One year with my Italian Mistress, V85TT ownership review

[@andrewdyson4255]

Nice video, enjoyed your observations. I’ve a V7 850 and a BMW rt1250 and at some future point will be going down to one again. The V85 is very much on the radar.

[@Davidswordplay]

Hi Andrew, Thank you for watching and commenting. It sounds like you have two great bikes already! But the V85TT has something special so it is worth a test ride, good luck with your choice😁👍👍

[@n22pdf]

Lovely bike David 😊 love my V7 850 Special wonderful bike and makes you feel special when you ride it every journey is a great memory 😊❤ Pete

[@Davidswordplay]

Thanks Pete, nice to hear from you again. 👍👍

[@NakaNakaDerkaDerka]

Do yourself a favour and get Upmap. You will get all the hp back and the engine will have no more flat spots under 3k rpm.

[@barryjmarling]

Great video,absolutely love the look of the V85TT,seriously considering one of these as my next bike.

[@Davidswordplay]

Thanks Barry, for watching and commenting, As I said if you test ride one you will not be disappointed.

[@barryjmarling]

Picked one up today,absolutely fantastic bikes,so very comfortable.

[@Davidswordplay]

@@barryjmarling great choice Barry, enjoy😁😁👍👍

[@simonhall8508]

Hi David, many thanks for the video. Ive just done my first 500km on my brand new Centenario and absolutely love it but for one thing. The wind buffeting over 95 km/h is unpleasant. The effect is similar with the high and low Moto Guzzi screen. I have both. I admit that my helmet is a modular one and maybe little big for me but I don't get the same effect on my KTM 390 adv...Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts about this. I just ordered a motor boxer wind deflector in the hope it helps.

[@Davidswordplay]

@@simonhall8508 hi Simon, I use three types of helmet my modular one is the most noisy of the three I use an ermax touring screen, with an adjustable extension which works well for me, I hope this helps, and you get other comments on what people use thanks for watching and commenting👍

[@Buddlertom]

Own a V85TT from 2023. Very nice from the beginning. Nevertheless, I added the headers an Y-pipe (with cat, without is no go in our days in my humble opinion) from Mistral together with the velocity stack and the Twin-Boost. From my experience, the boost only makes sense with the pipes and the stack. Checkes some setups with my brother who has the same bike. Finally, I added a K&N air filter - very happy with this setup which doesn't void the warranty compared to remapping.

[@Davidswordplay]

@@Buddlertom glad you like the V85TT, its a great bike no matter how you like it,your setup sounds good just ordered a K N for mine👍👍

[@uncleScraps]

I just hit 900 miles in about a week on my 2023. It's half the HP of my last bike and twice the fun!

[@Davidswordplay]

@uncleScraps Hi thanks for commenting, Totally agree this bike makes you smile every time you ride it.

[@mauropalmieri3342]

I would like to know why you sold the MV, it looks so elegant and smart, is powerful and seems to be very well built. I am tempted by a MV turismo veloce, but as it is a very expensive bike I want to be sure I am not making a bad choice.

[@Davidswordplay]

@@mauropalmieri3342 hi Mauro I sold it with a heavy heart it was a great bike and I really enjoyed it, but residual value of the bike was very poor, it was reliable and I serviced it myself which was tricky, a couple of dealers refused to give me a price against another bike. They are a great bike but be careful when you buy the later the model the better and with a good service history if possible good luck🤞🤞

[@arcticcod8403]

Nice!😊 I have the same one, upmap, headers/de-cat and öhlings. Love it!

[@Davidswordplay]

@@arcticcod8403 yes it is a great bike, wish I could afford the Ohlins😁😁 thanks for watching and commenting👍👍

[@MrBeracah]

Hi david thank you for a straightforward review of this bike. Can I ask you please how long do you keep your bikes for? Reason I ask is any bike as fresh as your 85tt will be pleasant to ride as it’s quite new, ie novelty factor initially, but long term is a different kettle of fish. Thanks

[@Davidswordplay]

Hi, I usually keep my bikes for a year, 18 months but I intend to keep the V85TT for another year at least maybe longer, it is just so much fun to ride I always keep on top of maintenance that is key for me as a trained mechanic in my past life I enjoy working on the bikes I have owned I think the V85 TT is a keeper thanks for commenting and watching👍😁

[@caleroby9483]

2023 v85 Travel. Strikes a very good balance in most all categories. Weight, power, Comfort, handing. Then build quality, and msrp new is for me a great buy. New, an zero issues upon still breaking in, 1,600 miles. Love it! 🙂

[@Davidswordplay]

@@caleroby9483 glad you are enjoying the V85TT thanks for watching and commenting👍

[@julesbaird]

Have you tried a long press on your cruise control button? The flashing green light should go out.

[@Davidswordplay]

Yes,Jules I know how to turn it off , it does not niggle me anymore, thanks for the info and watching and commenting👍

[@ekkycecil3836]

Great video. I can't to take delivery of my V85TT travel in a couple of weeks. I hope it is as reliable as yours. There is a piece of software called Guzzi Diag that can be used to reset service light when it pops up. That software works on various models by aprillia and moto guzzi. It should hook up to the bike with the correct Euro 5 obd cable for the V85TT

[@Davidswordplay]

Thanks for watching and commenting and for the info on the software. Enjoy your V85TT👍

[@trevorkarrett3041]

Unfortunately, Guzzi Diag only works for E4 bikes and older, the E5 bikes (like our V85TTs) use the newer 11MP from Magnetic Marelli, which has not yet been cracked. The 7SM is used in the E4 bikes and has been cracked, so you can use Guzzi Diag on those. Hopefully they get the 11MP figured out soon! If you're willing to spend the cash, there's a company from Germany that makes a Diagnostic tool (Duonix I believe) that should be able to reset the service light.

[@ridelikekrum7707]

Nice video, I bought a 2023 V7 special for my first Guzzi. Only had it a few months and tradded it for a V85tt:). I love my V85 and plan on keeping it a long time for many of the same reasons you like yours.

[@Davidswordplay]

@@ridelikekrum7707 thanks for commenting and watching, the V85TT is special for sure😁👍

[@jps8941]

That was a great and helpful video, I am looking at getting a 2024 v85 TT travel The only reservations I'm having is number one the dealership network in Canada sucks and there's places I can go in Canada I don't know if I can get parts for it lf anything happens. Also I had a v7 carbon dark beautiful bike I really like that bike, develop a shifting problem that they couldn't figure out within less than a few thousand km clutch cable broke and then the shifting got so hard that it actually broke the shifting lever. There's just no other bikes on the market right now that check all the boxes like V85TT with all the options and the bike has the shaft drive is most important to me and the price point I only have a few bikes that I can even look at. The stelvio will need another year before it's ready to go hopefully they'll come out with a whole bunch of options on it too. By the way your bike has an awesome color scheme I love the brown seat.

[@Davidswordplay]

Hi jps8941, thanks for your comment, l wish you luck have you ridden a V85TT? If you do you will want it even more good luck with finding a good dealer keep in touch let us know how it all goes👍👍

[@stoundingresults]

Good morning since it's morning here in San Diego California... hopefully this week I get my registration stickers I have my battery go bad but it regenerated with the battery tender so I will see how it is performing after riding. Even after buying new acid battery and being the one that pours in the acid on brand new batteries by yuasa on my old Suzuki Intruder VL 1500 now it seems only batteries last about 2 3 years for motorcycles. Once I reach whatever service and service interval I will just keep riding with whatever warning light comes on regarding service unless it shuts my engine off or something which I doubt. Designed obsolescence it's for everyone unfortunately all manufacturers have jumped on this trend.

[@Davidswordplay]

Hi, thank for commenting, you are right about the design obsolescence, but we are fighting back right?😁👍

[@alandmorley]

David any thoughts on lowering the bike?

[@Davidswordplay]

Hi ALAN, is it because the bike is to tall to be comfortable or handling? It is always a compromise. I know there are lowering spring kits out there. I bought an MV Agusta once that had been lowered it handled fine but it was hard to get on the centre stand. Thanks for commenting

[@MothershipVideos]

I've lowered mine with a Hypo Pro Tech spring kit, from Holland, and it still handles just fine.

[@kwik2008]

😊👍🙏

[@nathanwilliam1569]

what is the v twin boost can you share a link. Thanks

[@Davidswordplay]

Fitting the Mistral v twin fuel boost plug to my 2021 V85TT kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKevqYmOrdeciJo Hers my video with all the info www.gutsibits .co.uk supply them.

[@NakaNakaDerkaDerka]

Get yourself Upmap instead. Far better than fooling the sensors with vtwinboost

[@Davidswordplay]

@@NakaNakaDerkaDerka might do that if I decide to de cat etc but i am happy for now😁👍

[@Nathaniel7420]

Adding the V Twin Boost to my Centenario has transformed its low and mid rev manners. I also added the Velocity Stack air intake device into the airbox to help it breath better. Stock cat and muffler.

[@Davidswordplay]

@@Nathaniel7420 Hi Nathan I might try a velocity stack at some stage, thanks for commenting👍

[@jmdigitech79]

great video

[@Davidswordplay]

Thanks for commenting and watching👍

[@jmdigitech79]

@@Davidswordplay welcome