Today in motorcycle history, March 26, 2003

  

  

  After what seemed like an eternity, Italian Moto Guzzi dealers finally take stock of the Breva 750. 

  Guzzi's Breva is named after the breeze that blows across Lake Como, where both George Clooney and the Moto Guzzi factory reside. 

  The Breva V-750 was the first motorcycle developed and marketed by Moto Guzzi after the company became a subsidiary of Aprilia. As a standard motorcycle, the Breva 750 was formally introduced to the press at Intermot 2002, in Munich, Germany. Like the Guzzi Nevada, the Breva 750 featured the 'small block' engine derived directly from the engine Carcano designed in the mid-sixties and famed engineer Lino Tonti refined: the 750cc V-twin, rated at 48 bhp. With its ease of maintenance, durability and even, flat torque curve, the engine design proved to be suitable for everyday, real-world situations whether riding with Clooney around Lake Como or running from paparazzi on the late-night L.A. streets. To mark the rejuvenation of Moto Guzzi, the first Breva 750 was delivered to its owner on April 7, 2003 in a special ceremony at the Mandello works. Likewise, the first 100 Breva 750's were delivered to their Italian dealers in a special ceremony on March 26, 2003 at Mandello del Lario headquarters on the occasion of the company's anniversary. Wine and cheese were served on small V-750 collector plates.





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