Written by Martin Hodgson
Buying a brand new motorcycle is a big decision for anyone. But to then hand it over with zero mileage on the clock to be chopped up for modification means you’ve gotta ask yourself one question: “Do you feel lucky"? Well, do ya, punk" With a resounding ?yes,? Motoplex of Argentina ? importers to the country of new Italian motorcycles ? avoided the shot and were simply blown away. They’d made just the right call and handed the keys of a new Moto Guzzi V7 III Stone to Lucas Layum and the crew at Lucky Customs who picked the path and delivered a brawny V7 Cafe Racer.

For Motoplex the decision to allow one of their own bikes to be cut up was not only a risk for the machine itself but the end result would reflect on their company image. So they couldn’t just turn to any old shop, but Lucky Customs more than has the runs on the board and Lucas had no fear when it came to attacking a new bike for a big time client. The moment the V7 was up on one of the workshop lifts it was completely stripped down to determine exactly what was possibly and the direction the crew would take.
Immediately they settled on the fact that to make a significant transformation of the Guzzi they’d need to change the racer’s suspension front and rear. They wanted to go big and no further work would progress until the bare rolling chassis was exactly the way Lucas wanted it. The front end was the easier of the two to tackle with the...