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Celebrating 100 years of

Guzzilla RaceCo 1288cc Australian

Guzzilla the RaceCo 1288 is having a lovely weekend at Broadford Bonanza. It is a beast

Odd couple. Moto Guzzi C4V & MGS01. First and last 4valve factory racers. Together at the TLM museum in Australia

Odd couple. Moto Guzzi C4V & MGS01. First and last 4valve factory racers. Together at the TLM museum in Australia

Moto Guzzi RaceCo Daytona

RaceCo Daytona 1288. We have replaced all the original RaceCo bodywork( to valuable to trash). We basically copied the UK RaceCo design and fittment from the new (red) bike. It’s now ready for battle in the Darwin round of the Australian National Bears. One last practice day next week. How tuff does it look. Bloody hell

RaceCo 1288 pictures from the Broadford bonanza.

RaceCo 1288 pictures from

RaceCo Daytona 1288. We

The RaceCo boys went for a winter test this week before we ship them to Darwin for the National Bears round. The 1288 was flawless. The 1225 was a fail. The clutch was slipping so badly I had to pack it up after only 4 laps.. On the bright side we shot some video footage while we were testing. A first for me was riding with a gimbal and a GoPro strapped to my back. We will be posting a video in the next few days.

RaceCo Daytona on track action video. Watch the full video on my GuzziRacer.com Facebook page or on my YouTube channel https://youtu.be/fNOD_tGk_LE

On any Sunday, spoilt for choice when every bike is a privilege to ride. Makes Monday’s bearable. Just.

RaceCo 1288 pictures from

Guzzilla RaceCo 1288 is heading to Queensland for The Masters of Morgan Park this Weekend. He’s back!

Moto Guzzi MGS01. This one belongs to my mate mark. It is one of 6 in Australia. A 7th bike disappeared to NZ last year. I know where that all are but one in SA. Mark rode his bike last month at a track day and said it was the best day he has ever had.My bike hasn’t seen a track for 3 years. I plan to change that shortly as I just acquired spare bodywork for it and some assorted race spares. That gives me some confidence to return it to the race track. There is not really a class that it fits other than Australian Bears. That’s more like a smash up derby than racing which is why I shy away from it a little.

RaceCo Daytona 1288 winter test.

Gotta be the sexiest bike engine ever, right?

Nothing like the first few laps on a new soft and sticky slick. The RaceCo Daytona is in the transporter and on it’s way to Darwin for the National Bears Round. We fly up next weekend.

Moto Guzzi Daytona

Moto Guzzi Daytona at Morgan Park Qld Australia

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RaceCo Daytona arrives in Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory for a round of the Australian National Bears Series. The Bears come every 2 years. It’s an 8000km round trip for us. We flew up, but the bikes came on a dedicated transporter. Not sure why I got the KTM and not my bike. The guy holding my bike races a panigale. He couldn’t believe how heavy my Daytona is. I though it was light? He’s just not used to tractors.

In good company. The RaceCo Daytona and the Redax Laverda at the Australian National Bears Challenge in the Top End.

I have yet to find any bike that can beat the RaceCo 1288 off the start line. We are currently in Darwin for the Australian National Bears series. Running 3rd in class.

Amedeo’s Beast, RaceCo Daytona 1288 @ Morgan Park Queensland Australia

I love this interweb thingy.

RaceCo Daytona 1288 at Darwin, Northern Territory Australia. National Bears Challenge 2019. I had a new sticker made to pay homage to the godfather of RaceCo Daytonas, Don Castellani ti saluto

Life in the Bears pits in Darwin. Escaping the Northern Territory heat. The races are 10 laps but it feels like 100. Still managing 3rd in class with 1 round to go. Had a fright today when in the mid afternoon race I arrived at the end of the 1.25km main straight at 250kph only to have my brake lever come right to the bar. Some frantic pumping got enough lever to negotiate the 2nd gear turn 1. I pumped the leaver up for the last 5 laps to keep pushing the fluid back in and finished in fifth place. We have replaced the fluid now so hopefully all will be well for the last race. It’s not the first time this has happened to me. I’m running 90’s period narrow track 6 spot brakes. They appear to be a little susceptible to overheating.

Life in the Bears

Look what just arrived in my shed from the UK. Yes it’s the real deal. Full story to follow when my head stops spinning.

Full Noise! The little one - Moto Guzzi Daytona 992. Is there a better noise?

My Friend Peter at Oss @battle_of_the_twins with @get_repost ・・・ So much fun.

Cranked. Moto Guzzi Daytona doing what Dr John designed it for. Keeping the Eagle flying.

Life in the Bears

RaceCo Daytona 1288 hole shot from 2nd row of grid at the National Bears Challenge in NT Australia. It’s a Beast! Finished the weekend with a second place in round 4. Had a great battle with the Redax Laverda and held Smarty off for most of the race but in the end he was too good for me. It is so cool to have these two significant motorcycles racing against each other. It was a real treat for everyone, especially the pilots.

RaceCo Daytona 1288 at Darwin in the Northern Territory AUS. Best finish was 2nd in class and 3rd outright in the very last round of racing. Thanks to Dave from Pirelli who helped me get the suspension and tyre pressures right. It was my first time in Pirelli slicks and a real learning curve. The torque and weight of the Daytona was a challenge for rear tyre degradation. What a great week. We road for 7 days straight and all it cost was $400. The TERRA club in Darwin are fantastic. The track is beautiful. As smooth as Phillip Island and heaps of fun. I’ll go back next year for sure. Now I’m frantically getting the bike ready for the Aussie Historic titles in Western Australia. We are driving over. This RaceCo Daytona was born and raced in WA. It will be nice to take it home. I will be running all the original bodywork for the occasion.

Moto Guzzi RaceCo Daytona 1225. Ready for active duty. 9 sleeps till my first ride. #

Moto Guzzi RaceCo Daytona

Moto Guzzi RaceCo Daytona

Moto Guzzi RaceCo Daytona

The hard men of Guzzi racing in Australia arrive in style at Phillip Island Race Track

The Van is packed and ready for the 3800km drive to the AHRRC at Collie in Western Australia. The Moto Guzzi RaceCo Daytona is returning to its birthplace of WA for the National Championships. It’s even running its original bodywork for the occasion. We are making a holiday of it and have 3 weeks to get there. This bike will travel 22000 kilometres this year competing in 5 States all across Australia.

On the road with the GuzziRacer team crossing Australia for the National Historic Road Race Championship. We are 3000km into our journey at a crazy good camp spot on the cliff edge overlooking the great Australian bight.

GuzziRacer crosses the Nullarbor plain 146.6km dead straight. 3700km into our journey to the Australian Historic Road Race Championships.

RaceCo Daytona 1288. We

RaceCo Daytona on track action video. Watch the full video on my GuzziRacer.com Facebook page or on my YouTube channel https://youtu.be/fNOD_tGk_LE

On any Sunday, spoilt for choice when every bike is a privilege to ride. Makes Monday’s bearable. Just.

Race face on at the Australian Historic road race championships at Collie in Western Australia. The RaceCo Daytona has travel 6000 kms in the back of the van to get here. Private practice today, learning the track.

Disaster strikes the RaceCo Guzzi. Half way through qualifying the fuel line petcock flange snapped off the fuel tank and dumped the tank of fuel into the belly pan. We use the bolt on flanges from a Centauro fuel tank. We run two 10mm petcocks from the Daytona. They need to be that big to feed enough fuel to the 48mm mikuni carbs. Looked like weekend over until another competitor rang his nephew in the next town and got him out of bed( night shift worker). he is a welder and got us going again. We will miss the 2nd qualifying but comfortable on 2nd row of the grid in 6th position so hopefully I’ll stay there. The grids are not progressive so qualifying is important. Long way to drive for no racing. The locals at collie are great and so the club running the event

Round 1 of the AHRRC done and dusted. Coming 4th. Only one moment when a decent head shake wheelie pushed the pads away from the discs. Interesting breaking for the next corner. Collie is a fantastic track but if you get it a bit wrong your in deep shit.

RaceCo Daytona 1288 winter test.

Gotta be the sexiest bike engine ever, right?

Nothing like the first few laps on a new soft and sticky slick. The RaceCo Daytona is in the transporter and on it’s way to Darwin for the National Bears Round. We fly up next weekend.

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Pinged by the scrutineers. Game over. Looks like a rear engine oil seal. Oh well I got 3 days riding in. Had a great time riding in WA. There are so many Guzzi fans here thanks to the legacy of the late great Ted Stolarski.

RaceCo Daytona 1288 at the Australian Historic Road Racing Championships at Collie Western Australia. Placed 5th in P6 1300. Ammo’s beast still alive and kicking.

I have been invited to race at the 4 Hours of Spa Classic over the next couple of years with my friend Peter Jansen. He is building a bike for us to ride together. While Peter is a highly credentialed and seasoned campaigner, I am sadly lacking. Not only have I never raced longer than 10 laps in my life, I haven’t ridden a Tonti framed bike on the track since 1988. So this is my practice bike. First ride next week. I don’t think it’s going to be pretty to watch.

UK RaceCo 1225 update. Lots of work has been done to get this bike ready for Aussie Bears next season. Heading for a track test next Tuesday. Upgrades include RaceCo exhaust system, new clutch, belly pan, fuel pump, stack tacho, rewire, Drivetech oil cooler. Still to come are new suspension and brakes. I can’t wait to see if it’s any good.

In good company. The RaceCo Daytona and the Redax Laverda at the Australian National Bears Challenge in the Top End.

I have yet to find any bike that can beat the RaceCo 1288 off the start line. We are currently in Darwin for the Australian National Bears series. Running 3rd in class.

RaceCo Daytona 1288 at Darwin, Northern Territory Australia. National Bears Challenge 2019. I had a new sticker made to pay homage to the godfather of RaceCo Daytonas, Don Castellani ti saluto

We are testing today at Wakefield park. Lots of niggles with the RaceCo Daytona so I’ve packed it up for the day. It takes time to sort a new race bike. Work in progress. As for the Tonti 1100. Holy moly it’s an absolute hoot. First time on a race tonti in 30 years. Once you get used to no brakes it’s all good

The Motobox Guzzi was awesome at the track today. It has a pretty radical frame geometry and I was a little nervous but it handles like a dream. Turns in like a 250 prody . The Avon tyres were unbelievable. My first time on them. What a great tyre! The 18” front end was no bother. I had an absolute ball. And it’s pretty quick.

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The Moto Guzzi RaceCo Daytona 1288 is back together again after some engine surgery. Turns out the engine fault at the Aussie Historic titles was a rear main oil seal. We have never heard of this type of failure before. This wonderful motorcycle has raced hard all season and is going to get a rest next year while we develop the new RaceCo 1225. It’s going to be hard to leave it in the shed as I think this engine is much better than the 1225. We have just refitted the original full race fairing. We have not run the bike with this fairing before. It would be a big improvement at Phillip island. I think the fairing is very rare. I met a guy in Western Australia who has the identical fairing on his Daytona. He sent me a magazine article from the US about a Daytona that also had this fairing fitted. So there is at least 3. If anybody out there knows anything about where it came from please let us know.

Life in the Bears

Life in the Bears

Good luck to Team Redax Laverda, Racing this weekend in the final round of the Australian Bears Championship at Broadford Vic. If a Guzzi can’t be there a Laverda should win. We at GuzziRacer love and respect the Orange Army. Together we take it to the Red Bikes

The new RaceCo Daytona 1225 performed well at the track test today. New suspension and brakes were superb. All set for an exciting 2020 season of Australian Bears Racing. Even shouted myself new leathers, thanks to @ricondi. It was 38 degrees today at the track. It really sucked.

The bike that Dave built. The last race bike built by RaceCo Western Australia was unearthed and restored by the late Dave Roe in 2017. It is nothing short of magnificent. Full story coming in early 2020.

FAT Guzzi Love !

The hard men of Guzzi racing in Australia arrive in style at Phillip Island Race Track

On the road with the GuzziRacer team crossing Australia for the National Historic Road Race Championship. We are 3000km into our journey at a crazy good camp spot on the cliff edge overlooking the great Australian bight.

GuzziRacer crosses the Nullarbor plain 146.6km dead straight. 3700km into our journey to the Australian Historic Road Race Championships.

Ride Day. Spoilt for choice. I feel very privileged to have these Bella Moto’s in my life. Forza Guzzi

RIP Holden. A very

Moto Guzzi Daytona in 2008 at Eastern Creek Sydney Australia . Owned this bike from new. Still my favourite.

The boys are being loaded to go to our final test day before the season starter at Easter. This year We are running the injected UK RaceCo 1225cc in the Aussie Bears National Series. Our faithful 992cc Carbureted Daytona is performing the Spare/Wet duties this year. We are running a new front fairing on it this year to give me a bit more to hide behind on the faster tracks we are visiting. While I love the look of the LeMans bikini fairing, it’s not much help at tracks like Phillip Island and Hidden Valley. Exciting Times!

Race face on at the Australian Historic road race championships at Collie in Western Australia. The RaceCo Daytona has travel 6000 kms in the back of the van to get here. Private practice today, learning the track.

Test day success. Team GuzziRacer Australia had a great final day of preparation before the commencement of the 2020 season. This year we are running in the Australian National Bears Series. It was a picture perfect day at Wakefield Park Raceway and despite fuel problems with both bikes, the day ended with a sigh of relief. We are ready to race.

Test day success. Team

Test day success. Team

World First??? RaceCo Daytona 1225 with 6 speed gearbox. Our COVID isolation project is complete and we are testing at the track next week. Thanks to Paul’s Fast Guzzi ( fastguzzi.nl ) for great tips on shoehorning a 6 speed gearbox onto a Daytona. It’s the little things you don’t think of, like remaking the exhaust system because the engine is now 10mm to the left. We will keep you posted

Round 1 of the AHRRC done and dusted. Coming 4th. Only one moment when a decent head shake wheelie pushed the pads away from the discs. Interesting breaking for the next corner. Collie is a fantastic track but if you get it a bit wrong your in deep shit.

Pinged by the scrutineers. Game over. Looks like a rear engine oil seal. Oh well I got 3 days riding in. Had a great time riding in WA. There are so many Guzzi fans here thanks to the legacy of the late great Ted Stolarski.

RaceCo Daytona 1288 at the Australian Historic Road Racing Championships at Collie Western Australia. Placed 5th in P6 1300. Ammo’s beast still alive and kicking.

World First??? RaceCo Daytona

World First??? RaceCo Daytona

RaceCo 1225 Daytona 6 Speed project test day. Mixed success. Gearbox was fine on the bench but under load showed problems with 3rd & 4th gears. Still the driveline felt strong and the bike behaved well with the new engine position. So we have proof of concept. Back to the workshop to rebuild the gearbox. It had to come out anyway as it has an oil leak when dead cold. Wakefield Park was truly horrible with a top temperature of 6 degrees during testing. Like ice skating.

Doing it in style . 2020 Distinguished Gentleman’s ride. The missus and I on our 1957 Moto Guzzi Falcone outfit.

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Good luck to Team Redax Laverda, Racing this weekend in the final round of the Australian Bears Championship at Broadford Vic. If a Guzzi can’t be there a Laverda should win. We at GuzziRacer love and respect the Orange Army. Together we take it to the Red Bikes

The bike that Dave built. The last race bike built by RaceCo Western Australia was unearthed and restored by the late Dave Roe in 2017. It is nothing short of magnificent. Full story coming in early 2020.

FAT Guzzi Love !

Moto Guzzi Falcone Lyf

My Second COVID project

My Second COVID project for 2020. It took a long time and tested me way past my engineering skill level. However the resulting machine is very pleasurable.

My Second COVID project

Celebrating 100 years of Guzzi at the Cathedral of Moto Guzzi in Australia. We took our Normale and CV4 for display. I demonstrated the Normale for the visitors. Always great to share such a special Moto.

Ride Day. Spoilt for choice. I feel very privileged to have these Bella Moto’s in my life. Forza Guzzi

RIP Holden. A very

Celebrating 100 years of

Celebrating 100 years of

Celebrating 100 years of

Celebrating 100 years of

Odd couple. Moto Guzzi C4V & MGS01. First and last 4valve factory racers. Together at the TLM museum in Australia

Moto Guzzi Daytona in 2008 at Eastern Creek Sydney Australia . Owned this bike from new. Still my favourite.

Test day success. Team

Test day success. Team

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Beach racing at the Burt Munro Festival. My favourite bike wes the Ducati (only Italian entry), however maybe I jinxed him as you can see in the second photo the bike caught fire and was destroyed. Huge crowds turned out to watch.

Vince Burrell and Todd Johnston both entered beautifully prepared Guzzi’s in the Burt Munro Challenge circuit races in the Pre 72 class. Vince won the class and Todd was a strong mid fielder

Burt Munro Challenge Invercargle Street Races. Unfortunately they let the old bangers out first on a wet track. An old Harley dropped oil all around the track. The organisers canceled the meeting after the first race. At least we got to see Vince and the Guzzi in practice.

World First??? RaceCo Daytona

World First??? RaceCo Daytona

Doing it in style . 2020 Distinguished Gentleman’s ride. The missus and I on our 1957 Moto Guzzi Falcone outfit.

Moto Guzzi Falcone Lyf

The world famous Guzzi man Teo Lamers spotted in New Zealand on tour. What a cool dude @teolamers

For the first time in my life I’m entering a bike in a show. I’ve spent the day polishing Carlo and Maria (1957 Falcone & 1947 Costantino sidecar). I think they deserve some recognition. Let’s hope the people agree.

Carlo and Maria (1957 Falcone & 1947 Costantino sidecar) just won best Vintage Bike at our Custom Bike Show. Congratulations to them both. I’m a proud dad.

Work is slowly progressing on my latest RaceCo project. I hoped to have it finished in time for this years Barry Sheene Festival of speed however the blown engine on my Daytona 992 has slowed things down

My Second COVID project

My Second COVID project for 2020. It took a long time and tested me way past my engineering skill level. However the resulting machine is very pleasurable.

My Second COVID project

Celebrating 100 years of Guzzi at the Cathedral of Moto Guzzi in Australia. We took our Normale and CV4 for display. I demonstrated the Normale for the visitors. Always great to share such a special Moto.

A nice feature of the RaceCo 1288 is that you can pop a wheelie anytime you feel the need

You don’t see this in Australia. @johnny_centauro ・・・ Una

The old and the new. My 2014 Stelvio sharing the workshop with my 1953 Falcone. Guess which one gets ridden almost daily.

Does in mean your old when you start to take photos of tractors?

I have been planning my own small block adventure bike based on a V7, but thankfully Guzzi have saved me the trouble. Bring it on !

Celebrating 100 years of

Celebrating 100 years of

Celebrating 100 years of

@ocmotorcycle with @get_repost ・・・ The rumors are true! The V85 is a definite go! Expect the bike in early 2018! We are now accepting deposits!

Re-share from @motoguzzi_americas Catch a cool story on @motorcyclistonline right now on retired fire captain Bill Ross and his 1987 Moto Guzzi Le Mans Special Edition. Chasing speed on the Bonneville salt with a vintage Moto Guzzi. : @julialapalme | | : @motoguzzi_americas

My own little slice of Moto Guzzi heaven.

What’s better than a Moto Guzzi V1000 Convert? Two of them. My mate mark dropped in on his so we could compare notes.

Damn my CX100 is so sexy.

Celebrating 100 years of

Odd couple. Moto Guzzi C4V & MGS01. First and last 4valve factory racers. Together at the TLM museum in Australia

Kiwi Beach Racer - hard men of the south @burtmunrochallenge

Forza Italiano Motocicletta. Moto Guzzi Vs Ducati. Phillip Island. photo by SD Pics.

3 sleeps to better known as the Barry Sheene Festival of Speed 2018.

Wait till Andre sees this photo! I have to sit in the pit with him all weekend @troycorser11 Regrann from @interfos - 3 more days to go till racing steals the show! Catch the legends, catch the bikes, catch the racers at the 2018 QBE Insurance International Festival of Speed, March 22-25 at Sydney Motorsport Park

@classicbikeracingireland You are my favourite poster in Instagram!!・・・ an early moto guzzi wind tunnel

I’m at racing my Guzzi RaceCo 1288 Daytona. I’m excited to be sharing the track with 3 legends from my shed hero wall @troycorser11 @baylisstic21 @chrisvermeulen7

I’m at the International Festival of Speed with the 1288 RaceCo Daytona. Practice today was wet. Qualifying tomorrow looks like it will be wet. The Sydney Motorsport Park is a disgrace as usual. Oil everywhere and the track is rough. Oh well it’s better than working.

I always like to remember this guy. A shame this event is not still called “ Barry Sheene Festival of Speed”. All the racers will call it that forever. @classicbikeracingireland Barry Sheene Bultaco

Mario (RaceCo Daytona 1288) is punching above his weight at Interfos. Running 6th in class and 13th outright. The very tricky wet conditions are suiting the Guzzi power delivery. The next 2 days of racing are predicted to be dry so I expect we will start to slide backwards on the progressive grids. Interfos is Australia’s biggest classic bike event. It’s in its 13th year and was formally known as the Barry Sheene Festival of Speed in honour of the great man who was a fierce competitor in Classic racing in Australia before his untimely departure from our lives . Our pit this weekend is brimming with Italian machinery with lots of Guzzi’s, Ducati’s and Laverda’s. It’s a symphony of twins.

RaceCo Daytona 1288 Moto Guzzi. 228kph at Sydney Motorsport Park. Currently running in Period 6 “New Era” 1300cc at the International Festival of Speed.

The two Troys on Ducati’s horsing around yesterday at Interfos @troycorser11 Regrann from @fotodamo - @baylisstic21 and @troycorser11 having fun at the International Festival of Speed at Sydney Motorsport Park

This is Mick Johnston on his 1987 Ducati TTF1. Mick has been at the pointy end of Bears Racing in Australia for 30 years. His bikes are always immaculate and he is always fast. This weekend he is running in Period 6 (1983-1991) 750cc & 1300cc at the International Festival of Speed. @madmick24

Close to the Action at the Isle of Man TT

Happy Birthday Burt

And now for a change of pace. Out on my first Vintage bike rally with 170 old bangers. That’s my 1953 Falcone in the background. 120 kms of back country roads today. Just beautiful.

Moto Guzzi RaceCo Daytona 1288. International Festival of Speed 2018. Sydney, Australia.

A pretty casual approach to swinging off a sidecar at 250kph. They are a different breed for sure.

Cruising on my 1921 Moto Guzzi Normale at the VMCC Rally

I took my 1921 Moto Guzzi Normale on the VMCC Easter Rally today. It was an absolute delight

Moto Guzzi RaceCo Daytona 1288cc. Shots from #interfos2018. Photos by Phil Aynsley @ www.philaphoto.com - Phil, thanks for your continued interest in photographing Italian motorcycles.

Nice Board Racer at the VMCC Rally last week. Road registered.

All These bikes and 100’s more were on the Vintage Rally in my home town of Bathurst. My Moto Guzzi Normale did this 60km ride flawlessly. It is our first real outing since I purchased it in italy in 2016. The J model Harley parked beside it did the 8 days of rally rides with consummate ease. It was a credit to its owner.

Why didn’t anyone tell me the V11 Scura was such a complete motorcycle. Just did my first ever day ride over 250kms of local back roads. Very impressed

Love my CX100. Just added twin plug heads and 36mm pumpers. First big test today. Bloody lovely.

Van is packed. Off to @autoitaliacanberra With MGS01, motoleggera 65 and Normale.

Highlights from

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A quintessential Australian scene. Enjoying my Wednesday ride on my favourite Guzzi. 1953 Falcone with some custom mods including Dondolino tank, Grimeca brakes, Ceriani Suspension. It is a delight.

Saturday ride day on my 69 loopy. What a sweet ride

4 Valve Love

Thursday arvo ride on my 1921 Moto Guzzi Normale. I can’t quite believe it’s almost 100 years old but starts first kick and loves being ridden. What a privilege it is to be part of its story.

Not many bike these days come with a factory bicycle pump. 1948 Guzzino B

Details

@moto_guzzi_portugal Moto Guzzi V11 Scura pelos japoneses da @katsu_motorworks

@silodrome The great Sonny Angel passed away today at the age of 93. ️ Sonny travelled to England as a young man and ended up spending two years working in the Vincent Motorcycle Factory in Stevenage. He was part of the team that built the final Vincent in the factory before it closed down, and his connections to British motorcycling wouldn’t end there. ️ After traveling back to California and opening Sonny Angel Motorcycles, his own dealership, he would take part in countless road races, drag races, off road races, and he went to the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1955, where he would ride his custom Vincent Rapide to a speed of 144.69 mph. ️ In the late 1960s and early 1970s Sonny saw what was happening to the British, Italian, and American motorcycle industries as the glut of cheap Japanese bikes flooded the market. He recognized the importance of the Honda CB750 and realized he could build a faster and better handling competitor for it using little more than a rolling Norton Atlas chassis and the engine from a Hillman Imp. ️ Though on the face of it it might seem absurd to put a car engine into a production motorcycle, it was actually remarkably clever. The Hillman Imp engine was closely based on a Coventry Climax unit that had enjoyed some racing successes. It was a lightweight, inline-4 that was cast from aluminum alloy and used water-cooling. It had a single overhead cam rather than the more common pushrods, a displacement of 875cc and 51+ hp depending on the state of tune. ️ Sonny built a working prototype with his team, but couldn’t get Norton to show any interest in a production model. The company was struggling with low sales and financial problems, but if they’d put Sonny’s Norton-Coventry Climax into production they might have been able to compete more effectively with the Japanese. ️

What is it about a Guzzi? Can’t imagine a life without them. Forza Guzzi

MGS01

Out on the Stelvio

Stelvio firewood carrier-you can’t kill it with a stick!

Still plenty of room for adventure out here.

@camerondonald86 on a 1951 Moto Guzzi Bicilindrica at Broadford. What a bike. What a rider. We all travelled to Broadford to celebrate 95 years of Guzzi. What a weekend.

Today’s photo from my hero wall. Peter Goddard. Australian super bike champion, world endurance champion, world super bike rider and 500cc GP Rider. Absolute legend!

Moto Guzzi Stelvio NTX, no country too big.

When you blow your engine at 220kph, some of the oil ends up in the wrong place! My Guzzi Daytona rear wheel.

It’s real! The Moto Guzzi V85 Adventure Bike spotted in testing

Finishing touches to a new race motor. Had to take the angle grinder to the engine casing to get the ignition ( total loss) to fit. This is a race version. The previous road version (unbalanced) caused my crank to snap.

One cannot have too many 4 valve’s.

@silodrome The legendary Mary McGee was inducted today into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame. ️ She was one of the very first women to race in both on and off-road motorcycle competition in the USA, and she’s still going strong today. ️

Sunday ride on my 1958 Moto Guzzi Falcone outfit with my daughter Ashlie. I can’t find the words to describe the feeling you get riding this special motorcycle. Old bikes rule!

I try not to play favourites,but. My 1953 Falcone gentleman’s racer. Molto gentile !

Good spotting @dogghygarage the newGuzzi V85 getting about. @dogghygarage

The Rooster

Out cruising on my 1975 Moto Guzzi Convert. Automatically in a good mood.

1947 Guzzino A ( lives in my lounge room). Those were the days when the bike shop went to a little more trouble to help you remember where you bought the bike.

Team GuzziRacerAus are joining the Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride this year are you? If not just make a small donation and you will feel like you did your bit for men’s health. https://www.gentlemansride.com/rider/GuzziracerAus

Riding with my daughter on the Falcone sidecar at the distinguished gentleman’s ride. The whole family enjoyed the day out and team GuzziRacer Australia we raised over $1400.

Happy 10th Birthday Francesca. Our faithful Vespa. She comes everywhere with us, holidays, races. Always in the van ready to help out.I had no idea I could love something not manufactured in Mandello Del Lario

Moto Guzzi convert on . Rob and Alix on my convert filmed from the 1957 Falcone providing a beautiful 500 single soundtrack.

Saturday ride day. Always great to have a world famous race track at your front gate to give the boys a run.

1994 Cadwell Park, RaceCo Daytona, Rider Richard Defango.

A year ago today we lost Dave Roe. An absolute Guzzi nutter who knew more about RaceCo Daytona’s than anyone else in Australia. His No1 Daytona Racing (RaceCo) Guzzi won the Ducati Concourse in WA on numerous occasions. Back in the day he actually raced a Mk2 LeMans. That’s proof he was crazy! He was a fantastic man and I loved him like a brother. Cheers to you Dave Roe. The world is a much poorer place without you.

This is the first Magni Australia. Built by Australian Guzzi importer Ted Stolarski with help from Arturo Magni and the Guzzi Factory. This bike was first raced in 1990. It must have had one of the very first 4V engines from the Guzzi Factory. Magni later released the Magni Australia paying homage to Teds Race Bike. These photos were taken. In 1993 at the iconic Mount Panorama Racing Circuit in my home town of Bathurst Australia. This bike still lives in Australia and is regularly ridden. The Pilot in these shots is Wayne Gow. A well known Aussie racer that is still competing in classic racing on a V7 sport (1972). Wayne is known for his competitive nature and his versatility. This year at the International festival of Speed I saw him step off his Guzzi and straight onto a TZ 750 that someone asked him to race. How does one adjust his head to make that leap?

Guzzi Motobox Classic Endurance Racer. I just acquired this machine after many years of patient asking. This bike was very successful in the FIM Europe Endurance Classic Cup. In the short term I have no plans to race it. My first job is to return it to the original race spec.

Moto Guzzi RaceCo Daytona 1288 project is getting close. Motor, suspension & electrical almost done, Just final bodywork fit and paint. It’s a beast! This bike has been built with all original race parts from the West Australian RaceCo campaign in the 90’s. It will be having a run in the Bears next year for sure. Yes that’s right I’m going to race it. What else would you do with it?

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Saturday ride day. Always great to have a world famous race track at your front gate to give the boys a run.

1994 Cadwell Park, RaceCo Daytona, Rider Richard Defango.

A year ago today we lost Dave Roe. An absolute Guzzi nutter who knew more about RaceCo Daytona’s than anyone else in Australia. His No1 Daytona Racing (RaceCo) Guzzi won the Ducati Concourse in WA on numerous occasions. Back in the day he actually raced a Mk2 LeMans. That’s proof he was crazy! He was a fantastic man and I loved him like a brother. Cheers to you Dave Roe. The world is a much poorer place without you.

This is the first Magni Australia. Built by Australian Guzzi importer Ted Stolarski with help from Arturo Magni and the Guzzi Factory. This bike was first raced in 1990. It must have had one of the very first 4V engines from the Guzzi Factory. Magni later released the Magni Australia paying homage to Teds Race Bike. These photos were taken. In 1993 at the iconic Mount Panorama Racing Circuit in my home town of Bathurst Australia. This bike still lives in Australia and is regularly ridden. The Pilot in these shots is Wayne Gow. A well known Aussie racer that is still competing in classic racing on a V7 sport (1972). Wayne is known for his competitive nature and his versatility. This year at the International festival of Speed I saw him step off his Guzzi and straight onto a TZ 750 that someone asked him to race. How does one adjust his head to make that leap?

This is the first

This is the first

This is the first

Guzzi Motobox Classic Endurance Racer. I just acquired this machine after many years of patient asking. This bike was very successful in the FIM Europe Endurance Classic Cup. In the short term I have no plans to race it. My first job is to return it to the original race spec.

Moto Guzzi RaceCo Daytona 1288 project is getting close. Motor, suspension & electrical almost done, Just final bodywork fit and paint. It’s a beast! This bike has been built with all original race parts from the West Australian RaceCo campaign in the 90’s. It will be having a run in the Bears next year for sure. Yes that’s right I’m going to race it. What else would you do with it?

Moto Guzzi RaceCo Daytona

Moto Guzzi RaceCo Daytona

Moto Guzzi RaceCo Daytona

I found the second Motobox Guzzi, so now both bikes are back together again. Now the task of restoring the No1 bike as close as possible to Manel’s original 2010 machine. The second bike was actually built from spare parts that came to Australia with the original race bike. I had to buy it in order to get the original mag wheels back. So now I have everything. After I restore Manel’s original race bike I will have enough parts to build a race bike to run in Post Classic Period 5. I haven’t raced on a Tonti frame since 1988 so I’m unsure how I’ll go. A first world problem i know

I found the second

I found the second

I found the second

Moto Guzzi Daytona finally back on track at the PCRA Championship. First outing with the new motor. It’s not as fast as the old one? Anyway it’s a day out.

Moto Guzzi Daytona finally

Moto Guzzi Daytona keeping the rice burners honest. Turns out the bike was running fine. I just needed to pull my head out of my arse. Better still both conrods are still inside the crank case.

Breaking News! Coming to a shed near me. Fresh from the UK. RaceCo Moto Guzzi Daytona 1225.

Moto Guzzi Daytona sporting new carbs’s. 44 mm Mikuni’s,old school

Farewell Dellorto’s. Your sexy as hell but just not big enough. Size does matter

Moto Guzzi RaceCo 1288 Daytona West Australian Race Bike restoration update

Guzzilla RaceCo 1288cc Australian Race Bike returns to the track for the first time in over 20 years at Broadford this Easter.

Guzzilla RaceCo 1288cc Australian

Guzzilla RaceCo 1288cc Australian

RaceCo Daytona 1288 back on track. The bike performed well all weekend. The front end is the best I have ever ridden on. Better than my MGS01 (ohlins) in fact. I have been a little apprehensive about riding this bike. The torque and power delivery is absolutely brutal. It seems I am now used to it as the only mishap for the weekend was a broken throttle cable because I was trying so hard to wring more power out of it

@fstylephoto with @get_repost ・・・ The road racing track at the Broadford Bike Bonanza was graced with some beautiful machinery such as this Moto Guzzi. After riding this track countless times I've never actually ventured around it as a spectator so it was great to head over to crash corner and snap a few shots of these classics about to start their braking for this notorious corner. #

RaceCo Daytona 1288. We have replaced all the original RaceCo bodywork( to valuable to trash). We basically copied the UK RaceCo design and fittment from the new (red) bike. It’s now ready for battle in the Darwin round of the Australian National Bears. One last practice day next week. How tuff does it look. Bloody hell

The RaceCo boys went for a winter test this week before we ship them to Darwin for the National Bears round. The 1288 was flawless. The 1225 was a fail. The clutch was slipping so badly I had to pack it up after only 4 laps.. On the bright side we shot some video footage while we were testing. A first for me was riding with a gimbal and a GoPro strapped to my back. We will be posting a video in the next few days.

Moto Guzzi MGS01. This one belongs to my mate mark. It is one of 6 in Australia. A 7th bike disappeared to NZ last year. I know where that all are but one in SA. Mark rode his bike last month at a track day and said it was the best day he has ever had.My bike hasn’t seen a track for 3 years. I plan to change that shortly as I just acquired spare bodywork for it and some assorted race spares. That gives me some confidence to return it to the race track. There is not really a class that it fits other than Australian Bears. That’s more like a smash up derby than racing which is why I shy away from it a little.

RaceCo Daytona arrives in Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory for a round of the Australian National Bears Series. The Bears come every 2 years. It’s an 8000km round trip for us. We flew up, but the bikes came on a dedicated transporter. Not sure why I got the KTM and not my bike. The guy holding my bike races a panigale. He couldn’t believe how heavy my Daytona is. I though it was light? He’s just not used to tractors.

Life in the Bears pits in Darwin. Escaping the Northern Territory heat. The races are 10 laps but it feels like 100. Still managing 3rd in class with 1 round to go. Had a fright today when in the mid afternoon race I arrived at the end of the 1.25km main straight at 250kph only to have my brake lever come right to the bar. Some frantic pumping got enough lever to negotiate the 2nd gear turn 1. I pumped the leaver up for the last 5 laps to keep pushing the fluid back in and finished in fifth place. We have replaced the fluid now so hopefully all will be well for the last race. It’s not the first time this has happened to me. I’m running 90’s period narrow track 6 spot brakes. They appear to be a little susceptible to overheating.

RaceCo Daytona 1288 hole shot from 2nd row of grid at the National Bears Challenge in NT Australia. It’s a Beast! Finished the weekend with a second place in round 4. Had a great battle with the Redax Laverda and held Smarty off for most of the race but in the end he was too good for me. It is so cool to have these two significant motorcycles racing against each other. It was a real treat for everyone, especially the pilots.

RaceCo Daytona 1288 at Darwin in the Northern Territory AUS. Best finish was 2nd in class and 3rd outright in the very last round of racing. Thanks to Dave from Pirelli who helped me get the suspension and tyre pressures right. It was my first time in Pirelli slicks and a real learning curve. The torque and weight of the Daytona was a challenge for rear tyre degradation. What a great week. We road for 7 days straight and all it cost was $400. The TERRA club in Darwin are fantastic. The track is beautiful. As smooth as Phillip Island and heaps of fun. I’ll go back next year for sure. Now I’m frantically getting the bike ready for the Aussie Historic titles in Western Australia. We are driving over. This RaceCo Daytona was born and raced in WA. It will be nice to take it home. I will be running all the original bodywork for the occasion.

The Van is packed and ready for the 3800km drive to the AHRRC at Collie in Western Australia. The Moto Guzzi RaceCo Daytona is returning to its birthplace of WA for the National Championships. It’s even running its original bodywork for the occasion. We are making a holiday of it and have 3 weeks to get there. This bike will travel 22000 kilometres this year competing in 5 States all across Australia.

Disaster strikes the RaceCo Guzzi. Half way through qualifying the fuel line petcock flange snapped off the fuel tank and dumped the tank of fuel into the belly pan. We use the bolt on flanges from a Centauro fuel tank. We run two 10mm petcocks from the Daytona. They need to be that big to feed enough fuel to the 48mm mikuni carbs. Looked like weekend over until another competitor rang his nephew in the next town and got him out of bed( night shift worker). he is a welder and got us going again. We will miss the 2nd qualifying but comfortable on 2nd row of the grid in 6th position so hopefully I’ll stay there. The grids are not progressive so qualifying is important. Long way to drive for no racing. The locals at collie are great and so the club running the event

I have been invited to race at the 4 Hours of Spa Classic over the next couple of years with my friend Peter Jansen. He is building a bike for us to ride together. While Peter is a highly credentialed and seasoned campaigner, I am sadly lacking. Not only have I never raced longer than 10 laps in my life, I haven’t ridden a Tonti framed bike on the track since 1988. So this is my practice bike. First ride next week. I don’t think it’s going to be pretty to watch.

UK RaceCo 1225 update. Lots of work has been done to get this bike ready for Aussie Bears next season. Heading for a track test next Tuesday. Upgrades include RaceCo exhaust system, new clutch, belly pan, fuel pump, stack tacho, rewire, Drivetech oil cooler. Still to come are new suspension and brakes. I can’t wait to see if it’s any good.

We are testing today at Wakefield park. Lots of niggles with the RaceCo Daytona so I’ve packed it up for the day. It takes time to sort a new race bike. Work in progress. As for the Tonti 1100. Holy moly it’s an absolute hoot. First time on a race tonti in 30 years. Once you get used to no brakes it’s all good

The Motobox Guzzi was awesome at the track today. It has a pretty radical frame geometry and I was a little nervous but it handles like a dream. Turns in like a 250 prody . The Avon tyres were unbelievable. My first time on them. What a great tyre! The 18” front end was no bother. I had an absolute ball. And it’s pretty quick.

The Moto Guzzi RaceCo Daytona 1288 is back together again after some engine surgery. Turns out the engine fault at the Aussie Historic titles was a rear main oil seal. We have never heard of this type of failure before. This wonderful motorcycle has raced hard all season and is going to get a rest next year while we develop the new RaceCo 1225. It’s going to be hard to leave it in the shed as I think this engine is much better than the 1225. We have just refitted the original full race fairing. We have not run the bike with this fairing before. It would be a big improvement at Phillip island. I think the fairing is very rare. I met a guy in Western Australia who has the identical fairing on his Daytona. He sent me a magazine article from the US about a Daytona that also had this fairing fitted. So there is at least 3. If anybody out there knows anything about where it came from please let us know.

The new RaceCo Daytona 1225 performed well at the track test today. New suspension and brakes were superb. All set for an exciting 2020 season of Australian Bears Racing. Even shouted myself new leathers, thanks to @ricondi. It was 38 degrees today at the track. It really sucked.

The boys are being loaded to go to our final test day before the season starter at Easter. This year We are running the injected UK RaceCo 1225cc in the Aussie Bears National Series. Our faithful 992cc Carbureted Daytona is performing the Spare/Wet duties this year. We are running a new front fairing on it this year to give me a bit more to hide behind on the faster tracks we are visiting. While I love the look of the LeMans bikini fairing, it’s not much help at tracks like Phillip Island and Hidden Valley. Exciting Times!

Test day success. Team GuzziRacer Australia had a great final day of preparation before the commencement of the 2020 season. This year we are running in the Australian National Bears Series. It was a picture perfect day at Wakefield Park Raceway and despite fuel problems with both bikes, the day ended with a sigh of relief. We are ready to race.

World First??? RaceCo Daytona 1225 with 6 speed gearbox. Our COVID isolation project is complete and we are testing at the track next week. Thanks to Paul’s Fast Guzzi ( fastguzzi.nl ) for great tips on shoehorning a 6 speed gearbox onto a Daytona. It’s the little things you don’t think of, like remaking the exhaust system because the engine is now 10mm to the left. We will keep you posted

RaceCo 1225 Daytona 6 Speed project test day. Mixed success. Gearbox was fine on the bench but under load showed problems with 3rd & 4th gears. Still the driveline felt strong and the bike behaved well with the new engine position. So we have proof of concept. Back to the workshop to rebuild the gearbox. It had to come out anyway as it has an oil leak when dead cold. Wakefield Park was truly horrible with a top temperature of 6 degrees during testing. Like ice skating.

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