Moto Guzzi 750 Strada

The Moto Guzzi 750 Strada is a 743 cc standard motorcycle that the Italian company Moto Guzzi first manufactured in 1992. It was based on the Moto Guzzi 350 roadster and was lighter than the V7 Sport but much less powerful, with an output of 48 bhp that gave a top speed of around 95 mph. It followed the established Guzzi pattern of a transverse V-twin engine and shaft drive, using an enlarged version of the lightweight 350 and 500 engine of the 1990s, and it had a linked braking system in which the foot pedal worked the rear brake and just one of the front discs. The article calls it an easy bike to ride, suitable as a first big bike, with a seat even lower than the V7 and so accessible to women riders. It never caught the imagination of buyers, its electrics suffered in damp conditions, and production ended after only about two years. A stablemate, the 1000 Strada, differed mainly in its larger engine.