Moto Guzzi

1982 V50 Monza

- Paint restoration -

This motorcycle has been brought in for a full paint restortion.

The engine is running, but it needs a good tidy up.

We will supply decals, put on new tyres, repair and repaint it

in its original red.

just a bit of history on the this model:

The Moto Guzzi V50 was a half-liter model developed in the mid-1970s. The company was in dire straits at the time and needed a model that could do battle with the Japanese middleweights cornering the market. Famed designer Lino Tonti scaled down the big 850 Le Mans to create the V50, which was 139 pounds lighter and featured a 490cc, 45-bhp version of the company’s beloved 90-degree V-twin. While the V50 was no powerhouse, it was a lighter, more agile Guzzi than the riding public had ever experienced:- info sourced from BikeBound

“The European motoring press loved both the standard V50 and the Monza, which received rave reviews for its handling, judged clearly superior to any of the Japanese competitors in its class. Importantly, that included Honda’s CX500, which the Monza was frequently compared to as both bikes were small-displacement, shaft-driven V-twins, although the Honda was water-cooled.” –Motorcycle Classics