MOTO GUZZI Falcone Models/Series Timeline, Specifications & Photos

The Moto Guzzi Falcone was a tourism motorcycle manufactured by Moto Guzzi from 1950 as a replacement model for the Moto Guzzi GTW and continued production until 1967 when it was replaced by the Moto Guzzi New Falcone.

The bike was presented at the 1950 Geneva Motor Show as the last of Moto Guzzi's with a classic horizontal 500cc four-stroke single-cylinder engine. It replaced the GTW model, which was in production since 1934.

The bike's engine was based on the Moto Guzzi Normale motorcycle unit, the first motorcycle manufactured in series by the maker from 1921 until 1924, containing the main features that characterized Moto Guzzi motorcycles for various decades.

In 1950, the Italian motorcycle manufacturer launched the Moto Guzzi Falcone, a tourism motorcycle offered in a single version, joining the Astore. This most high-performance model has been in production since 1949.

Suspension-wise, the motorcycle packed a telescopic fork on the front, a swingarm with a spring mounted under the engine, and two friction shock absorbers on the rear.

In the braking department, the motorcycle's wire-spoke wheels were fitted with a 200 mm drum braking unit on the front and a 200 mm drum unit on the rear.

As for the power figures, the 1950 Moto Guzzi Falcone was powered by a 498cc four-stroke air-cooled single-cylinder engine that delivered an output power of 23 hp with a peak force at 4,500 rpm.