The Roman philosopher Seneca said that “luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” If that’s true, then the story of this fetching Moto Guzzi V9 Bobber is one of supreme luck. Here’s how the stars aligned for a Dutch designer to build a homage to an Italian classic, with support from a French motorcycle dealer.
A while ago, Luuc Muis, the talent behind LM Creations, found himself inside the Motoplex Metz showroom in France’s Lorraine region. He’d made the trek down to pick up a new Indian Chief as a loaner, so that he could 3D-scan it to develop some parts. While he was there, he and Motoplex’s owner got to chatting.
“They learned that I had built the Vanguard V85 TT that got released a few months before that,” Luuc tells us.…