard, feels a lot safer and I can get both feet flat on the ground. Mark

Great review. What type/brand of additional lights did you fit? Guzzi OEM ones?

Fantastic review mate , good to see a detailed English review, I’m very interested in the upmap ? , I live in Australia and have a 2021 Centennio model , I’m up to 6000kms brought it new from a dealer 6 months ago . I haven’t done any performance mods as yet ( just an Australian made uni- Filter ) a form filter better for Australian dust conditions. And if you plan taking you bike off road at all . I sent my airbox and filter to them and are testing the first one in the world 🌍. It definitely breaths better I tested back to back . I am holding of on pipe mod at this stage as I don’t want to effect warranty. I had a problem with my EML coming on over 5500 RPM , apparently an issue with some 2021 models , like faulty valves ( some were recalled ) mine I think was a bug in the ecu and a recalibration of the sonic wheel , prior to resetting it valves had to b adjusted. Anyway hasn’t do it since so happy about that love the bike . Mods 1. Screen deflector - buffering as you said 2. GPS mount same as yours 3. Givi tank ring for tank bag 4. Sm- motech crash bars 5. Have ordered the Sm- Motech pegs and don’t really like the standard ones 6. Modified Benelli 1130’pannier racks to fit ( as I love the semi hard soft panniers that were on my 1130 . 7. Round tube ( document holder ) can put tools etc in I put a “ snap Jack in it - means no Centerdtand , that only gets in way in corners 😂😂😂. Pelican case for a back box - cheaper than OEM panniers . I did a 5000 untube review on mine . My filing isn’t the best 😂😂😂. Any way fantastic vid mate looking forward to more English stuff from you . Regards Paul from Australia

Thank you for excellent review. What is the « SCF 50 » ? … I’m not sure what it is and what it’s for… thanks! Renald (from Canada)

Beautiful bike l own one😀 God Bless you brother ride slow!!! Best regards from Croatia 🇭🇷

Nice review. Is the indicator issue definitely due to the switch unit? Reason I ask is I had a Benelli that I took to Germany and for a miserable week it was in torrential rain. From that moment the indicators gradually stopped working. When i got home I checked the forum and it was a common issue. The indicator relays in that model were not waterproof and filled up with water. May be worth checking in the Guzzi club uk forum.

I was really considering buying one, great bike

Thanks for the review. Please change those tyres, they look scary square on the video. 😊

Bucky - nice review. Did you say you bought those little rubber protectors on the crash bars from Allied Express? I couldn’t quite make it out. Thanks.

Hello, Bucky. Forgive me for missing it -- I am watching quietly as some of my family is asleep nearby (alright, it is my Mastiff puppy, but she's family) -- did you say that your mapping, intake and exhaust, reduced your mileage? If the stock bike is starved-lean, to pass E-whatever(5?), then maybe I heard that right. Thank for the review. John

Nice review of a lovely bike. Down south here there is no NCT (or MOT) for bikes. How will the DVLA deal with the decat at the MOT? Will you have to put the original system back on?

Excellent can I ask where you got the fog light's? I also changed my tires to Midas ones really awesome tires... They actually have a dakar version. I would highly recommend them if interested.

what does it look like when a second person rides in the back including two suitcases? is the power too low or does it not make much difference with a second person?

Engine has a really nice throaty rumble 👍🏽

Nice video! I am going to test ride one in the morning. I have a question: what is the cornering clearance like? I like going fast around bends. I don't want to buff the pegs too easily. What's your opinion on that? Thanks!

I'm not flash at converting Irish to English 😂, what brand model screen did you say you put on it, thanks

That asphalt is really rough! That texture is why your tires are squaring off. I think you may want to change those.

Funny undertitle at 24:40, when it speaks about getting "my tools down on the ground quite easily". 😂🤣😂🤣😂 Oh boy.... where is AI taking us?! Better keep them on the seat. 🤣

Spray the indicators with WD 40 and play a little bit with them…

I’m still so drawn to this bike. But with a 29 inch inseam, I’m hesitant.

Bought in 22 and sold it to some poor fella within 8 months with 4k on the clock it would not stop pinging it's head off every time it got hot and the resale value on them is terrible 😢

Put some real pegs on it.