MotoGuzzi 850 Le Mans It Is Safe To Say That This Was The Start Of the Speed Races Between Brands

The Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans caught the world’s attention when released in 1976 and it has continued to captivate ever since, developing an adoring audience that keeps the motorcycle relevant and has turned it into a designated classic motorcycle from the 70’s. It is well worth both writing and reading about so let’s get started with a quick look at where it all began. 1969 was the year of the Honda CB 750 the claimed World’s First Superbike and what seemed to follow was every manufacturer of motorcycles suddenly rushing to get out their 750 Superbikes. It may be crazy today to think that a bike in the 750 class was deemed a Superbike when you have machines like the Kawasaki H2, but back in the early 70’s machines with a 750 capacity engine were top dogs. Suzuki, Triumph, Norton, Ducati, MV Agusta, Moto Guzzi, BMW and undoubtedly some others had a 750 bike out in production by 1972. It is safe to say that this was the start of the speed races between brands and if a 750 was possible why would you stop there, the next logical step would be to pump up the engine and get to an 850, which is what the likes of Norton, Ducati and BMW soon did. Moto Guzzi also committed to this idea and essentially turned the Moto Guzzi 750 V7 Sport into the Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans.
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