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Title: what is year and model of this Guzzi?
Post by: lucydad on July 24, 2016, 12:31:55 PM: All,

Had lunch and short ride with my buddy Ed. He was out in San Diego with his son. Went to a transportation museum. Snapped this cool red Moto Guzzi picture for me. Question is: what year, and what model? Very pretty in red, chrome accents, and the fishtail exhausts are supreme.

Let's see who can nail it first.

(http://thumb.ibb.co/ncHC5a/thumb_IMG_2983_1024.jpg) (http://ibb.co/ncHC5a)
Title: Re: what is year and model of this Guzzi?
Post by: arveno on July 24, 2016, 01:45:58 PM: Norge
Title: Re: what is year and model of this Guzzi?
Post by: ITSec on July 24, 2016, 01:53:15 PM: Quote from: arveno on July 24, 2016, 01:45:58 PM
Norge

Where's the emoticon for blowing a big raspberry?!?!
Title: Re: what is year and model of this Guzzi?
Post by: Daniel Kalal on July 24, 2016, 01:54:51 PM: Quote from: arveno on July 24, 2016, 01:45:58 PM
Norge

fuel tank inside the frame; fish tail exhaust; I'd agree with you: it's a Norge.
Title: Re: what is year and model of this Guzzi?
Post by: oldbike54 on July 24, 2016, 01:55:26 PM: It is the new single cylinder Moto Guzzi that so many have been clamoring for :shocked:

Dusty
Title: Re: what is year and model of this Guzzi?
Post by: brlawson on July 24, 2016, 02:03:22 PM: First bike to make it to the arctic circle.
Title: Re: what is year and model of this Guzzi?
Post by: ITSec on July 24, 2016, 02:25:06 PM: Quote from: brlawson on July 24, 2016, 02:03:22 PM
First bike to make it to the arctic circle.

Nope - those bikes (for which the Norge is named) had a swingarm rear suspension. The trip was made to demonstrate the swingarm was reliable under harsh conditions.
Title: Re: what is year and model of this Guzzi?
Post by: Idontwantapickle on July 24, 2016, 02:29:16 PM: Quote from: ITSec on July 24, 2016, 02:25:06 PM
Nope - those bikes (for which the Norge is named) had a swingarm rear suspension. The trip was made to demonstrate the swingarm was reliable under harsh conditions.
Read all about it. sort of.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Moto_Guzzi_motorcycles
Title: Re: what is year and model of this Guzzi?
Post by: twowings on July 24, 2016, 02:31:24 PM: More importantly, what OIL should I use in it???? :tongue:
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Post by: charlie b on July 24, 2016, 02:35:16 PM: Candidate for BELT DRIVE!
Title: Re: what is year and model of this Guzzi?
Post by: RinkRat II on July 24, 2016, 03:10:09 PM: LD.. looks to be one of the earliest Guzzi's. 1922 thru 24 Normale. 498cc .

Thanks fo sharing, Paul B :boozing:
Title: Re: what is year and model of this Guzzi?
Post by: arveno on July 24, 2016, 04:45:52 PM: https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moto_Guzzi_GT_%22Norge%22
Title: Re: what is year and model of this Guzzi?
Post by: lucydad on July 24, 2016, 07:17:58 PM: Cool. Now I can inform my friend which Guzzi. Stumped me at lunch. Lovely engineering no doubt.

Thanks!
Title: Re: what is year and model of this Guzzi?
Post by: pehayes on July 24, 2016, 09:18:06 PM: SPORT-14 1929-1930 NOT a Norge.
Rigid rear with no swingarm.
Semi-trapezoidal top box.

Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA
Title: Re: what is year and model of this Guzzi?
Post by: Moto on July 24, 2016, 10:07:53 PM: Quote from: pehayes on July 24, 2016, 09:18:06 PM
SPORT-14 1929-1930 NOT a Norge.
Rigid rear with no swingarm.
Semi-trapezoidal top box.

Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA

:1: There are a couple of photos on p. 191 of Columbo, Moto Guzzi The Complete History From 1921, 4th English Edition, 2007, backing up Patrick's ID. Good job!
Title: Re: what is year and model of this Guzzi?
Post by: ITSec on July 25, 2016, 03:47:49 AM: Quote from: pehayes on July 24, 2016, 09:18:06 PM
SPORT-14 1929-1930 NOT a Norge.
Rigid rear with no swingarm.
Semi-trapezoidal top box.

Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA

I wasn't certain what it was, but I knew what it wasn't - no swingarm! :boozing: