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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.
2003 Moto Guzzi Breva 750ie Moto Guzzi California Special Moto Guzzi Audace Moto Guzzi Griso 1100 with windshield 2007 Moto Guzzi Norge 1200. 2003 saw the start of a substantial revitalization in Moto Guzzi's lineup and engineering work, beginning with the launch of a new V-twin in three displacements, the first Euro 3 compliant engine in the world.
The facility began at a size of 300 m 2 (3,200 sq ft), and by the early 1950s Moto Guzzi covered 24,000 m 2 (260,000 sq ft) with a workforce of over 1,500. As of 1999, the complex included one, two and three story buildings of over 54,000 m 2 (580,000 sq ft), operating at approximately 50% of production capacity.
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 ...
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.
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.
By 1976, two more manufacturers were offering aftermarket cast aluminum wheels: Henry Abe of Osaka, Japan (now Daytona Global); [18] and Lester Industries of Ohio (now a division of ITT). [19] In 1975, the Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans and the MV Agusta 750 America were available with alloy wheels as an option.