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The Airone is a Moto Guzzi motorcycle in production between 1939 and 1957. Presented at the end of 1939 as heir to the P.E. 250, the new quarter-liter Mandellese was equipped with a four-speed gearbox (against the ancestors' three) and an engine driven at 246 cm³ (9.5 hp maximum power, 95 km/h). Initially equipped with a frame in tubes, shortly after being sold, this was replaced by one made of pressed sheet metal, cheaper to produce. Returned to production in 1945, after the Second World War, in 1947 it was updated in suspensions with the adoption of a telescopic fork designed by Carlo Guzzi in person and a pair of rear hydraulic shock absorbers, while at the end of 1948 a headboard was introduced in aluminum with enclosed distribution parts. In 1949 the Airone Sport was marketed, with an engine boosted to 13.5 hp (120 km/h top speed) thanks to a new camshaft, a Dell'Orto SS 25 carburetor and a more collected combustion chamber. The chassis has also been revised, with the rear part of the frame in tubes, larger diameter aluminum drum brakes, lightened design mudguards and adjustable rear calipers. Since 1951 the Sport's chassis, rear suspension and brakes were also used on the tourist version. In 1954 a new muffler was introduced, quieter than the previous one: the performance of the Sport was affected, falling to 12 hp and 110 km/h. In 1956 the Sport came out of production, while it remained on the list for another year (especially for military supplies, for which Moto Guzzi had prepared an ad hoc version of Airone in 1952) the Tourism version.
The Airone is a Moto Guzzi motorcycle in production between 1939 and 1957. Presented at the end of 1939 as heir to the P.E. 250, the new quarter-liter Mandellese was equipped with a four-speed gearbox (against the ancestors' three) and an engine driven at 246 cm³ (9.5 hp maximum power, 95 km/h). Initially equipped with a frame in tubes, shortly after being sold, this was replaced by one made of pressed sheet metal, cheaper to produce. Returned to production in 1945, after the Second World War, in 1947 it was updated in suspensions with the adoption of a telescopic fork designed by Carlo Guzzi in person and a pair of rear hydraulic shock absorbers, while at the end of 1948 a headboard was introduced in aluminum with enclosed distribution parts. In 1949 the Airone Sport was marketed, with an engine boosted to 13.5 hp (120 km/h top speed) thanks to a new camshaft, a Dell'Orto SS 25 carburetor and a more collected combustion chamber. The chassis has also been revised, with the rear part of the frame in tubes, larger diameter aluminum drum brakes, lightened design mudguards and adjustable rear calipers. Since 1951 the Sport's chassis, rear suspension and brakes were also used on the tourist version. In 1954 a new muffler was introduced, quieter than the previous one: the performance of the Sport was affected, falling to 12 hp and 110 km/h. In 1956 the Sport came out of production, while it remained on the list for another year (especially for military supplies, for which Moto Guzzi had prepared an ad hoc version of Airone in 1952) the Tourism version.
