Moto Guzzi Big Mono Naked SD Concept

Our Imaginary Garage sessions on Pipeburn are all very good and well but if we ever wanted to ramp things up just a little and start doing some 3D modeling, I'd be much more than happy seeing a bike like this roll out of the other end. These stunning renderings are by Italian industrial designer Paolo De Giusti, who has drawn inspiration from an older generation of single cylinder Moto Guzzis from the 50s that have been all-but-forgotten since the company's success with it's twin cylinder V90.

And if that's not unique enough, he's also gone and made it a 903cc turbo-diesel engine with a hydraulic transmission for the estimated 150 horsies and 133 ft/lbs of torques (!) to slosh through. Bolt a 30 lt (8 gallon) tank and you'll have a bike that would ride all night, which is exactly what Paolo intended. "Ideally this bike, with a range of 550 miles, is designed to run for hours in the now-defunct Milan-Taranto open road endurance race."

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Moto Guzzi 1000SP

If you remember what the original 1000SP looked like then you'll appreciate the hours of work that have gone into transforming this Guzzi into a work of art. Built by Italian Filippo Barbacane from Officine Rossopuro who spent 4 months creating this bike he calls the TTre. Filippo and Officine Rossopuro have become synonymous with creating some of the best looking Moto Guzzi's in the world.

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"Madame Guzzi" Boardtracker

It doesn't matter what angle you look at it - this is one beautiful bike

What were you doing with your life in your late teens? If you were anything like me you were flunking out of university, getting right-royally wasted, living at home and you more than likely hadn't even considered riding a motorbike. At least, not legally. Cough. So what if I were to tell you that the creator of the amazing Moto Guzzi you see above is only a mere 20 years old and that this is in fact the third custom bike he's built? Well, it's with gritted teeth and a slightly awkward, jealous smile that I'd like to introduce you to Adam Nestor, creator of this Ferrari blue wonder called "Madame Guzzi".

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Pipeburn Lost and Found

Check out the Guzzi above. Amazing, huh? We found it last week while doing our usual rounds of the web. We've done just about everything we can to find out a little more about it, but short of photocopying flyers and sticking them to local telegraph poles we've pretty much exhausted all possibilities. Sadly, we're faced with such hot bike tragedies every week here at Pipeburn; really sweet machines that we'd post on the blog in a second if it weren't for the fact that we just can't track down any further info or images on them. So they go into our lost and found folder, never to see the light of day. Until now. If anyone out there knows ANYTHING about these bikes, please feel free to email us and get these rides out of the lost and found and into a post on Pipeburn*.

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Moto Guzzi V35 III Café Racer

The Italian owner of this Moto Guzzi café racer Michelangelo Possidente turned 18 a few months ago and had to decide on his first motorbike. "I had to choose whether to buy a Japanese bike or a power limited Guzzi V35 III, I decided to buy the V35 III and build a unique bike!" Michelangelo explains. This Guzzi is his first 'creation', and he goes into detail about what he has done to this V35. "The chassis has been lowered for better agility in the corners and the frame was cut in the back by about 10cm and was capped with arrows round the old superstructure which was replaced with plastic aluminum to hold the seat and plaque. The saddle is made entirely of fiberglass and coated in a kind of leather like Kevlar effect. The bike is equipped with a 650cm3 engine derived enduro, namely a NTX, carburettors are 30 Dell'Orto and footprint airbox was replaced with a pair of mirror filters. The exhaust was created by a friend, along the lines of Quat-D, and he also removed the compensator". Regarding the electrical, Michelandelo removed all the components that were unnecessary and added a dell' Imola tachometer and LED lights. He has even marked his territory by adding his own stylish signature to the tank. Overall, the word 'belissimo' comes to mind. To see more pictures of this black Italian beauty check out Michelangelo's blog. Ciao.

Moto Guzzi Le Mans

German bike builder Axel Budde has been modifying Moto Guzzi Le Mans for over 14 years, and it definitely shows. These two Moto Guzzi's have been built with meticulous attention to detail. Axel told us "to describe all the modifications would take too long, so here are the most important ones... The streetbike (above) is a 1985 Le Mans 4 and is basically only the housing of the engine (1040ccm, 90hp). Frame has been cleaned and cut. Fork is stock with improved springs and damper. Aftermarket wheels, tank and exhaust. The rest is selfmade or modified, including finish and paint. The racebike (below) is a 1979 Le Mans 2 frame, cleaned and cut. Engine is a modified Le Mans 4 (1040ccm, 93hp). Improved stock fork, stock wheel, aftermarket tank and exhaust. Like the street bike everything else is selfmade or modified, including finish and paint". These bikes are jaw-dropping examples of Guzzi Cafe Racers. If you live in Europe and you want Axel to build you one of these Italian masterpieces he can be found at Roll-it.org.

Moto Guzzi Cafe Racer

This Guzzi was sent in by George Dockray from Vancouver who used to be an airplane mechanic but is now a pilot flying float planes around the B.C Coast. I thought it would be best to let George describe this unique Guzzi build: "This particular Guzzi was inspired by the contenders at Cartagena, Spain in the vintage series there. I had seen various things on the web about the series and then four years ago I flew over there to see for myself. Guzzi's dominate the series, especially a rider and builder named Manel Segarra. Suitably enthused, I decided to build a "Segarra Replica" of sorts - a heated up version of the Guzzi hot rod I already had. Kind of a classic case of "what happens when you heat the garage". The project was acquired piece by piece, built and assembled over about 2 1/2 years. The idea was to have a cafe-come 70's endurance racer with some reasonable up-dates and conveniences". 

"Most of the metal fabrication I did myself. Paint, welding and fiberglass fabrication I left to others. My fabrication experience is from aircraft so that's reflected in the way it's built. Much of what most people would have welded, I riveted together. It makes for a lighter structure, generally. The electrical system was built from scratch and incorporates a Valentine 1 radar detector and "Blinder" police laser jammer. The engine is far from radical - '79 1000SP cases, Megacycle X10 cam, 40mm dellorto carbs, V11 Sport flywheel, 1977 LeMans 1 heads (dual-pluged & ported by Mike Rich), home-built headers and modified "Scorpion" megaphone / muffler for a GSXR1000. Gearbox is a stock-as-a-stove Guzzi 5-speed coupled to a 1000SP final drive both overhauled and tweaked by Charley Cole. Barrels are from a '75 850T, bored & Nikasiled with JE pistons (10.5:1 CR). Ignition and voltage regulator from Sachse. Horn is a 139 db Stebel, all lights except for the headlight are LED's with Kisan headlight & taillight modulators. Shocks are from YSS racing suspensions".

"The steering angle was reduced from the stock 28 deg. to 25.5 deg. Front forks and triple clamps from a '95 Sport 1100 giving ~100mm trail. Rims are Excel & hubs from a '76 T3. Tires are Dunlop AM23 "street compound". Tank & seat from Manel Segarra "Guzzi Motobox", Terragona, Spain & painted V11 "Tenni" mat finish green. Kombi tach-speedo from Moto Spezial, Germany.The finished unit weighs about 425 lb. with 1/4 tank of fuel. HP is about 80 at the rear wheel at 8000 RPM. This motorcycle is a brute, there is nothing subtle about it. Kinda loud, but in a good way, or as Tom Waits put it, "like the ghost of Gene Krupa with glass-packs". A true hooligan machine". If you want to see more Guzzi race bikes check out this impressive compilation put together by George.  

 

Moto Guzzi Gambalunga

Gambalunga in Italian means "long leg", and this was the name given to this absolutely stunning Moto Guzzi single-cylinder racing motorcycle built from 1946 to 1951. The name derives fom the engine's long stroke. The Gambalunga 500cc was one of the special racing models such as the Dondolino, the Condor and Albatros that were being developed for private riders. As the technological evolution continued these bikes were getting faster and faster. In it's day the Gambalunga was synonymous with on-track domination, power and speed. More recently Luciano Marabese, the Moto Guzzi V11’s designer said he based the bike’s streamlined tailpiece on the Gambalunga single of the Fifties. Whatever the case, this bike is one Italian masterpiece that is worth a small fortune. Unfortunately you want find many on ebay, although one did just sell for over $100,000 at the Bonhams Sunset Boulevard auction in LA.

Cherry O Moto Guzzi

This sexy candy red Moto Guzzi V7 Sport was restored and classically modified by Rick Manning and his crew at Combined Design. Built in limited quantities from 1972-1974, the V7 Sport was a ground breaking motorcycle, a factory café and one of the most famous Guzzi's ever made. As one of only 3,500 or so production V7 Sports made, Rick knew he had a very special machine and decided to treat it that way. Of course he added some custom touches including the spectacular House of Kolor candy apple red paint laid down by Craig Ellis at Paintworks. Although the exhaust is period correct, as is the dual-disc front end, a factory kit installed by the original owner after Guzzi made it available in 1974. Overall the bike is absolutely stunning and we are green with envy, or should I say we are seeing red? For more from Combined Design check out their previous Guzzi project called Li'l Red. [Via Motorcycle Classics]