Moto Guzzi California EV Wallpapers

Moto Guzzi California EV Superbikes Motorcycles; photo wallpapers: Moto Guzzi is [br]an Italian motorcycle manufacturer established in 1921 in Mandello del [br]Lario by Lake Como in Lombardy, producing the "official motorcycle of [br]Italy". The company currently specializes in 90° V-twin engines. Moto [br]Guzzi innovations include the cartridge front fork and the patented [br]Compact Reactive Drive Shaft system. Moto Guzzi machines have been used [br]by police forces in Italy and the United States. From the 1930s until [br]the 1960s, Moto Guzzi was the largest marque amongst Italian motorcycle [br]manufacturers. Carlo Guzzi's (engineer and co-founder) first engine [br]design was a horizontal single, that in a number of guises dominated [br]the first 45 years of the company's history. From the beginning the [br]company used racing to promote their brand. Moto Guzzi won 3,329 [br]official races, 8 World Championships, 6 Constructor's Championships [br]and 11 Isle of Man TT victories.[br] [br]Until the mid 1940s, the traditional horizontal four-stroke single [br]cylinder 500 cc engines outfitted with one overhead and one side valve [br](also known as: IOE, inlet over exhaust or F-head) were the most [br]performance oriented machines that Moto Guzzi sold to the general [br]public. At the same time the official racing team and private racers [br]were furnished with all sorts of racing machines which included a [br]plethora of overhead cam, multiple valve configurations and cylinder [br]designs. In the 1935 Isle of Man TT, Moto Guzzi factory rider Stanley [br]Woods performed an impressive double victory with wins in the [br]Lightweight TT as well as the Senior TT. In the 1950s, Moto Guzzi made [br]an impact in the world of Grand Prix motorcycle racing. With durable [br]and lightweight 250 cc and 350 cc bikes designed by Giulio Carcano, the [br]firm dominated the middleweight classes. The factory won five [br]consecutive 350 cc world championships between 1953 and 1957. Carcano [br]realized that low weight alone couldn't continue to win races so he [br]designed one of the most complex race bikes of the 1950s, the V8 500cc [br]GP race bike. The bike led many races and frequently posted the fastest [br]lap time but, just as frequently broke down before the end of the race. [br]The V8 was never fully developed, because Moto Guzzi decided (together [br]with the main competitors Gilera and Mondial) to pull out of racing [br]after the 1957 season, citing escalating costs and diminishing [br]motorcycle sales.[br] [br]The period after World War II was as difficult in Mandello del Lario as [br]it was elsewhere in post-war Europe. The solution was production of [br]cheap lightweights. The '46 "Motoleggera", a 65 cc lightweight [br]motorcycle became hugely popular in post-war Italy. A four-stroke 175 [br]cc scooter known as the "Galletto" was a stable seller as well. Though [br]modest for Guzzis, these, and all other models were relatively upmarket [br]and high quality in their corner of the market.[br] [br]Popular models: [br] [br]The company has produced over fifty models since its inception. One of [br]its most famous machines has been the Le Mans. This model was a further [br]development of the 1971 750 V7 Sport designed by Guzzi engineer Lino [br]Tonti. The V7 Sport was planned as the first five speed, 200 kg, 200 [br]km/h, production motorcycle. With its disc brakes and additional [br]displacement, the 850 Le Mans lived up to the promise of the V7 Sport. [br]When the Le Mans debuted in 1976 it was among the 5 best performing [br]road bikes available. Six versions of the Le Mans have been produced, [br]designated I, II, III, IV, V and V11 Le Mans. The I, II and III are 850 [br]cc, the IV and V are 1000 cc and the V11 Le Mans is 1064 cc. The first [br]two models had rounded air-cooling fins on the barrels while the latter [br]have squared fins (known as "round-fin" and "square-fin"). All models [br]have shaft drive. Early models use 36 or 40 mm Dellorto carburetors but [br]the late model V11 Le Mans are fuel injected. All the machines in this [br]series are highly regarded for their styling and performance. In the [br]'80s and '90s the California models were the biggest sellers. The first [br]model appeared in 1972, and was based on a model sold to the L. A. [br]police department. The combination of European performance and [br]maneuverability coupled with laid back American styling has secured [br]this model its cult following all over the world. In 2005 and 2006 Moto [br]Guzzi received a huge investment from the proprietors to renew its [br]model range, and all ongoing projects were finally put on the market. [br]This included the launch of a new V-twin (the first Euro-3 engine of [br]the world) in different sizes (1064 cc first, then 877 cc and 1151 cc), [br]the new naked model Breva, the new "fashion naked" model Griso, the new [br]grand tourer model Norge, the new version inspired by the seventies [br]California Vintage. From the Breva also a sport tourer model was [br]derived, the 1200Sport. All new models, with the exception of the [br]classic bike California, have the new patented Compact Reactive Shaft [br]Drive named Ca. R. C. During last Milano exhibition in 2006, Moto Guzzi [br]introduces two new engines (1200 cc 8-valves and 940 cc-4 valves), the [br]new Griso 1200 8v and 940 Custom, a Custom bike inspired by dirt track, [br]that shows a new way in the custombike sector. Beside, the Norge will [br]be offered also with the 850 cc engine.

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