Lino Tonti (September 16, 1920 – June 8, 2002) was an Italian motorcycle engineer known for designing a number of sport and racing motorcycles in the 1950s and 1960s, and for creating his signature 'Tonti frame' for Moto Guzzi's 1971 V7 Sport, setting his stamp on all Moto Guzzis since.[1][2]
Lino Tonti joined Moto Guzzi in 1967 to replace Carcano. There he developed the V7 Sport and the small-block V50.
In the 1970s, Tonti helped his longtime friend Reno Leoni in his efforts to fit Ducatifork dampers in the Moto Guzzi racer he was campaigning in American AMA Superbike racing.[3]
Linto racing motorcycle
In 1967, Tonti built the Linto Grand Prix racer with his assistant Alcide Biotti. The motorcycle was powered by a pair of 250cc Aermacchi-Harley Davidson four-stroke, single-cylinder engines joined together. It was a six-speed pushrodstraight-twin engine using the cylinders and heads from Aermacchi's horizontal single DS racer, combined with a new crankcase.[4] The machine attained fourth place in the 1968 championship, and placed second in 1969, and continued to make appearances against more powerful two-strokes in 1970, 1971 and 1972.[4]
^Ash, Kevin (April 9, 2012), "Moto Guzzi V7 Special review - The new Moto Guzzi V7 Special has the style of the Seventies but with the ride quality of today.", The Telegraph
^ abcCameron, Kevin (2007), Top Dead Center: The Best of Kevin Cameron from Cycle World Magazine, Motorbooks, pp. 188–189, ISBN9780760327272
^ abCameron, Kevin (October 28, 2010), "Aermacci's Glorious Attempt", Cycle World
May 02, 2023
lino, tonti, september, 1920, june, 2002, italian, motorcycle, engineer, known, designing, number, sport, racing, motorcycles, 1950s, 1960s, creating, signature, tonti, frame, moto, guzzi, 1971, sport, setting, stamp, moto, guzzis, since, born, 1920, september. Lino Tonti September 16 1920 June 8 2002 was an Italian motorcycle engineer known for designing a number of sport and racing motorcycles in the 1950s and 1960s and for creating his signature Tonti frame for Moto Guzzi s 1971 V7 Sport setting his stamp on all Moto Guzzis since 1 2 Lino TontiBorn 1920 09 16 September 16 1920Cattolica ItalyDiedJune 8 2002 2002 06 08 aged 81 VareseOccupationMotorcycle designerEmployer s Benelli Aermacchi Mondial Paton Bianchi Gilera Moto GuzziThe Tonti frame stands out in red on this 1972 V7 Sport 1955 LinTo Aermacchi Record 1969 Linto 500GPCareer EditTonti s first job was at Benelli where he worked on a road racing supercharged four and then after World War II he went to Aermacchi 1 In 1957 he went to work for Count Giuseppe Boselli at F B Mondial and helped break MV Agusta s Moto GP dominance of lightweight Grand Prix motorcycle racing in that year 3 After Mondial made a secret deal with Gilera Moto Guzzi and MV Agusta to stop racing at the end of 1957 Tonti went to Bianchi where he designed 250 cc four stroke twins 3 Lino Tonti joined Moto Guzzi in 1967 to replace Carcano There he developed the V7 Sport and the small block V50 In the 1970s Tonti helped his longtime friend Reno Leoni in his efforts to fit Ducati fork dampers in the Moto Guzzi racer he was campaigning in American AMA Superbike racing 3 Linto racing motorcycle Edit In 1967 Tonti built the Linto Grand Prix racer with his assistant Alcide Biotti The motorcycle was powered by a pair of 250cc Aermacchi Harley Davidson four stroke single cylinder engines joined together It was a six speed pushrod straight twin engine using the cylinders and heads from Aermacchi s horizontal single DS racer combined with a new crankcase 4 The machine attained fourth place in the 1968 championship and placed second in 1969 and continued to make appearances against more powerful two strokes in 1970 1971 and 1972 4 Notes Edit a b de Prato Bruno September 2002 Lino Tonti 1920 2002 Clipboard Cycle World Hachette Filipacchi Magazines via General OneFile subscription required pp 110 Ash Kevin April 9 2012 Moto Guzzi V7 Special review The new Moto Guzzi V7 Special has the style of the Seventies but with the ride quality of today The Telegraph a b c Cameron Kevin 2007 Top Dead Center The Best of Kevin Cameron from Cycle World Magazine Motorbooks pp 188 189 ISBN 9780760327272 a b Cameron Kevin October 28 2010 Aermacci s Glorious Attempt Cycle World Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lino Tonti amp oldid 1140075848, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
