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Link Motors Piombino Dese offers for sale: Moto Guzzi Sport 14 - Restored
Fuel: Petrol / Places: 1
Displacement: 496 / CV: 13 / kW: 10
Type of gearbox: Mechanical
On March 15, 1921 the Cavaliere Emanuele Vittorio Parodi, his son Giorgio and the friend of the latter Carlo Guzzi founded in Genoa the "Anonymous Moto Guzzi company", with registered office in the Ligurian capital and production site in Mandello Tonzanico (then became Mandello Del Lario). For the logo the eagle was chosen, symbol of the aviation of the body of the Marina Regia in the First World War, in honor to the municipality friend and missed fourth Member Giovanni Ravelli, motorcycle pilot and aviator, fallen with his plane during a test flight In 1919.
The newborn House of Mandello begins in the competitions in September 1921, deployed two of the 17 "normal" built at Milan-Naples, the last seasonal test of the Italian motorcycle championship on the road. The two machines, conducted by Mario Cavedini and Aldo Finzi, behave very well, managing to do without breaks the 877 km of the massacre competition of great fund.
With participation in the races, the brand is more and more affirmed. The definitive consecration comes from the triumphal participation in the European Championship of 1924, in which the "500 C4V" conquers the first, second and fifth place.
In 1925 in Mandello they are built, from over 300 workers, 1, 200 motorcycles while in 1927, alongside sports models, to experience the efficiency of the elastic chassis (first bike in the world equipped with this trick), the brother of Carlo, Giuseppe Guzzi, Guide a new model, the GT In a North Raid. Thanks to the success of the company the G. T. He could give himself deservedly of the name Norge immediately given him in honor of the homonymous airship. Joseph was the inventor, and the designer together with Carlo, of the elastic frame with rear suspension. It should be remembered that, previously to this innovation, motorcycles had a completely rigid frame similar to bicycles.
Already in 1929 production reaches 2, 500 units and the company, in 1934, is the largest producer of motorcycles in Italy.
From the competitive profile, 1935 is remembered because, with its 250 cm single-cylinder and 500 cm twin cylindrica, conquers the prestigious international tourist trophy race with the Irish pilot Stanley Woods. Success then reiterated in 1937 with the Italian pilot omobono tennied that he conquer him in category 250.
This very rare sport 14 has been completely restored by bodywork by bringing it to its ancient splendor while maintaining the patina of time on some details such as the saddle and the engine that was simply tagliandato and cleaned up.
The bike starts easily and the visualization movement of auctions that command valves makes it all extremely fascinating.
Maintenance: total bodywork restoration, revision and motor cutting, new tires, new battery.
Defects: ne
