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    vendredi 12 juillet 2013

    Valentino Rossi upbeat despite 5th on the first day at Sachsenring


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    Valentino Rossi was partially satisfied following today’s two practice sessions at Sachsenring. even if on the timesheets he was just 5th, but the fact he was just 0.365s from Stefan Bradl gave the Italian more hope that he’ll be able to close the gap with a few improvements on his set-up in order to chase another victory.
    “I’m quite happy because I’m quite fast, my pace is not so bad and we are not far from the top. But we have to improve,” said Rossi. We have some areas where I’m not so confident. We tried some modifications but I didn’t improve. I’m happy with the setting, but if we want to fight for victory we have to make another step”.
    Rossi also said the track was more tricky with the hard tire rear, while the softer compound gave him more trouble with the higher afternoon temperatures.
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    “It looks like when the track has more temperature it gives us more problems, especially after 10-15 laps. It is difficult for us to use the hard tyre, but with the soft tyre the bike starts to move a lot. Anyway we are not so far away. Five or six riders have good pace so it will be interesting tomorrow.”
    Rossi will be the sole rider for the Yamaha factory team for the rest of the weekend. Teammate and reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo re-damaged his freshly plated collarbone after a crash and will be returning to Barcelona to undergo surgery.
    “Jorge did something magic at Assen, but to crash again today on the same shoulder is very bad,” said Rossi. “I hope that the metal plate does not have a big problem and that he comes back as soon as possible.”
    Rossi also added that in today’s safety commission meeting they would talk about the infamous turn 11, that he deems dangerous when the tires are still cold, he believes that Bridgestone should bring an asymmetric front tire to the circuit.
    from TWOWHEELSBLOG

    Jorge Lorenzo confirmed out of Sachsenring GP, to undergo surgery


    Following his highside crash during FP2 at Sachsenring, Jorge Lorenzo has now been ruled out of the rest of the German GP weekend.
    After topping this morning’s free practice Lorenzo started the second free practice by posting the fastest time but he then suffered a huge crash and fell heavily on his left shoulder re-injuring his recovering left collarbone after his surgery just two weeks ago.
    X-rays revealed - as we already knew - had damaged the titanium plate that was inserted during his collarbone surgery in Barcelona and the Yamaha rider will have to undergo further surgery - tomorrow - to repair the damage and there will be no repeat of his amazing performance at Assen.
    “I have decided to go to Barcelona and recover after today’s crash at Sachsenring. I prefer to focus on surgery to fix the plate that was unfortunately bent during the crash. I will try to recover and be back as soon as possible,” said Lorenzo.
    With the Laguna Seca GP coming up next week and then the summer break, we may not see Lorenzo until the Indianapolis GP on August 18th.
    from TWOWHEELSBLOG

    Wilderness Collective Adventure WC-001


    TWO WHEELS, FRIENDS, AND A WHOLE LOTTA GEAR


    We spoke with Steve Dubbeldam, founder and leader of Wilderness Collective, just a few weeks ago. Since then, we accompanied WC on adventure their #002 — sailing to the Channel Islands (more on that soon) — and learned a great deal more on what the company’s all about. This video is from the first official trip, a dual-sport motorcycle voyage through the Sierra National Forest and Yosemite Valley, a journey of hundreds miles of looming Sequoias, bold, sunny terrain, burbling streams, muddy mires and a terrific amount of good old fashioned outdoor living (but way better).
    The WC-001 men were a varied group, spanning a wide age range and sprinkled about the motorcycle experience spectrum (some had literally learned to ride and gotten a permit days before the trip; others had ridden for decades), but with a shared goal: friends and fathers and sons, all looking for an adventure, for good company and good memories. We follow their fantastic journey, for which they were supplied head to toe with helmets, riding jackets, gear packs, boots and of course motorcycles, all made to cut through terrain. At the end of each day the group was treated to a feast that has no logical place in the wilderness; only, mind you, after traversing the beauty of Northern California for hours on end did they rest and relax. Campfires, motorcycles, cigars, scenery, friends. See their journey here, and get ready to grin (and maybe drool, and very possibly shake your fist with envy).

    Oily Rag Triumph Bobber


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    Oily Rag are a British company better known for the quality of their clothing and apparel, but owner, Dave Sutton isn’t about just creating a hollow brand. He wanted to show where his true passions lay, and what better way to show people what you are all about than to build yourself a brand flagship in the form of a Triumph bobber.
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    The headstock says it all. “I built the bike because I love creating and I didn’t want Oily Rag Clothing to be another company pretending to be something its not…” “…we have bike building credentials and love to get our hands dirty.”
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    Dave’s passion began at age 16 when he got that first moped, and 30 years he completed an engineering apprenticeship so he clearly understand metals and machining processes. For the last 20 odd years he’s been more involved in design and graphics, but as we all know, these skills are highly transportable – whether it’s about designing a part or a logo.
    And the engineering also shows through in this builds. Check out the upside down front forks, machined top clamp and the radial monobloc front brake. This one bobber with a very large anchor.
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    “A few years back I stripped a 78 XL250, cleaned everything up and putting it back together again, she turned out great but to be honest she was too good to put back on the dirt! next was something that would be a little more testing and where I could make some nice custom parts.”
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    “Ive always wanted to own an old Triumph and when I noticed a 1970 frame on Ebay the project started. I had an idea on how I wanted the bike to look from looking at bobbers on Google it was then a matter of making every area of the bike the best I could. The aim was to keep the bike simple with nothing on the bike that wasn’t really needed and show off some nice welds, fabrication and machining.”
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    The bike now gets put to work on trade stands and is rewarded with hard riding and bike meets, where we are sure she gets plenty of attention. Thanks for sharing Dave.
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    from the bike shed 

    SuperMoto :world series action returns to Italy / le mondial de retour en Italie


    After recent trips to the Czech Republic and Estonia, the FIM SuperMoto World Championship returns to Italy (Latina). The fifth round will be a night-time event on Saturday.
    Après la République Tchèque et l’Estonie, le Championnat du monde SuperMoto FIM est de retour en Italie ce week-end, à Latina, pour la cinquième épreuve de la saison, qui se disputera samedi en nocturne.
    For the third time this year, the FIM SuperMoto World Championship will visit Italy. This weekend’s competition will use the Sagittario Circuito Internazionale di Latina by the Mediterranean coast, just south of Rome. The championship has previously used this venue in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
    Having won every race since the beginning of the year, Mauno Hermunen (TM SHR) is the championship’s clear leader. He has built up a 28-point cushion over Thomas Chareyre (TM Factory Team) and appears to be on target to claim the 2013 title.
    The defending champion, who came third in both races in Estonia, but who is suffering from a hand injury, will be eager to catch his Finnish rival despite increasing competition from the likes of his own brother Adrien (Aprilia-Team Fast Wheels-Michelin) and Ivan Lazzarini (Honda-L30 Racing-Michelin) who will be back on home soil.
    After a difficult start to the season, Adrien Chareyre has fought his way back to fourth in the championship, just two points short of Lazzarini. The Aprilia-Michelin rider collected two second places in Estonia and his deficit to the Finn now amounts to less than a second. In contrast, Sylvain Bidart (Honda-Team Luc1-Michelin) had trouble finding a competitive pace at the last two rounds, despite podium finishes earlier in the year. A fall during the second clash in Estonia has dropped him to fifth in the championship standings, 73 points behind the leader.
    The two races in Latina will take place on Saturday evening (July 13).


    L’Italie accueille pour la troisième fois de la saison le championnat du monde SuperMoto FIM. Situé sur les bords de la mer méditerranée, à quelques kilomètres au sud de Rome, le circuit International de Sagittario à Latina a reçu à quatre reprises le mondial en 2004, 2005, 2006 et 2007.
    En remportant la totalité des courses depuis le début de la saison, Mauno Hermunen (TM SHR) est le leader incontesté et incontestable. Le Finlandais, bien parti pour décrocher le titre, dispose de 28 points d’avance sur Thomas Chareyre (TM Factory Team).
    Diminué par une blessure à la main gauche, le champion en titre, troisième des deux manches lors du dernier Grand Prix en Estonie, doit combler son retard s’il souhaite conserver une chance d’accrocher un nouveau titre. Thomas devra se méfier d’une concurrence de plus en plus aiguisée composée, notamment, de son frère Adrien (Aprilia – Team Fast Wheels - Michelin) et d’Ivan Lazzarini (Honda  - L30 Racing- Michelin) évoluant à domicile.
    Après des débuts difficiles, Adrien Chareyre est revenu à la quatrième place au classement général à seulement deux points de Lazzarini. Deux fois second à Estonie, le pilote Aprilia-Michelin, de plus en plus performant, a réussi à réduire l’écart sur le vainqueur à moins d’une seconde. A l’inverse, Sylvain Bidart (Honda – Team Luc1- Michelin), après des podiums prometteurs, a rencontré des difficultés pour trouver un bon rythme lors des deux dernières épreuves. Une chute lors de la seconde manche en Estonie l’a rétrogradé à la cinquième place au général à 73 points du leader.
    Les deux manches se dérouleront samedi 13 juillet en nocturne.

    Programme :
    Vendredi 12 Juillet :
    22 :00 : essais libres
    Samedi 13 juillet :
    14 :00 : essais libres
    16 :10 : essais qualificatifs
    21 :00 : course 1
    23 :15 : course 2

    Two-day test at Suzuka / 8 Heures de Suzuka : deux jours d’essais


    The majority of the 63 teams entered for the 36th 8 Hours of Suzuka, round two of the FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC), took part in last week’s two-day official test (Tuesday and Wednesday). Their numbers included BMW Motorrad France Team Thevent, GMT 94 and YART.
    La majorité des 63 équipes inscrites à la 36ème édition des 8 Heures de Suzuka, deuxième épreuve du Championnat du monde d’Endurance FIM, a participé mardi et mercredi derniers à deux journées d’essais officiels. BMW Motorrad France Team Thevent, le GMT 94 et le YART avaient fait le déplacement.
    Both days were upset by wet weather, and the fastest time (2m8.194s) was posted by Aoki/Tsuda for the event’s four-time winner Yoshimura Suzuki (1978, 1980, 2007 and 2009). The pair will be joined for the race by the Australian British Superbike rider Josh Brookes.
    MuSASHi RT HARC-PRO Honda was second (2m8.734s), followed by Team Kagayama (Suzuki) whose exceptional line-up of Kagayama, Schwantz and Haga produced a 2m8.794s. It was the official return of 49-year old Kevin Schwantz, the 1993 500cc world champion, to the circuit where he collected his first ever 500cc victory in 1988.
    The best-placed permanent EWC team, YART (Michelin), was fourth. The N°7 Yamaha, which claimed a record-breaking pole-winning time in 2012, will be in the hands of a new line-up this season (Katsuyuki Nakasuga, Josh Waters and Broc Parkes).
    After finishing third in 2012, GMT 94 (Michelin) was pleased with its effort of 2m9.590s. “We found a good pace and our time compares well with the 2m10.7s which was our best lap last year,” notes team manager Christophe Guyot. “We’ve come on well thanks to our work which focused essentially on the engine settings. We will need to optimise the compromise between power output and fuel consumption because we lacked power last year.”
    BMW Motorrad France Team Thevent (Michelin) was 11th (2m10.114s) with Erwan Nigon et Damian Cudlin who are competing Germany’s IDM series this season but who are back with the Michael Bartholemy-run squad for the Japanese race alongside Sylvain Barrier. Although they are no strangers to Suzuka, the two former riders had to rediscover the bike in endurance trim, while Sylvain Barrier concentrated on learning the track. “We did some good work with Michelin as well as on the bike’s set-up. It’s a pretty good result and we were fast in the rain,” says the sporting manager Nicolas Dussauge.
    Michelin, too, was pleased with the two days, despite the conditions which were very different from those teams will probably face during the race. Even so, the riders were able to try the French firm’s rain tyres. Different choices have been selected for the race itself and the final selection will be decided after free practice and qualifying.
    Also of note was the absence of SERT and the 14th fastest time (2m11.746s) by the two-time winning F.C.C. TSR Honda, despite the lack of Jonathan Rea and Ryuichi Kiyonari.
    The teams will be back in action for free practice on July 25. The 2012 8 Hours of Suzuka will start at 11:30am local time on Sunday, July 28.

    La pluie est venue perturber ces deux journées d’essais officiels. Vainqueur à quatre reprises des 8 Heures de Suzuka (1978, 1980, 2007 et 2009), Yoshimura Suzuki, emmené par Aoki et Tsuda, a signé le meilleur temps en 2.08.194. Le duo sera rejoint pour la course par le pilote australien engagé en British Superbike, Josh Brookes. MuSASHi RT HARC-PRO Honda est crédité du second temps en 2.08.734. Le Team Kagayama (Suzuki), alignant un trio exceptionnel composé de Kagayama, Schwantz et Haga, se classe troisième en 2.08.794. Agé de 49 ans, Kevin Schwantz, champion du monde 500cc en 1993, fait son retour officiel à la compétition sur le circuit où il a décroché sa première victoire en 500cc en 1988.
    Première équipe permanente, le YART (Michelin) est quatrième. La Yamaha n°7, auteur d’une pole position record en 2012, sera confié à un équipage inédit cette saison, Katsuyuki Nakasuga, Josh Waters et Broc Parkes.
    Troisième en 2012, le GMT 94 (Michelin) est satisfait de sa cinquième place en 2.09.590. « Nous avons roulé dans un très bon rythme, 2.09.5 contre 2.10.7 au mieux en course l’an passé »  souligne Christophe Guyot, team manager. « La progression est très intéressante. Le travail a essentiellement porté sur les réglages moteur. Nous devons améliorer le compromis entre puissance et consommation car l’année passée nous manquions de puissance. »
    L’équipe BMW Motorrad France Team Thevent (Michelin) réalise le 11ème temps en 2.10.114. Erwan Nigon et Damian Cudlin, engagés en IDM cette saison (Championnat Superbike Allemand) sont de retour avec l’équipe de Michael Bartholemy aux côtés de Sylvain Barrier. Même s’ils ont déjà participé à la course japonaise, les deux pilotes ont redécouvert la machine d’endurance alors que Sylvain Barrier s’est concentré sur l’apprentissage de la piste. « Nous avons beaucoup travaillé sur les pneumatiques Michelin ainsi que sur le setting de la moto  Le résultat est plutôt concluant, nous nous sommes montrés très rapides sous la pluie » reconnait Nicolas Dussauge, manager sportif.
    Du côté de Michelin, on est également satisfait même si l’on reconnait que les conditions rencontrées lors de ces essais seront certainement différentes de celles de la course. Les pilotes ont eu l’occasion de tester et valider les pneus « pluie ». Différents choix pneumatiques ont été retenus pour la course et devront être affinés lors des essais libres et qualificatifs à la fin du mois de juillet.
    A noter l’absence du SERT et le 14ème temps (2.11.746) du double vainqueur en titre, F.C.C. TSR Honda, privé de Jonathan Rea et Ryuichi Kiyonari.
    L’intégralité des équipes se retrouveront le 25 juillet pour les essais libres. Le départ des 8 Heures de Suzuka sera donné le dimanche 28 juillet à 11.30 (heure locale).
    01- Yoshimura Suzuki Racing Team – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – Tsuda/Aoki – 2’08.194
    02- MuSASHi RT HARC-PRO Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – Takahashi/Haslam – 2’08.734
    03- Team Kagayama – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – Kagayama/Schwantz/Haga – 2’08.794
    04- Monster Energy Yamaha YART – Yamaha YZF R1 – Nakasuga/Park – 2’09.402
    05- Yamaha France GMT94 Michelin – Yamaha YZF R1 – Checa/Foray – 2’09.590
    06- Team JP Dog Fight Yamaha – Yamaha YZF R1 – Fujita/Kimura – 2’09.700
    07- Honda Team Asia – Honda CBR 1000RR – Tamada/Kamaruzaman – 2’09.705
    08- TOHO Racing with Moriwaki – Honda CBR 1000RR – Yamaguchi/Itoh – 2’09.860
    09- MotoMap Supply – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – Konno/Teramoto – 2’09.889
    10- Honda Suzuka Racing Team – Honda CBR 1000RR – Hiura/Kitaguchi/Yasuda – 2’09.915

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    Two highly desirable ladies. Actress Charlotte Poutrel and a Brough Superior SS101.


    Spotted on The Vintagent.

    Custom motorcycle clothing and gear available at 100MPH.com.au

    EL PLYMO: SWEDISH FOR LOWRIDER


    We can’t always trust our initial assumptions, can we? My first thought when I saw Emanuel Sandén’s 1946 Plymouth Deluxe was that a Swedish dude built himself a rat rod lowrider – a flat black one at that.
    I chalked it up to a foreign caricature of American style, an assumption that’s not too far fetched. But I also knew Emanuel was one of the guys behind the wicked Hemizon we featured a couple of months ago. There had to be more to this build than I was seeing at first glance.
    Maybe I’m jaded by so many people jumping on the rat rod bandwagon; take any bodystyle, paint it flat black, install some shock-value accessories and call it a build. So when I learned that El Plymo was chopped in the ’60s and still wore its original paint and bodywork, I realized that I had perhaps been shortsighted.
    El Plymo isn’t a caricature or a passing fad at all. It’s a true survivor, and one that Emanuel has breathed new life and style into.
    Looking at the rough bodywork, it’s easy to judge. Just know that those welds are original and untouched, laid down with an oxyacetylene rig by a hotrodder in Sweden over 50 years ago. Most of us can’t claim that kind of authenticity, can we?
    As I noticed the switchbox on the dash, my next thought was ‘Please don’t have airbags…’
    I breathed another sigh of relief when I saw the back lifted. Clearly this thing was juiced.
    Emanuel took it a step further and installed legit parts – two old school Fenner Stone pumps with solenoids off a Swedish big rig.
    He’s also running two electrical systems in the car, the normal 12v one plus a 24v system just for the hydros. The car can recharge the 24v system without needing to plug in each night – clever.
    It didn’t take much to push the chopped Plymouth into lowrider land – just some hydros and wires really. The wheels are 13-inch gold plated Daytons, because as Emanuel says, “An old school lowrider must have 13s!”
    It’s interesting to me that he went after the lowrider style with this build. With a barn-find like this I would have been tempted to build a period kustom. Even more interesting though is that he built the car some 10 or 11 years ago. Clearly Emanuel is (and has been) building cars in his own style and not by whatever the current trend happens to be.
    This hand-painted logo caught my eye and I had to ask about it. Loosely translated it means Swedish Original Destroying Association, Emanuel’s answer to the ‘problem’ of old guys who only restore cars to original.
    In case you’re still not clear about his feelings on old cars, there’s this decal on the window. 
    As an American who also loves historic custom cars, it’s sometimes jarring to see such blatant Americana displayed in foreign builds. I guess I take for granted the culture and history we have at our disposal, but to see a guy go to such lengths to bring the style to his own country is an excellent reminder.
    Emanuel wanted to make sure we knew that he drives his car too. Of course he cruises it locally; wouldn’t we all?
    He’s not afraid to hop in and road trip El Plymo either though. In fact he’s taken it as far as Spain, crossing through a number of other countries on his way.
    Now keep in mind this is in an old vehicle, one which he built from the ground up, plus it has adjustable suspension. Driving this car through multiple countries requires two things: passion and confidence in your own mechanical abilities.
    If you’re going to take long road trips you’ll probably want a tried and true SBC of course.
    Emanuel didn’t do much to the engine, but I do see an electric fan with a shroud to direct air through the radiator.
    That switchbox we saw earlier was made from a sculpture Emanuel found somewhere. 
    He’s also added old school flame throwers to the exhaust by welding spark plugs into the pipes and fattening up the fuel mixture. Not so much a lowrider thing, but this car is a fusion of lowrider and kustom anyways.
    Since the body was a time capsule when Emanuel found it, he’s left all the original brightwork in its place.
    Shaving any badges or moldings would require a full repaint, ruining the character of the car – out of the question. 
    The chrome trim helps show the lines against the dull paint too.
    After spending some time to learn about El Plymo and chat with Emanuel I realized what a legit custom car this really is. Shame on me for thinking it was just another rat rod… 
    …and bravo to Emanuel Sandén for being a customizing visionary. I mean really, who scores an original, chopped barn-find and then puts a lowrider spin on it, in a country where a lowrider scene barely exists at all? I guess Emanuel does!

    Words by Keith CharvoniaInstagram: SpeedhuntersKeithkeith@speedhunters.com
    Photos by Paddy McGrath

    Hard Enduro in Romania – Red Bull Romaniacs 2013 – Event Recap -


    Check out the best action of the Red Bull Romaniacs 2013! Winning the fourth and final day of racing at the Red Bull Romaniacs, Graham Jarvis cemented himself as the most successful rider in the ten-year history of the event by collecting his fourth victory.
    Going into the final day of racing with a healthy lead, Jarvis looked almost assured of the win. But knowing that anything can happen in Hard Enduro, the Brit maintained his unrelenting pace. Setting off first on the road, Jarvis stayed out front for the entire day.
    Entering the finishing arena in Dealul Gușteriței, the Husaberg rider breezed his way up the near vertical hill climb before riding into the winner’s enclosure as this year’s Red Bull Romaniacs’ champion.

    For more Hard Enduro visit: http://redbull.com/motorsports
    - See more at: http://blog.derestricted.com/racing/hard-enduro-in-romania-red-bull-romaniacs-2013-event-recap/#sthash.j8VBpizr.dpuf

    YAMAHA XS650 – THE ACID KING BY LEFT HAND CYCLES


    Climate is changing-no massproduction-global warming-
    one of a kind-acid rain-less is less-sealevel rise-changement-
    a new era dawns ….
    Ladies and gentleman may we present …the acid king !
    The LHC#1 is a XS 650 built in 1978.
    We tried to create a 2013 bike with an industrial appereance.
    The tank was kept rusty and treated with a 2k varnish.
    Electric is LHC made with a small 12V accu under the seat.
    Headpipes were taped with heathwrap and the trumpet mufflers make a perfect match.
    The spoked wheels and frame were powdercoated and the Dunlop K70 tyres give this bike a greasy glow.
    Darkness revealed the light,metal engine scars,it’s your highness the acid king !!
    Cheers,
     
    Lex and Richard
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