Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello S
Back in the 1990s when sportsbikes were king, sport tourers were de rigueur among a certain type of rider. But with the arrival of adventure bikes into the early 2000s, they gradually started to fall from favour – and eventually, if you wanted to cover big miles fast then you’d probably have to make do with something big and tall and not particularly sporty. That’s changing though. Suzuki’s newly released GSX1000-GT and Kawasaki’s Ninja 1000SX hark back to the good old days – but if you’re after something a bit different, something sexy and Italian with plenty of prestige, there’s really only one choice. Moto Guzzi’s all-new V100 Mandello S.
The new bike’s a big deal for Guzzi. To celebrate 100 years of building bikes, CEO Roberto Colaninno told his engineers he wanted them to build something special that would help carry the factory into its next century.
And that’s exactly what they’ve done… creating a funky sport tourer with an all-new engine, semi-active aerodynamics, electronically assisted suspension and a whole load of cutting-edge technology.
Thankfully, it still retains plenty of that inimitable Guzzi character – and even from afar, you’d have no trouble attributing the V100 Mandello to the iconic Italian firm.
This story is from the January 2023 edition of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure.
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