MOTO GUZZI Motoleggera 65 (1946-1954) Specs, Performance & Photos
Updated: 26 November 2021 • Maintained by:
Segment: Clasic
Production years: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954
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The Motoleggera 65 was the first new model to come out of the Moto Guzzi factory after World War II and around 70.000 were produced from 1946 to 1954. The ‘Guzzino’, as it was affectionately called, offered the nation’s war-torn masses mobility for very little money and until 1951 it didn’t require road registration in Italy. By the end of the war, was at Moto Guzzi develop already engaged two of these models: a 125 cc two-stroke clip-on engine, Hummingbird and a prototype four-stroke motorcycle. Both the production phase did not make it.
MOTO GUZZI Motoleggera 65 1946-1954
MOTO GUZZI Motoleggera 65 65
| engine specs | Type: | Single cylinder, two strokes | Displacement: | 64 cm3 | Bore X Stroke: | 1.7x1.8 in OR 43 mm | Compression Ratio: | 5.5:1 | Horsepower: | 2/5000 KW(hp)/RPM | Torque: | 0/- lb-ft/RPM OR 0 Nm/RPM | Fuel System: | Carburetor |
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| transmission specs | Gearbox: | 3-Speed | Clutch: | Wet multi-discs | Primary Drive: | i | Final Drive: | Belt |
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| chassis specs | Frame: | Single-beam steel pipe, cantilevered engine | Front Suspension: | Fork parallelogram in stamped sheet folded with a central mainspring biconical compression | Rear Suspension: | Swingarm sheet printed and boxed, with two compression springs | Front Brake: | Drum | Rear Brake: | Drum |
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| dimension specs | Overall Length: | 76 in OR 1930 mm | Overall Width: | 27.6 in OR 701 mm | Seat Height: | - | Wheelbase: | 46.7 in OR 1186 mm | Ground Clearance: | 5.3 in OR 135 mm | Weight: | 110 lbs OR 50 kg | Fuel Capacity: | 1.7 gallons OR 6.4 L |
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| tyres specs | Front: | - | Rear: | - |
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| power system specs | Power pack: | - | Nominal Capacity: | - | Maximum Capacity: | - | Charger type: | - | Charging time (normal): | - | Charging time (quick): | - | Range: | - |
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