Bibliography

There are many books on the Moto Guzzi marque, several of which proved invaluable during the rebuild of my Le Mans, and are listed here. The books listed are those I own: later editions may be available.

In addition to these books, there are a some documents on the Downloads page that may be of use.
 

Clarke, R. M. (2000) Moto Guzzi Le Mans Performance Portfolio 1976-1989. Brooklands Books, ISBN 1855205092.
Reprints of every road test on the Le Mans models published by English language motorcycle magazines.

Falloon, I. (2000) The Moto Guzzi Story: Racing and Production Models From 1921 to the Present Day, revised edition. Haynes, ISBN 1859604145.
A well-written, very comprehensive history of Moto Guzzi with full details on every model.

Haynes (1999) Moto Guzzi 750, 850 & 1000 V-Twins: Owners Workshop Manual. Haynes, ISBN 0856963399.
A useful supplement to the official workshop manual.

Richardson, R. (2000) Guzziology, version 5.0. David Richardson, ISBN 0967065402.
I couldn't do without this, the Guzzi mechanic's bible. Comprehensive coverage of all Guzzi models.

Walker, M. (1994) Moto Guzzi. Osprey Automotive, ISBN 1855324954.
A history of the Moto Guzzi marque: lots of colour photos on glossy paper.

Walker, M. (1999) Moto Guzzi Twins Restoration. Osprey Automotive, ISBN 1855326795.
Useful but suffers from brevity: tries to cover too many models in too little space.