List of Moto Guzzi motorcycles

This is a list of motorcycles manufactured by Moto Guzzi.

Current and recent models

2004 Moto Guzzi Breva 750ie
Moto Guzzi California Special
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. A succession of new models has followed.

Recent awards and victories

Historic models

Moto Guzzi V850 Le Mans based cafe racer.
Moto Guzzi V11

The company has produced over fifty models since its inception. One of its most famous machines has been the Le Mans. This model was a further development of the 1971 750 V7 Sport designed by Guzzi engineer Lino Tonti. The V7 Sport was planned as the first five speed, 200 kg (440 lb), 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph), production motorcycle. It signified a major step forward in the design of a more sporting Guzzi, with a more compact frame being made possible by replacement of the dynamo, sitting high between the cylinders, with an alternator sited on the end of the crank at the front of the engine. The 750S and 750 S3 followed, but it was the 850 Le Mans, with its disc brakes and additional displacement, that lived up to the promise of the V7 Sport and really caught the public's imagination. When the Le Mans debuted in 1976 it was among the 5 best performing road bikes available.

Six versions of the Le Mans have been produced, designated: Le Mans, Le Mans Mk II, Le Mans Mk III, LeMans Mk IV, Le Mans Mk V and V11 Le Mans. The Le Mans, II and III are 850 cc, the IV and V are 1,000 cc and the V11 Le Mans is 1,064 cc. The first two models had rounded air-cooling fins on the barrels while the latter have squared fins (known as "round-fin" and "square-fin"). All models have shaft drive. Early models use 36 mm or 40 mm Dell'Orto carburettors but the late model V11 Le Mans are fuel injected. All the machines in this series are highly regarded for their styling and performance.

Moto Guzzi introduced the California models in 1972, based on the model sold to the Los Angeles Police Department combining European performance and maneuverability coupled with American styling. The California remained popular throughout the 1980s and 1990s and remains in the US Moto Guzzi range as the California Vintage.

Model Capacity Production
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Production
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Normale 498.4 cc 1921 1924
Sport 15 498.4 cc 1923 1928
GT "Norge" 498.4 cc 1928 1930
Sport 14 498.4 cc 1929 1930
Sport 15 498.4 cc 1931 1939
GT 17 500 cc 499 cc 1932 1939
GTS 498.4 cc 1934 1940
Alce 498.4 cc 1939 1945
Egretta 247 cc 1939 1940
Airone 246 cc 1939 1957
Dondolino 500 cc 499 cc 1946 1951
Motoleggera 65 cc 64 cc 1946 1954
Astore 498.4 cc 1949 1953
Falcone 498.4 cc 1950 1967
Galletto 160/175/192 159/175/192 cc 1950 1966
Cardellino 65 65 cc 1954 1956
Cardellino 73 73 cc 1956 1962
Cardellino 83 83 cc 1962 1965
Zigolo 98 cc 1953 1966
Lodola Sport 175 cc 1956 1966
Stornello 125/160 123.1/160 cc 1960 1975
Dingo 3 marce 48.89 cc 1963 1976
Dingo 4 marce 48.89 cc 1963 1976
Trotter Special M 48.89 cc 1966 1973
V7 700cc 703 cc 1967 1977
V750 Ambassador/V750 Special 757 cc 1968 1972
V7 750 Sport 748 cc 1971 1974
850 T (Interceptor) 844.05 cc 1974 1975
850 T3 844.05 cc 1975 1979(?)
850 Eldorado/850GT/California844 cc19721975
Nuovo Falcone 500 499 cc 1971 1976
Le Mans 850 844.05 cc 1975 1978
850 Le Mans II 844.05 cc 1979 1981
1000 SP 948.8 cc 1977 1985
V50 490.29 cc 1977 1979
V35 346.2 cc 1977 1980
V1000 Convert 948.8 cc 1975 1984
V1000 G5 1979 1985
V50 Monza 490.29 cc 1980 1985
Le Mans III 844 cc 1981 1984
California II 948.8 cc 1981 1987
V65 643.4 cc 1982 1987
V35 Custom 346.2 cc 1982 1987
850 T5 844.05 cc 1983 1987
V65 Lario 643.4 cc 1984 1989
Le Mans 1000 948.8 cc 1985 1991
California III 948.8 cc 1987 1993
Mille GT & Strada 949 cc 1987 1991
Nevada 350 346.2 cc 1991 2001
Daytona 1000 IE[7] 992 cc 1992 1999
1100 Sport 1,064 cc 1995 1997*
V10 Centauro 992 cc 1996 2001
Quota 1000 948.8 cc 1992 1997
Quota 1100 ES 1,064 cc 1998 2001
V11 Sport/V11 Le Mans 1,064 cc 1998 2006

Racing models

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Moto Guzzi MGS-01 Corsa

Military models

Guzzi V50 militare

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