Motorcycles have a certain sex appeal, some more so than
others, and the Moto Guzzi V7 Sport is about as sexy as
they come.
The -Moto Guzzi-
V7 Sport is based on the -V7
roadster, but, with a new frame and clip-on handlebars,
the V7 Sport was the first
Moto Guzzi café racer. The V7 Sport
was lighter than the standard V7, it handled well and
proved popular.
The V7 Sport formed the basis for subsequent models and
ultimately led to the very successful Le Mans. Essentially
a factory-built
road racer, the V7 Sport was fast and agile. -In
one Italian magazine test, the V7Sport was clocked at
125mph. -Pitted against the
Ducati 750 GT, Honda CB750, Kawasaki H2 750 and Laverda
750 SF, the V7 Sport proved fastest.
This was the nascent age of the
Superbike, and although other manufacturers were producing
quick machines, not all of them could
handle as well as
a Moto Guzzi. The V7 Sport lasted only a few short years,
however, and was discontinued in 1974.
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