For this we can thank the Italian TV channel Sky Uno, which is promoting the custom scene with a series called ?Lord Of The Bikes.? It pits top Italian builders against each other, and gives them a mere 15 days to transform a current model Moto Guzzi.
As you?d expect, there are some hits and misses. The constraints of fast-paced filming and the need to follow a set theme have very obviously tied some builders in knots.

Anvil?s own style is raw and dark: their bikes are notably devoid of any color. So this custom V9 hits the target with a vibe that?s more Dark Knight than Victorian dandy.
Just to make things a little harder, when the V9 rolled into Anvil?s Milan workshop, the model was so new the boys had never seen one before?let alone familiarized themselves with the technical details.
The other critical decision was made just ten minutes after the V9 arrived. In a corner of the Anvil workshop was an old sidecar, recently imported from Moldova.
?It was the classic type you usually see mounted on a Ural or BMW, and dilapidated. So much dilapidated, one side had a bullet hole!?

To accentuate the vintage style, we have US-spec Norton Commando bars and a Lucas headlight. The tank, as voluptuous as Gina Lollobrigida, is actually from a late 1960s BSA Spitfire.
The rear frame has been discreetly narrowed, and a vintage saddle-style seat is wedged up against a 1940s Harley-Davidson fender.

The sidecar has been overhauled, fitted with a new axle and a new 17-inch wheel,...