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Filippo Barbacane of Officine Rossopuro is one of the most respected names in the custom Moto Guzzi business, and his inclination for the Mandello del Lario v-twins is well-known. What you didn’t know is that his amazing talent works just as well with other bikes than Guzzis, and the Lupozza is the perfect example. It looks like the marriage of English bike-making excellence to Italian bike-modding skills can indeed produce spectacular offspring.
Lupozza was born a Triumph Bonneville in 2013, but it took only three months to change into a suppler two-wheeler, bearing the impeccable paint work of Officine Rossopuro and providing the rider with a much better on-road experience than what stock Bonnies can dream of.
The foot and hand controls are also new, with racing-inspired rearsets and low, Tommaselli clip-ons along with retro-styled grips. Frankly we’re happy to see Filippo Barbacane not going for the expected bar-end mirrors and choosing in favor of custom aluminium ones. The front end of the bike also received a single Motogagdet gauge which is backed by a tank-mounted oil temperature meter.
The classic peashooter exhausts gave way to loud, evil-looking Hot Road MASS Moto pipes which add a most welcome dash of aggressiveness to the Lupozza. With a high-performance exhaust comes the need of better intake, so the airbox was tossed and replaced with dual conical open breathers.
The seat reminds us of the Thruxton, with the iconic café-racer hump, and makes the Lupozza a solo fun machine. The lines of the tank have also been redesigned and are now lower, more fluid and well-integrated with the new attire of the Bonnie. Nice to see the fork gaiters still in place, as a reminder of the bikes of yore.
Lupozza is up for grabs, but Filippo Barbacane will only name the price to interested customers who ask for it. Drop Officine Rossopuro a line about the Lupozza and keep dreaming about spring’s return…
Premium suspensions ensure the smooth ride you’ve always searched for
Like almost always, the first thing Barbacane thinks about is how his new bike will stay on the road. And in the case of the Lupozza, the rear shocks have been replaced with adjustable Bitubo gas-charged units, while the fork is now a 45 mm one supplied by Marzocchi. As Officine Rossopuro wanted to retain the retro looks of the Bonnie, the rims still have wire spokes but are tubeless.The foot and hand controls are also new, with racing-inspired rearsets and low, Tommaselli clip-ons along with retro-styled grips. Frankly we’re happy to see Filippo Barbacane not going for the expected bar-end mirrors and choosing in favor of custom aluminium ones. The front end of the bike also received a single Motogagdet gauge which is backed by a tank-mounted oil temperature meter.
The classic peashooter exhausts gave way to loud, evil-looking Hot Road MASS Moto pipes which add a most welcome dash of aggressiveness to the Lupozza. With a high-performance exhaust comes the need of better intake, so the airbox was tossed and replaced with dual conical open breathers.
The seat reminds us of the Thruxton, with the iconic café-racer hump, and makes the Lupozza a solo fun machine. The lines of the tank have also been redesigned and are now lower, more fluid and well-integrated with the new attire of the Bonnie. Nice to see the fork gaiters still in place, as a reminder of the bikes of yore.
Lupozza is up for grabs, but Filippo Barbacane will only name the price to interested customers who ask for it. Drop Officine Rossopuro a line about the Lupozza and keep dreaming about spring’s return…
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