Moto Guzzi Dingo

The Moto Guzzi Dingo was a 49 cc two-stroke lightweight made by Moto Guzzi from 1963 and sold in many forms, from pedal-less step-through mopeds to sports, touring and off-road versions. It was designed by Antonio Micucci, who had also created the earlier Guzzino, and it was aimed at young riders buying their first machine. The first Dingo was a twist-grip, three-speed moped with a pressed steel frame and 16 inch wheels. The 1966 Dingo GT became a proper small motorcycle with a four-speed foot-operated gearbox, a tubular frame, 18 inch wheels and about 1.7 hp at 6,000 rpm. The Dingo Cross, shown at the 1965 Milan Show, was the off-road version, and the MM was an automatic with a centrifugal clutch. Cyber Motorcycle puts total production at some 160,000, and MCNews counts twelve models built between 1963 and 1976, also made under licence in Spain. In 1966 Roberto Patrignani rode a Dingo Cross across Africa.