So, this is the latest build from Foundry Motorcycle from the south coast of the UK.
It started out life as a V65 Florida, which Guzzi fans out there will know is a really,
really horrible motorcycle. It had a big sloping tank as standard, a mid-sized, faux-Harley
cruiser thing, a f@*!ng horrible machine. But, underneath it all is the gorgeous Tonti frame
V-twin shaft drive powerplant that all the Guzzi's have. So, Tom initially built
this bike for his wife, but got completely carried away, as he usually does, and has gone to
a level of detail that perhaps he shouldn't. So, unfortunately now, he's got to sell the bike.
Front-to-back, Heidenau Scout tyres, stock forks, but they've been rebuilt internally
and lowered, polished the legs, polished the yokes, and if you come in here, Dan, Motogadget
full M-Unit wiring system, so that just stays in your pocket, nice little MMB all-in-one speedo.
and then we'll do the switchgear lottery, nice polished Motone switches, we'll go for...no!
That one! Those are indicators, dip main, and there's a Frenched-in break light
Full Motogadget wiring and everything is routed internally inside the bars, so it's super neat.
That's all sourced from the tiny lithium battery down here inside the battery box, which has
got all the other gubbins in there. Full back-to-the-crank rebuild, piston rings, seals, gaskets, shims,
anything it's needed, it's had. Transmission rebuild as well and Tom made the pipe himself
They do all those in-house. You can't see this side, but it's got a mirror of this stainless
steel fishtail that comes out here. Lovely aluminium Tarozzi rear sets.
Another nice detail is this brake actuation rod. Nothing super-fancy, but it's a really
nice stainless bit of bar to actuate the rear brake. The master cylinder that Guzzi mounted
is slightly outboard so, it's a little bit awkward to operate, so you've got this frame
rail in the way, so I like that. I also like - I don't know if you can see in here, Dan
Where they've made this really nice Siamesed two-into-one air intake, there's also a little
bracket to support the K&N filter. Now, it's only a small point, but quite often with these
motors, they vibrate a bit and the filters can flop around - sometimes they can drop off
but what they can do is perish in there and then you end up with a split filter and
sucking a load of %h*! in. So, just a little bracket - it's a nice touch.
YSS adjustable shocks, again really nice aluminium machined tops and bottoms. Really nicely upholstered seat.
You can't see in this light, but there's a slight blue stitching on the black leather
to match the blue paint. Foundry's painter mixed a special colour for this bike and
it looks really good. It's the same colour frame and tank, so, outside, when we're not in this
dark light in our restaurant, it looks really, really nice.
I think this one is about twelve grand. Again, it is effectively a brand new bike.
Everything internally is new.
Give Tom a shout at Foundry Motorcycle and make him an offer!
So, the noise police are in today, so we're not going to start it up in the restaurant,
otherwise we'll get our arses kicked so...
So, popped the choke and see what it sounds like. It's been sat in the restaurant for
a couple of weeks, so it's stone cold. There's a little button underneath the battery box here.
SWEET ENGINE NOISE!
So, the choke's off and it idles pretty nicely.
Now, I don't know if Tom's run this bike in
yet, so, I'm not going to start revving the tits off it and blapping the throttle, but
a pretty nice sound from the stainless steel fishtail exhausts.
Should be pretty sweet out on a run.