The Moto Guzzi V7 platform is well-known to us right here at Bike EXIF. Since its re-release in 2008, the sensible trendy traditional has graced the garages of a number of Bike EXIF writers, together with our founder, Chris Hunter. However regardless of its recognition, we don’t see that many actually wild Moto Guzzi V7 customs.
That’s as a result of the Moto Guzzi V7 appears ok when it leaves the Mandello del Lario manufacturing unit that almost all house owners solely make minor changes over time. However when Efraon Triana at UFO Storage in Madrid, Spain, was tasked with constructing a family-friendly Moto Guzzi V7 sidecar rig, he knew that he and his group must go all out.
The client, Mike, already owned one UFO Storage bike and needed one other to benefit from the Swiss countryside with. However there was a catch—Mike has two daughters and a spouse who all wish to be a part of the enjoyable. So not solely did UFO Storage have so as to add a sidecar to the Guzzi, however they needed to construct it with two seats.
Efraon and his crew began by constructing the sidecar’s tubular metal body by hand, including an 18” wheel to match the V7. The wheel makes use of an aluminum rim on a CNC-machined hub—and when you peek via the spokes, you’ll spot the sidecar’s suspension system.
For the capsule itself, metal sheets have been shaped by hand into the murals you see right here. The main points are as beautiful as they’re quite a few—from the government-approved youngster automotive seats, upholstered in vegetable-tanned leather-based, to the sidecar headlight and wood-trimmed sidestep. A modified windshield from an early Kawasaki GSX-R, and a flowing aspect fender, shield the women from the weather.
The V7’s body was modified to just accept the sidecar and its subframe was chopped and looped. The completed body, rocker covers, and alternator cowl have been then despatched off for chrome plating. The inventory seat was reshaped and coated in the identical vegetable-tanned leather-based because the sidecar’s inside, whereas new warmth shields have been fabricated and added to the mufflers decrease down.
As with the overwhelming majority of sidecar hacks, it’s not simply the sidecar that acquired particular consideration. The distinctly totally different dealing with traits of this rig necessitated using an Earles fork—a kind of leading-link entrance finish the place the pivot level is behind the entrance wheel. Efraon constructed the entrance suspension himself, basing his design on a BMW R69 and including a steering damper for stability.
The entrance fender can be a {custom} merchandise, held in place by elegant handmade mounting brackets. The headlight bucket was 3D-printed; it’s additionally primarily based on early BMW designs, with the manufacturing unit Moto Guzzi speedo embedded into it. Motogadget LED flip alerts sit simply in entrance of the headlight brackets up entrance, and simply behind the shock mounts on the again.
The remainder of the trim consists of Renthal handlebars, leather-wrapped grips, and Motone switches. The V7 and its sidecar put on matching taillights too, and the latter sports activities a custom-made roll bar on the again.
For the paint job, UFO selected a three-layer sweet apple crimson from Home of Kolor and completely nailed it. Coupled with simply the correct quantity of chrome, this sidecar rig provides off a powerful classic sizzling rod vibe that we love.
“To be sincere, this undertaking was enjoyable and troublesome in equal measure,” Efraon tells us. “Because it was the primary time I had constructed a motorbike with a sidecar, it was a problem—however I’m certain will probably be the focal point on the gorgeous Swiss roads.”
We’re certain Mike and his ladies will get a lifetime’s value of reminiscences out of this beautiful Moto Guzzi V7 household wagon. And if that’s not what motorcycling is all about, we don’t know what’s.
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