Guzzi Racers and Their Bikes

by Ed Milich

If you race a Guzzi, please get in touch to be included here.

Eskil Iversen T5, Former Police Bike(!) Oslo, Norwa

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Tim Gundlach Carcano Loopframe and Tonti Guzzi Racers #194 Valencia, Pennsylvania

"Been Racing Guzzis on and off for 10 years, I love my Guzzis and have no interest in racing another brand. They have been rock solid and reliable."

Will races as part of Team Friduss Moto Guzzi Racing.

Will Harding 1976 Lemans Superbike #1t Gainesville, Florid

"This is the same M-G that was my 1978 AMA superbike"

Andrew races as part of Team Friduss Moto Guzzi Racing.

Andrew Cowell Sport1100 #1h Bolivia, North Carolin

Ken Nemoto V7 Sport #285 Tokyo,Japan

Ken and Ed after Ken's 2nd place finish in Formula 750, Daytona 2003

Thomas Eschenbach V7 Sport #581 Munich, Germany

note: stock horns!

Specifications: 10.5:1 compression dual plug heads 36mm Dellorto carbs 850 Lemans heads G&G single plate clutch Oil sump extension Stock points, pushrods, connecting rods, pistons,rear drive, suspension, transmission, and horns!

Ed and Thomas

Thomas related that he kept the large portion of this bike stock in order to "race it like they would have in 1971". He reported no major failures in the bike, and told of his double wins while racing it in Croatia. The photos were taken a day after a lowside crash at Daytona, 2003. Thomas was back up and racing the very next day!

Stan Friduss Racing Carb Sport 1100 Gainesville, Florid

Note: distributor added

Note: lower frame rails added

light clutch assembly

looks like that brake pedal has been through a few incidents

Specifications: 120/70 17" Front tire ; 180/55 17" Rear tire, Astralite and Dymag wheel sets 95mm bore,78mm crank: 1105cc displacement 12:1 Compression ratio with single plug heads with 38 degrees of dynamic ignition advance! That race fuel is good stuff! Lemans IV SE close ratio gearbox Single plate clutch

MG Cycle Racing 750cc Short Stroke Racer Albany,Wisconsin

Read about it here

MotoModa Racing V7 Sport Replica Racer Australia

Our bike is a V7 Sport *replica*. Originally based around an 850T motor. We soon found out, (At turn 1 at Eastern Creek @ 200KPH) that the front-mounted oil pick-up and lack of oil filter was not a happy thing :-(. So we are now using a later case. Parts? Well, it's running a 78mm crank, 90mm Wiseco pistons with two thin compression rings, the second of which is a torsional taperfaced semi-scraper and a Deeves type oil control so frictional losses are fairly low. Standard Guzzi rods. The heads are twin plugged mid-valvers that have been ported and flowed locally and fitted with Fiat 124S springs loaded to 105lbs static. Cam is by Raceco and is really pretty silly. Carbs are 40mm DellOrto's with no chokes or pumps. Clutch flywheel is an alloy wheel with one of my home-lightened ring gears. Gearbox is a ZD close ratio item, final drive is a 7/33. Forks? Either 38mm Zocchis or Cerianis depending on what we feel like playing with. Koni's on the rear. Exhuast gasses are got rid of through standard T headers and Lafranconi 'Competitzione' pipes but that is about to change. Last year we got 3rd place in the NSW state championship, which we were pretty chuffed about since we were up against some pretty powerful tackle and some much better funded, (and run.) teams. We missed two meetings too!!!! One of our big advantages is that Rob is a very good rider and the bike has, so far proved reliable. Currently we reckon it's producing mid to high 70's in the HP stakes @ 7,000RPM. When we get some Carillos we'll start taking it higher but we think that there is at least another 10HP easily accessible by pipe work and fine tuning. The hairy clot is the one that rides it. The sign in the background  says it all :-)=).

Charlie Cole Zydeco Racing 750cc Racer Sag Harbor, New York

David McMillan V7 Sport Scotland

In 1998 I cashed in my future with all my Life Insurances and Pensions to build my ultimate seventies Guzzi and go classic racing. I have had three MK1 Le Mans's over a period of 25 years, the last was a sheep in wolves clothing but this time I was to go technotronic and spend fortunes on the motor and suspension. Classic racing is noisy, friendly but also fortunately constrained by rules. I say this because I liked the parameters restrictions create, both from a financial control point of view and designing around clear limits. It makes decisions easier about what is possible and makes it a challenge to make the motor and chassis work as well as a modern machine. This website describes the outcome, however... the story never ends and I have just received a pair of heavily modified heads from Mike Rich along with JE pistons, Megacycle cam, and Titanium rods that means an oil cooler will now be necessary and then Charley Cole was talking about making chrome-moly frames.......... David Mcmillan david.mcmillanv7@btopenworld.com>

Sidney Conn Cooked Goose Racing North Carolina

Details on the Guzzi Land Speed Record bikes are available at:

The Cooked Goose website

3/03 Maxton Land Speed runs

Don Calcote Memphis, TN

I bought the bike in 2000.  It was raced for several years in Texas quite successfully. The original SP engine was destroyed and a Le Mans from a wreck was put in The original owner, Tony Lewis of Eurosport Cycle in Fort Worth, did all of the engine bracing and made some rearsets. I've just tried to refine it. However I will say I have no idea how Tony rode it so well with such a bad front end. Forks - 38mm Marzocchi, not Strada but something else. Completely reworked by Jim Lindeman. They work about 5 times better now.I can't say enough about the good work Jim did. Custom fork brace. Yep, it's massive but it's light and looks cool to me. Shocks - Ohlins. Frame and swingarm - SP 1000.The engine and gearbox are both nicely braced to the frame with Al plates. Avons. Rear wheel is spaced over 1/4 inch to run a 130 tire.  Body - Stock SP tank. TZ250 seat. Ignition - Dyna III, total loss. Starter is still on due to my fear of bogging it at the line. Plus, I hate to let it idle too long in the paddock waiting for race delays. Controls - homemade rear sets, version II. We just redid them completely to move my legs back more. Who knows where the clutch lever came from; it seems to be from a KTM. Brake lever and mc are Brembo. Brakes - front - stock discs, Brembo 4 piston off of a 1990s Ducati. They really are overkill and if I start winning and the complaints come, I will put originals on it.However, my 1965 Mustang has 4 piston calipers so there is no question the operating principle was there in 1973. Brakes - rear - Grimeca with a floating/stay rod arrangement. They really don't work too good right now, but you won't lock them up! Engine - Big valve Le Mans. I think.The machinist put the heads back on before I could measure the valves.Other than a 3-angle valve job and better valve springs, it's stock and still faster than me. Still has the 900 pound flywheel. Exhaust - Raceco headers hooked up to a V&H SS2R slip on I was singled out over noise and decided to have a quiet bike.Mid range actually improved over the open pipe. To come this season - lighten flywheel, modify shift dogs, install NOS shift drum to reverse shift pattern. I hate street shift and am worried about killing myself with a wrong shift. My philosophy (I actually have listened to wiser racers on this one) has been to have a reliable bike and to spend my money on handling. I raced a Sportster for a couple of years and have had enough engine work to last me a long, long time. I will likely put Carillo rods in next year before I do any head work, again for reliability. Power really isn't an issue right now. I get beat in the corners, not the straights, and the Guzzi has passed many in a straight line anyway. $800 of track time will do me more good than Mike Rich heads! Don Calcote WERA 950 Memphis, TN dc950@excite.com

Congrats to Andrew for his 2004 1st place finish, AHRMA Vintage Superbike Middleweight!

Andrew Murray Lemans III Connecticut

Andrew "rescued" this 850 LeMans for $500. Only rebuilt forks and race tires were required to give him three successful seasons so far.No other work needed! Picture taken at the AHRMA Pahrump, NV event - April 2003.

Ermino Daytona Vienna, Austria

Huite Vogelaar 1225cc Daytona Heerde,Holland

This is Huite's Guzzi racer. 1225 cc, 136 hp and 129 Nm torque. Modified chasis, aluminium K&J bridge and Ohlins front and rear. PVM mag. wheels, PVM discs and 6 pot calipers. Nearly all nuts and bolts are titanium or aluminium.

Manel Segarra Guzzi Motobox Catalunya,Spain

Peter Hindley The Isle of Man,UK Sport 1100

guzzipower.com's Ed Milich Los Angeles, California 1978 850 Lemans WSMC#949 AHRMA #949

Thanks to Nick Barton for donating the use of his bike, guzzipower’s Ed Milich will be campaigning a ‘78 850 Guzzi Lemans at Willow Springs, and other local Southern California venues. Stop by and say hi if you see us at the track. We will be documenting the bike's development. What we started with was a neglected 850 Lemans. What we want to end up with is a  Guzzi racer that's competitive in vintage classes and a joy to ride. Stay tuned!

Sean Fader Huntington Beach, California 750 Loopframe 650 Smallblock

Miles Carnahan San Francisco, California 1949 Dondolino

So, you decide to go classic racing- which bike do you chose, considering the high probability of throwing the bike down the track? How about...a 1949 small production, high dollar Guzzi factory racer! Miles is just plain nuts for this bike. He actually took AHRMA's racing school on it, too. Look for it at west coast vintage race events.

Tom Liberatore Pepperoni Bros Racing Bonneville Land Speed Record Holder V7 Sport

Fred Aleguas and John Carr Team Phlogg Racing Roundfin Sidecar Racer

Ken Pitts Loopframe Racer

2001 AHRMA "Historic Production Heavyweight" national champion. 2002 AHRMA "Historic Production Heavyweight" Four 1st place finishes. The bike started out as a 1969 V-700, that had pulled a sidecar for most of its life. With the exception of raising the exhaust for ground clearance, I ran the bike pretty much bone stock in 2001 & 2002. Late in 2003, the decision was made to bump up into the more competitive BEARS (British European Racing Series). Not surprisingly, a leak down test showed that the original chrome bores where worn, new 750cc piston/cylinder sets along with a valve job were installed.  Without the modification restrictions of the Production class, a 2 into 1 race exhaust, Mikuni carbs, rear sets & 1/4 fairing were also added. The changes were good for a 10 HP increase. The bike has come a long way but still needs development to be truly competitive in BEARS. Future mods includes head porting, cam, ram clutch & frame bracing. This bike has been flogged without mercy & in true Guzzi fashion has always run flawlessly, entering 24 races & 13 track days without a single DNF. Many thanks go out to the dealers that have made this possible: MG Cycle Stan's Moto Guzzi, & Moto Guzzi Classics Current specs: Ambassador frame Single disk "T" front forks Stock Ambassador cam, crank & 750cc pistons/nikasil cylinders,. Custom 2 into 1 race exhaust Mikuni round slide carbs Lightened flywheel 5 speed gear box 8/37 rear drive Rear wheel HP 50.4

Jordan Levitt V7 Sport Racer

I am campaigning in USCRA vintage heavyweight, Ahrma Formula 750 and Wera V3. The bike is a 1973 V7 Sport with the following mods: Lemans I front end Polished crank and lightened rods Lemans I heads Tomaselli rearsets with custom linkages Avon 1/4 fairing Dellorto 36 PHF carbs Avon racing tyres Works 13" steel tracker shocks

Crashing sucks.

Mike Tiberio Smallblock and Bigblock Guzzi Racer

AMA ProTwins National Number 10, series top ten or better 1990-1992 Best Pro Finish: 1990 AMA Motorcycle GP of Miami, Pro Twins GP2 Class, 3rd 4 Time WERA SuperVintage National Champion, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992 Winner AHRMA SuperMono National, Mid-Ohio, July 2000 2004 WERA MidAtlantic SuperMotard Champion 2004 WERA SouthEast SuperMotard Champion

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