For sale Moto Guzzi Lemans III white (1982)
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The 850 Le Mans III in General
In 1981 it was time for a renewal of the Le Mans series, which started very successfully in 1975 creating one the best sport bikes of the decade and continued with the Le Mans II in 1978 with small changes especially in equipment and fairing, designed now in the well known wind tunnel.
This time, changes were drastic, in more than 80 points, such as combustion chamber, cylinders, induction and exhaust, swing arm and of course looks. The result was the Le Mans III, a bike which stood amongst the hardcore Le Mans and the slightly “overloaded” Le Mans II. It had increased horsepower and higher top speed, and also had by design greater ability for engine capacity increase. The long wheelbase made it even more stable in high speed cornering. It was immediately loved and was sold much more than its predecessors, making it today a constant and recognized value of the Italian sport school in its golden decade.
A few words about the motorcycle on sale
It was bought in 2011 from Athens center, where it was used for blocking car parking outside a car garage! It had fallen many times from mishandling, resulting in almost all peripherals being broken, and many vital components had been nicked (instruments, carburetors, lights, key locks, panels, exhausts etc). it was restored with love, after first gathering all missing parts which were … oh so many of them, and most were bought new. Checking the bike’s mechanicals was a pleasant surprise since there was almost no wear at all and actually not explaining the bike’s abandonment. All rubber parts, o-rings and flanges were replaced and it was reassembled replacing very few parts. One shiny day the bike rolled the streets again, and easily reached 190 km in the motorway outside Athens. It has historic number plates and FIVA card.
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| Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans III | |
| Year of manufacture | 1982 |
| Body maker | Moto Guzzi |
| Manufactured | 9.589 |
| Engine | V 90 air cooled |
| Capacity | 850 |
| Cylinders | 2 |
| Max power | 75 DIN / 7500 |
| Fuel system | 2 carburators (Dellorto 36) |
| Brakes | 2x 300mm disks front-1x240 disk rear / integral braking |
| Drive | Bevel drive |
| Gearbox | 5 gears |
| Color | White |
| Fuel capacity (litres) | 18 |
| Weight | 205 |
| Spec. comments | |
| FIVA card/ Category | Yes/Α3 |
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