MOTO GUZZI250 TS 1974 - 1982

　　In the 1970s, the car manufacturer Alejandro de Tomaso bought both Moto Guzzi and Benelli companies. From that point, Badge engineering was used, resulting in numerous models sold under both brand names.

　　The Moto Guzzi 250 TS was a small displacement motorcycle manufactured by Moto Guzzi from 1974 until 1982 due to the merging of the Moto Guzzi and Benelli companies. It was one the first models to hit the market and was sold as the Benelli 2C and Moto Guzzi 250 TS.

　　Despite the bikes being made practically by the same company, the Moto Guzzi was somewhat different from the Benelli model. The Guzzi machine packed aluminum cylinders, while the Benelli still used cast-iron ones.

　　The bike was built around a double-cradle steel frame with a telescopic fork handling the bike's front suspension and a swingarm coupled to dual side-mounted shock absorbers on the rear, offering optimum suspension performance.

　　In the braking department, the bike's wheels were fitted with drum braking units both front and rear, while in 1975, the front wheel was fitted with a brake disc that improved the stopping performance.

　　As for the power figures, the 1974 Moto Guzzi 250 TS had installed a 231cc two-stroke air-cooled parallel-twin engine fed by two Dell'Orto carburetors, delivering an output power of 25 hp with maximum strength at 7,570 rpm, sending it to a top speed of 131 kph (81 mph).