The Moto Guzzi Le Mans is one of the most iconic designs ever to roll out of the Italian marque’s factory. First introduced in 1976, the model was a factory-built cafe-racer on par with anything coming out of Japan, Germany or Britain. By 1981 Moto Guzzi was on its third revision of the popular model, the list of tweaks included moved pushrods, a new seat, fuel tank, fairing and instrument panel along with over 80 other modifications to take the model into the new decade.
One of the world leaders in the art of re-imagining Moto Guzzis is Kaffeemaschine, a garage based in Hamburg and run by a friendly German chap by the name of Axel.
This Moto Guzzi is Axel’s creation, he’s been going through a John Player Lotus phase and he decided that this would be the perfect bike to sport the renowned black and gold paint scheme. As with all Kaffeemaschine builds, the project started with a full engine teardown and rebuild, the bore was increased to 1000cc Longitudinal V-Twin over the 849cc original and a lightened clutch was added along with a balanced crank, twin spark heads, a sport cam and valves, an electronic ignition and performance carburettors.
The front and rear breaks were then overhauled, as were the front and rear suspension. A custom fairing and Magni tank were fitted after a meticulous John Player Lotus paint job had been applied.
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