Guess a Guzzi

[BRIO]

[Hahnda]

Sport 13

[pikipiki]

No 1 - is it the first one?

Tipo Sport - Lato Volante

[cruzziguzzi]

1924-1926 C4V?

Todd.

[BRIO]

No winner yet

[oldbike54]

 Any connection to Stanley Woods ?

  Dusty

[BRIO]

Any connection to Stanley Woods ?

  Dusty

It was around that era.

It's a C2V

[BRIO]

How about this one?

[analog kid]

How about this one?

A Quota with a big "Coleman" sticker on the side.

 

[ritratto]

750 NTX

[BRIO]

It's called Pargi Dakar. One of two. If you look at the handlebar there is a box with a scroll in the center. The rider would twist a long flexible axle next to his clutch handle for directions. The original exhaust was of titanium and was worth more than the bike itself. It Is now wearing its spare exhaust of steel.

[BRIO]

This one is a Stanley woods bike I believe and very interesting from a technology perspective.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

It's called Pargi Dakar. One of two. If you look at the handlebar there is a box with a scroll in the center. The rider would twist a long flexible axle next to his clutch handle for directions. The original exhaust was of titanium and was worth more than the bike itself. It Is now wearing its spare exhaust of steel.

"80 Years of Moto Guzzi Motorcycles" has this to say:

In response to a request from it's French agent, Guzzi prepared a special version of the 750 off-roader for the 1986 Paris-Dakar event. This particular version of the four valve engine supplied 62 hp at 7100 rpm, the gearbox was still a five-speeder. Particular care was taken with both the "Dakar" style body with the enormous 40-liter tank and the cycle parts: the specially redesigned frame, Marzocchi forks and Ohlins rear dampers. The tires were 90/90-21 in front and 140/80-17 behind and the bike could 170 km/h. This interesting experiment unfortunately came to a premature end following a crash in the early stages of the race.

Dual-sport riders use a similar "box" (called a route sheet holder) to navigate. I have one on my XT500, only difference is it lacks the "flexible axle". Mine does have a magnifier though.