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The Moto Guzzi Le Mans is a sports motorcycle first manufactured in 1976 by Italian company Moto Guzzi. It was named after the 24-hour motorcycle endurance race at Le Mans in France. The Le Mans designation was first used for an 850 prototype, based on the V7, displayed at Premio Varrone in late 1972.
The first two models had rounded air-cooling fins on the barrels while the latter have squared fins (known as "round-fin" and "square-fin"). All models have shaft drive. Early models use 36 mm or 40 mm Dell'Orto carburettors but the late model V11 Le Mans are fuel injected. All the machines in this series are highly regarded for their styling ...
Moto Guzzi V 85 TT engine. The engine is, typical for Moto Guzzi, an air-cooled longitudinal 90° V-twin Four-stroke engine. It features two valves per cylinder, which are controlled by one central camshaft via push rods and rocker arms. The intake valve is made of Titanium, which allows for a sharp camshaft profile due to its low weight.
Integrated braking system of the 850 T3 (1975–1979) Moto Guzzis have used a hydraulic integrated brake system, where the right front disc works off the handlebar lever, while the left front and the rear disc work off the foot brake. The first models were the 1975 750 S3, 850 T3 and V1000 I Convert. From the end of the 1970s, it was standard ...
The commercial evolutions of the V7 that arrived at the end of the sixties, the 757 cm 3 V7 Special and the 850 cm 3 V 850 GT, provided the basis for trying the supply again. Given the excellent base and perfect adaptability to the use for which it was intended, Moto Guzzi, at the instigation of the local US importer, participated and won the ...
The designers at Moto Guzzi were aiming the V1000 Convert at the US police motorcycle market and were the first to produce a big capacity automatic motorcycle with shaft drive. Moto Guzzi increased the pushrod-operated V-twin's bore and stroke to give a displacement of 949 cc (57.9 cu in), and replaced manual gearbox with a torque converter ...
The Moto Guzzi V7 Sport is a sports motorcycle first manufactured in 1971 by Italian company Moto Guzzi. Based on the V7 roadster, but with a new frame and clip-on handlebars, the V7 Sport was the first Moto Guzzi café racer. The V7 Sport was lighter than the standard V7, it handled well and proved popular.
During 2010 Moto Guzzi presents the new model [6] equipped with a new fairing, the new version is equipped with a new exhaust system covered in aluminum and the ground clearance is increased; The engine is new, now with 4 valves per cylinder and approved to Euro 3 anti-pollution legislation with increased power and driving torque. [7]