Every now and then, we profile a bike designed for a builder?s own use: It?s always interesting to see what happens when there?s no brief. But I don?t think we?ve ever shown a bike that a builder has designed for his infant child to ride in the distant future.
Axel Budde of Kaffeemaschine has built this Moto Guzzi with his daughter Tilly in mind. She?s not yet three years old, so he?s thinking ahead at least 15 years.

The only original parts on KM 19, says Hamburg-based Budde, are the rubber carburetor flanges. Every other component has been modified or improved in some way, right down to the fasteners.
?KM 19 started with a double duplex brake from a V7 850,? says Budde. ?I liked the idea of building a relaxed, all-day ride for myself, using that brake in the front?and a rear drum brake from an 850T, so that the horizontal fins are exactly the same front and back.?
Yes, it?s an obsessive level of detail, but it?s also why Budde is one of the world?s top Moto Guzzi specialists. And although the brakes look original at first glance, it?s a setup never used by the Mandello factory. Not surprisingly, Budde reports that it took ?a big effort.?
The frame from an 850T, heavily modified. After a complete stripdown, Budde has modified the rear section, and attached new brackets for electrics and body parts. He?s also used the top tube as an engine breather?in the same way as later Le Mans models. ?My intention was to achieve a very clean and sober look,? he tells us.

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