Project · Moto Guzzi V35 TT · three months
O2
Moto Guzzi V35 TT 1985. Small and easy to handle, light as a day with a clear sky.
ScrollChapter 01 — The challenge
A new
project
- Base
- Moto Guzzi V35 TT, 1985
- Work
- Three months
- Frame
- Cut, cantilever monoshock
- Motor
- Original 349 cc
16 months ago I began this adventure knowing nothing about motorcycles, apart from how to start them and ride.
Every new project has been a challenge, to prove to myself that I could do something new. I am a graphic designer and advertising photographer, so drawing a line for a bike comes easy to me; the fun begins when I have to build it.
This is my latest project, my challenge to put under the Christmas tree.
Chapter 02 — The frame
Suspended
in mid-air
This is the first time (to my knowledge) that the classic Tonti-derived Guzzi frame with cradle has been modified by fitting a cantilever rear monoshock.
The frame was cut almost in half, leaving the rear completely bare and suspended in mid-air. The whole new section was rebuilt by hand.
Frame
Tonti with cradle
Monoshock
Cantilever
Brakes
320 mm · 4 pistons
Chapter 03 — Handmade
Fenders,
handlebar, filters
The fenders, the handlebar, the shock arm and the fender brackets were also made by hand for this bike. The aluminium air filters are handmade too.
All the wiring was redone, moving everything under the seat, while the lithium battery was housed under the engine.
Chapter 04 — Tank and seat
Vintage
two-tone
Handmade vintage two-tone tank, again worked by hand.
A handmade seat in fine leather with an LED brake light sunk into it, while the rear indicators, also LED, are hidden inside the cut frame.
A new exhaust system and a new, upgraded front braking system with a replacement 320 mm disc and 4-piston caliper. The engine is still the original 349 cc, a small but lively short-geared twin, ideal for riding off the tarmac too.
Chapter 05 — Oxygen
Beautiful
as nature
I wanted to create a small, easy-handling bike, a pleasure to look at and fun to ride, with light and airy colours, like a summer day with a clear sky.
A bike that, once you are on, you never want to get off, beautiful as nature, essential as oxygen. This is my Guzzi O2.
Beautiful as nature, essential as oxygen.
Specifications
See the other bikes- Model
- Moto Guzzi V35 TT · 1985
- Time
- Three months of work
- Frame
- Tonti with cradle, cut in half, cantilever monoshock
- Handmade parts
- Fenders, handlebar, shock arm, brackets
- Air filters
- Aluminium, handmade
- Electrical system
- Redone under the seat, lithium battery under the engine
- Tank
- Vintage two-tone, worked by hand
- Seat
- Leather with integrated LED brake light
- Brakes
- 320 mm disc, 4-piston caliper
- Motor
- Original 349 cc