Moto Guzzi V7 Stone by Venier Customs
You don’t see many customs based on brand new motorcycles. It’s usually a good few years before the grinder is fired up…
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Moto Guzzi has been building motorcycles since 1921, making it the longest established European motorcycle manufacturer in continuous production. The factory in Mandello del Lario, Italy, was the birthplace of several industry firsts—including the first wind tunnel for motorcycles, and an eight-cylinder engine.
Since 2004, Moto Guzzi has been owned by Piaggio, Europe’s biggest motorcycle manufacturer. Although production is not huge compared to the Japanese and American makers, the company is now on a stable footing and has a passionate fan base—attracted by the air-cooled 90° V-twin engines. The transverse cylinder heads projecting on either side of the bike are an easily identifiable feature.
Moto Guzzi is extremely popular with custom motorcycle builders, who tend to focus on the iconic Le Mans series of bikes built from 1976 onwards, and the V7. More recently, the ‘new’ V7 and V9 models have been a sales success, and have featured prominently in Moto Guzzi’s own ‘factory custom’ sponsored builds.
Moto Guzzi V12 by Radical Guzzi
The ‘new’ V7 is Moto Guzzi’s biggest sales hit of recent years, getting the nod from riders and road testers alike. It’s…
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Motorcycle Design: The State We’re In
This week we’re kicking off a new occasional series: The Bike EXIF Panel. With each edition, we’ll pitch five questions to leading…
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Guzzi Nevada custom scrambler
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Moto Guzzi V65 cafe racer
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Top 5 Modern Motorcycles
It’s a widely held opinion that contemporary motorcycle design isn’t quite what it used to be. The sense of nostalgia that fuels…
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Guzzi Le Mans by Kaffeemaschine
If you grew up in the 1970s, you probably look back fondly on the Formula One cars of that era. The Marlboro…
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Guzzi V50 Monza by Revival Cycles
There will be many, many beautiful machines at this weekend’s Handbuilt Motorcycle Show in Texas. But I’m prepared to bet that one…
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Purosangue: Officine Rossopuro’s Guzzi cafe racer
The custom world is rife with fads and fashions, but there are a few one-marque specialists taking the slow and steady route…
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Top 5 Moto Guzzi Le Mans
In the late 1970s, the Moto Guzzi Le Mans was the closest you could get to a factory café racer. Bereft of…
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Revival Cycles’ killer Moto Guzzi Le Mans
With too much bodywork and an awkward looking 16” front wheel, the Le Mans IV wasn’t exactly the prettiest Moto Guzzi to…
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Officine RossoPuro ‘Eroica’
Most of the leading custom builders work on commission—they get a brief from a client, a direction is agreed upon, and a…
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