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Officine Rossopuro Lupus Alpha Pics Surface

We knew that Officine Rossopuro's Filippo Barbacane is almost addicted to customizing Moto Guzzi machines, but when we learned that he would bestow his magic touch to a California 1400, things became all the more interesting.
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So here're Lupus Alpha, a custom machine created with help from Walter Tosto. Straight from scratch, Lupus Alpha was a project aimed at delivering a stunning bike crafted with some of the most advanced materials, with a strongly-masculine, industrial look and that would retain a hefty dose of custom craftsmanship ego.

Seeing the bike in these all-new photos confirms that Walter Tosto and Officine Rossopuro fulfilled their dreams. Speaking about Lupus Alpha, Barbacane says: "It was almost certainly the most complex bike I have ever made. This was only possible thanks to the large resources provided by Walter Tosto and the trust gave by Luca Tosto."

High-tech materials are the keyword for this build

Lupus Alpha is also an exercise in design. High-tech materials were used liberally in the building process that took 12 months. The list comprises the mandatory carbon fiber parts, and other metals and alloys, such as Chromium-Vanadium, Titanium or Ergal (Aluminum 7075), plus the Incoloy 800h of which reactors are made.

This bike comprises no less than 90 percent in-house made parts crafted by Walter Tosto, with the engine and a small part of the chassis being the only stock Guzzi remnants. The girder fork and matching swingarm were crafted in Ergal, with the former being the element that guided the rest of the design process.

The shaft drive remained exposed inside the swingarm, while the whole structure links to the dual Bitubo shock absorbers with a Chromium-Vanadium assembly. The two shocks work in extension, instead of compression as most units do.

With the rear section free, Barbacane decided to craft a titanium fuel tank that was hidden inside the rear subframe, leaving the former tank an empty space that would accommodate the electronics, under a carbon fiber custom cover. The instruments were also mounted on the cover.

A custom clamp was fabricated for the handlebars, just like the pegs and a host of other small parts. Guzzi supplied aftemarket levers. The rims are machined from billet material and sport an intricate drilled design. The 6-pot front brake calipers are made from Incoloy 800h and they squeeze massive perimeter 415mm rotors. A matching rear one makes sure the California 1400-based can also stop effortlessly when needed.

Officine Rossopuro doesn't specify where the headlight was sourced from, but only tells us that crafting its Ergal housing was an immensely complex task. We'll leave you to discover more of the intricacies of the Lupus Alpha. More photos are expected soon.
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