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2010 Moto Guzzi V7 Cafe Classic – Road Test Review

Fun! Impractical, but fun. I traded in a 130-horsepower sport-touring bike for this 40-horse Moto Guzzi, and I had more fun with the retro...

2009 Moto Guzzi Stelvio – Road Test Review

Of all the manufacturers attempting to cash in on the success of BMW's R1200GS by producing rival machines, Moto Guzzi ought to have the...

2009 Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 4V – Road Test Review

photography by Kevin Wing and Mike Callahan The best roads in this country are the ones with little or no traffic—at least to my way...

2008 BMW R1200RT vs. Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 – Comparison Review

Any sport-touring motorcycle is going to fit along a sliding scale of sportiness vs. touring capabilities. At one end of the spectrum would be...

Retrospective: Moto Guzzi V50: 1977-1989

(This Retrospective article was printed in the July 2008 issue of Rider Magazine.) In the mid-1970s Moto Guzzi’s outlook was affected by Alessandro de Tomaso,...

2008 Moto Guzzi Breva 1200 Sport – Road Test Review

It has been said that Moto Guzzi is rather like Italian politics: Every year there is a new government, but nothing really changes. For...

2007 Moto Guzzi Griso 1100 – Road Test Review

An experienced street rider will approach a motorcycle and immediately begin sizing it up as to type and affixing certain expectations to it. It's...

2007 Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 – Road Test Review

  If you wanted a touring bike 25 years ago, you bought either a BMW or a Moto Guzzi. Both share the air-cooled, loping twin-cylinder...

2006 Moto Guzzi Breva V 1100 – Road Test Review

Motorcycle trivia buffs already know that the word breva refers to the southerly winds that blow over Lake Como-adjacent to Guzzi's historic Mandello del...

2004 Moto Guzzi Nevada Classic 750 IE | Road Test Review

Here's a bike that almost didn't happen. First off, Moto Guzzi was in dire financial straits, and then its new owner and would-be savior...

2003 Model Year Bike Reviews

(This article was published in the December 2002 issue of Rider magazine.) By Mark Tuttle Jr. Hope you’re hungry! There’s a veritable feast of new motorcycle...

2001 Model Year Bike Reviews

The article The Stars of 2001 was published in the December 2000 issue of Rider magazine.) by Mark Tuttle Jr. Ready? Cue Thus Spoke Zarathustra, the...

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