Okay, so we've been tooling around the lake district all day on this, the motor Guzzi motor gutsy however you pronounce it, Marx from Birmingham so he's probably going to talk to me. Don't I'm Guzzi most of the time? I might say Guzzi every now and again, please forgive us. The first thing to say about it is it's a beautiful bike right, Mark? Absolutely, I think, you know, styling wise it really is a very, very pretty bike, particularly with this this variant, the stone variant, what you get as a differentiation from the other categories in the V7 range is you get everything in matte, so everything's been decromed, short and fender, matte exhaust, matte paint, what you can have four different colourways for this particular bike thing. I mean I'm a bit of a fan of the idea that it's been decromed and it's matted because I tell you what, there's not a lot of weather protection on this bike, so you know, and if it was chrome, man, you're forever going to be polishing it out, yeah. Well I think, and it is a bike that needs to be polished because, you know, everyone and everybody who's seen this bike has gone, bloody hell, that's a nice bike. Yeah. Well, I mean, you know, I think for me, the this particular type of motorcycle is more about kind of cruising touring and the way it looks. Yeah, it's, you know, it's a lot, you know, somebody's going to buy this bike is not going to want, you know, they're not looking for a fire breathing, rips, naughty, performance machine, because let's be honest, this is not one of those. You know, it very much is about comfort, about relaxation, about, you know, cruising, precisely that. Yeah. You know, I think we've discovered that today riding it around, you know, it's not the fastest thing in the world. No, it's not. But certainly you can sit on it all day long. And from that perspective, it's hugely enjoyable. And also I think in terms of the kind of look at the sort of matte finish, that is a more modern style. So this bike came out in 2017. It's the 50th anniversary celebration of, of the V7. So the bike's been around a long time. And again, in terms of silhouette and design, it's very, very similar, very similar to the way it's been over the last five decades. They have improved it slightly in terms of the technical side of it. Obviously, the 2016 regulation, legislation, it's got ABS. This bike also comes with traction control. We're having a conversation about this this morning, right? I'm entirely sure why a bike with 52 horsepower needs traction control, but it has got a switchable traction control on it. Sure. But they have improved power. So power is slightly up to 52. But for me, I think, again, in terms of the style of the riding that we're doing this, it's got a higher torque figure. So it makes 60 new ametes of torque, which means you know, you can just waft along on that sort of wave of torque and, you know, longer gears, third, fourth gear. You don't really need to change down more than that. And it'll just tall around in traffic. It'll tall around at 30 to 60 miles an hour, really gently and easily. You know, yeah, like you say, it's not a performance bike. For me personally, I'd love to see about another 40 horsepower. Yeah. Well, yeah, yeah. Perhaps, you know, because it just looks the part, it looks angry. You know, as well, I think, you know, when I turned it on, I must be honest, I was a little bit disappointed because, you know, the look of the thing, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, while it looks beautiful, it also looks a little bit, you know, like it should sound, sound something as well. I think the first thing you're going to have to do is, is it change the part? I think it's important, yeah, sorry to go. I think it's important to say that, you know, with motor, because he, one of the things you can do, he's kind of accessorised in a pretty significant way. So I would absolutely agree. One of the first things I'll be doing is, is probably changing the exhaust, even if it's just the end slip on. But you are obviously, in kind of researching this particular model, this load of different options for that. So you can, you can put on some much sexier end cans. Yeah. Much sexier full exhaust systems, and something that sounds a little bit more, I guess, you might say in keeping with it. I mean, I, I do think, yeah, it still makes a reason to be nice, and it's just not particularly loud. No, no, no, it's not, it's not very stand out, it's in that way. And I think adding that, adding that little accessory on would just match the sound with the log. And for me, that would just make the bike like a million times better. It really, really would. You know, perhaps it doesn't need that extra power. Perhaps actually all the bits are kind of commensurate with the kind of power that it's got. You know, obviously, you know, if it did have a load more power, it needed another break. You know, we're talking about a single, single, this break, I mean, it's also important to know, you know, this is the, this is motor, because it's gutsy, because it's their entry level motorcycle. So this is where you would start. In fact, they do do an A2, D2, A2 license-friendly variant of this. And again, you know, you ride this bike, you know, if you were somebody who was just coming on to their first big bike, maybe you'd run a 1, 2, 5 or a 250 or perhaps you, you know, you haven't been riding for years, you've been coming back to it. It's a nice place to start to have a full-size motorcycle. Because it does, it is a full-size motorcycle, you know, you've already ridden plenty of bikes over the last couple of years testing various different things. And you've got, you know, it's a full-size bike, big tank, plenty of range. But you can have a bike with slightly less power than this and you could, you could get onto it even as an A2 license holder. So, you know, they're trying to appeal for to quite a broad market range. I suppose if we talk about the specification of it, Marks, it's 52 horsepower. 6 new meters of torque. 6 new means of torque. Yes, quite a unique, a transverse V-twin. So, I mean, that's one of the, one of the quite cool aesthetic appeals of this bike is that you've got this really nice kind of V-section motor. Shaft driven, so it's not going to need to say, mate. No, absolutely. I mean, I wouldn't necessarily say it's the cheapest motorcycle out there for this type of bike. Retails at 799. 999. Yeah, 91 pounds, something a month. Yeah. Is the finance quote we've got. So, if you'd put 2000 down, 91 pounds a month. On a personal contract purchase, you have a balloon payment at the end, but 90. I mean, you know, that to me, you sort of break that dose less than 25 could a week. It's certainly appears a four-door. It's not 100%. So, to have a proper full size naked motorcycle with a huge amount of style and a very character full V-twin, 93 pounds a month. Not bad. So, obviously, a big part of us actually testing these bikes is not only from the enjoyment of doing that part, but also testing the gear that we're making as well, and needless to say, we've actually been donning the full knocks outfit from head to toe today. And we're actually going to make a video separately to this where we talk about the gear in more detail. So, I'm going to put the link in the description. Please go and check that out if you'd like to know more about the gear that we have been wearing. So, in terms of the riding experience and mark, I mean, what's your opinion? Well, that's what we're here for. I think we've got a slightly different view on this. I mean, obviously, for me, you know, having sort of read what most goods you've said about the bike and the sort of type of riders they think are going to most suit this motorcycle. Having that as a context, you know, my expectation was that it was going to be a pretty relaxed cruiser type of motorcycle. And to be honest with you, that's exactly what I found. I found it, you know, the seat is soft. The suspension setup is pretty soft. It's not a particularly stiffly spun bike. You know, it is about it not being intimidating, it being comfortable, you've been able to relax on it, you've got to sit on it, you know, regardless of what environment you're in whether you're commuting, whether you're, you know, having a tool around the country lanes, or whether, you know, you decide you're going to strap a couple of bags to it and do a bit of touring. You know, I wouldn't personally say that it's an overly agile motorcycle. I don't think it's kind of fast steering. I do think it is very much focused on comfort, relaxation, and gives you an opportunity to enjoy the environment you're in rather than focusing on head down and wallop. Yeah. Well, I'd agree with like 90% of what you've said to be honest. I think actually it's a ridiculously easy bike to ride. I agree with that. Absolutely. So if you're new to biking, if you're like on an A2 license or something, I think they do a kit that makes it A2 license compliant. Jump on this bike. This is going to be an awesome first proper big bike for you if you're in that position. Also as well, if you if you love in the look of it, you know, that's obviously going to be a big factor for you if you're looking at this bike. It is certainly not intimidating. All the handling, the braking, all this commensurate with the engine actually. Absolutely. So, you know, none of it's none of it's sharp, you know, it's kind of a super modern. But it all goes hand in hand for the type of bike that you expect. And so probably if you've got, if you've got that kind of expectation in your mind, this bike is probably going to live up to it pretty well. I think where there's a couple of little niggles on it for me. I mean, you know, while it's got ABS and while it's got the traction control, actually, you know, Daff stuff doesn't work. Maybe that's an Italian thing. I'm not entirely sure. But like the gear selector is like super lazy. And I don't know why in 2018, they can't solve that out. I mean, my 2008 jigsaw is absolutely in sharp. I think it's a gear selector. I think it's what most of you like steering. I've got one major bone to pick about this bike and he's the side stand. So I don't know, I don't know whether you've got to have a certain length of inside leg, but trying to either put the kickstand down or bring it back up as virtually impossible. Aside from that, you know, it's incredibly easy to use, isn't it? Obviously, we want to thank as well at this point, via motor for loaning us the bike. Also providing all of the information in terms of the cost and monthly payments. Absolutely. And if you'd like to go ahead with that offer, please get in contact with them. There's a link in the description. They're also actually a real premier knock centre in the UK as well. So if you're looking for knocks equipment in that Midlands area via motor, a great choice, please go and check them out. Absolutely. So thanks so much for watching. I hope you've enjoyed that. Probably in depth review now. We've been talking for quite a while about it anyway. So look, please like this video. Please subscribe. Please comment. We'd love to hear what you think. And yet we will see you on the next video.