Moto Guzzi V50, Brat Style

The mainstream of Japanese custom bike building has a very specific look—largely created by the hugely influential Tokyo builder BratStyle. And the bikes themselves tend to be quite specific too, mostly based on Yamaha SRs and XS650s, the Kawasaki W650, and Harley-Davidson Sportsters. So it’s very unusual to see this style applied to a European marque. But that’s what the Dutch builder Rno Cycles has just done with this Moto Guzzi V50. Rno is run by Arno Overweel, and is based in the small, low-lying town of Culemborg. The starting point was a 1985 V50 Monza, with the electric start...