Origins of the Moto Guzzi V-twin

[LowRyter]

So if this is a 90 degree Vtwin longitudinal crank, why isn't it predecessor to the original V7? 

[docc]

So if this is a 90 degree Vtwin longitudinal crank, why isn't it predecessor to the original V7? 

Designed by different engineers. Ing. Guilio Carcano has been emphatic (as was Umberto Todero) that the Mulo engine had naught to do with the V700 motorcycle engine they designed, outside of the V configuration.

[LowRyter]

ok

[docc]

Anybody tells you that your V11 donk started out in a tractor, bet lots of beer otherwise!

[Rox Lemans]

On 3/17/2018 at 12:36 PM, docc said:

Anybody tells you that your V11 donk started out in a tractor, bet lots of beer otherwise!

That motor certainly came from a utilitarian heritage. 😉

[po18guy]

Water? It could well have been intended for use as a beer pump.

As to Hondas, here is the nicest CX cafe I have seen. 53 Motorcycles in the UK.

[docc]

Kudos to author Robert Smith for getting the origins of the Moto Guzzi big twin right in this December, 2020, article on an interesting Eldorado for Motorcycle Classics magazine:

https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-italian-motorcycles/zm0z21jfzols/

"(That the V7 engine was developed from Guzzi’s “mechanical mule” military project is now refuted by most authoritative sources, including marque specialist Greg Field in his book Moto Guzzi Big Twins.)"

 

[v11_meticcio]

 

https://www.motociclismo.it/guzzi-che-altro-moto-54327

[gstallons]

The day I lay my bike that far over is the moment before I lay my bike down !

[4corsa]

This came up today on the Cafe Racer Magazine Instagram feed.

Thought it was perfect to post under "Origins of the V11

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[Coppa53]

I suspect at one time there was connection between Lambretta, (transfer of knowledge?)  and Moto Guzzi.  

Back in 1953 Lambretta , not Vespa manufactured a 250 GP Racer. 

 

[Bingbong]

Thats very cool 😎 and has some nice chassis design going on. Engine is a stressed member by the looks

[docc]

Again, more confirmation through our good man, @v11_meticcio, with images and reference to the origins of our V11 motor from the SALA MOTORI (engine room) of the Moto Guzzi museo in Mandello . . .

 

 

[Pressureangle]

After having a BMW for 20k miles now, and a little history, it's my belief that BMW and MG have worked closely together for some time; not partnership, but fundamentals. In the beginning of the Italian V-twin era, I think everyone saw how sound the BMW flat twin was, the shaft drive, and removed the biggest impediment to racing them- the flatness. 
Plus, being Mountain Italians they gave them frames that worked and of course instantly recognized the romantic sound. 
Looking at the Lambretta frame above, it's clear that it's very similar to Aermacchi frames. I think the Bavarians and ItAlpians went to the same schools. Or ski trips, or wars, or something. 

[v11_meticcio]

Evoluzione?!

 

 

 

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