MOTO GUZZI V11 Sport Ballabio (2003-2004) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Moto Guzzi V11 was a roadster motorcycle presented at the 1997 Milan Motor Show. Due to the company's poor financial situation, the bike was released two years later, in 1999, and produced until 2006.

Over its production period, the Moto Guzzi V11 was manufactured in numerous versions with minor differences between one and the other, such as the Moto Guzzi V11 Sport Ballabio.

In 2003, the Italian motorcycle manufacturer launched the Moto Guzzi V11 Sport Ballabio, a similar base model version with a windscreen and a higher handlebar. Besides that, it packed the same specifications as the base model.

Visually, the Ballabio packed standard fittings, like a round headlight integrated into a small cowl with a small windscreen, a single seat, a dual exhaust system with a silencer on each side, and three-spoke blacked-out alloy wheels.

The bike's riding experience was softened by a 40 mm Marzocchi inverted fork on the front, providing 120 mm wheel travel, and a cantilever swingarm tied to an adjustable monoshock, delivering 128 mm of travel on the rear end.

Two 320 mm brake discs tied to four-piston calipers on the front wheel and a 282 mm brake disc coupled to a dual-piston caliper on the rear wheel handled the stopping power.

As for performance, the 2003 Moto Guzzi V11 Sport Ballabio took its muscles from a 1,064cc four-stroke air-cooled V-twin engine that delivered an output power of 91 hp at 7,800 rpm and 94 Nm (69 lb-ft) torque at 6,000 rpm.