2021 Moto Guzzi V7 Stone Centenario review: This goose is no turkey – Roadshow [CNET]

Moto Guzzi motorcycles don’t seem like good values on paper. This V7 has a new engine with more power, better electronics and an improved suspension. But at the end of the day, in this gorgeous Centenario trim, it’s still nearly a $10,000 motorcycle that makes just 65 horsepower. And yet, I absolutely love it.

The main reason? The V7 — particularly the achingly pretty Centenario — oozes style. Everything from the transverse V-twin engine, unique tank shape and big headlight looks fantastic. Even better than that, though, is the way everything feels. The bike feels like something that was built by people who care, thanks to its excellent fit and finish and overall sense of craftsmanship. When everything feels this solid, the power doesn’t matter as much.

The V7 gets a newly revised engine based on the one in the V85TT to celebrate Moto Guzzi’s 100th anniversary, and it’s a total sweetheart. It gets a displacement bump for the 2021 model year from 744 cubic centimeters out to 853 cc’s, and the added performance this brings makes the bike infinitely nicer to ride in traffic. The old V7 (aka V7 III) was fine but never felt happy being revved out to hit freeway speeds, but the new V7 does it without complaint.

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