Moto guzzi v7 cafe classic

Moto Guzzi has a very loyal following for this stylish Italian motorcycle manufacturer. Technically speaking, the V7 Café Classic differs from its Tourer sister in having twin raised silencers that, apart from increasing ground clearance, provide a sportier exhaust note more suited to this model that, like its famed predecessor, boasts exceptional road-holding. The key to this legendary road-holding lies in its twin cradle frame with removable bolt-on lower components. Travel on the front suspension is 130 mm and works in combination with two adjustable rear shock absorbers with 118 mm travel. Braking is looked after by a 320 mm floating disc at the front and a 260 mm disc at the rear.

Like the first fluttering skirts of a Roman spring, Moto Guzzi's alluringly sleek V7 Café Classic intends to provoke a riot of impure thoughts along the Eternal City's cobblestoned streets.
Essaying Moto Guzzi's hallowed V7 Sport, which helped to vault the storied Italian marque out of a thorny patch in 1971, the Café Classic squeezes the Northern Italian heritage gland while managing to look entirely capable of fulfilling modern performance expectations.
Settle into the comfortable bullet seat and it becomes clear that full, upright mirrors clash with the sexy, café-racing spirit of this bike, especially when contrasted against the smart instrumentation and elegant, aero-inspired filler cap.

The engine's phlegmatic character, combined with the bike's lightweight tractability, low seat and moderate, wrist-friendly bars are further indications that Moto Guzzi is positioning the Café Classic as a racy-looking, albeit non-intimidating, lure to new riders.

By investing the Café Classic with a reasonably potent midrange and ample ground clearance, Guzzi has likewise crafted a bike that riders can grow into. The nearly flickable machine handles bends well, abetted by the firm Marzocchi 40mm fork and preload-adjustable twin rear shocks.
The Café Classic feels remarkably locked in as you push back against the bum-stop seat and lean it over. While the Café Classic's urbanized character shines within city limits, it is decidedly less at home on the highway.

Now Guzzi has borrowed more styling cues from its history and created the V7 Café Classic, which is, as its name suggests, a café-racer version of the basic Sixties/Seventies look that inspired the Classic. The differences between the Café and the standard Classic are purely cosmetic, including proper clip-on-type handlebars and upward sweeping silencers.
Other neat touches include wire-spoked wheels, plenty of chrome, Seventies-type horn covers, old-fashioned instrument styling and a classic Guzzi lime-green paint job.

2011 Suzuki TU250

Tradition comes alive in the 2011 Suzuki TU250.
The TU250 is an economical, user-friendly standard motorcycle with high-quality features, traditional style, coupled with modern engine performance..

With upwards of 82mpg and rolling straight off a set of That '70s Show, the Suzuki TU250 delivers style, ease of use, economy and fun, all for around $3,799.

Unlike Suzuki's Hayabusa sportbike, which can exceed any speed limit easily in 1st gear, this little workhorse had me massaging the gears up and down quite a bit. When I finally got to speed--about 55 mph in 5th, its top gear--the Suzuki TU250 was in its element. One of the characteristics I appreciated most about the Suzuki TU250 was just how cool it looks. With an airbrush spray on the tank that hints of a sunburst-finish Gibson guitar, coupled, with wire-spoke wheels and low-slung chrome exhaust, this around-town commuter reminds me a bit of some of England's best standard vintage bikes, a la the Triumph Bonneville. The Suzuki TU250 is a re-introduction to the all-around bike, as was the norm in the days of old.

For the more mechanically minded, an older or new bike with one or two carbs is a money saver, but most need rejetting to run well because of the EPA clean exhaust testing required, and are not as good for a beginner, who is more likely to stall a bike with carbs before it has warmed up and starts to run smoother. For a passenger later or for a heavier or taller beginner, I would probably get a 500cc Ninja or Vulcan for long trips or a 250cc supermoto for short trips. The Suzuki 400cc supermoto is a very good bike if you want to spend more and your legs are quite long, but the narrow seat is not comfortable for riding 200 miles plus a day.