Other upgrades include new rear-sets, and a custom-made reinforcement plate tucked between the frame rails behind the engine.īut this Mille’s best attribute is its incredibly tasteful paint job. Perforated leather and contrast stitching add another charming touch. Rusty Wrench designed the seat pan to be invisible, giving the seat the impression of floating between the tank and tail.
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The taillight’s mounted into a neat recess out back, while the license plate lives on a swingarm-mounted bracket further down. The bodywork’s capped off with a hand-shaped aluminum tail cowl. It looks right at home here, and is equipped with a new filler cap. Rusty Wrench adapted it to the Le Mans frame, then modified it slightly to suit the lines they were going for. The throttle and levers are Kustom Tech parts.Īnother original part that managed to survive was the Mille GT’s fuel tank.
The switches, grips, and bar-end turn signals and mirrors are also from the German electronics company, as is the Bluetooth-enable mo.unit control unit that the whole bike’s been rewired around. Sitting dead center behind it is a handsome analog speedo from Motogadget, flanked by a Moto Guzzi-branded Motogadget RFID touch point for the keyless ignition system. Higher up is a classic race-style fairing, mounted to an elegant hand-made system of brackets. A pair of Tokico calipers lifted from a Yamaha R1 give the old Guzzi substantially more stopping power than it had in the 80s. The forks’ original fender mounts have been repurposed to hold a custom-made fender and struts. The forks are held in place by custom yokes, and feature a black diamond-like coating on the lowers. But its suspension is all-new, with a set of upside-down Suzuki GSX-R forks doing duty up front and YSS shocks out back. This Mille GT still wears its original wheels-resplendent in a gold powder coated finish and wrapped in modern Avon rubber. The original Dell’Orto carbs run with DNA filters, and the exhaust system is from the Italian specialists Zard. It looks factory fresh now with a delightful combination of black and polished finishes. Next, the team rebuilt the Guzzi Mille’s worn-out motor. Rusty Wrench transplanted the motor into an older Le Mans Mark III frame, then modified the subframe to suit their concept. So the Portuguese crew truly performed a miracle to get it looking this tight.įor starters, some key parts were so damaged that they had to be scrapped entirely-most notably, the frame. The Mille rolled into Rusty Wrench’s workshop in proper barn find condition its frame was bent, half its seat was missing and it was buried under dust. Remarkable, when you consider that it started out as a busted up 1987 Moto Guzzi Mille GT.Īnd that’s putting it mildly, by the way. This quintessential café racer from Rusty Wrench Motorcycles ticks all the right boxes, with clean lines, subtle upgrades and an immaculate livery. The custom scene has evolved in myriad ways since we first launched Bike EXIF, but we’re still suckers for motorcycles that play on classic themes.
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