The long time plan to build a hot rod Guzzi started two years ago with the acquisition of a pile of parts that included the Ducati inverted front end, Tonti frame, one and a half round head motors, a 5 speed tranny, multiple Tonti swing arms and a nice Tonti rear drive that looks practically new. Misc wheels and tires, et al. Titled as a G5 which matches the frame.
The thought was to build something like the gorgeous Tontis seen here recently with modern inverted front ends.
Well - I just acquired most of a V11 spine frame and am think now about mating that Duc front end with the spine frame.
Challenges : 5 speed may not be wide enough to mate the output flange on the wider spine swing arm. And why put a round head in a spine frame? Somehow it seems like running a flathead motor in a ‘67 Mustang.
So - thoughts on this fun project? In either case the idea is to build alloy body panels, this is definitely not a restoration.
Which base would you go with?
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