A Moto Guzzi just never gets old in the way it sounds. Has the sound of a classic muscle car small block Chevy. There’s something about a Moto Guzzi that is just proper. There no goofy marketing gimmicks (at least now), no weird robotic transformer styling, etc. The motorcycle’s sound and riding experience sells itself. What you see is what you get. A pure motorbike experience.
210 KPH on the dyno. Wow. I used to have a beautiful Mk1 with competition silencers like the bike featured (although I realise this is a Mk2 Le Mans remodelled to look like a Mk1 )
i was giving a 1979 Guzzi LeMans one time. it got sold out from under me before i had a change to get it running. it was all there and was intimidating looking as i was around 18 and had never ridden a street bike before.
Shame that Guzzi is still stuck with the 750 engine that has no more juice in it. They should put the v85tt in V7 and revive the legendary le mans. BTW where are you located?(I'm from NL BTW) and do you do V7 III tuning? Cheers
The first generation Le Mans did not have the Roman numeral I. The series one had the large tail light incorporated into the fender. Also had unpainted fork stanchions and different fuel petcock levers as opposed to the series two which had the black rectangular DeTomaso tail light.
I had the same year.... a lovely bike. Unfortunately either the bike got heavier or I got older, and we had to part about 6 years ago. Yes I agree the original Mk2 side fairings were hideous, mine also got removed, but I kept the front fairing as it did work to some extent, unlike the smaller ones fitted to the original Mk1. The Lafranconi exhausts that mine had, and it looks like you have as well, sound out of this world. Apparently that V-twin design started life as a generator engine for the army..........wow
these bikes are getting harder to find in the midwest USA> the prices of the guzzi roundheads are steadily increasing...If you have one, hold on to it. it will soon be irreplaceable.
Martijn de Groot Ik ken hem inderdaad. mijn pa heeft een V65 lario politie motor. volledig origineel. En een California T850 geloof ik. sublieme machines, en super om op te rijden. Hoewel ik gehoord heb dat de nokkenassen wat minder zijn...
Hello, can you write the size of carburetor jets and position of the needle that you use? Did you keep the phf 36 carb? Did you install an air filter? Did you change displacement? Heres a photo of my lm vdcon.nl/ownerslist?motor=1392141879 Thanks for sharing
Your response ended in the Spam-filter, but here we go: this is a 950cc version with the standard 36mm carbs and needles. I have only put the needles one position higher to give it a little more fuel. It helps on the lower revs.
Martijn de Groot Some people found the factory jetting of the LM mk1 an 2 too rich and gained a few horses by reducing the main jet. You can read on here: archive.guzzitech.com/Dyno-dockray.html www.richcutler.co.uk/guzzi/guzzi/guzzi_06.htm
There seems to be some confusion on this page. This bike is what came to be called a MK1 .it was just a 850 Le Mans, still THE one to have. Every change the factory made,for the next ten years just spoiled it The MK2 was exactly the same machine except for a hideous Square Fairing, with a square headlamp, & square indicators. It also grew a square flap over the filler cap, which had become a cheap piece of crap. A Hideous square Instrument panel, and the square `jellytots` switchgear which was very slightly better than MK1 had. & 2 little ll badges on the side panels. The Mk 2 was just as good to drive but looked like a bus and urgently needed to be fitted with the Mk 1 bits to look right the Mk 2 also had Slightly wider T3 etc forks and a different centrestand sticky-out bit Both claimed to produce 72 bhp somewhere other than the rear wheel!... from memory
To clear things up a bit. This bike is originally a MK 2, but I rebuild it to a MK 1 for all the reasons you mention in your post. The MK 2 is hideous indeed. So, yes, basically it is a MK 1 now. And it still rides like a charm! ;-)
Martijn de Groot That makes perfect sense! What did it for me was the filler cap, even though I`d seen the centre stand, glad to see that you have left the front brakes as mk 2, I had 20+ years on a few of these and loved every moment!
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A friend has just clocked his Le Mans at 200,000kms, very reliable machine indeed and the sound is music to the ear.
I simply love those late 70s Le Mans!! I had a 1977 model years ago, back in the mid 90s, ...miss her so much
What a gorgeous bike. I appreciate the Guzzis more and more with every experience. Glorious sound, too. That's an investment in happiness.
Investment In happiness ! ❤️
A Moto Guzzi just never gets old in the way it sounds. Has the sound of a classic muscle car small block Chevy. There’s something about a Moto Guzzi that is just proper. There no goofy marketing gimmicks (at least now), no weird robotic transformer styling, etc. The motorcycle’s sound and riding experience sells itself. What you see is what you get. A pure motorbike experience.
Guzzi's are awesome!
WOW can't go back what a bike good tune
210 KPH on the dyno. Wow. I used to have a beautiful Mk1 with competition silencers like the bike featured (although I realise this is a Mk2 Le Mans remodelled to look like a Mk1 )
Nice! Great sound... what a bike! Beautiful red colour too!😎
i was giving a 1979 Guzzi LeMans one time. it got sold out from under me before i had a change to get it running. it was all there and was intimidating looking as i was around 18 and had never ridden a street bike before.
Suono fantastico.
Moto Guzzi should make this bike again and the Original V7 Sport to the same specs but with modern braking
Mooie Guzzi!
@sewyfisherman About 65 bhp on the rear wheel. Torque was almost 70 Nm, with a very flat curve. It's a Le Mans 2 from 1979, indeed.
Shame that Guzzi is still stuck with the 750 engine that has no more juice in it. They should put the v85tt in V7 and revive the legendary le mans.
BTW where are you located?(I'm from NL BTW) and do you do V7 III tuning?
Cheers
beautiful engine...hard to die
Ik had hem in het blauw… de fijnste motor die ik ooit heb gehad…
Heb precies de zelfde gehad!!Super motoren waren dat!
The first generation Le Mans did not have the Roman numeral I. The series one had the large tail light incorporated into the fender. Also had unpainted fork stanchions and different fuel petcock levers as opposed to the series two which had the black rectangular DeTomaso tail light.
I had the same year.... a lovely bike. Unfortunately either the bike got heavier or I got older, and we had to part about 6 years ago.
Yes I agree the original Mk2 side fairings were hideous, mine also got removed, but I kept the front fairing as it did work to some extent, unlike the smaller ones fitted to the original Mk1.
The Lafranconi exhausts that mine had, and it looks like you have as well, sound out of this world.
Apparently that V-twin design started life as a generator engine for the army..........wow
Some call the Mk. 1 fairing a quarter fairing which is what the BMW R100 had. But I like the term bikini fairing for the first Le Mans.
Thank you you must ride like my grate grandpa
these bikes are getting harder to find in the midwest USA> the prices of the guzzi roundheads are steadily increasing...If you have one, hold on to it. it will soon be irreplaceable.
Yes.
Hollender med orden i sysakene ! (Dutchmen who know’s what he is doing !)
What was the final result? How many bhp? It's actually a le mans 2, right?
För lite filmat på mätarna. Synd.
tengo un guzzi 750 a#os 88 necesito la tapa y los retrovisores nadie sabrá quien tenga unos estoy en Venezuela y gracias.
Ik ben er vandaag achtergekomen dat de Guzzi v65 met A2 bereden mag worden. 3x raden welke motor er komt :)
Jeremy Aelmans Mooi! Ben begonnen op een V35, daarna deze Le Mans. Blijft super.
Martijn de Groot Ik ken hem inderdaad. mijn pa heeft een V65 lario politie motor. volledig origineel. En een California T850 geloof ik. sublieme machines, en super om op te rijden. Hoewel ik gehoord heb dat de nokkenassen wat minder zijn...
Jeremy Aelmans niet bang zijn voor verhaaltjes, bovendien kan alles gefixt worden!
Hello, can you write the size of carburetor jets and position of the needle that you use?
Did you keep the phf 36 carb? Did you install an air filter? Did you change displacement?
Heres a photo of my lm vdcon.nl/ownerslist?motor=1392141879
Thanks for sharing
Your response ended in the Spam-filter, but here we go: this is a 950cc version with the standard 36mm carbs and needles. I have only put the needles one position higher to give it a little more fuel. It helps on the lower revs.
Martijn de Groot
Some people found the factory jetting of the LM mk1 an 2 too rich and gained a few horses by reducing the main jet. You can read on here:
archive.guzzitech.com/Dyno-dockray.html
www.richcutler.co.uk/guzzi/guzzi/guzzi_06.htm
Ok. Mine didn't respond wel to less fuel. So it's getting a bit more and the ignition-degree is a bit different. Rides very well since then.
What seat are you using on this bike?
It's a Gaman seat: www.stein-dinse.biz/Komplettangebot/Nicht-mehr-lieferbar/NML-Sitzbank-Gaman-LM-1-2-Doppel-2-Pers::4173.html
There seems to be some confusion on this page.
This bike is what came to be called a MK1
.it was just a 850 Le Mans, still THE one to have.
Every change the factory made,for the next ten years just spoiled it
The MK2 was exactly the same machine except for a hideous Square Fairing, with a square headlamp, & square indicators. It also grew a square flap over the filler cap, which had become a cheap piece of crap. A Hideous square Instrument panel, and the square
`jellytots` switchgear which was very slightly better than MK1 had.
& 2 little ll badges on the side panels. The Mk 2 was just as good to drive but looked like a bus and urgently needed to be fitted with the Mk 1 bits to look right
the Mk 2 also had Slightly wider T3 etc forks and a different centrestand sticky-out bit
Both claimed to produce 72 bhp somewhere other than the rear wheel!... from memory
To clear things up a bit. This bike is originally a MK 2, but I rebuild it to a MK 1 for all the reasons you mention in your post. The MK 2 is hideous indeed. So, yes, basically it is a MK 1 now. And it still rides like a charm! ;-)
Martijn de Groot That makes perfect sense! What did it for me was the filler cap, even though I`d seen the centre stand, glad to see that you have left the front brakes as mk 2,
I had 20+ years on a few of these and loved every moment!
My 1978 series two Le Mans came with black fork stanchions.
why i sold my Le Mans II .. ..
gaman seat?
Beautiful bike
Hij kijkt er maar moeilijk bij..... Alhoewel ie toch lekker loopt!
Try the Guzzi MGS-01 Guareschi on dyno :D ahahahah !
Punch it !!!!! Shift faster is a sport bike
Driveshafts are an obamanation on bikes.😏