850 Le Mans III
1981 – 1985Introduced in 1981, this was the third major evolution of Moto Guzzi’s original Le Mans sports line. It followed the first Le Mans and the earlier update of the series, but it was not just a cosmetic refresh: the thir...
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Introduced in 1981, this was the third major evolution of Moto Guzzi’s original Le Mans sports line. It followed the first Le Mans and the earlier update of the series, but it was not just a cosmetic refresh: the thir...
This Moto Guzzi big-twin was introduced in 1975 as the successor to the earlier 850T, bringing a more modern touring formula and the brand’s noteworthy linked braking setup to the lineup. It sat on the familiar transv...
Introduced for the 1983 model year, this Moto Guzzi touring machine represented a more modern, fully faired evolution of the company’s big transverse V-twin road bikes. It arrived as part of the long-running 850 famil...
This nameplate arrived as Moto Guzzi’s dark, muscle-oriented take on the California 1400 platform. It was first shown in 2014 and then rolled out for the 2015 model year, alongside the more chrome-rich Eldorado, as pa...
This naked roadster marked Moto Guzzi’s move into a new era after the Piaggio takeover, arriving in 2005 as the larger sibling to the earlier Breva 750. It was developed around Guzzi’s familiar transverse V-twin layou...
This nameplate appeared as Moto Guzzi’s larger-capacity evolution of the Breva roadster family, moving the line into the 1200 cc class and giving the model a more substantial, big-block character than the earlier Brev...
Introduced in 2003, this 750cc naked roadster marked an important turning point for Mandello del Lario, arriving as a modern, everyday-friendly machine that still carried the brand’s familiar transverse V-twin charact...
This nameplate appeared in the early 1990s as the next step in Moto Guzzi’s long-running California touring/cruiser family, following the California III. It kept the classic transverse 90-degree V-twin layout that def...
This blacked-out cruiser variant was introduced as part of Moto Guzzi’s late-2000s custom lineup, when the long-running big-block California family was being pared down into a smaller number of distinct trim themes. I...
This motorcycle was introduced in March 2006 as part of Moto Guzzi’s updated California range, when the brand refreshed the line with new versions aimed at different touring and custom tastes. The Vintage variant sat ...
The California 1400 Custom was Moto Guzzi’s stripped-back take on the company’s all-new big cruiser family, introduced in Europe for the 2013 model year after the California 1400 Touring appeared first in 2012. It mar...
Moto Guzzi introduced this large-displacement touring cruiser to Europe in 2012, as part of the modern California family that followed the brand’s 90th-anniversary special edition. It was positioned as a premium long-...
This special-edition touring variant was introduced for the 2015 model year as part of Moto Guzzi’s refreshed California 1400 range, adding a more luxurious presentation to the established long-distance cruiser. It bu...
This nameplate was introduced as the relaunch of Moto Guzzi’s earlier California touring/cruiser line in 1981, replacing the T3 California theme with a more modern interpretation built around the company’s 948.8 cc V-...
Introduced for the 1987 model year, this iteration marked a significant redesign of Moto Guzzi’s long-running California touring-cruiser line. Compared with the earlier California II, it adopted a more contemporary cu...
This U.S.-market Le Mans variant was created when Moto Guzzi adapted its sporty big-twin for American buyers who wanted more displacement and a more conventional touring-sport position than the original 850. The CX 10...
This nameplate first appeared for the 1972 model year as the U.S.-market version of the factory’s large transverse-V-twin touring/cruising line. It was created during the expansion of the company’s big-block twins and...
The Griso 1100 arrived in 2005 as Moto Guzzi’s bold entry in the modern naked-bike class, pairing the company’s classic transverse V-twin layout with a stripped-back, muscular design that stood apart from more convent...
This Italian naked roadster arrived for the 2007 model year as a more performance-focused evolution of the earlier family, bringing Moto Guzzi’s transverse V-twin layout into a sharper, more aggressive package. It deb...
This special-edition Italian naked bike was introduced as a dressier, more collector-focused version of the earlier big-twin roadster line. It appeared in the early 2010s as a limited-run variant of the 1200 8V family...
This bagger-style touring motorcycle was previewed as a prototype at EICMA in 2014 before reaching production in 2016 as the Flying Fortress edition. Moto Guzzi positioned it as a highly distinctive, luxury-oriented l...
Moto Guzzi introduced this cruiser-oriented 750 nameplate for the 1991 model year as part of its effort to offer a lower, more approachable custom machine alongside the larger California line. The early motorcycles us...
The modern Norge nameplate was reintroduced in 2006 as Moto Guzzi’s return to the grand-touring class, taking its name from the historic 1928 Norge that had become part of the brand’s lore after Giuseppe Guzzi’s North...
This touring nameplate was introduced for the 2006 model year as Moto Guzzi’s return to the grand-touring class. It took its name from the original Norge test machine associated with the legendary 1928 ride to the far...