When a major OEM releases an anniversary edition motorcycle, it’s typically an existing model with a new livery and a numbered plaque. But when a custom bike builder does it, it’s a whole other ballgame.
This 1980 Moto Guzzi V50 cafe racer was built as a tribute to the storied marque’s 100th anniversary, and it’s positively dripping with style. It comes from Tomoyuki Soeda, head wrench at Deus ex Machina Japan in the historic Asakusa district of Tokyo. It was also built without a client or a brief; Deus Japan simply wanted to celebrate Guzzi’s centenary.
Soeda-san also specifically wanted to work with a small block V50, “for the experience and inspiration,” but he had to find a suitable donor first.…