No corner of the world is immune from the alt-moto custom scene: This remarkably stylish Moto Guzzi V65 comes from the ancient city of Kraków in Poland. And it holds its own against most of the Guzzi builds we see from western Europe.
It?s the work of a small shop we haven?t come across before, Ventus Garage. The fit and finish are almost at factory levels, and there are hints of KTM in the striking black-and-orange color scheme.

We don?t see many V65s, but hopefully that?s about to change. Launched in 1982, it?s essentially a bored-and-stroked V50, and not short of oomph.
Contemporary road testers managed to reach almost 120 mph (190 kph), which makes it slightly faster than Mandello?s current V7 and V9 offerings.

That point was not lost on Ventus? Pawe? Guzik and Tomek Janicki. Their V65 is a 1994 model, from the final year of production, and after a few test rides they decided to rebuild it in the modern cafe racer style. ?Bikes are supposed to be glued down to the road, so we decided to lower the suspension,? says Pawel. The stance is perfect: The forks have been rebuilt with springs shortened by ten centimeters (four inches), and the new rear shocks are six centimeters (2.5 inches) shorter at the back.

The wheels are now 18-inchers from the Moto Guzzi V75 Police edition: ?This solution gave us a bigger range of tires to choose from,? says Pawel. ?We ended up with Avon Roadriders?110/90 at the front, and 120/90 at the back.?
New stainless steel braided line...