Really well done cafe

[Kentktk]

Done extremely well and looks gorgeous. The rear fender actually extends past the axle and doesn`t look like a dog that`s had it`s tail clipped.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMY1NptgZrI

[Perazzimx14]

What's wrong with dogs with docked tails?

[Yeahoo Whoyah]

It's a shame the gigantic license plate messes up the look of the rear fender. 

[pebra]

Yes, very nice!
 

[willowstreetguzziguy]

Would somebody grab Moto Guzzi corp. stick this in their face and say
BUILD THIS!!!"

[Yan]

What a gorgeous bike!!  And a very nice video as well.

[Triple Jim]

That's one heavy duty instrument mount.  It must weigh five pounds!  I wouldn't kick it out of the garage because of that though.

[lucky phil]

Yep, nice clean build without going over the top. Lets face it though its not rocket surgery is it. Just basic skills and time which is fine by me and should be motivation to many here.
Two things though, the instrument housing assy is rediculious bulit out of steel, just what you dont need is extra useless weight on the fork assembly.
And whats with the riding around in circles at a cross roads intersection with a blind crested bend on one side? I know its looks like country and little trafficed, but still it was a totally pointless excercise and a little dumb for mine.

Ciao 

[canuck750]

Very nice build!!

[flynguzzi]

A very well done project!  jb

[Kentktk]

Yep, nice clean build without going over the top. Lets face it though its not rocket surgery is it. Just basic skills and time which is fine by me and should be motivation to many here.
Two things though, the instrument housing assy is rediculious bulit out of steel, just what you dont need is extra useless weight on the fork assembly.
And whats with the riding around in circles at a cross roads intersection with a blind crested bend on one side? I know its looks like country and little trafficed, but still it was a totally pointless excercise and a little dumb for mine.

Ciao

Funny, Spelling isn`t Rocket science either, and just requires basic skills learned in school, which seem to be lacking. Let me help,  rediculious=ridiculous, bulit=built, trafficed=trafficked and excercise=exercise .

[jas67]

 

[lucky phil]

Funny, Spelling isn`t Rocket science either, and just requires basic skills learned in school, which seem to be lacking. Let me help,  rediculious=ridiculous, bulit=built, trafficed=trafficked and excercise=exercise .

Thanks for that, feal free to continue the spelin correktions, saves me even moor time. :)

Ciao 

[Kentktk]

Thanks for that, feal free to continue the spelin correktions, saves me even moor time. :)

Ciao

When someone criticizes something with useless negative comments, they should always expect criticism back and should have been 100% correct in their criticism or they will be corrected.

[lucky phil]

When someone criticizes something with useless negative comments, they should always expect criticism back and should have been 100% correct in their criticism or they will be corrected.

Feel free to correct, I'm fine with that.
Ciao

[Rusnak_322]

Done extremely well and looks gorgeous. The rear fender actually extends past the axle and doesn`t look like a dog that`s had it`s tail clipped.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMY1NptgZrI

Very nice work. Love the color and tank shape. But to my eye, a cafe racer looks more "racer" when the rear of the seat stop doesn't expend past the rear axel and the first thing I would guess the original cafe guys did was bin the crash bars.

[Rick4003]

Love it! Really nice bike!

I like that he keeps all the practical stuff like proper fenders, side covers and such. Next job on mine is making a tool box and sidecovers to replace the big hole in the middle

Also like the tank! Nice with some inspiration for the next bike.

-Ulrik

[Kev m]

When someone criticizes something with useless negative comments, they should always expect criticism back and should have been 100% correct in their criticism or they will be corrected.

Doesn't that go for the person correcting them too? I mean, if they point out a few errors but miss others, they are not being 100% correct in their criticism as well, no? 

[leafman60]

Nicely done.

[Triple Jim]

Doesn't that go for the person correcting them too? I mean, if they point out a few errors but miss others, they are not being 100% correct in their criticism as well, no? 

Or what if he uses a grave accent instead of an apostrophe in contractions,  or improper capitalization?

grave accent:  `
apostrophe: '

[Rotten Ralph]

Funny, Spelling isn`t Rocket science either, and just requires basic skills learned in school, which seem to be lacking. Let me help,  rediculious=ridiculous, bulit=built, trafficed=trafficked and excercise=exercise

.

Just curious - why are spelling and rocket capitalized?

[Chuck in Indiana]

I agree with Phil that the instrument cluster could have been done a little more lightly,  but in general, a nicely done cafe that is *practical* to ride.

[LowRyter]

seeing these new Sporty Sporsters, Triumph Bonnies, Beemer 9T and all these new retro bikes, makes me think Guzzi should try something like that.

Maybe a 2 valve, 1100 pushrod engine, steel frame, roadster styling?  Maybe a cafe versioning too, maybe they could could name it after a famous race track? 

I don't think they have to do anything overly radical and overly tech, something really wild like linked brakes or tubeless spoked wheels -I mean Guzzi wouldn't have the capital to do all that. 

If only they had the talent and capital to build a bike like that.

[Kev m]

seeing these new Sporty Sporsters, Triumph Bonnies, Beemer 9T and all these new retro bikes, makes me think Guzzi should try something like that.

Maybe a 2 valve, 1100 pushrod engine, steel frame, roadster styling?  Maybe a cafe versioning too, maybe they could could name it after a famous race track? 

I don't think they have to do anything overly radical and overly tech, something really wild like linked brakes or tubeless spoked wheels -I mean Guzzi wouldn't have the capital to do all that. 

If only they had the talent and capital to build a bike like that.

 

Or what if he uses a grave accent instead of an apostrophe in contractions,  or improper capitalization?

grave accent:  `
apostrophe: '

 

[ritratto]

Does anyone have any idea what his exhaust choice was? It looks like a standard T3 , G5 head pipe and crossover, but what is it behind that? The upsweep and muffler?

[Matteo]

Does anyone have any idea what his exhaust choice was? It looks like a standard T3 , G5 head pipe and crossover, but what is it behind that? The upsweep and muffler?

They look like Mistrals.
Beauty!

[kidsmoke]

yep. Beautiful.

[LowRyter]

 

wait didn't you just give me the raspberries when I said the same thing on the Guzzi Vision thing? 

 

totally fricking confused here

[Kev m]

wait didn't you just give me the raspberries when I said the same thing on the Guzzi Vision thing? 

 

totally fricking confused here

Well, in that thread i got the impression you were selling a Tonti Guzzi as viable for this.

I'm not against the idea of a 1200cc Guzzi, classically styled, to take on the Sportster, Bonnie, or 9-T, I just don't think you're going to do that with a Tonti.

Maybe something new. I don't think you'll get the power and emissions out of a 2V clean sheet design, but I've got nothing against them.

[LowRyter]

Well, in that thread i got the impression you were selling a Tonti Guzzi as viable for this.

I'm not against the idea of a 1200cc Guzzi, classically styled, to take on the Sportster, Bonnie, or 9-T, I just don't think you're going to do that with a Tonti.

Maybe something new. I don't think you'll get the power and emissions out of a 2V clean sheet design, but I've got nothing against them.

yes, the Tonti frame.   I don't see a lot of room for improvement for a standard-sport or cruiser-tourer design. 

it's not meant to be an FJR, GS, GSX-R.  But can do everything a Sportster can do.