844 cc (51.5 cu in) OHV 2-valve per cyl. air cooled, four-stroke, V-twin, longitudinally mounted
Bore / stroke
83 mm × 78 mm (3.3 in × 3.1 in)
Transmission
5-speed manual, shaft drive
Suspension
Front: telescopic forks Rear: twin shocks adjustable for preload
Brakes
Front: 2 x 300 mm (12 in) discs Rear: Single 242 mm (9.5 in) disc
Tires
Front: 4.10-18 Rear:4.25-18
Wheelbase
1,473 mm (58.0 in)
Seat height
775 mm (30.5 in)
Fuel capacity
22.5 L (4.9 imp gal; 5.9 US gal)
The Moto Guzzi Le Mans is a sports motorcycle first manufactured in 1976 by Italian company Moto Guzzi. It was named after the 24-hour motorcycle endurance race at Le Mans in France. The Le Mans designation was first used for an 850 prototype, based on the V7, displayed at Premio Varrone in late 1972.[1]
The original 850 Le Mans was a café racer with clip-on handlebars and a bikini nose fairing, but in the face of more and more powerful bikes from other manufacturers later models were developed more as sports tourers with a three-quarter fairing. A marketing success,[2] the Le Mans competed against Italian superbikes from Ducati and Laverda. The original Le Mans was continually developed and spawned several later models, a final versions appearing in the early 1990s.
^Falloon, Ian (1999). The Moto Guzzi Story. Haynes. p. 128. ISBN 1-85960-414-5.
^Walker, Mick (1999), Moto Guzzi Twins Restoration, Motorbooks International, p. 20, ISBN 978-1855326798
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