Westlake Tagand Special: A Guzzi 850 T3 from Deus
You’ve probably heard the word ‘bitsa’ thrown around these parts if you?re a regular here. For the uninitiated, it’s a motorcycle that has ‘bits of everything.’ Bitsas are the mongrel dogs of the custom motorcycle world… and just like mongrels, some of them are hard to look at.
But others are cross-bred in just the right way. This Moto Guzzi 850 T3 has Triumph, Norton, BSA and Dresda Triton bits on it, and it’s a total knockout?thanks to French builder Jeremy Tagand, who spins spanners at Deus ex Machina?s Australian headquarters.
Deus’ client for this bike is a chap called Roger, who already has an enviable collection of customs from the Sydney shop. And then he called them up for another one: he’d picked up a tired 1975 850 T3 from a local Guzzi guru, John at Motociclo. After ironing out the finer details of direction with Roger, Jeremy tore into the bike and Roger started scouring the web for the parts they needed.
With the Guzzi stripped down to just the frame and motor, the first step was to perfect its stance.
The 18? wheels went off to Ash’s Spoked wheels for refurbishing, with the rear upgraded to a wider unit to accommodate a fatter tire. The hubs and rims were powder-coated black, then laced with new stainless steel spokes, and finally wrapped in classic Metzeler Lasertec tires.
Next, the forks were spruced up with new internals, and their outer tubes shaved down. Jeremy added a Tarozzi fo...
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