MOTO GUZZI V9 ROAMER & BOBBER
FIRST RIDE
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C O M E B A C K K I D
The debut of the V9 Roamer
and V9 Bobber in the market-
place, after being launched at
last November's EICMA Milan
Show, comes on the back of a
24% increase in deliveries for
Moto Guzzi in 2015, when it
sold 7880 motorcycles—a good
step up from the 6358 shipped
in 2014—and comes thanks to
Guzzi's Piaggio Group owner's
substantial dollars spent on new
models last year across its entire
model range, including the
Vespa scooters which have kept
Guzzi and Aprilia afloat through
all the recent hard times, ready
to take advantage of the current
upswing in the global market,
and especially in Italy.
U N D E R T H E H O O D
To power the two new V9
variants Guzzi engineers have
developed an all-new small-
block engine to replace the
one originally introduced in V35
guise back in 1977, and best
known for use in the 750 Nevada
for almost 20 years, an evolution
of which continues in produc-
tion today to power the various
V7 models. This new V9 motor
retains Moto Guzzi's traditional
transverse 90° V-twin pushrod
OHV format with air/oil cooling,
but has all-new cylinders, heads
and more robust crankcases,
and 84 x 77mm dimensions for a
displacement of 853cc, against
the V7's 80 x 74mm 744cc lay-
out. Power of this Euro 4-compli-
ant motor is now a claimed 55
bhp at 6250 rpm, up from 48
