RIDE REVIEW I 2024 MOTO GUZZI STELVIO
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THE ITALIAN FREEDOM MACHINE WITH ITS OWN
EAGLE HAS BEEN RENEWED WITH THE HEART OF A
TOURER AND THE SOUL OF A DIRTREADY ADV
Welcome Back,
Mr. Stelvio
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK I PHOTOGRAPHY BY MILAGRO
I
once heard owning a Moto Guzzi is a
bit like owning an Alfa Romeo—you're
not a true enthusiast of the genre
until one has ended up in your garage.
Moto Guzzis used to own that tag
line and all the good and bad that came
with it with gusto, but recent years has
seen the brand sporting the Mandello
Del Lario Eagle recreate its legacy so
it's no longer reliant on those who yearn
for something different just because
it's different. These are truly good bikes
that are coming from the same factory
walls that created the legendary 500cc
V8 three-quarters of a century ago.
Proof of this claim is in the splendid
Mandello V100 S that we tested in Italy
back in 2022. A machine more focused
on touring rather than sport, the Man
-
dello utilized Moto Guzzi's first water-
cooled transverse-twin and was one of
my favorite bikes I tested that year.
