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The first California was designed in consultation with the Los Angeles Police Department Traffic Division to modify the Moto Guzzi Ambassador, the winner of the tender for the supply of vehicles for the L.A.P.D. [1] [2] The initial idea was to develop a motorcycle that could participate in a tender called for the Italian Police forces at the ...
The front suspension used the spindles and disc brake assemblies of the Ford Cortina Mk IV/V, with bespoke wishbones and coil over dampers. The Ford Escort Mk II supplied the rack and pinion steering rack. At the rear, the donor Moto Guzzi or Honda motorcycle suspension was used with its twin coil over dampers, brakes, and transfer case.
Moto Guzzi V7/Ambassador/Eldorado: Moto Guzzi, like Ducati, was under pressure from the Berliner brothers to produce a Harley-Davidson-style big-bore V-engined bike. [20] [21] It was reported that Moto Guzzi sold 5,000 Eldorados per year from 1972 to 1974, making it a fierce competitor to the Harley FLH. [22] Moto Guzzi Le Mans [23]
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.
Triking Sports Cars was founded as Triking Cyclecars Ltd by former Lotus employee Tony Divey (1930 - 2013). He built the first Triking in the late 1970s because he was unable to acquire a Morgan. [1] It featured a steel space frame with alloy panels and a glass-fibre bonnet, and was powered by a Moto Guzzi V-twin motorcycle engine. Its ...
The museum is open to the public and includes a gift shop featuring books, clothing and accessories. Moto Guzzi currently employs roughly 250 to 300 employees, making over 10,000 bikes per year. For decades, the Moto Guzzi factory carried a set of internally lit block letters along the rooftop (and also over the entry gate) spelling "Moto Guzzi".
Following the established Moto Guzzi pattern of a transverse V-twin engine and shaft drive, the 750 Strada used an enlarged version of the lightweight 1990s Guzzi 350/500 engine. The 750 Strada was an easy-to-ride motorcycle, suitable as a first "big bike" whose 48 bhp output was never intimidating (and which gave a top speed of only some 95 ...
Pages in category "Moto Guzzi motorcycles" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. ... Moto Guzzi California; Moto Guzzi Cardellino; Moto Guzzi ...