Licks Cycles: Moto Guzzi MGR 1400 “Tricolore”

1400cc Guzzi Café Racer from Radical Speedshop…

Radical Speedshop has been on the forefront of Moto Guzzi tuning for practically three many years. Run by the Bronold household of Germany, the workshop has earned a fame for extracting excessive ranges of efficiency from their beloved Italian “tractors.”

Again in 2021, we featured their “NOSferatu” drag bike — a nitrous-injected Moto Guzzi Quota with a bored-out engine making 180-220 hp, constructed to race within the European 1/8-mile dash sequence. That bike led to “NOSferatwo,” which has a totally customized body, 1400cc Griso 8-valve engine, and NOS injection.

Radical Guzzi: “NOSferatu” Dash Racer

These nitrous-injected drag bikes proceed to wow followers of European dash racing, as does Radical Speedshop’s 1700cc MGR “Cento Anni” café racer — a naturally-aspirated monster that boasts 164 hp and 202 Nm (149 ft-lbs) of torque.

Torque Monster: “Cento Anni” Moto Guzzi 1700

However Radical Speedshop doesn’t simply make Guzzis to go quick in a straight line — they construct monitor weapons as nicely. The bike you see right here is their MGR 1400 Tricolore, constructed for racer Thoralf Mertens:

“A man with plenty of racetrack expertise and an awesome racer. He races lots of Ducatis, however now he loves the MGR.”

The MGR sequence is Radical Speedshop’s personal evolution of the Moto Guzzi MGS-01 manufacturing racer — a manufacturing facility hot-rod by no means out there in a street-legal model, possible as a result of Euro3 emissions requirements. They constructed the primary MGR for the “Essenza” Design Contest in 2016, which they gained:

“The identify MGR stems from the MGS-01 — a sportbike from Guzzi — what’s subsequent after MGS is MGR.”

The machine you see right here began life as an ’07 Bellagio, a 494-lb roadster / cruiser with no enterprise on a racetrack…till the Bronolds acquired their arms on it.

This MGR 1400 now boasts a modified body, Öhlins USD fork with CNC yokes, Brembo brakes, light-weight alloy tank and tail, spoke wheels, and a Griso eight-valve engine with 1400cc large bore equipment, hotter cams, Keihin FCR41 carbs, titanium exhaust, quickshifter, and extra.

Nicknamed the MGR 1400 Tricolore after the good-looking Italian colorway, this fire-breathing Mondello monster has tempted Thoralf away from his beloved Ducati, each on the monitor and road.

“The bike is a sportbike you can trip aggressively on the road and on the monitor, and it seems good within the paddock too. It’s a motorcycle you’ll be able to trip to the monitor, go quick on the circuit, and trip house.”

Beneath, we speak to Stefan Bronold of Radical Speedshop for extra particulars on the construct.

Moto Guzzi 1400 Café Racer: Builder Interview

• What’s the make, mannequin, and 12 months of the donor bike?

Moto Guzzi Bellagio, 2007.

• Why was this bike constructed?

Bike was constructed for our buyer Thoralf Mertens, a man with plenty of racetrack expertise and an awesome racer. He races lots of Ducatis, however now he loves the MGR.

• What was the design idea and what influenced the construct?

The design idea is our MGR Design, which we initially constructed for the Essenza contest in 2016. Thoralf liked this bike and wished the identical in a tricolore model.

• What customized work was executed to the bike?

Öhlins USD fork with CNC triples, our self-made speedo, body customization, alloy tank and tail, LSL clip-ons , spoke wheels, titanium exhaust system, self-made footrests, Brembo brakes, Griso 8V engine with our large bore equipment and camshafts, sinter clutch, quickshifter, minimized electrical loom, Keihin FCR41 carbs, tricolore patina airbrush.

• What’s the story behind the bike’s nickname?

The identify MGR stems from the MGS01 — a sportbike from Guzzi — what’s subsequent after MGS is MGR.

• Are you able to inform us what it’s prefer to trip this bike, particularly on the road and monitor?

The bike is a sportbike you can trip aggressively on the road and on the monitor, and it seems good within the paddock too. It’s a motorcycle you’ll be able to trip to the monitor, go quick on the circuit, and trip house. Additionally, the MGR’s have been profitable within the drag racing, as we’ve proven with our MGR 1700 Cento Anni.