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Return of the Le Mans ?

DeadEye said:
A possible return of the 850 Le Mans using the V85 power plant ?
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A bit of click bait as that image of the bike has been here for quite some time. I hope they make it, but too little too late IMO.
eljayski said:
^ ^ ^
Please explain further to educate a Guzzi noob
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Watch the video. The original 850 LM was a "big block" Tonti. The new "small block" 750-850, though power output may get close, is not held in the same revered level. The old big block engine had long legged power, a term used to describe that it slowly rev'ed out forever due to the heavy crank and flywheel.

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And all this time I thought the big block Guzzi's were the 1100cc ! (I thought my Le Mans 2 was a Tonti .)
 
DeadEye said:
So was it a larger bore and shorter stroke that made them the Big blocks and gave them more low end torque ?
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Read my last sentence on post #5 above. Have you parked your V7 next to a big block? It’s pure mass physics. Below is a fun read.

www.cycleworld.com

Moto Guzzi’s V2 Small Block

Moto Guzzi’s V2 Small Block has continually seen changes and refinement as the decades have passed, continuing to remain a staple of the fleet.
www.cycleworld.com www.cycleworld.com
 
When MG introduced the V35/V50 platform, followed by V65, Lario etc. over the years morphing into V-85, all others became Big Blocks. Tonti started with V-7 Sport, earlier Ambo/Eldo were Loop frames. Later came Spine and Carc, these are not Tonti.
Remember how Ducati's Pantah became the new generation of belt drive Duc's? This seems to be happening her too. Fascinating to see where it goes, V100 aside. I owned a LM 2 through the 80s.
50 years, the LM deserves a modern replica.
 
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Indeed, a very interesting and informative article, thanks for the link.
There are not a lot of Moto Guzzi’s here and the closest I’ve been to another one was passing Raven on the highway one of our rides in the opposite directions of what I call the Cantley-loop…
but I’m no closer to understanding what the Big Block really is?
 
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