The 1976 Moto Guzzi V1000 Convertmotorcyclewas one of the first beneficiaries of Moto Guzzi ’s determination to boost its Little Phoebe - twin from 700 milliliter to a full one l , but its veridical title to renown is a two - speedtransmissionwithtorque converter .
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The " Convert " in the 1976 Moto Guzzi V1000 Convert motorcycle ’s name support for converter – as in torque converter . superpower was fed from the railway locomotive through a torque converter to a conventionalclutch .
Though the big Guzzi still used a contagion , it had only two speeds . The clasp had to be free to manually change between scurvy and eminent gear , but thanks to the torque converter , the rider could come to a ended stop in either geartrain and then speed up away without touching the clutch or the gearstick lever .
By this metre , some of the company ’s products were focalize on the sport - touring market , but the Moto Guzzi V1000 Convert bike was never conceive as such .
For one matter , it tipped the scales at well-nigh 600 pound and was not well - suited to fast cornering .
It also did n’t accelerate with much verve , as the weightiness , gear ratio , and torque converter all impart to lackluster performance . But as a staring touring machine , it had much to offer .
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The 1976 Moto Guzzi V1000 Convert featured a 1000 - cc locomotive engine couple up to a two - speedtransmissionandtorque convertor . It also had Moto Guzzi ’s unusual three-fold - disc brakingsystem .
