Moto Guzzi V7 Racer

Moto Guzzi had a head start when it introduced the retro-styled V7 in 2008. New cylinder heads and pistons are matched to a car-type single, central throttle body feeding each cylinder, the engine management has been refined and the cylinder cooling fins restyled with a more rounded, period look. The result is a 12 per cent increase in power to 50bhp – more than the W800, though still 17bhp short of the Bonneville – and a major increase in the amount and spread of low-rev torque.

The Moto Guzzi V7 Racer pays homage to the extraordinary racing career of the V7 Sport, an icon in the glorious history of the marque from Mandello del Lario. Perched on top of the frame's tubes is an ultra sporty single-seater saddle (a two-seater saddle and pillion footpegs are available as optional accessories), upholstered in suede and terminating in an aerodynamic tail fairing that also incorporates lateral race number panels in true Seventies style.

With its tiny Plexiglas screen above a race number panel, the top fairing - an exemplary expression of the Guzzi school - cites the front of the legendary Gambalunga. Doing duty together with the fully adjustable Bitubo rear shock absorbers is a 40 mm Marzocchi front fork, with a wheel travel of 130 mm and fitted with dust gaiters. The brake system uses the finest components that the market has to offer, with a 320 mm floating front disc gripped by afixed 4-piston Brembo 30/34 calliper, and a 260 mm rear disc with a 32 mm Brembo calliper.

moto guzzi v7 racer

Moto Guzzi V7 Racer

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