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It is difficult to think of a motorcycle maker with a more storied and romantic history than that of moto guzzi which, 93 years after its founding in lombardy, is today the oldest bike manufacturer in europe to have remained in continuous production. With just shy of 74k miles on the odometer, she starts right up, idles smoothly, shifts wonderfully, stops like it should, and just looks great. As one rebuilds any motorcycle i call it bonding, his or her interest in the history of the machine should increase as well. Restoring ewan mcgregors moto guzzi ambassador in hd duration. The definitive visual history jemima dunne race techs. Reinforcing moto guzzi s history, the design of the norge and its fairing was refined in the companys historic wind tunnel at the mandello del lario headquarters. Early moto guzzi grand prix racers won eight world championships through 1957, its burly ambassador touring bikes were once popular as police motors, and the artistically styled le mans succeeded.
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