1978 Moto Guzzi Le Mans Mk 1 Starts!
Today the bike started for the first time, I have just put the petrol tank on and linked up the fuel hoses, pushed the button and the bike started ...
1976 Moto Guzzi 850 T3/Sport For Sale | Classic Sport Bikes For Sale
The Moto Guzzi V7 Sport was a significant model in the evolution of the sportbike. It was rare, with high-spec, hand-built components: sand-cast engine cases and high-compression pistons gave 52bhp at the rear wheel and took the bike to 120 mph and a massive front drum brake brought things to a halt. The original run of 100 [open to debate] bikes had special frames, gear driven cam timing, and polished engine internals.
Racing lime green with a red frame, the Telaio Rosso bikes are rare, exotic, and very collectable.
But this is not one of those machines.
If you aren’t obsessed with originality, it’s very easy to fake a LeMans or V7 Sport: Moto Guzzi used the same, low and lean Lino Tonti-designed frame for many years. A variant was even used on the recent Jackal cruiser. Reproduction fuel tanks, side-panels, clip-ons, shark-gill mufflers, and seats are available. Just find yourself a clean T3 donor bike, buy a few grand worth of parts, put it all together and viola!
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