2021 Moto Guzzi V7 850 Special: Setting the "Gear Shift Indicator Threshold"

[@iitywybmad29]

Thanks for posting. I picked up my blue 850 on the 15th, I rode it 86 miles home through the allegheny mountains of western Maryland and eastern West Virginia. It was fantastic. Stay safe.

[@dreamreaver23]

Very nice! How are you liking the bike so far? have you run into anything on the bike that you thought was odd?

[@iitywybmad29]

@@dreamreaver23 I am loving the bike. Living in the hills of West Virginia, it is a motorcyclists' dream. The 850's low end torque is very beneficial. I have the average MPG display issue and would like to get that corrected

[@angelponz5391]

@@iitywybmad29 I‘ve read something similar here in Germany regarding the Liter per 100km display. One guy in a Guzzi forum wrote he changed the setting to kilometers per liter and now it displays the correct liter per 100 km information. Sounds weird, but maybe you should try that with MPG, too.

[@iitywybmad29]

@@angelponz5391 Thanks for sharing that. I have had limited time with the bike, but I will be checking into that.

[@angelponz5391]

@@iitywybmad29 good luck! I had a test ride on the new V7 Stone at my Guzzi dealer and it displayed an average consumption of 23 liters per 100 kilometers, which is simply insane.

[@jc5944]

Thats great, as I have just got my 2022 Special and it was driving me crazy with the red light warning popping up all the time. Appreciate the informative tuition. Many thanks.

[@williamsongarrett1]

@@jc5944 I got the 2023 special! Such a great bike

[@leewatkeys9065]

Great information. Just got back from a Guzzi dealership and spoke to 2 technicians and neither know how to do this 😩. Good work thank you 👍🏻

[@dreamreaver23]

cheers

[@shabletent]

Thanks for that, I followed your instructions and adjusted mine to the start of the redline. And you explained it very very well. Thank you.

[@dreamreaver23]

Glad it helped

[@marcopalandri9441]

Give this man a medal!!! anyway, it is set @4500 because of break in. First 1500 km you should not pass that rev

[@dreamreaver23]

Thank you, and a good point

[@visualegon]

You saved my life. My mental health. Thank you.

[@dreamreaver23]

cheers

[@Blair62]

I just picked up my new 2023. Manual says pcm rev limit is 7200 as you said. But red line on the tach is 6500. I'll stay on the safe side of the red line. Old school push rods aren't screamers.

[@KhodorKaaykati]

@dreamreaver23 Thank you for the shared information. Would you please assist if the dual dial instrument cluster (speedometer and Rev counter) can be installed/fitted on the V7 Stone 850 Model?

[@oghype8630]

Damn I used to watch u all the time a few years back i miss your old videos man hope you doing alright these days

[@dreamreaver23]

Yup, I'm doing good. Thank you for asking.

[@Darkrider8500]

Thanks that is exactly what I was looking for

[@dreamreaver23]

glad to help

[@howiew07]

@dreamreaver23 thanks for this video. I just got a used 2021 V7 Stone, and tried following what you showed but my gear shift warning flashes all the time on different gears and different RPMs, and I can't tell if the bike has an issue or I'm doing it wrong. Is the warning supposed to tell us to shift down if RPM is below the gear shift L number, and shift up when RPMs go over the gear shift H number? Unfortunately the manual barely explains this. I don't know if I should set the L value around 7000 like you showed (and the H value around 9000) to get it to stop flashing, or make it more like 4000-8000, and it shouldn't flash if I stay in the middle of that range. I'm pretty sure I tried both ways and it still flashes all the time. I'd turn it off if I could but will settle for understanding what it's supposed to do and setting it to be less intrusive.

[@gapper3]

Great video ! Would anyone know if this works with 2019 V9s ?

[@funguseater40]

Godsend. Guzzi manual is not great. This video is! Many thanks from UK 👍

[@LuckyDogGaming]

Didn't know about this, I also don't know if I ever would run the bike up to 7200rpm is runs out of power around 6500 if memory serves. Also on the Stone it's far less annoying because it's the black monochromatic eagle flashing. Why they didn't make that a digital RPM band I'll never know.

[@GooseDave]

Great video - thanks. I am waiting for my V7 Special to be delivered, but I find the rev light is useful on my CRF300 Rally as I ignore it in normal riding and it kicks in at the rev equivalent of 71MPH in 6th, which reminds me I'm speeding out of the corner of my eye if 'Old Bill' are around with their speed guns, or are behind me.

[@dreamreaver23]

Glad you liked it, ohhh super exciting on your delivery. What color and year did you get? Keep us updated.

[@GooseDave]

@@dreamreaver23 ​ Many thanks! Blue and 2022 model on it's way (eventually, I'm sure - they estimate 6 weeks)

[@dreamreaver23]

@@GooseDave great choice in color, what area are you in?

[@SPSteve]

Good info and nice demo. I'm buying a new 2022 V7 Special today, excited!

[@dreamreaver23]

Good choice! from what i've seen, i don't think there is really any difference in the 21s vs the 22s. i will have to look more into that. let us know what you think when you get it. such a fun bike!

[@dreamreaver23]

also i just put up a video yesterday about the mistral exhaust, be sure to check it out.

[@SPSteve]

@@dreamreaver23 picked it up this morning. It was 113 degrees today so I probably won't ride it much until October. It looks gorgeous.

[@dreamreaver23]

@@SPSteve nice, sucks about the heat, where you at? I find myself only able to go out in the evenings, when it isn't 100+.

[@SPSteve]

@@dreamreaver23 I'm in Goodyear Arizona about 20 miles west of Phoenix. I bought the bike at Manic Moto in Queen Creek AZ. They're the only dealer in the area. It was a trek to go get it, I brought it home on a trailer. I'm looing at the same thing, when it's cooler I'll ride it when it's hot I won't. I restore classic musclecars on my KZbin channel and build scale models. The V7 Special looks good next to my 1974 Pontiac Trans Am. :)

[@expressobike]

I have a question regarding the symbol right next to gear your in ( bottom left of gear number). What is it ? I know it to say that your in gear but what kind of symbol is that? A gear fork?

[@dreamreaver23]

to me it looks like 2 gear sprockets laying beside each other

[@rowdyrodb]

Love that bike...

[@dreamreaver23]

me too

[@genegoodwin8925]

I don't own a V7, although I'd love to. Thanks for sharng this good info, my fiend owns a new V7 Special.

[@dreamreaver23]

glad i could help, now you can give your friend some good info, and my compliments to them for picking a beautiful bike in the future i want to look at some of the fuel reflash systems. and when i do i will put uup some videos about them

[@xtrythis1170]

For break-in they want you at or below 4500 correct? I just noticed mine the other day was on 450. Have about 240 miles on the bike so far so I have a ways to go.

[@dreamreaver23]

the manufacturer want's you to stay at or below 4500, yes. my mechanic at the moto guzzi dealership said, "Ride it like it's yours, bang the rev limiter, ride it hard, use it like you would any other bike, just don't baby it, and don't stay at the same rpm for an hour straight. It's not gonna effect anything on these bikes, trust me I've been working on them for almost 20 years." So i said OK, and that was that, My first service is on the 26th, so i guess i will find out if it truly had any affect then.

[@xtrythis1170]

Got it.. I have been riding it a little harder than I should for break in but not banging on the limiter or anything.. I also have an oil leak at the bell housing and long block so mines going back to the dealer anyways. 🤦‍♂️ Hope they get it sorted because I really love the bike.

[@dreamreaver23]

Yeah, I have not banged the rev limter yet either, I don't think i have even hit the red line yet. lol. That sucks about the oil leak, I hope that they get it repaired quick. The riding season for me is just starting out and i wouldn't want to miss any of it. Let me know how it goes with that fix. Ride Happy!

[@ibankoful]

I have a quick question that you might have n answer for.My mode lever just stoped working when i click downward ,so i can just select modes in one direction(up).Do you have any idea what could that be?I have a V9 bobber 2016.

[@dreamreaver23]

i had the problem where mine wouldn't "Click" it was messed up from the factory, also known as a "Sticky button" they replaced it under warranty and now it works great. with yours being a 2016 you can check with a dealership to see if you can order the parts, i don't believe that it's too pricey, just takes a while to get it from italy . also maybe check out some of the aftermarket guzzi stores online, guzzitech, etc. hope that helps, and sorry that it took so long to see the comment, it was under my "Held for Review" tab.

[@nitro74cs]

Thanks a lot, what about traction settings?

[@LuckyDogGaming]

You hold down the engine start button to for like 2-3 seconds to change between Traction setting 1 and 2 and hold it down a little longer to turn it off completely or back on.

[@nitro74cs]

@@LuckyDogGaming Thanks a lot

[@robertgarcia4247]

I guess you mean while the engine is running?

[@LuckyDogGaming]

@@robertgarcia4247 yes sorry

[@andrewhannam.]

Wondering if the maintenance can be reset by the owner or if a dealership scan tool is req...

[@dreamreaver23]

Not sure

[@andrewhannam.]

Wondering if it is in the owners manual... The vIII was dealer only vs the V1 and VII being able to owner reset. The VIII dealership only reset is why I didn't buy one. So if the 850 has the ability!

[@pkquick2009]

Two quick Questions - What’s the procedure for lowering the Rev warning Light, and do you know the quantity of Oil for the Engine, Gearbox and Final Drive ?

[@dreamreaver23]

if you keep pressing the mode button it will eventually wrap back around and start again at 4000. 4000 is the lowest the light can flash at. from the book this is what it says for quantity of oil Engine Oil: 122.05 cu in (1750 cc) 10W-60 Gearbox Oil: 30.51 cu in (500 cc) 75W-140 Transmission Oil: 10.37 cu in (180 cc) 75W-140

[@pkquick2009]

@@dreamreaver23 Thanks for your reply. Those Fluid levels are lower than I expected. Looking forward to more Videos, thank you.

[@DrDennis]

@@dreamreaver23 why is there separate trans fluid ?

[@dreamreaver23]

@@DrDennis My assumption, is because it's a dry clutch

[@saddle8bag]

Engineers always gotta be making more gizmos. The whole point of that big tachometer on the right is to tell us when we're going to need to shift. These days, it's no worry anyways as the ignition will cut the power if we over do it anyway. I'll trade that, modes, traction control etc for a darn fuel gauge!

[@dreamreaver23]

lol

[@chiboreache]

nevermind, it's Italians ;) joking) tachometer is the Special thing, other models do without it, they just added a tachometer for style, that's why(for simplicity) all the indicators on the speedometer

[@janetfish2317]

Make that an ACCURATE fuel gauge, please

[@chiboreache]

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[@dreamreaver23]

anytime buddy

[@chiboreache]

@@dreamreaver23 next thing that would be nice to see - exhaust w/o flute(or db killer) i did it for mine chinese 125cc and it was really amazing, the result was so unexpected for me, you have to try ;) i made a video too :p kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2GxZKqKocSbgac _ps: my name has an accent on the last syllable ;)_

[@dreamreaver23]

I ordered the Mistral Exhaust and I will be putting it on after my first service on the 26th, I will be doing a full review of it with sound comparisons, stock, with db killer, and without db killer. Keep an eye out for that one in about 13 days. :D