A Moto Guzzi Café Racer from Hardcore Division… In 2001, Moto Guzzi introduced the V11 Sport Scura — a high-spec special edition of their “sportsbike par excellance.” It was a bit of a giant, weighing […]
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Wicked Goose: 1100cc Moto Guzzi Café Racer
A 105-hp T5 from Hardcore Division… Lino Tonti was an Italian motorcycle engineer best known for designing the Moto Guzzi Tonti frame in 1971 — a chassis that would remain in production until the early […]
The White Horse: Moto Guzzi V50 Sprint Racer
Glemseck 101 is an annual highlight in the motorcycle world, a three-day celebration of speed that takes place at the legendary Solitude racetrack in southern Germany. Built in 1935 near Schloss Solitude (Castle Solitude), the […]
MAANdello: Aviation-Inspired Moto Guzzi T5 850
Motocicli Audaci builds one daring ex-Police Guzzi… The Moto Guzzi T5 850 was a favorite of the Italian Polizia, featuring a long-stroke 90-degree V-twin with 68.5 horsepower on tap. More importantly, the broad range of […]
La Macchina: Moto Guzzi 850 T3 Café Racer
First place at Café Racer Festival at Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry! In 1971, the Moto Guzzi 850 T arrived, sporting what would become known as the Tonti frame: “Moto Guzzi Chief Engineer Lino Tonti not only […]
Volcano Racer: Moto Guzzi V7III by Mulet Cycle
An Italian cafe racer, reborn in the French volcanic mountains… Reborn in 2008, the modern Moto Guzzi V7 is a retro-styled Italian roadster with Guzzi’s traditional, 744cc transverse “small block” twin — now in its […]
A Lighter Goose: Moto Guzzi California 1100 Cafe Racer
In 1971, Moto Guzzi introduced the very first California — an Italian V-twin cruiser originally developed for the Los Angeles Police Department’s Traffic Division, featuring a bulletproof Lexan windshield, sirens, radio, lights, and a left-foot […]
Radical Guzzi: “NOSferatu” Sprint Racer
“Speed is our Religion…” — Sultans of Sprint We’ve loved watching the rise of Sultans of Sprint in recent years, a European drag racing championship that stars custom air-cooled two-cylinder machines with engines up to […]
Prototype 1: Moto Guzzi V50 Cafe Racer
Vienna’s Horizontal Moto builds one sleek middleweight Guzzi… The Moto Guzzi V50 was a half-liter model developed in the mid-1970s. The company was in dire straits at the time and needed a model that could […]
Moto Guzzi V7 III “Giulia” by RW Motorcycles
“Classic look, simple and elegant.” In 2017, Moto Guzzi introduced the V7 III to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the V7 series. The bike still boasts an air-cooled pushrod V-twin, just like the original V7 […]
