that make this motorcycle stand out from the crowd,
firstly it is a V twin, but not in line, the V goes across the frame, secondly like BMW's it is shaft driven, and thirdly straight from the dealership, it has one of the lowest seat heights of any current motorcycle, so it is not a problem for those who are vertically challenged,
the motorcycle in question is a Moto Guzzi Le Mans,
and this one is the Le Mans Mk 2, and has been turned into a cafe racer by Axel Budde of Hamburg’s Kaffeemaschine, it’s all the very best bits
of Moto Guzzi, added to German engineering
and know how, to produce the picture perfect cafe racer code-named
KM912,
the
shaft drive swingarm has been heavily modified to accept the rear hub and
brake change to come,
Axel builds the integrated headlight/handlebar combination
himself, but he’ll tell you it’s no easy task, “It’s a massive effort and a
pain in the axx.”
I just love the big daddy double duplex
brake hub that adds endless old school cool, no longer 850cc, the big Italian V-Twin has been blown out to
a full litre of capacity with the compression increased thanks to new pistons, the entire bottom end was rebuilt and every gasket and seal has been replaced as
the engine was assembled, showing just how far the Hamburg outfit will go in
the pursuit of perfection, there is even a conversion to twin spark for a
complete burn,
inside the casings is a new cam, lightened flywheel and
a modified clutch to handle the extra power; which is now a stout 90hp at the
rear wheel, up from 71hp for the off the shelf model and truck loads of torque, to finish out the package is brilliant
set of Kaffeemaschine stainless steel pipes and mufflers, you can follow the shop on Facebook and Instagram, photography by
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