940 No More: Radical Speedshop’s “Saetta Racer” 1700… The Moto Guzzi Bellagio 940 appeared in 2007 as the company’s new cruiser, sporting a fuel-injected 935cc Guzzi V-twin with 74 brake horsepower and 57 foot-pounds of […]
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Love at First Chase: Big-Bore Moto Guzzi 850 GT California
“Gina” — Laurella-Pagema’s 955cc Art Deco Guzzi… In 1965, the original Moto Guzzi V7 broke cover at the Milan Motorcycle Show, featuring the bulletproof V-twin engine the Mandello-based factory had originally developed for military and […]
Red Devil: Moto Guzzi V7 Café Racer
The Bike Guzzi Should’ve Built: Shaun Boulter’s Le Mans-Style V7… In the last two decades, there’s been a huge upswell of interest in retro-style bikes that bring classic styling from the 60s and 70s to […]
Little Italian Rocket: Moto Guzzi V50 II “Saga Racer”
Lightweight Guzzi 500 Café Racer from Revel Customs… In the mid 70s, Moto Guzzi decided they needed to add a midsize bike to their lineup. The resulting machine, the V50 II, featured a Tonti frame […]
Moto Guzzi “Gran Sasso 750” Adventure Bike
For Sale: Guzzi ADV Bike from Officine Rossopuro… Moto Guzzi launched the NTX 750 in 1988 as a shaft-drive adventure bike with the Mandello factory’s signature transverse 90° V-twin. The X Publicca Amministrazione (X PA) […]
Moto Guzzi “Dolce Riva” Café Racer
Guzzi Café Racer inspired by the Riva Aquarama Powerboat… The year 1962 saw the introduction of the original Riva Aquarama, a luxury wooden runabout destined to become “the Ferrari of the boating world.” The […]
Moto Guzzi “Riviera” Custom Cruiser
From the Land of Motors: Moto Guzzi “Riviera” from Fuchs Workshop… The Italian region of Emilia-Romagna has been christened the “Land of Motors” or “Motor Valley” for its high concentration of car and motorcycle manufacturers, […]
Straight, Low, and Clean: Moto Guzzi Café Racer
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 […]
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 […]
