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Details: Moto Guzzi V12 strada concept
The Moto Guzzi V12 Strada concept is the third member of the trio that also includes the Moto Guzzi V12 Le Mans and Moto Guzzi V12 X and, like those bikes, these exclusive photos are first time we've seen it in a studio. The roadster-like Strada combines technical features seen on both those bikes, but includes some pretty neat new stuff too. Flyscreen: included in order to mimic the shape of a tr...
22 July 2010
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Details: Moto Guzzi V12 X concept
Like the Moto Guzzi 12 Le Mans concept, these are the first studio shots every published on the supermoto-like Moto Guzzi V12 X. A lot of the details differ from the Le Mans, here's a rundown. >Oil coolers: there's actually two oil coolers and a rectifier hidden behind the screen. The cutout in that screen feeds cooling air to them. Suspension: all current production spec stuff. Hmm...interest...
22 July 2010
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Details: Moto Guzzi V12 Le Mans concept
Here's the first studio photos of the Moto Guzzi V12 Le Mans concept ever published. There's an awful lot going on here, so we had Pierre Terblanche talk us through all the details. > Frame: made from rotational moulding nylon polymer, it's more resilient than steel and easier to produce, while weighing in about the same. It's a monocoque design that incorporates the airbox at the rear. Tank...
22 July 2010
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Moto Guzzi's V12 Strada concept: just in time for 2012
The third of Terblanche's trinity of V12 concepts unveiled at EICMA, the Moto Guzzi V12 Strada concept is a purist's motard, taking cues from classic enduro design and contemporary MX simplicity while keeping the focus on the mechanical details. Two of our favorite mash-ups of old-made-new are the flat-faced, numberplate-style LED headlamp and the MX fuel cap with breather hose. The real star of t...
10 November 2009
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Moto Guzzi V12 LeMans concept, Terblanche returns with a masterpiece
Moto Guzzi is for old fogies. Moto Guzzi have lost their way. Slow, fat and lifeless. Ugly and boring. Terblanche can't design his way out a paper bag. For all of you who have ever said any of the above statements, you can now collectively shut up. Pierre Terblanche's V12 LeMans concept is beautiful. It is easily on par with his other iconic design that shaped over a decade of motorcycle design, t...
10 November 2009