BMW F 900 R versus Moto Guzzi V7 Stone
BMW F 900 R
Naked
Moto Guzzi V7 Stone
Naked
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
Built von 2019 bis 2024~
Built von 2021 bis 2024~
RRP 9.400 €
RRP 9.199 €
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Competitors
Pros:
- Engine
- Basic price
- Comfort
Pros:
- 25% more power than its predecessor
- good gearbox, hardly any load changes
- Gimbal
- Pleasurable riding with a motorcycle with a strong character
Cons:
- Windbreak
- Pillion comfort
Cons:
- inappropriate LCD cockpit
- Side stand with strange fold-out feedback
- simple equipment
Dimensions & Weight
Wheelbase: 1.518 mm
Length : 2.140 mm Height : 1.130 mm
Seat : 815 mm
Weight : 211 (max: 430 ) kg
Length : 2.140 mm Height : 1.130 mm
Seat : 815 mm
Weight : 211 (max: 430 ) kg
Wheelbase: 1.450 mm
Length : 2.165 mm Height : 1.100 mm
Seat : 780 mm
Weight : 218 (max: 428 ) kg
Length : 2.165 mm Height : 1.100 mm
Seat : 780 mm
Weight : 218 (max: 428 ) kg
Engine
Motor design: In-line motor 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 895 ccm
Hub: 77 mm
Hole: 86 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: O-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 895 ccm
Hub: 77 mm
Hole: 86 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: O-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Motor design: V2-cylinder four-stroke longitudinal 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 853 ccm
Hub: 77 mm
Hole: 84 mm
Cooling: Luft-Ölkühlung
Drive: Kardan
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 853 ccm
Hub: 77 mm
Hole: 84 mm
Cooling: Luft-Ölkühlung
Drive: Kardan
Aisles: 6
Performance
Maximum speed: 216 km/h
Performance: 105 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 92 NM bei 6.500 U/Min Tank contents: 13 Litre
Consumption: 4 l
Reach: 310 km
Performance: 105 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 92 NM bei 6.500 U/Min Tank contents: 13 Litre
Consumption: 4 l
Reach: 310 km
Maximum speed: 175 km/h
Performance: 65 HP at 6.800 U/Min
Torque: 73 NM bei 5.000 U/Min Tank contents: 21 Litre
Consumption: 5 l
Reach: 429 km
Performance: 65 HP at 6.800 U/Min
Torque: 73 NM bei 5.000 U/Min Tank contents: 21 Litre
Consumption: 5 l
Reach: 429 km
Chassis
Frame type:
Bridge frame in shell construction (steel) Front suspension:
Upside-down fork, Ø 43 mm (travel 135 mm) Rear suspension:
Directly hinged central strut, spring base hydraulically adjustable, rebound damping adjustable (travel 142 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 180/55 ZR 17
Bridge frame in shell construction (steel) Front suspension:
Upside-down fork, Ø 43 mm (travel 135 mm) Rear suspension:
Directly hinged central strut, spring base hydraulically adjustable, rebound damping adjustable (travel 142 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 180/55 ZR 17
Frame type:
Double loop frame (steel) Front suspension:
Hydraulic telescopic fork (travel 137 mm) Rear suspension:
Two hydraulic struts (travel 120 mm)
Rear suspension:
Alu two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 100/90 - 18
Rear tyres: 150/70 - 17
Double loop frame (steel) Front suspension:
Hydraulic telescopic fork (travel 137 mm) Rear suspension:
Two hydraulic struts (travel 120 mm)
Rear suspension:
Alu two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 100/90 - 18
Rear tyres: 150/70 - 17
Brakes
Front brake
Double disc brake, floating brake discs, 4-piston radial caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake, 1-piston floating caliper (∅ 265 mm)
Double disc brake, floating brake discs, 4-piston radial caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake, 1-piston floating caliper (∅ 265 mm)
Front brake
Brembo, floating brake disc, 4-piston caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Brembo 2-piston caliper (∅ 260 mm)
Brembo, floating brake disc, 4-piston caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Brembo 2-piston caliper (∅ 260 mm)
Ideal for a sporty short trip
If things go the way they did with their predecessor, BMW has a potential bestseller in its range with the F 900 R. Why not: The machine is quite cheap for BMW ratios and at the same time quite good.
You just have to know what you want. This bike is ideal for a sporty excursion without great travel ambitions. Whose wish this was always: Test drive please!
The test bike was provided to us by Bergmann and Söhne in Pinneberg near Hamburg.
Conclusion - what sticks
Well done, Moto Guzzi! The new V7 was touched in the right places. More power and more stability make the V8 850 the better Guzzi. Nevertheless, it has retained its character, which should please the potential target group.You can argue about the design, as I said we like the Special better, but also the Stone makes a visual appearance. She is immediately recognizable as guzzi and we would not opt for the black version, but for the one in blue - the black one makes us visually too much on "evil" - and it just isn't.
The test machine was kindly provided by Zweirad-Technik Schielmann in Bokel.
