Moto Guzzi has finally unveiled the V85 TT adventure
bike’s official production model photos. The V85 concept was unveiled at
EICMA 2017 to much anticipation as it seeks to replace the Stelvio 1200 which
had been cancelled as it could not meet the Euro 4 emissions standards.
The production V85 TT looks remarkably similar to
its EICMA concept, with only small changes. While Moto Guzzi did not release
the bike’s specs, we could draw a few conclusions from these pictures.
Firstly, it surely looks more off-road capable that
the V7 III Rough. We could see the headlamp mounts have been beefed up. Apart from that, the handguards
also carry the mirrors. Moving to the back, the rear portion of the subframe
has fewer joints in its latticework. The production version’s exhaust canister
is also larger and painted in black, besides having a heat shield next to the
passenger’s footpeg.
The shape of the fuel tank is the same, although the
paint scheme’s striping is diagonal instead of being horizontal. The front brakes consist of twin
discs clamped by radially-mounted, four-piston Brembo calipers.
The engine should be a new 850 cc unit, said to
produce 79 bhp, compared to the V9’s 850 cc engine which produces 53.6 bhp. The V85 TT will feature a
fully-digital LCD instrument display. There is a compass bearing surrounding
the screen.
What intrigues us is the two-helmet symbol in the
display. The bike does not seem to be suspended by electronically-adjustable
suspension, so that symbol could only mean integrated Bluetooth connectivity
between the rider and passenger.
The smartphone symbol points towards Piaggio’s app
which integrates with the bike to show upcoming service, locating the bike in a
parking lot, locating the nearest petrol station and helping to call pre-stored
emergency contacts. Going further, notice the rain symbol and the word “PIOGGIA”? Pioggia
means rain in Italian and it looks like the bike has ride modes and a ride-by-wire
throttle.
