Moto Guzzi turned 100 this year, and celebrated with a slew of special edition models. But the crew at Guzzi Motobox in Catalonia had something grander in mind. To pay tribute to the storied Italian centenarian, they set out to build their ultimate Moto Guzzi cafe racer. The idea of creating a 100th anniversary Moto Guzzi came about rather fortuitously.…
There’s a lot in a name. Vienna based workshop Horizontal Moto named their business after their approach to bike building. “It is all about clean, low and straight motorcycle design,” says team member Paul Fuhrmann. This approach is ideal for the cafe racer style and their first project, a Moto Guzzi V50 III, is the proof. Horizontal Moto is a…
The memories of Mandello del Lario faded faster than they should have. Three years ago to the day, I visited the lifelong home of Italian motorcycle manufacturer Moto Guzzi and rode the last-generation Moto Guzzi V7 around Lago di Como, one of the most idyllic places on Earth. The few fragmented scenes I can recall make clear why company founder…