Moto GuzziNevada 750 CLASSIC

Description

The custom for everyone
The underlying theme to the Nevada 750 is relaxed riding. This model succeeds like no other in achieving just that and, over the years, technical and design changes have only made it even better. The Company has made a few technical modifications and design changes to the Nevada 2009, a classic custom machine that now bears more resemblance to the legendary California, Moto Guzzi’s undisputed flagship. One of these changes is the new burgundy colour scheme with silver pin striped tank just like the one on the California Classic. The exhaust system and digital analogue instruments are also new and both derive from the V7 Classic.
Standard equipment is of the highest quality with Marzocchi forks at the front and twin adjustable shock absorbers at the rear. The excellent brakes feature a single front 320mm disc and a four-piston caliper while there is a 260mm disc at the rear. Electronic fuel injection provides silky smooth performance and emission levels have been lowered by new engine management software.

Frame
To make the Nevada 750 highly versatile meant creating a frame that was just as good at dealing with the daily business of city roundabouts as at negotiating mountain passes without losing any of Moto Guzzi’s traditional touring characteristics.
The frame has been manufactured with the highest quality materials to provide superb road holding and stability that make it easy and a pleasure to ride not just for inexperienced riders but for experts too.
The key to the bike lies in its twin cradle frame with removable bolt-on lower components. Great attention was paid to the steering geometry where the rake is set at 27°50’ to ensure stability and precision when cornering. Of no less importance are the 40 mm Marzocchi forks. Travel on the front suspension is 130 mm and works in combination with two adjustable rear shock absorbers with, as such as the front, 130 mm travel. Braking is looked after by a 320 mm floating disc at the front and a 260 mm disc at the rear. The V7 Classic is fitted with 18” wheels up front and 16” at the rear with high profile tyres so as to offer superb handling and feed-back characteristics.

Engine and Transmission
Famed for its reliability and low consumption, the 744 cc 90° V twin 744 cc (bore and stroke – 80 mm by 74 mm) houses special graphite low wear pistons and aluminium alloy cylinders.
The small block from Mandello is fed by an electronic Weber Marelli fuel injection system with 36 mm throttle bodies and a Lambda probe that puts the engine firmly into the Euro 3 homologation category. The five-speed gearbox is precise with neutral easy to find and the ratios have been chosen for touring purposes to provide an exciting, immediate response.
In terms of maximum performance, maximum torque of 54.7 Nm comes in at only 3600 rpm. That doesn’t mean poor acceleration however as the maximum power output of nearly 50 CV is synchronised to perfection with the characteristics of the Nevada. This bike has no need to race against the clock, it just has to enjoy itself. Like every Moto Guzzi, the booming sound from the V twin says it all.
It has to be said that the music from the Nevada’s twin exhausts is probably the best ever from any Moto Guzzi.