first off accept it's not a sport bike by any means but it is a very good all rounder,had guzzi's for 20yrs and this is the most refined with very good finnish on quality components,good tank range but annoying back lash at low speeds from rear transmission,with panniers and top box you could tour anywhere two no problem,have had zero reliability issues other than slight misting of clocks,all in all a very good machine

I have had Guzzi's for 25 years and they have always been good, with their own little idiosyncrasies but it is nice to see a Guzzi straight from the crate which is a brilliant local back road machine.
Stick on the top box and panniers and install my wife on the pillion and tour the Scotish highlands. The ride is predictable and it is a machine which fully ticks all boxes for a machine which can do most things well.
I have many bikes over my biking life but nothing quite beats the Breva as an all rounder.
After a week out on this machine you just keep appreciating it's character more.

Old world styling, love those brakes! I've had my Guzzi Breva almost two years now, and truth be told, am quite impressed with the handling and power, but that transmission......YIKES!!
My wife and I have both decided that a cement block in place of the stock seat would be an improvement. Horrible dealer network, learn the maintenance yourself.

Not to compare with earlier models. It's again a new generation Guzzi.
Think about the differences between V7 -> T series, T-series-> V11 and now it is V11->Breva V1100/1200
If the drivetrain had a good transmissiondamper I would rated the bike a 10.

I've had the bike 12 months from new and have done 20,000 miles and expect to do another 20,000 this year, that includes a trip from the UK to the Polar Circle in Norway to be repeated again this year.
I use the bike every day, whatever the weather, doing 60 miles a day on twisty "A" roads and it's proved itself a good performer. Only problems apart from a bit of rust on the forks, I think due to stones hitting the bike at very high speeds, has been a battery failure and a broken horn bracket from riding very rough roads in the artic.
Seat does get uncomfortable at about 350 miles but I have done 950+ miles in a day (6000 miles in a week) so it can be ridden long distance.
The riding experience is totally different to any Jap bike I have had, it's all about torque and will pull like train from just about any revs. Runs out of steam at about 125 mph but that's quite fast enough. It will happily sit at 115+ on autobahns for as long as needed.
Fuel economy seems to be about 45mpg most of the time (better on tour) and that's really pushing the bike hard.
I have really enjoyed the bike and will probably buy another in a year or so.