FOR SALE: 1978 Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans

Italian sporting motorcycles of the 1970s, pairing unmistakable café-racer character with the robust engineering of Moto Guzzi's Tonti-derived chassis. This Series 2 example, generally identified retrospectively as a MkI, is now offered for sale on Collecting Cars and combines period specification with reported restoration and engine upgrades.

FOR SALE: 1978 Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans

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Italian sporting motorcycles of the 1970s, pairing unmistakable café-racer character with the robust engineering of Moto Guzzi's Tonti-derived chassis.

This Series 2 example, generally identified retrospectively as a MkI, is now offered for sale on Collecting Cars and combines period specification with reported restoration and engine upgrades.

At its heart is an air-cooled 844cc 90-degree V-twin fed by twin 36mm Dell'Orto carburettors.

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Italian sporting motorcycles of the 1970s, pairing unmistakable café-racer character with the robust engineering of Moto Guzzi's Tonti-derived chassis. This Series 2 example, generally identified retrospectively as a MkI, is now offered for sale on Collecting Cars and combines period specification with reported restoration and engine upgrades. At its heart is an air-cooled 844cc 90-degree V-twin fed by twin 36mm Dell'Orto carburettors.

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