Axel Budde’s work is inconceivable to overlook. His store, Kaffeemaschine, focuses solely on basic Moto Guzzi fashions, turning them into elegant machines which can be impossibly cool, extremely refined, and constructed to be ridden.
Based mostly in Hamburg, Germany, Kaffeemaschine just lately buttoned up this monochromatic charmer for a consumer who needed one of many workshop’s signature GT tourer builds, however with just a few twists. “He needed a Kaffeemaschine GT, however just a little extra within the route of a scrambler,” Axel explains. “And he needed most of it black.”
Additional to these necessities, Axel’s consumer requested that the donor bike be the identical age as him—so Kaffeemaschine sourced a 1979 Moto Guzzi Le Mans II. With the Le Mans on the bench and a longtime template to work from, the crew turned their consideration to their buyer’s most difficult requested…
“The largest challenge was the gasoline tank, as he needed a unique design,” says Axel. “It took us a yr to create a brand new design in CAD, print a prototype (twice), have molds made, and get the tank fabricated in carbon fiber.”
The brand new tank cuts the same silhouette to the one which Kaffeemaschine normally places on their GT builds, however with a blockier vibe that hints at fashionable Moto Guzzis. With it in place, the workforce turned their consideration to designing a brand new seat to match. (Given the period of time devoted to the brand new tank and seat, each might be out there on future Kaffeemaschine bikes.)
The remainder of the Le Mans II is commonplace Kaffeemaschine GT fare. The GT method focuses on consolation and reliability, mixing basic Tonti-framed model with a construct spec that’ll eat up the Alps.
As per their commonplace working process, Kaffeemaschine rebuilt the Le Mans II’s 844 cc motor. It’s been bumped as much as 1,000 cc, with a smorgasbord of proprietary components on the within and out of doors. You’ll additionally spot new Dell’Orto carbs, velocity stacks, and a pair of blacked-out stainless-steel exhausts.
Recent wiring, a Lithium-ion battery, and an digital ignition have been put in to tug the late-70s Guzzi into the fashionable age.
Enhancements have been made to the chassis too. The forks are Kaffeemaschine’s personal design, that includes customized fork tubes with Andreani internals. Likewise, the fork yokes, headlight brackets, one-piece handlebar clamp and speedo mount, throttle, and switchgear are all in-house components, whereas the bars are from LSL.
Upgraded Wilbers shocks do responsibility out again, and the bike rolls on new 18F/17R laced wheels. The OEM Brembo brakes have been refurbished, and upgraded with stainless-steel hoses and a Kaffeemaschine rear caliper bracket and torque arm. The utilitarian rear-sets are, as soon as once more, Kaffeemaschine components.
Ending touches embrace abbreviated fenders, a carbon fiber glove field below the seat, passenger seize handles, and a good-looking tank-mounted baggage rack that may accommodate a Kaffeemaschine tank bag. The consumer’s last request was a black paint job; Axel responded with a trendy metallic end from Porsche’s again catalog.
As we’ve come to anticipate from Kaffeemaschine, there’s not a hair misplaced on this slick Moto Guzzi Le Mans II. However it’s not simply the infinite particulars which have us shook—it’s additionally the best way these particulars harmonize to create a machine that simply seems to be proper.
Kaffeemaschine | Facebook | Instagram
Trending Merchandise
