With the economic downturn in Italy in 1957, all the Italian companies withdrew from racing for a time, and today the only two Otto Cilindri race bikes built are in Moto Guzzi's archive/museum ...

In the same year that Moto Guzzi won the Italian Championship with its V8-powered bike, 16-year-old Michigan gearhead Elon Jack "E.J." Potter was inspired to outfit a motorcycle with one of Chevy ...

Then, in 1950, Moto Guzzi became the first motorcycle company to build and use a wind tunnel ... The company’s early innovative spirit led to the production of the bat-shit crazy four-stroke V8 engine ...

Mandello Del Lario, Italy – A motorcycle factory sits on the edge of Lake Como in a little town that proudly proclaims itself “La Citta della Moto Guzzi” – the city of Moto Guzzi.

Moto Guzzi is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1921 by Carlo Guzzi and Giorgio Parodi. Even though the first bike of Moto Guzzi was designed in 1920, the company was officially ...

Moto Guzzi Built A V8 Bike For Grand Prix Racing In The 1950s ... By 1934, Guzzi was the biggest motorcycle manufacturer in Italy, and the company produced the Alce, Trialce, and Airone for ...