This guy, Ben Part (British Photographer http://www.partb.co.uk/ /publisher > Sideburn magazine http://www.sideburnmagazine.com/ ) build his own (own molding for the tank and bodywork) Guzzi caferace and kept wrenching on it for about 14 years whilst riding (and racing) all over Europe with it (with Frensh plate ha ha ha)... He also used it in his work, for a Davida shoot... (See pica below)
From this bike a copy was build (by my friend Sean Bryant), for the actor Ewan McGregor, called OB1 (pica below). Named after the role Ewan played in Starwars Obi-Wan Kenobi... I know they also attached a tiny detail somewhere on the bike linking to the Trainspotting movie...
At the moment Sean is busy (amongst other things) finishing an OB2 version of the bike with a very special racy engine and Warbird headlight cone on it... 
Here comes the coolest part of the story: seems like the Guzzi factory got their hands on some picas of Ben's bike and were very inspired by it... The build a factory custom from it...
Is that a cool story or what?? Check Ben's magazine, blog and website for this guys cool work...!!Copyright most of these pica's: Ben Part
(Pica source: theworldwideweb, thanx Ben!)
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