Morning Glory: Revival?s custom Moto Guzzi V9 Roamer
Situated at the crossroads of passion and pragmatism, the team at Revival Cycles knows when it?s time to shred the establishment, and when to walk alongside.
Morning Glory, a fine and upstanding Moto Guzzi V9 Roamer, is the latest display of craftsmanship and creativity to roll out of the Austin, Texas shop?and it?s an official build too.
?Moto Guzzi approached us and asked if we would take one of their newly updated models, the V9 Roamer, and customize it to our liking ? carte blanche with no limitations? says Revival?s top man, Alan Stulberg.
?As Guzzi fans from way back, Team Revival jumped at the chance to make it happen.?
Carte blanche. That?s a big leap for a storied manufacturer such as Moto Guzzi and Revival is a company not known for holding back. They’ve built oddities like ?The Six?, a masterfully crafted, minimalist frame fitted with a massive Honda CBX 6-pot mill and hub steering. Plus a neon-colored Ducati ST4 Sidecarcross bike and a BMW S1000RR wrapped using ancient bodywork techniques. They?re not afraid to tear into anything.
As it turns out, Revival actually liked most of what they were given from Guzzi.
?That?s probably the point, it didn?t gut me to leave some things alone on this one?, Alan says with a little surprise. ?We love Moto Guzzi, there?s so much soul and heart in these machines?.
With the heart and soul set, Revival began looking to the skin. ?They call it the ?Roamer?, and we wanted to continue along that theme by bringing in ...
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