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After stellar racing performances at Targa Florio, Moto Guzzi was on the international motor biking map. In 1934 the Guzzi 500-twin made its debut, sporting a 120 V-engine and virtually dominating the World Championship circuit. The very next year, both the Moto Guzzi 250 and 500-twin, with their elastic frames, ran to victory in the infamous "Tourist Trophy" that took place on the Isle of Man. That TT victory marked the first time in motorcycle racing history that a non-English bike had won the most important race in the world, forever cementing the legacy of Moto Guzzi among racing fans. The winning streak would continue for decades, including 14 World Championship titles. Shortly after World War II, the Italian motorcycle market underwent a surge in demand for inexpensive forms of transportation. Italians fell in love with their economical scooters and their lightweight motorcycles, which spelled great news for Moto Guzzi. Following the war and throughout the 50's they developed dependable and easy-to-handle bikes that were sold both in Italy and throughout war torn Europe as a way to bring mobility to the masses. It wasn't until the 1960s until major changes occurred at Moto Guzzi. Giorgio Parodi had died in 1955 and Carlo Guzzi passed away in 1964 at the age of 75. No longer able to draw inspiration from its founders, a new era was emerging for Moto Guzzi and none proved more important to its future than the inspired engineering by Giulio Cesare Carcano, who in the...

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