The concept bikes continue to come from EICMA this
year, the latest of which is the Moto Guzzi V85 adventure bike. Styled as a
‘Classic Enduro’, the V85 boasts an all-new 90° transverse 850 cc V-twin motor,
capable of pumping out around 80 hp. Not a massive number, but
MGitss it’s new motor is more about the experience than the sheer power.
The chassis is still the Guzzi-standard tubular
steel and the swingarm is Guzzi’s asymmetric aluminum design operating a single
right hand side shock absorber, giving the appearance of an old-school twin
shock design when viewed from the right with the exhaust exiting on the left.
Guzzi wouldn’t say what the wheel travel is, only that it is “generous”.
Guzzi says the tank design was
inspired by their Paris-Dakar bikes of the 1980s and early ’90s, with the high
front guard giving a little hint that Guzzi expects you to take this thing to
places other than your local café, while an LED lighting, featuring a Daytime
Running Light (DRL) can be found up front.
Hopefully Moto Guzzi do indeed decide to make this a
production bike as it’s got plenty of panache about it somewhat lacking in the
current Moto Guzzi range. But for now, the V85 is just a concept bike.
