When it comes to being a great adventurer, getting to where you’re going is kind of a large portion of the equation. From the good ol’ reliable compass, to more intricate options such as the astrolabe or back-staff, the point is that navigational tools have been guiding the world-wonderer for centuries. Fortunately, however, modern technology has made this far more efficient with the advent of …
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The gate drops and 24 twin-engine motorcycles leap forward in screaming unison. The elbow-to-elbow pack surges, speeding ahead on the flat track at more than 100 miles per hour. In seconds, they’ve reached the first turn; riders lean sharply in a horse-powered ballet. As one steel-toed booted foot skims the packed soil, each jockeys for position. The crowd roars, thirsty for more. Welcome to the …
The company’s survival depended on the police contract, so Moto Guzzi dusted off Carcano’s V-twin concept and conceived the V7 — so called because of the V shape of the cylinder layout and its 700cc capacity. A civilian version was shown at the 1965 Milan show, but with this workaday motorcycle Moto Guzzi was riding down a road far from its winning ways on the …