Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Moto Guzzi V7 Sport...

From the "Fave Favorites" list. Damm that's nice!

Friday, December 17, 2010

2011 Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 Motorcycle

2011 Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 Front Side View

2011 Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 Official Photos

2011 Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 Images

2011 Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 Motorcycles

2011 Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 Pictures

2011 Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 Rear Side View

Friday, July 23, 2010

Moto Guzzi V12 Strada Concept Bike

The Moto Guzzi V12 Strada concept is the third member of the trio that also includes the Moto Guzzi V12 Le Mans and Moto Guzzi V12 X and, like those bikes, these exclusive photos are first time we’ve seen it in a studio. The roadster-like Strada combines technical features seen on both those bikes, but includes some pretty neat new stuff too.

Moto Guzzi V12 Strada Concept Bike

Flyscreen: included in order to mimic the shape of a traditional motorcycle headlamp, but then corrupted by the tiny LEDs hiding behind it. Oil Coolers: there’s actually two oil coolers and a rectifier hidden behind the screen. The screen is open on the sides, allowing cooling air to reach the coolers. Suspension: like the Strada it’s all current production spec stuff, indicating these two are very production-realistic.Brake Lines: routed through the bars, then behind the headstock for a clean, simple look.

Moto Guzzi V12 Strada Concept Bike

Pillion Seat: reminiscent of the rear wing on the Le Mans and the Strada, it’s neat to see this shape interpreted into something more practical while providing a clear visual link between the trio.Footpegs: check out the pillion pegs, they’re mounted to the swingarm via a parallelogram linkage that isolates them from the swingarm’s movement. Complicated, but it eliminates the huge, ugly peg hangers. LCD Screens: fold flat when the bike is off, then rotate open when you turn it on.Centerstand: look closely and you can see the front-hinged centerstand wrapping around the sump, just like the Strada.

Moto Guzzi V12 Strada Engine Concept

Frame: made from rotational moulding nylon polymer, like the Le Mans and Strada. Tank/Seat Unit: this hinges at the front and opens via remote control, like the Le Mans and Strada.Heat Sinks: the finned metal sections on the sides of the engine aren’t oil coolers, their heat sinks just like you’ll find on your computer and on the Le Mans and Strada.Rearview Cameras: Pierre says these are 100 percent production feasible with a reasonable cost, like the Le Mans.Filler Cap/Start Button: the big aluminum disc on the tank is the filler cap, the smaller one is the push-button starter.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Modification Moto Guzzi 1000SP Cafe Racer by Officine RossoPuro

Moto Guzzi 1000SP Cafe Racer by Officine RossoPuro

A home Modification home RossoPuro Italy Officine changing the face of 1000SP Moto Guzzi Cafe Racer is fresher but still maintain lawasnya face. 1000 SP Moto Guzzi Cafe Racer is a genuine product of this Italian motorcycle manufacturer famous for lawas models and have v-twin engine, this bike reminds us in his prime in the late 70th and early 80's. Moto Guzzi motorcycle known as a producer who defend lawas model since its inception in Mandello del Lario, Italy 1921.

Monday, February 8, 2010

SUPER-SPORTS MOTORCYCLES IN FAR-OFF LANDS

Vintage motorcycles might seem fragile to our modern eyes, and most owners would be horrified to ride them off-road or on a poorly-paved surface, so it's good to be reminded just how rough was the young life of our beloved mount. Macadam paved roads were a rare exception in the 1920s; cobblestones (which help horses find purchase while hauling loads) were common in town centers, but the rest of the world was paved with what the world had to offer - dirt.

Even if you were a rich young man in 1930, the scion of a good family of merchants or cattle ranchers, and had the wherewithal to buy the most exotic and up-to-date machine (plus some natty kit to peacock for the ladies), you were still limited to riding on the infrastructure available, and your 100mph hotrod had to avoid children, cows, horses, chickens, automobiles, and unexpected hazards.

This pair of fine young gentlemen hailed from Brazil, and chose as their mounts two superb machines, a pair of 'four-valves' in fact; a 500cc Rudge Ulster and a Moto Guzzi 500S - that's a Corsa Quattro Valvole, a four-valve overhead camshaft racing machine, extremely rare then as now, and just about the most technically interesting motorcycle available in the late 1920s. Hand-built in Mandello del Lario, in far-away Italy, the Guzzi a remarkable choice of motorcycle for the dirt roads of Brazil. There are few people on the planet who would ride a C4V down rutted dirt roads today, yet this was the home of one such remarkable beast.

The Story; (Top photo) We've stopped for gas with our heroes before a ride to the countryside, in a clean and new town center, as a well-dressed population kibbitzes - what a variety of hats on display! Also note the rider's kit - leather coat with 'pop' collar, flying cap, aviator's goggles. Tres chic. (Second photo) Charming barefoot children at an impromptu cantina stop. All children love motorcycles - they simply Understand. (Third photo) A trap for the unwary! The Mighty Rut! (Last photo) Banging the plot back into shape after a nasty landing, post-flight; the local Brazilian army regiment watches. In a world without television, or even radio out in the countryside, a pair of super-sports motorcycles racketing noisily through the village were THE entertainment for the day.
And would still be, in truth, even here in cosmopolitan San Francisco. The question is, of course, where is that C4V today?

All photos copyright 2010 The Vintagent.

Friday, January 15, 2010

More Cafe Guzzi Motorcycles

I now. I know. I post a lot of Guzzi's. I admit I have a soft sport. The engine on this bike is a like industrial art to me.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

2009 Moto Guzzi Griso 8V Special Edition

Moto Guzzi Griso 8V Special Edition 2009

Moto Guzzi is the aboriginal cast you anticipate of back allocution turns to Italian motorcycles, but the Mandello del Lario-based architect has a continued history of bearing adorable V-twin-powered machines and still offers a cardinal of absorbing models to consider. Chief amid them is the latest adaptation of the Griso apparent here.

The best apparent affection that sets Guzzi's new Griso 8V SE afar from its accepted ancestors are the classically Italian acrylic colors: either Tenni blooming or Rosso Mandello red with a blacked-out powertrain. A accurately stitched covering bench and wire-spoked auto annular out the beheld modifications. Just as importantly, though, the Griso 8V SE manages to addition torque achievement by bristles lb-ft to 85, admitting application charcoal abiding at 110. That added ability comes address of revised cam profiles and ammunition injectors forth with a beyond airbox that advice Moto Guzzi's eight-valve Quattrovalvole breathe a bit better. Check out our high-res arcade beneath and accomplish the jump for the official columnist release.

Specification Moto Guzzi Griso 8V Special Edition

Make Model
Moto Guzzi Griso 1200 8V

Year : 2009

Engine :Air cooled, four stroke, transverse 90° V-twin cylinder, OHC, 4 valve per cylinder.

Capacity 1151
Bore x Stroke 95 x 81.2 mm
Compression Ratio 11.0:1

Induction
Multipoint sequential electronic injection, Magneti Marelli IAW 5A phased, alfa-n system; 2 x Ø50 mm throttle bodies with Weber IWP 189 injectors, Lambda probe.

Ignition / Starting
- / electric

Max Power
80.8 kW 110 hp @ 7500 rpm

Max Torque
108 Nm @ 6400 rpm

Transmission / Drive
5 Speed / shaft
Gear Ratio 1st 17/38 = 1 : 2.235 2nd 20/34 = 1 : 1.700 3rd 23/31 = 1 : 1.348 4th 26/29 = 1 : 1.115 5th 31/30 = 1 : 0.968 6th 29/25 = 1 : 0.862
Clutch Single plate with integrated flexible couplings
Frame High tensile steel tubular twin cradle

Front Suspension
Upside down Ø 43 mm fully adjustable forks (spring preload and hydraulic for rebound and compression) with mounting for radial calipers. 120mm wheel travel.

Rear Suspension
Progressive single swingarm, fully adjustable monoshock with separate gas reservoir spring preload and hydraulic for rebound and compression. 110mm wheel travel.

Front Brakes
2x 320 mm discs 4 piston calipers

Rear Brakes
Single 282mm disc 2 piston caliper

Front Tyre : 120/70 ZR17

Rear Tyre : 180/55 ZR17
Seat Height 800 mm

Dry-Weight : 222 kg

Fuel Capacity 16.7 Litres

2009 Moto Guzzi Griso 8V Special Edition

Moto Guzzi Griso 8V Special Edition 2009

Sunday, December 6, 2009

2009 Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 4V

2009 Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 4V Front Angle View

2009 Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 4V Rear View

2009 Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 4V Front Side View

2009 Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 4V Touring

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

2010 Moto Guzzi 1200 Norge GT 8V Picture

Moto Guzzi accept appear the 2010-spec Norge GT 8V tourer, with its 1,200cc v-twin agent accepting four-valve butt heads. ‘The Moto Guzzi Norge has been adapted to consolidate its vocation of actuality an active GT, a active traveller and the accustomed best of reliability,’ claims a columnist absolution from Moto Guzzi.

In its new guise, the Norge GT packs 105bhp and 113Nm of torque. The abeyance has been revised and the springs accept been replaced for ‘sportier’ handling, which is aloof as able-bodied for a bike that weighs 251kg dry.