Horizontal 923: Le Mans II Café Racer from Vienna’s horizontal moto… Lino Tonti was an Italian motorcycle engineer who developed sport and racing bikes for such companies as Aermacchi, Benelli, Bianchi, F.B. Mondial, and […]
Tag: Moto Guzzi
Ristretto: 1500cc Moto Guzzi Muscle Bike
Concentrated Power: Radical Speedshop’s Big-Bore Guzzi… When it comes to Moto Guzzi performance, one name stands out from the crowd: Radical Speedshop of Schwarzenfeld, Germany. The Bronold family has been building, racing, and marketing […]
Big Block Goose: Moto Guzzi SP1000 Cruiser
Guzzi Custom Cruiser from Copenhagen… In 1977, BMW launched the first mass-production, factory-faired sport-tourer in the form of the R100RS. But the Guzzi boys weren’t far behind, and like their German counterparts, they had access […]
Aggression & Elegance: Moto Guzzi Le Mans 1000 Café Racer
Ex-Race Bike Reborn: Le Mans 1000 by Sheriff Motorcycles… In 1976, Moto Guzzi unveiled the original Le Mans 850 Mark I, named after the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans motorcycle race (24 Heures […]
Wonderfully Raucous: “Gutso” Moto Guzzi SP3 1000 Café Racer
Moto Guzzi Cafe Racer from Side Rock Cycles… The Moto Guzzi 1000 SPIII was the third generation of the Italian manufacturer’s Spada (Italian for “Sword”) series of gentleman’s tourers. By all accounts, the third time […]
Le Mans Metal: Moto Guzzi V100 Café Racer
All-Aluminum Guzzi from Moto Furia x Apiata Metalshaping… The Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello “Aviazione Navale” (Naval Aviation) is a limited edition machine from the iconic Italian manufacturer that pays tribute to the naval heritage […]
Track Weapon: Moto Guzzi MGR 1400 “Tricolore”
1400cc Guzzi Café Racer from Radical Speedshop… Radical Speedshop has been at the forefront of Moto Guzzi tuning for nearly three decades. Run by the Bronold family of Germany, the workshop has earned a reputation […]
Flacheisen S: Moto Guzzi 1100 Café Racer
Reborn: “Flacheisen” (Flat Iron) from Radical Speedshop… For nearly 30 years, the Bronold family of Germany’s Radical Speedshop has been building, customizing, and racing Moto Guzzi machines. Truly, you can hardly speak of Guzzi performance […]
Torque Monster: “Cento Anni” Moto Guzzi 1700
From Radical Speedshop: “The most powerful and light Guzzi ever…” Radical Speedshop is a family-run German workshop with a twin-piston Italian heart. The Bronolds — Stefan Sr., Stefan Jr., and Simon — build Guzzi customs, […]
Italian Beach Cruiser: Moto Guzzi 1100 “Mentol”
Gas & Oil Motorcycles builds a 60s-style beach cruiser… For 2001, Moto Guzzi introduced the California Stone, a stripped-down Italian cruiser built around the company’s 1064cc / 74-bhp V-twin, complete with Magneti Marelli fuel injection […]