I'm glad to hear you picked a new V85 and that the content is helpful. Ride safe.

Close call, glad only the plastic thing was damaged.

Glad it helped! Ride safe.

Thanks John, I appreciate the feedback.

Thank you Gary. If you are up for it, we have a small local get together every 2nd Saturday of the month in Frankfort at the Frishe's Big Boy. We sit around telling bad stories and eating bad food.....but it might be worth the drive for you. Ride safe.

Georgetown.....not Frankfort...

I'm happy to hear that it helped.

I would love to tour Scotland on a motorcycle. I'll bet you have some pretty breathtaking views.

Glad it helped. Thank for watching.

Glad it helped you out. Ride safe.

Greetings. I hope you find the inspiration you need to get that bike. It really is a fine machine.

I really like the MGX. That's a really nice bike. I just got back from the Virginia Moto Guzzi rally where I was drooling over an MGX there. I do hope you get you a V85 as well, it is a great riding bike.

Sorry to hear you going down but glad they work. It's a horrible feeling knowing it's going down and not being able to stop it. Hope you are all right, ride safe.

Thank you so much, I am so glad it helped.

Hey, thanks for watching. I appreciate it. Ride safe.

Never thought to check my fill plug, I'll have to take a look at mine. Might have to carry a special tool as well.

Gearbox oil changes are far from regularly. Most people won't do it more than twice while owning the bike for many many years.

@@Roomer645 Sounds like you didn't get one of the bikes that shipped with 70cc of oil instead of 700. I check mine regularly (drain and refill) for sparkly bits. So far, after 15K miles, all is good. I have one of those bikes and caught it VERY quickly. Thankfully.

@@mjordan812 I have a 2022 E5 model and it's fine. 70cc instead of 700cc is insane and i don't see how people at any factory would assume 70cc would be enough for a trabnsmission, especially a transmission this big (when comparing to other motorcycles).

@@Roomer645 There was an issue with a number of 2020 bikes that left the factory with little to no oil in the gearbox. I was a lucky winner. As all of the fluids were filled at the factory, there was no procedure for dealers to verify levels - and for the gearbox, there's no way to check it other than to drain, measure and refill. They (MG) seem to have sorted out their internal procedures and I haven't heard of any issues past the 2020 model year.

I wondered the same thing on the pegs. A little added comfort on those long trips. Fog lights maybe to.

Thank you for watching. Do you ride in Thailand?

Yeah, you are probably right, I just went with what the picture showed. They are flimsy plastic, I'm sure they are just there to showcase the brand name.

I think so as well. I like the look of these more as well but that's just a personal preference. Ride safe.

Hello thank you for the installation guide; I installed SW Motech version on my V85TT; and after dropping it at a stop sign and scrape the out most part of the gas tank at the eagle emblem; If I replaced these bars with the Givi version bars do you feel the tank would be protect from drops ; do they stick out farther than tank? Hopefully if I have another incident it will save my tank. Thanks John

@@John-ev3cz they do stick out alot and they have that big Givi plastic bolt-on piece on the side. I can't say if they would protect the tank better, but they look like they would keep the bike up off the pavement further while it was on its side.

Thanks for the reply; when you eyeball down the side do they look like they protrude out more than the tank edge that flares out and with the plastic piece on more so? Thanks again John

Would that plastic piece go on the top bar to add more outward protection?

I believe they sold my old one 3 days after I bought the new one.

With ya brother. You have to plan your attack to get back up!!!

Well I hope you enjoy the bike, they are a lot of fun to ride. For the record, it is one mmmmppphhhh of torque.

I like the fact that on the new one, when I pull in the clutch, it still displays the gear you are in. The old one didn't do that.

Yes, the valve cover still comes off, but its a game of Tetris to do it. Thanks for watching.

Nah, my knees sit pretty far into the tankside cutouts and I am still left with plenty of room.

Looking at it, it appears that there is plenty of room to get them off without issue. I will be testing that shortly just to verify. Sorry to hear about your low side : (

Thanks for the "heads up." I'll have to check that out.

@@cubbysue Very few bikes affected. There were about 60 in Germany and possibly another 60 here in the States.. The recall is all about defective valves, not up to manufacturer specs. If there's no damage, they replace the intake valves only. If they stick in the guide and visible wear then the entire head assembly gets replaced. My bike idled very badly and there were no codes. Finally, right where I was about to give up, I called AF1 and determined that there's a recall on it. Upon opening the engine we found that the valve seats were also partly caked with carbon, it seems like the intake valves either were sticking or not sealing the port correctly and plenty of gasses were pushed back in the intake. Lets see when Moto Guzzi will send the parts. Other than that......the bike has been awesome.

Well hopefully they get you back up and running quickly. Where are you in the U.S?

@@cubbysue Queens NY. If you're ever in my area come and visit my garage, lots of fun bikes to ride.

The Givi windshield, it redirected the air around me and hit me in the chest. That isn't a big deal for most people, but I have a big, bushy beard. It blew my beard straight up and into my face. Had to get rid rid of it. It also blocks the airflow to my helmet vents.

@@cubbysue I appreciate your reply. I'm just looking for something that isn't as noisy as the stock shield on my Adventure TT. Your video was valuable help in the mounting of my bars today. Thanks again.

Mine did not come with luggage either, I removed the ones from my other V85 to put on this one. But a short walk around is doable.

I too have the 21 Nero (base) and installed the Hepco & Becker pannier racks which appear well made and easy to install. Also purchased a set of Turkana soft panniers for travel. The MG engine guards were not available at my dealer either so I added the H&B version. Blaze on Guzzis

Well, I am on my second V85TT and still ride it everyday that I can. I've not had any big issues so far, I am getting a new dash because under 32° F it goes to 3. I don't know if it is trying to do a Celsius conversion or what, but dealer says new dash. Not a big deal, anything under 32 is cold. Small stuff. Overall I am happy with it. It is just such a unique bike. Could you buy more bike for less money? Yes, but there is just something about this bike that speaks to me.

I believe I can make that happen.

For whatever it's worth I tried the GIVI Airflow on my 2021 V85TT. I am 6'2"tall and did not like it at all. I next tried the tall OEM windscreen (the one that comes on the Travel version) with the Puig spoiler on top. Perfect.

@@HurricaneMtnRoad Same height and I cannot get over the turbulence with the Airflow. May go with your setup.

@@cubbysue anytime soon sir?

I liked it so much, I sold it and put the stock one back on. It was redirecting the wind around the shield and up under my chin. I met a viewer of the channel at my dealership that was wanting one so I sold it to him and put my stock one back on when I got home.

Yeah, it's still accessible, but it is a little tight.

Can you verify that the bolt is broken off? Can you see it in there with a flashlight? If that bolt is broken off inside for the engine mount, that is going to be a problem. Access to that bolt is very restricted. Trying to drill the bolt to extract it is going to be difficult with the engine in the bike. It is doable though. It's not a very deep bolt, but if it is snapped off, it may be because it was overtightened. Either way, that bolt going into the block of the engine is an integral part of the strength of the frame. The engine literally is hanging from the frame from those bolts. I'm sorry to hear that it is broken off. That my be a job best suited for your dealership or a machine shop. If you plan to attempt to remove it yourself, I would center punch the broken bolt with a transfer punch that fits tightly in the hole. You want to drill as centered into the bolt as you can. Good luck, and let us know how this mess turns out.

@@cubbysue once again you were right. Bolt was broken off inside. Tried extracting it but it was too much of a b?!ch since it’s deep inside. What I ended up doing was just threading the cylinder open area before the bolt. Engine Mount should be fine since that original bolt isn’t going anywhere. On a side note, this bike is relatively new to me. I noticed on the freeway that it was to rev pretty high to do decent freeway speeds. Is this normal? For example: 75-80mph = ~5000rpm

@@daveotis4635 yeah, that's about right. At full rpm, you'll get about 117 mph..... 121 on a little downhill....😁

@@cubbysue interesting. Alright, thanks for the feedback!

@@daveotis4635 I verified it today.... 75mph was right at 4500 rpms on my bike. That's with me, the top box on and a slight breeze. 80 was about 4800-4900.... give or take.

Because I wanted the black one. I had already put 13,000 miles on the red and white one when the Nero black came to the dealership. Saw it, really liked the look, had to have it.

@@cubbysue I know that feeling! Nice to see you like the bike enough to purchase it twice

Yes. They just barely slide over the bars, but they do clear.

Yeah, I may have traded it for a 2021 V85TT. I gave a sneak peak of the new bike at the end of the Klim glove video.

@@cubbysue Hi Cubbysue , thank you for all your hard work on the videos, they are a great help. My question is, do you experience your engine rev to 2000 rpm for one second then rev back to normal once in a while at a stand still. My 2021 v85tt does that . Love the nero color thx.

@@anibalvictoria8008 yeah, it happened again on Friday. I stopped by the car wash to spray it down before the video and I noticed it did it twice. Usually I only get strange throttle blips when driving.

@@cubbysue hey Cubbysue, did you ever notice if your other bike did that, because I test rode last years model and did not notice anything like that . I went to my dealer today and the head mechanic was surprised by the way the bike revs in that manner. they will be keeping it for a few days next week . Lets hope they can solve this. Keep you posted. thx

@@anibalvictoria8008 No, the other bike (the 2020) had never done that. I've only seen it on the 2021 with the E5 tune. I originally thought it was the drive by wire that was causing the problem, but I put heated grips on witch required a reprogram of the throttle. Let us know if they find something, could be a widespread problem.

Well, I have lights ordered. Next video is fog lights and I believe I am going to mount them on the engine guards. May look better then, we'll see. I like to take mine on the trails and I really wanted the extra protection.