the adjustable screen went higher. The screen also has clear winglets below it that do a good job of keeping cold winds away from your hips. Cruise-control js easy to select and allows aching wrists to get a good rest on longer trips. One thing I did adjust was the toe position of the gear-change, this can be difficult to adjust on many bikes but the V85TT has an easilyadjusted eccentric cam adjusted via the Allen key clipped on the battery lid. The seat is large and comfortable with what looks to be an equally large and comfortable pillion seat, with low pegs. Guzzi offer large alloy panniers and a topbox for touring. The TFT screen is bright and easily legible but I would have had to read the manual to get the most of it. The V85TT reminds me of old air-cooled BMW twins, but with much better brakes, engine, suspension and display. Riders of the new Adventure 400s who want to go two-up touring would love a V85TT. Now, if the V85TT is handsome, the Stelvio is drop dead gorgeous. If Laverda is no longer using light orange as a colour, why not Moto Guzzi? No nods to 80s Enduro bike styling for the Stelvio. The front guard is low, the headlights are tiny and the muffler is short and low. The water-cooled engine too looks more
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