The Roman philosopher Seneca said that ?luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.? If that’s true, then the story of this fetching Moto Guzzi V9 Bobber is one of supreme luck. Here’s how the stars aligned for a Dutch designer to build a homage to an Italian classic, with support from a French motorcycle dealer.
A while ago, Luuc Muis, the talent behind LM Creations, found himself inside the Motoplex Metz showroom in France’s Lorraine region. He’d made the trek down to pick up a new Indian Chief as a loaner, so that he could 3D-scan it to develop some parts. While he was there, he and Motoplex’s owner got to chatting.

?They learned that I had built the Vanguard V85 TT that got released a few months before that,? Luuc tells us. ?Soon we were talking about doing an anniversary project build, based on the new V9 Bobber, for Guzzi?s 100th birthday. Motoplex Metz is a flagship store for Piaggio, so they do a couple of out-of-the-box builds to promote the brand.? ?After about 10 minutes the owner said: ‘Take the V9 with you as well, create a design based on Moto Guzzi’s heritage and send us a quotation. If we like it, start building; if not, just bring the bike back when you return the Chief’.?

Luuc went back to his studio, and whipped up a rendering based on what is arguably the most iconic Moto Guzzi ever: the legendary V8 racer. Motoplex loved the idea, and the project was signed off.
Moving from behind his co...