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Moto Guzzi is well known for making motorcycles with an air-cooled transverse twin engine and shaft drive. The Italian company is also the oldest European manufacturer in continuous motorcycle production having started production in 1921. It has a proud history in road racing and is currently one of seven brands owned by Piaggio. We preview coming new models and updates as well as road testing current models for performance, handling, comfort, styling, practicality, economy and more.
Moto Guzzi Australia has confirmed the V85 TT arrives here in the middle of 2019, but there is no word yet on price, models or technical specifications. TT stands for “tutto terreno” (all terrain in Italian), so it features several all-terrain features. They include a high beak, high exhaust pipe, twin headlights, wired wheels, handguards, tubular steel …
Moto Guzzi has unveiled its V85 TT production bike online which suggests there may be several models in the new line when it is launched later this year. The V85 TT looks like it might be the top-of-the-line model, but there is no other detail from the Mandello del Lario company. It also looks remarkably …
Moto Guzzi has added dual Ohlins shocks to its V9 Bobber to make its handling and ride sportier. The new V9 Bobber Sport model also gets fork gaiters, a short screen, solo seat and vibrant burnt orange paint. Moto Guzzi Australia spokesman Dale McBride says they are “currently evaluating it for our market with availability mid next year”. “More …
Twin Ohlins shocks, fork gaiters, short screen, solo seat and new colours will be the sporty highlights of the new Moto Guzzi V9 Bobber Sport model. The Mandello del Lario company issued only one photo of the new Sport model, but it is enough to see several changes. Interestingly, it doesn’t show the wheels, which …
Moto Guzzi Australia has been able to grab a share of the limited number of V7 III Carbon Special Edition as well as the new Rough and Milano models. We recently rode the Carbon around Lake Como and enjoyed its soulful character and mean matte black looks with its contrasting red engine heads. Read our …
An empty assembly line stands waiting in the Moto Guzzi factory in Mandello del Lario to start production of the V85 scrambler. Production manager Nello Mariotti took me for a tour of the factory recently, pointing out the empty assembly line ready to start production of the “pre-production” models next month. He says they will …
Moto Guzzi’s top-selling model is the V7 – now in its third iteration – with three models in the range, but also a continuing rollout of limited-edition models such as the sexy new Carbon Dark. I recently picked up a Carbon from the factory in Mandello del Lario to ride around the shores of beautiful …
Great news for Moto Guzzi fans with news that parent company Piaggio has filed an international design patent in Australia for a scrambler that is not too far from the V85 scrambler concept unveiled at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan last November. The V85 concept scrambler is powered by a new 90° transverse air-cooled 850cc V-twin …
Moto Guzzi has unveiled a V85 scrambler concept at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, but it’s not their first scrambler venture. The Mandello del Lario company is no stranger to scramblers. It already has produced the limited-edition V7 Stornello scrambler and previously released scrambler kits for the V7 which is also updated for 2018. …
Swiss custom motorcycle company Gannet Design has produced an even more retro one-off version of the Moto Guzzi V7 to celebrate its 50th anniversary. So why is this so interesting? Because Gannet Design seems to have a crystal ball, designing a more dirt-oriented Ducati Scrambler custom before the Desert Sled was introduced and a BMW R …