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Author: Mike Armitage
Updated: 16 April 2021
I’m a sucker for the Moto Guzzi V7. Since its arrival in 2008 the back-to-basics Italian has surely represented what a retro should be: a famous old model reimagined, with plenty of traditional character and old-school charm but served with modern quality, civility and rideability. Oh, and it’s always had plenty of what all manufacturers strive for with their throwback models. Authenticity.
When you think ‘Guzzi’ it’s an image of a V7 that pops into your bonce. The Italian factory has knocked out bikes with engines of assorted capacity and configuration since it started production in 1921, from dinky two-strokes (their Motoleggera 65 ‘Guzzino’ was Europe’s best-selling motorcycle for over a decade) through eight-valve overhead-cam Ducati challengers to 1400cc behemoths. But it’s air-cooled 90˚ pushrod V-twins that have been their signature since 1967 when they launched the V7 powered by a V-twin displacing 700cc. Easy