MOTO GUZZI V10 Centauro (1999-2000) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Moto Guzzi V10 Centauro was a naked road bike manufactured by Moto Guzzi between 1996 and 2001 in only 1,918 units to celebrate the company's 75th anniversary. It was in the same family as the Moto Guzzi Daytona 1000 IE.

It had very particular qualities in the aesthetic department, like first-rate components that placed it in competition with the most popular sports motorcycles. It had a fascinating character and mixed naked, sports, and cruiser categories.

In addition, the motorcycle was designed by Luciano Marabese, the owner of Marabese Design, and was intended as Moto-Guzzi's proposal to enter the naked street sports motorcycle sector, which, at the time, experienced significant development.

In 1999, the Italian motorcycle manufacturer launched the Moto Guzzi V10 Centauro, a particularly-looking motorcycle in its fourth year of production, featuring the same specifications as previous models without any changes.

In the performance department, the 1999 Moto Guzzi V10 Centauro had installed a 992cc four-stroke air-cooled V-twin engine at its core, delivering 95 hp at 8,200 rpm and 98 Nm (72 lb-ft) torque at 5,800 rpm.

As for the braking power, the machine featured two 320 mm brake discs mounted on the front wheel coupled to four-piston calipers and a 282 mm brake disc on the rear wheel tied to a dual-piston caliper, providing excellent stopping power.