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P108 RIDE REVIEW I 2024 MOTO GUZZI V85 RANGE maximum engine braking map is too much for the V85 TT and begins to unload the back a little under heavy braking at higher rpm. Again, it's best to just cruise and give yourself a bit of free- wheeling into the corners for the smoothest ride. Despite there being no full suspension adjustment, the ride quality on the V85 TT is exceptionally good, with braking performance from the Brembo four-piston calipers remain - ing hard to criticize. Cornering ABS on the TT and TT Travel via the standard fitment six-axis IMU instills a good level of confidence. And although the Strada offers basic cruise control, the option to add Cornering ABS as an accessory allows you to up the safety margin a little if you want. Unlike the star of the 2024 Moto Guzzi show in the Stelvio, none of the three V85 models feature a radar system, so that means you get no radar-adaptive cruise control or blind-spot detection. However, basic cruise control func - tions adequately enough and there are more than enough voices on riding forums that I've heard where they all crow that radar-adaptive cruise control is for the devil (I guess they haven't tried it), although I wouldn't be surprised to see radar integration in future V85 models, especially the top-line V85 TT Travel. One of the lovely, intangible things about the Moto Guzzi brand is you probably don't need me to tell you that you want one. You already know if you do. Moto Guzzi is not a brand you need convincing to buy because they are so different and quirky. BMW own - ers used to be like that with their airhead flat twins, but those things have gotten so good of late that they've lost a little strangeness, a little of what made them special. I know the trio of V85s won't be everyone's cup of limoncello. They're too left field for that. But they are really good bikes that inspire brand loyalty almost on the level of their four- wheel neighbors to the south dressed in red. And although the V85s, expanded from two to three models for 2024, have upped their game in terms of refinement, they still retain that Moto Guzzi persona that makes the brand so alluring in the first place. CN. 2024 MOTO GUZZI V85 STRADA ($12,290)/ V85 TT ($12,690)/V85 TT TRAVEL ($14,190) ENGINE: Transverse 90° V-twin VALVETRAIN: 2 valves per cylinder DISPLACEMENT: 853cc BORE X STROKE: 84 x 77mm FUEL INJECTION: Electronic fuel injection system MAX POWER: 76 hp @ 7500 rpm MAX TORQUE: 60.4 ft-lb @ 5000 rpm EXHAUST: 2-1 TRANSMISSION: 6-speed CLUTCH: Wet, multi-plate, slip and assist ELECTRONICS: Riding Modes, optional Cornering ABS, Traction Control as standard CHASSIS: Steel trellis FRONT SUSPENSION: Inverted 41mm fork, rebound damping and preload adjustable REAR SUSPENSION: Single rear shock, rebound damping and preload adjustable FRONT BRAKE: Twin disc brake, diameter 320mm, four-piston monobloc caliper REAR BRAKE: Single disc brake, diameter 260mm, twin-piston floating caliper FRONT TIRE: 110/80R19 in. REAR TIRE: 150/70R19 in. SEAT HEIGHT: 32.6 in. FUEL CAPACITY: 6.0 gal. WEIGHT (CLAIMED, WET): 498 lbs / 507 lbs / 535 lbs S P E C I F I C AT I O N S