Officine RossoPuro Idro
For me, a new bike from Filippo Barbacane of Officine RossoPuro is An Event. And this latest Moto Guzzi custom doesn’t disappoint. Called ‘Idro’—Hydro, or water in English—it’s based on the V1000 Idroconvert, one of Moto Guzzi’s lesser-known motorcycles. The bike originally got its name from its automatic transmission (with hydraulic torque converter), and was sold in the second half of the 1970s as a tourer and police bike. Filippo’s cafe racer creation has been extensively overhauled, with a rebuilt engine and electrics, plus a custom Officine RossoPuro exhaust system. (So the power is probably better than the 71hp original spec.) The rear suspension is from Asatek, and those exquisite 18” wheels are genuine Borranis. There’s also a complete new Brembo braking system with 300mm discs at the front. The handlebars, instruments and bodywork are all custom Officine RossoPuro items, from the fenders to the tank to the seat unit. I’m sold—I can’t think of a single modern motorcycle I’d rather have than one of Filippo’s delicious old Guzzis.
Canon EOS 5D | 1/500 sec | f/11 | ISO 400 | Focal length 70mm
A PS for our Australian readers: Fancy your hand at building a custom? Then the Deus Boundless Enthusiasm Bike Build-Off is for you: the only criterion is to make the most with the least. And you could win big prizes from Snap-On, Deus themselves and très cool French boot maker Vitesse Moto. Showday is November 27th in Sydney and I’ll be helping to judge—so there’s a chance your custom will be featured on Bike EXIF too. Grab your entry form PDF here.
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