Moto Guzzi V7

Moto Guzzi V7, Giulio Cesare Carcano for Moto Guzzi
Yesterdays Antique Motorcycles, CC BY-SA 4.0

The first Moto Guzzi with a transverse V-twin, an engine the brand still uses today.

The engine was developed by Carcano and used first for a military vehicle and for police motorcycles. The transverse V-twin became Moto Guzzi’s hallmark.

Materials: Steel frame, transverse V-twin engine, shaft drive

Manufacture: Made in Mandello del Lario.

The cylinders sticking out on both sides.

The drive shaft to the rear wheel.