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OMT GARAGE WITH THE MOTO GUZZI V9 “SILVER KNIGHT”
IS THE 2016 “LORD OF THE BIKES”

Gentleman details. (1) 19-inch wheels front and rear; (2) 1903 Replication fork spring; (3) Machining stiffening frame; (4) tank construction; (5) rear shock absorber.

OMT Garage from Origgio (Varese), owned by brothers Marco and Mario Troiano, with Carlo Cirillo, have won the popular “Lord of the Bikes” competition, with their Moto Guzzi V9 “Silver Knight”. The winning motorbike required 330 hours of work, three people and a budget of approximately 3,000 euro.

Silver Knight - the motorbikes of Lord of the Bikes

“Lord of the Bikes” is a unique contest, with ten motorcycle customiser teams from among the best professionals in the industry taking part. Produced by Sky Uno, presented by Ringo and hosted in the historic Moto Guzzi factory in Mandello del Lario, the television program “Lord of the Bikes” saw the ten teams engage in an exciting spanner-by-spanner battle to put their creativity to the test and customise the Moto Guzzi V7 and V9 bikes. The prize was the title “Lord of the Bikes”, and was won by brothers Marco and Mario Troiano with Carlo Cirillo.

OMT - the customizers of Lord of the Bikes

The OMT Garage team of customizers: (1) Marco Troiano; (2) Carlo Cirillo; (3) Mario Troiano.

THE COMPETING TEAMS

The sixth and final episode of the television program, presented by Ringo with Aryk, Filippo Barbacane and Paolo Sormani forming the jury, was broadcast on 26 April, on Sky Uno HD.

L-R: Sormani, Aryk, Ringo, Barbacane.

The exciting final pitted the best motorbike customisers from the five previous rounds against each other. The finalists were: Officine 08, Anvil, Emporio Elaborazioni Meccaniche, OMT Garage, Dino Romano.

THE MOTORBIKES: MOTORISED SCULPTURES

EVENT AT THE MOTOPLEX MILANO CITY LOUNGE

Selfie di Ringo con la moto vincitrice “Silver Knight”, esposta al Motoplex di Milano.

Ringo selfie with the winning bike, “Silver Knight”, on show at the Milan Motoplex.

The final evening was watched by fans in the splendid location of the Motoplex Milano City Lounge (“The home of the Piaggio Group brands”), with Ringo in attendance, and an exhibit presenting some of the Moto Guzzi V7 and V9 bikes customised during the contest.

ALL ABOUT GARAGEMOTOGUZZI.COM

Lord of the Bikes, the original television contest among the best customizers teams.

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