Moto Guzzi NTX

The Moto Guzzi NTX is an enduro-style motorcycle manufactured and marketed by Moto Guzzi from 1986 to 1995. The letters stand for Nuova Tipo Cross, a new cross type. It was presented at the Cologne Show in September 1986 and launched in 1987, with an air-cooled four-stroke 90 degree V-twin mounted longitudinally, two valves per cylinder, pushrods and rocker arms, two Dell'Orto carburettors, a five-speed gearbox and a cardan shaft drive in the right swingarm. The frame was a tubular steel double cradle, with a 21 inch front wheel on a Marzocchi fork and an 18 inch rear wheel. At first it came only in 350 and 643 cubic centimetre sizes, and in 1988 a 750 with a 743.9 cubic centimetre engine joined them, from which a blue and white X PA police version was built for the Italian State Police. The 350 was made for the Italian home market, and the NTX was not exported to the United Kingdom because of a ban on plastic fuel tanks. It was also described as among the ugliest modern motorcycles.