Description
Click here for an VINData Motorcycle History Report on this 1980 Moto Guzzi Le Mans CX100. Additional photos are available here for your perusal.
Moto Guzzi first unveiled the Le Mans 850 back in 1975 at the Milan motorcycle show, bringing the bike to market the following year. The model was updated consistently throughout its lifetime — spawning several variations in displacement, color, and trim — until it finally ceased production in the 1990s.
As with other middleweight Moto Guzzis, the engine was based on the block found in the V7 Sport of 1971. Thanks to upgrades like higher-compression pistons, larger valves, and a set of 36mm Dell’Orto carburetors paired with velocity stacks, output was bumped from 53hp up to 73hp.
In the states, however, not even that was enough. To satisfy the American mantra of “no replacement for displacement” and to compete with the BMW R100RS, Guzzi took the 1000cc engine and lower fairings from the 1000SP sport tourer and added them to the LeMans. What resulted was a variant known as the CX100, and it first arrived in 1979. According to Ian Falloon in his “Moto Guzzi Sport & Le Mans Bible”, just 353 of these bikes were built.
As Cycle Magazine found in its 1979 review, “If there’s a road you hold dear to heart out past the lake and Cottonwood trees, if you appreciate craftsmanship, aesthetics, and function, you should be drawn as if by a magnet to the Moto Guzzi Le Mans. It is one of a special few.”
Manufactured in June of 1979, this example is VIN: VU111185, engine #: VG203736. The seller acquired the bike from Moto Guzzi Classics eight years ago.
The odometer shows 383 miles. However, true mileage is unknown.
Maintenance:
In preparation for the listing, the seller had us clean and sync the carbs, replace the battery, install new fuel lines, and replace the rear inner tube. Our service department notes the following in their condition report:
Gas Tank Condition: Ok
Tire Years – Front: 0616, CRACKED; Rear: 0616
Tire Life – Front: +90%; Rear: +90%
Tire Pressure – Front: 32PSI; Rear: 32 PSI
Brake Life – Front: 90%; Rear: 90%
Hydraulic Fluid – Front: Fail, +3%
Moisture; Rear: Fail. +3% Moist.
Engine Oil – Level: Ok; Quality: Ok
Low Beam: Ok
High Beam: Ok
Parking Light: Ok
Turn Signals: Ok
Tail Light: Ok
Brake Light: Ok
Plate Light: NA
Killswitch: Ok
Horn: Ok
Fork: Ok
Shock/s: Ok
Final Drive Oil – Level: Ok; Quality: Dark
Battery: NEW 13.08V AntiGravity Lithium Battery Installed
Test Ride: None taken, runs on bench
Notes:
Tires Installed
Front: 110/90-18 61V
Rear: 130/90-17 68V
REPAIRS RECOMMENDED
-Tires
-All fluids
Modifications:
The seller states that this Le Mans is the product of a ground-up custom build by Moto Guzzi Classics in Long Beach California.
Suzuki GSX forks.
Brembo brake calipers.
Öhlins shocks.
Lafranconi exhaust.
New Dell’Orto carbs.
SunRims.
Powder-coated candy apple red frame, custom aluminum bodywork from England.
Aftermarket turn signals.
Apex clip-ons, bar-end mirrors.
Koso speedometer.
Aftermarket seat.
Antigravity battery.
EME voltage regulator.
Inside of the tank:
It is riding on Avon Roadrider tires with date codes of 0616 and 0616.
The sale includes key.
Cosmetic Blemishes: please see the album up top for all known cosmetic blemishes. Here is a selection:
Currently located at our facility in Santa Monica, California (please make an appointment for an inspection), this Moto Guzzi is offered on a clean Arizona title. Have any Le Mans CX100 stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!
