Moto Guzzi motorcycle with supercharger

Words and images by Ian Considine for Italian Motor Magazine. It took Leo de Hollander from The Netherlands five years to gradually complete this magnificent supercharged motorcycle. On the 18th of July 2009, after 34 kicks and a wounded right leg, she finally coughed. Ten kicks later, she banged five times. His Falcone Compressore, a 500cc Moto Guzzi Nuovo Falcone converted to a supercharged café racer, finally came to life. The inspiration behind this magnificently engineered machine was sparked when Leo saw the supercharged Moto Guzzi 250cc factory racer in the Guzzi museum at Mandello. He already had a passion...