Project · large Moto Guzzi · ex public administration
Nostalgia
Moto Guzzi 850 T5. A classic revisited, with soft and clean shapes.
ScrollChapter 01 — A classic revisited
Soft and
clean shapes
- Base
- Moto Guzzi 850 T5
- Origin
- Ex public administration
- Colour
- Inca Gold Rolls Royce
- Bags
- Bottega Vasì
After many years, this is the first large-series Moto Guzzi I have got my hands on.
I did not want to overhaul the frame, keeping the bike as standard as possible; instead I preferred to work on the line, creating soft, clean shapes, according to my vision of a classic revisited.
Chapter 02 — Lighter
Off with the
bodywork
Being an ex public administration bike, it was lightened considerably by removing all the bodywork.
I lowered the seat, raised and widened the handlebar and moved the footpegs to give a more relaxed and manageable ride.
A small, practical rack to carry a case which, when needed, takes a comfortable second seat.
Chapter 03 — The tank
Clay
and fibreglass
The tank is of course handmade, modelled by hand in clay and made in fibreglass. A clean but not simple shape that defines the whole project.
The chosen colour is a Rolls Royce Inca Gold, used on the Phantom series.
Chapter 04 — Leather and details
Nostalgia
for the classic
The leather bags under the seat are handmade, stitched by hand by the craftsman Mauro Testella (Bottega Vasì), an Italian excellence in fine leather goods.
Longer fenders, vintage tyres and headlight complete the nostalgic look of this Guzzi, which gives it its name.
Longer fenders, vintage tyres and headlight complete the nostalgic look of this Guzzi.
Specifications
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- Moto Guzzi 850 T5 · ex public administration
- Frame
- Original, not overhauled
- Ergonomics
- Lowered seat, raised and widened handlebar, relocated footpegs
- Rack
- Small, for a case or a second seat
- Tank
- Modelled in clay, made in fibreglass
- Colour
- Rolls Royce Inca Gold (Phantom series)
- Bags
- Hand-stitched leather, Bottega Vasì (Mauro Testella)
- Details
- Longer fenders, vintage tyres and headlight