Enrico Balsamo, a designer by profession, chose one of the most difficult challenges: representing a Moto Guzzi, with its two-cylinder engine, but in an electric version.
Heresy? Not at all, the future points in this direction, or rather, even in this direction, so one should not shy away from this type of experience.
What particularly pleased us was the electric conversion of the engine, which maintains the stylistic characteristics of the classic two-cylinder engine of the Moto Guzzi. This is an innovation that marks an era, which is also the chosen name for this motorcycle.
The typical shapes of the Mandello V90 hide a different technology, so instead of pistons inside the cylinders, we find additional batteries, while the single block and gearbox are replaced by the main battery, with a compact electric motor that transmits motion to the ever-present driveshaft.
The aesthetic result is very pleasing, as well as the lines of what could be a performance naked bike, with some interesting solutions like the helmet compartment housed where the fuel tank normally is.
The heresy of thinking about an electric Moto Guzzi is only partially true, the brand’s history is linked to many types of engines. It is true that its deepest connection was and continues to be with the V90, but thinking about it in this way is not a bad idea.
