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Valencia test commences with Lorenzo on top / Le Test de Valence ouvre la pré-saison MotoGP™ 2014

Lap times of course do not mean a great deal at this stage, with some riders swapping machinery, many tweaking set-up and some joining new teams, but Lorenzo set the standards again – with a 1’31.257 late in the day. That lap was quicker than anyone went in Sunday’s race and came on the 2013 YZR-M1, although Lorenzo also has a 2014 development Yamaha available this week.

 

On the other side of the Yamaha Factory Racing box Valentino Rossi spent the day working with new Crew Chief Silvano Galbusera. The Doctor’s best time of the day was just 0.093s off Lorenzo’s best, also coming on his 2013 bike, though he too is already using the 2014 development M1.

 

Repsol Honda’s new World Champion Marc Marquez and his colleague Dani Pedrosa were both at the circuit but did not test on Monday – though they are expected on track on Tuesday as the battle to stay ahead of Yamaha continues.

 

Stefan Bradl was the fastest Honda rider on track on Monday, using his RC213V from this season to set the third best time of the day – 0.5s off Lorenzo’s pace.

 

New Ducati recruit Cal Crutchlow has taken Italian Crew Chief Daniele Romagnoli with him from Tech 3 to the Italian factory Ducati and the pair were working alongside new Ducati Corse General Manager Gigi Dall’Igna for the first time on Monday. 

 

Crutchlow matched Ducati’s Sunday race pace, and was sixth overall just over 0.1s (check) behind new Ducati teammate Andrea Dovizioso who was fifth best. Dovizioso lapped in a similar pace to fourth fastest rider of the day, Andrea Iannone on the Pramac Racing Ducati.

 

Ducati Test Team rider Michele Pirro was 0.6s behind Crutchlow in seventh, just ahead of Yonny Hernandez – who was confirmed today to remain as Iannone’s teammate in the Pramac Racing Team permanently during the 2014 season.

 

Moto2 World Champion Pol Espargaro rode his first laps on his new Monster Yamaha Tech 3 MotoGP bike, in tenth spot on the timesheet, with a lap around two seconds off Lorenzo’s pace. His new teammate Bradley Smith sat things out and expects to get through all his test work for this week on Tuesday.

 

The new Honda RCV1000R was used for the first time by the GO&FUN Honda Gresini team as Scott Redding also got his 2014 MotoGP preparations underway, the Englishman ending up 11th overall. Cristian Gabarrini from HRC got Redding's initial feedback on the new prototype, which the teams will adapt to over the winter.

 

Hiroshi Aoyama officially joined the Power Electronics Aspar team on Monday, but with Aspar only having one of their new Hondas ready for today, Nicky Hayden will have to wait until Tuesday to ride it. Aoyama was ninth best on the timesheet, 1.8s down on Lorenzo’s P1 pace.

 

Mike di Meglio has not ridden since the Brno Moto2™ race due to serious injury, but he was back on track today testing with the Avintia Blusens team.

 

Randy de Puniet should be testing with the PBM team on Tuesday as they look to confirm direction for next season, with the 2014-spec ART being prepared for the Frenchman on Monday.

 

The testing action at the Ricardo Tormo circuit will continue on Tuesday and Wednesday (10am-5pm both days). Live video coverage will be available again through motogp.com on Tuesday (11am-2pm).

Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) a signé le meilleur temps de la journée en 1’31.257, un chrono qui sera vraisemblablement battu mardi ou mercredi mais qui était néanmoins plus rapide que le meilleur tour de la course de dimanche, établi par Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) en 1’31.628. Son coéquipier Valentino Rossi accueillait de son côté du garage son nouveau chef mécanicien, Silvano Galbusera, et s’est classé à 0.093s du Champion du Monde sortant.

Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda), le nouveau Champion du Monde MotoGP™, et Pedrosa étaient tous les deux présents au circuit mais n’ont pas participé à cette première journée et devraient commencer leurs essais mardi.

Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda) a été le pilote Honda le plus rapide et s’est classé troisième, à une demi-seconde du temps de référence, sur son RC213V habituelle.

Cal Crutchlow, la nouvelle recrue de Ducati, et son chef mécanicien Daniele Romagnoli ont de leur côté pu découvrir la Desmosedici GP13 en compagnie du nouveau directeur général de Ducati Corse, Gigi Dall’Igna. Le Britannique a réussi à enregistrer des chronos similaires aux meilleurs temps réalisés par les Ducati dimanche en course et a fini en sixième position, juste derrière Andrea Dovizioso et Andrea Iannone (Pramac Racing).

Michele Pirro était aussi en piste avec le Ducati Test Team, tout comme Yonny Hernández, qui venait d’être confirmé par Pramac Racing pour la saison 2014.

Chez Monster Yamaha Tech3, l’équipe d’Hervé Poncharal accueillait le Champion du Monde Moto2™ Pol Espargaró pour ses débuts sur YZR-M1. Le Catalan s’est classé dixième et semblait ravi ses premiers tours de roue en MotoGP™ tandis que son coéquipier Bradley Smith attendra la seconde journée du Test Officiel pour reprendre la piste.

Autre rookie issu de la catégorie Moto2™, Scott Redding faisait son arrivée chez GO&FUN Honda Gresini pour étrenner la nouvelle Honda RCV1000R et a enregistré le onzième temps. Le team Power Electronics Aspar disposait aussi de la RCV1000R mais n’avait qu’un seul exemplaire et l’a confié à Hiroshi Aoyama. Nicky Hayden devra quant à lui attendre mardi pour faire son retour sur Honda, avant que les deux pilotes ne roulent chacun leur tour mercredi. 

Privé de compétition depuis la fin août, et sa chute en Moto2™ à Brno, en raison d’une sérieuse blessure au bassin, Mike di Meglio faisait son retour en piste pour un test avec Avintia Blusens. Le Français a ainsi pu faire une bonne vingtaine de tours sur la FTR-Kawasaki, qu’il avait déjà testée avec le team espagnol l’an dernier.

Randy de Puniet devrait quant à lui prendre la piste mardi avec PBM afin d’essayer la version 2014 de la machine fournie par Aprilia et d’aider le team britannique à définir son projet pour l’an prochain.

Les essais continuent mardi et mercredi, de 10h à 17h, et seront à suivre en direct vidéo sur motogp.com le mardi de 11h à 14h.

Toyota Motorsport GmbH announces the GT86 CS-R3 rally car

Can compete in the World Rally Championship

Toyota Motorsport GmbH has announced plans to develop a new GT86 CS-R3 rally car.

Designed for customer racing teams, the GT86 CS-R3 will be built to meet R3 regulations and should be ready for the 2015 season.

Pricing and specifications will be announced in the coming months but TMG confirmed the model will have a six-speed sequential transmission, a limited slip differential and high-performance brakes. The company also said the engine will be upgraded to produce the "maximum level permitted within the regulations."

According to Nico Ehlert, Principal Engineer of Customer Motorsport, "The GT86 CS-R3 promises to be a thrilling car on the rally stages; with rear-wheel drive we can expect some dramatic action which is sure to be entertaining for drivers and fans alike." He went on to say the company will draw on their experience from the GT86 CS-V3 race car to create "a reliable, safe and high-performance car, plus all the required technical support, for our customers."

The GT86 CS-R3 will be eligible to compete in all FIA-sanctioned rallies including the World Rally Championship.

Source: Toyota Motorsport GmbH

NEED FOR SPEED: KEN BLOCK'S GYMKHANA SIX

Need for Speed and Ken Block present:  Gymkhana SIX:  The Ultimate Gymkhana Grid Course.  Need For Speed's Racing Advisor Ken Block built the ultimate Gymkhana GRID course -- a real-life playground to showcase the sheer speed, fun and exhilarating action of driving. This means all-new obstacles that help raise the difficulty for Block to master in his Ford Fiesta ST RX43 2013 racecar, including maneuvering around a moving wrecking ball and sliding through narrow opening cut into the sides of shipping containers. Block also added videogame elements from Need for Speed Rivals. Watch as he executes multiple jumps, drifts around Lamborghini Aventadors and evades the videogame-themed Redview County cops on Segways in his own unique style. You can almost smell the burn of the rubber as he tears up this incredible course. So sit back and enjoy the ride. 

Silvano Galbusera becomes Rossi's Crew Chief / Silvano Galbusera sera le nouveau chef mécanicien de Rossi

The appointment follows the announcement that Jeremy Burgess would no longer continue with team following the Valencia Grand Prix weekend.

Silvano began his career in motorcycle racing in 1979 with Gilera, spending 14 years working on both road racing in the 250 World Championship with riders such as Alessandro Gramigni and Paolo Casoli and also worked off road on African Rallies such as the Paris-Dakar with Michele Rinaldi. He then moved to Cagiva in 1994 and worked in the 500 World Championship with John Kocinski.

The following year saw Silvano arrive in the Yamaha family where he remained until 2011. During his time there he worked as both a Crew Chief and Technical Director in World Superbike and World Supersport, guiding riders including Troy Corser, Noriyuki Haga, Cal Crutchlow and Ben Spies to multiple race wins and of course the 2009 World Superbike Championship title. For 2012 and 2013 Silvano worked with Italian Marco Melandri in BMW’s World Superbike team.
  
Massimo Meregalli - Team Director
"It’s nice to welcome Silvano back to the Yamaha family. Having worked with him personally for ten years I have the utmost respect for his skill and technical expertise. For sure he will need some time to adjust to MotoGP™ but I have no doubt that he has the capability to successfully lead Valentino’s crew into and through the 2014 season. It has been a pleasure to work with Jeremy over this last season. On behalf of Yamaha I would like to say we are indebted to him for the huge number of successes and invaluable knowledge he has contributed to Yamaha."
  
Silvano Galbusera - Valentino Rossi's Crew Chief
"I’d like to thank Yamaha and Valentino for this great opportunity to work close to such a multi titled, high level champion. I’m happy to be back in the Yamaha family and to have an opportunity in such a successful team that is always at the top."

Silvano Galbusera commence sa carrière en compétition en 1979, avec Gilera, et passe quatorze ans dans le Championnat du Monde 250cc aux côtés de pilotes tels qu’Alessandro Gramigni et Paolo Casoli, tout en participant à plusieurs rallye-raids dont le Paris-Dakar avec Michele Rinaldi. Il passe ensuite chez Cagiva en 1994 et travaille dans le Championnat du Monde 500cc avec John Kocinski.

Il rejoint la famille Yamaha l’année suivante et y reste jusqu’en 2011. Durant cette période, il travaille comme chef mécanicien et directeur technique dans les Championnats du Monde Superbike et Supersport, avec notamment Troy Corser, Noriyuki Haga, Cal Crutchlow et Ben Spies, avec qui il remporte plusieurs victoires et le Championnat du Monde Superbike en 2009. Il travaillait aux côtés de l’Italien Marco Melandri chez BMW en World Superbike en 2012 et 2013.

Massimo Meregalli - Directeur du team :

« Nous sommes ravis que Silvano revienne chez Yamaha. J’ai travaillé avec lui pendant dix ans et j’ai beaucoup de respect pour son talent et son expertise technique. Il lui faudra certainement un peu de temps pour s’adapter au MotoGP mais je suis certain qu’il parviendra à mener l’équipe de Valentino pour la saison 2014. Travailler avec Jeremy la saison dernière a été un plaisir. Je tiens à dire, de la part de Yamaha, que nous avons une dette envers lui pour les nombreux succès auxquels il a participé ainsi que pour tout ce qu’il apporté à Yamaha. »

Silvano Galbusera - Chef mécanicien de Valentino Rossi :

« Je tiens à remercier Yamaha et Valentino pour cette superbe opportunité de travailler avec un grand champion, titré plusieurs fois. Je suis content de revenir dans la famille Yamaha et d’avoir l’opportunité de travailler dans un team qui est toujours au plus haut niveau. »

TM Racing Supermoto’s (& Rally) @EICMA 2013

Mauno Hermunen’s 2013 Supermoto Championship winning TM.

Digging this 300cc 2 stroke Supermoto they made.

1946 Willys Jeep vs John Deere Gator!

This week on Dirt Every Day, Fred Williams and his team of stunt drivers compare a 1946 Willys Jeep to a John Deere Gator to determine the best little 4x4 of new and old. Will cool, old reliability beat out neat, new off road technology? Watch and find out!



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Helle’s GN250

Helle is is from Vesterbro in Copenhagen, Denmark and got her bike license four years ago. The first bike she bought was a brand new Honda Shadow VT C4 750cc, but she didn’t like it at all. It was no fun to ride, but because it was brand new she didn’t feel it was right to go about changing the things she didn’t like as it would just devalue the bike. The better plan was to sell it and start again, which is exactly what she did.

“Then all the fun began! I bought this little Suzuki GN 250 from 1993 for very little money from a driving school – just to prove that even if the bike is quite ugly from the start – the result may be pretty cool after a rebuild. “ Helle started surfing the internet looking at other GN based builds for inspiration, checking out mostly trackers and brats and soon settled on what she liked the most – a clean, stripped-back bike.

Helle’s philosophy was simple; “Only buy what is absolutely necessary – and use what you already have”, saving time, wasted effort, and of course keeping the costs down.

“I’m a Newbie – and have not built anything like this before – so my boyfriend Jesper helped me a lot with all the technical things.” But Helle does plan to learn how to do it all for herself for next time around. They used Jesper’s underground car park to get the work done, stripping the bike down and getting stuck into it together.

“I did not want a bike with lots of colors – so I just striped the paint from the tank, polished it and gave it some clear varnish. I really like the grey trashy look with a few bumps.” The rear fender is a skateboard, the front tyre came from Jesper’s bike, but re-used at the rear. Ebay supplied a set of clip-ons, a small speedo ,a tail light, heat wrap, and matching grips, plus some longer rear shocks to lift the rear of the bike.

The exhaust is made from the steering column from an old Volkswagen, (Jesper’s bike also stole from his pile of VW parts), while the cover mesh is from a CD player with heat wrap inside. The underneath of the seat is a “baby rack” (we’re not sure what that is – a place to hang up your baby?) and teh air filter is from a Triumph – picked up on the cheap at a swap meet.

“The seat we also made ourselves. Jesper made the bottom and I sewed the seat cover on my 30-year-old Toyota sewing machine. I wanted the color to be the same as the color of the heat wrap and the grips. We put some yellow transparent tape over the front light glass – and the Crash Test logo was obvious to me.”

“It is not a Tracker, Scrambler, Brat etc… But everything in between… And with all these used things in mind my bike is called ‘Recycle’. The bike rides nice – it’s not at very fast bike but very nice in the city and it has a great sound now.”

Helle is very happy with the end results, and her “very swift girly motorcycle.” Her next plan is to rebuild a ’76 Kawasaki KZ400 and we look forward to having the pics and story here on The Bike Shed. Good work Helle & Jesper – and thanks for sharing with us on The Bike Shed.

INGENUITY IN ACTION – 1959 NHRA HOT ROD FILM

Ingenuity In Action is a 1959 film about drag racing that was produced by Hot Rod Magazine – a publication that’s still in print today.

The film is 27 minutes long and covers the story of a team of drag racers who take part in the NHRA Nationals, it’s a fantastic look back into the motor racing world of the 1950s, all set to the music of the era and narrated by a guy with a classic ’50s-Dad-voice.

Sit back and hit that play button, then try to stop yourself from taking up drag racing

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Nissan Bladeglider 2014

Lara Vanneste: a lady on a mission / Lara, héroïne de « Tombe Driver »

 -driver Lara Vanneste is competing alongside Craig Breen for the third time this weekend. She is likely to remain with the Irishman next season, despite the arrival of Kevin Abbring – one of the many drivers she has previously worked with – in the 2014 Peugeot Rally Academy squad.

La copilote belge Lara Vanneste dispute son troisième rallye avec Craig Breen et aimerait rester au côté de l’Irlandais la saison prochaine dans la Peugeot Rally Academy, malgré l’arrivée de Kevin Abbring, un de ses nombreux pilotes…

Lara Vanneste has the same determined eyes as ‘Tomb Raider’ heroine and namesake Lara Croft and is one of the best co-drivers around today, capable of calling out pace notes in German, French, Dutch and English!

“My passion for rallying dates back to when I was five years old, even though nobody in my family was interested in the sport. I was a big fan of the Belgian driver Bernard Munster. I knew everything about his career because my mother worked for the company that sponsored him. That’s how I eventually got to meet my idol…

“Later on, I became part of his team. Between the ages of 15 and 17, I followed the top Belgian drivers, especially those who contested the French championship. My role was to note down their stage times at the Stop Controls. Gradually, I got to know more and more people, including Mélissa Debackere with whom I contested my first rally, two days after my 18th birthday! The minimum age to be a co-driver in Belgium was 18.”

Not many co-drivers can claim to have kicked off their career in a WRC car – a Toyota Corolla. “We came second overall, and I finished the 2009 season alongside Dominique Bruyneel in a Subaru Impreza WRC.” Lara went on to navigate for the likes of Abbring, Tsjoen, Riedemann and Loix and gained experience of a staggering variety of rallies. Today, she stands out as one of the sport’s most proficient international co-drivers.

She began the 2013 season in the WRC with Citroën DS3 R3 driver Christian Riedemann, before assisting Kevin Abbring on a round of the French championship, then Bryan Bouffier at Ypres in a Peugeot 207 S2000.

Then, when Paul Nagle switched to Volkswagen’s Andreas Mikkelsen for September’s Rally Australia (WRC), Craig Breen needed a replacement for Rally Poland (ERC). The 2012 S-WRC champion recruited Lara who was forced to read out pace notes for the first time in English.

She rose to the challenge perfectly and Craig kept her on for the Sanremo, and then again for this weekend’s encounter in Switzerland: “We get on well, so there’s a good chance we will continue together in 2014, even though Kevin Abbring, as winner of this year’s Peugeot 208 Rally Cup, will join the Peugeot Rally Academy team next year…”

Elle a les yeux et la détermination de Lara Croft, héroïne de « Tomb Raider », dans sa quête du Scion atlante. Elle est aussi l’héroïne d’un jeu, « Tombe Driver », à Sion... Lara Vanneste est sans doute l’une des meilleures copilotes du moment, capable d’annoncer à la perfection les notes en allemand, français, néerlandais et anglais.

« Je me suis passionnée pour le rallye dès l’âge de cinq ans, alors que dans ma famille, personne ne s’intéressait à ce sport. J’étais fan d’un pilote belge, Bernard Munster, je connaissais tout de lui, une vraie encyclopédie. Ma mère travaillait dans l’entreprise qui le sponsorisait. C’est comme ça que j’ai fini par rencontrer mon idole… »

« Puis j’ai intégré son équipe. Entre 15 et 17 ans, je suivais les pilotes belges en rallye, notamment en Championnat de France. Mon rôle était de noter les temps aux point-stops. De fil en aiguille, j’ai connu de plus en plus de monde, entre autres Mélissa Debackere avec laquelle j’ai disputé mon tout premier rallye à l’âge de 18 ans et deux jours ! L’âge minimum pour être copilote en Belgique est de 18 ans. »

Ce n’est pas tout le monde qui peut se targuer d’avoir débuté sur une Toyota Corolla WRC. « On a fini 2^e de notre premier rallye, puis j’ai fini la saison 2009 aux côtés de Dominique Bruyneel sur une Subaru Impreza WRC. » Abbring, Tsjoen, Riedemann, Loix… Lara passe d’un baquet à l’autre, roule sur tous types de rallyes et engrange de l’expérience, beaucoup d’expérience. Si bien qu’en quatre ou cinq saisons, elle est devenue une des meilleures copilotes internationales.

Lara a débuté la saison 2013 en WRC au côté de Christian Riedemann sur une Citroën DS3 R3, avant d’assister Kevin Abbring sur une manche du Championnat de France, puis Bryan Bouffier au Rallye d’Ypres sur une Peugeot 207 S2000. Paul Nagle étant en Australie avec Andreas Mikkelsen, Craig Breen n’avait plus de copilote pour le Rallye de Pologne. Lara s’est retrouvée au côté du Champion du monde SWRC, à annoncer les notes en anglais pour la première fois.

Elle s’est parfaitement bien acquittée de sa tâche, si bien que Craig a de nouveau fait appelle à Lara au Rallye Sanremo, puis ici au Rallye du Valais. « Ca se passe bien entre nous, alors on devrait prolonger notre collaboration en 2014, même si Kevin Abbring, vainqueur de la Peugeot 208 Rally Cup, arrive dans la Peugeot Rally Academy l’année prochaine. »

‘77 Honda PA50III

To build a custom bike is, in many ways, and exercise in knowing where to draw the line. It starts with small decisions, like whether that replacement carb you need is going to be new or reconditioned. Then it's the off-the-shelf seat versus the bespoke leather one. Soon you add up all the ‘little extras’ you've decided on and realise that if you continue down this particular road you'll be riding the world's most expensive two-wheeled vehicle; a two-wheeled vehicle that you'd be lucky to be able to sell for half the money you spent on it. But what if you didn't stop? What if you had the time, money and patience to keep going? This is what. Meet what is quite possible the world's most loved-up moped, Matt Turner's Honda PA50.

“This bike started in early 2011,” says Matt. “It was born from a desire to build something that would still qualify as a moped, but that would address all the issues I had experienced with these funny little two-stroke monsters over the years of building, tinkering and riding. I've had full-size bikes as well, and appreciate a lot of things about them that mopeds simply can't match, but really feel like nothing quite compares to the fun of zipping around on something the size of a BMX bike that is capable of speeds nobody has any business going on thin, substandard tires and terrifying suspension.”

“That said, the things I always ran up against with the mopeds I built before were overheating, poor handling due to frame flex, uncomfortable ride due to weak forks and shocks, weak brakes, lightning, ignition, clutches and overall unreliability. I figured if I could basically put together the best components from a number of different bikes, I could make a moped that worked and rode like a small motorcycle. I’m also a fan of the top-tank bikes with full seat fairings like the Puch Magnum, so I wanted to make this bike look like the moped Honda would have built if they revived the PA50 series for 2013.”

“To address all of this, I cobbled together a bunch of the best stuff I could find including (deep breath) a Honda Camino frame with top tube welded in, Honda MB5 forks, a Sachs Prima tank, a hand-built seat and tail section, a custom designed one-off chro-moly subframe, some heavily modified Honda PA50II engine cases, Yamaha Chappy studs, a Peugeot Speedfight 70cc liquid-cooled scooter cylinder and head, a handmade aluminum deck spacer, a Peugeot radiator, a Volkswagen auxiliary water pump, a Metrakit piston, a 1977 Mopeds Honda stuffed 10-pin crank, V-Force Kawasaki dirt bike reeds, a Dio reed block, an OKO 24mm carb and a Derbi GPR flywheel and stator.

But wait, there's more! I added LED head and tail lights, ASV levers, a Trailtech Vector tach with speedo and temp, a Derbi GPR Metrakit pipe, a TJT Derbi variator, a custom front pulley with Honda clutches removed, Vespa Bravo wheels and variated transmission, a one-off hybrid Vespa/GY6 transmission input shaft, a Malossi Delta clutch, a Motoforce clutch bell, and last but not least a pit bike hydraulic front disc setup with a machined adapter.”

“The most difficult thing about putting it all together was that the Honda motor normally turns in the opposite direction than the Vespa transmission, so I had to do a ton of modifications to the ignition system to make the motor start and run backwards. Wrist pin offset was a big issue also since most pistons that fit had offset in the wrong direction. I finally found one that worked perfectly after a bunch of digging.

“Cosmetically, making everything fit together into a package that looked intentionally designed and thought out was really important to me. Fortunately, the top tube was already welded into this frame, so I just needed to build on top of it and make pieces to hide the structure. It all started with the tank, which I chose from a bunch of rusty options for scale and shape. I welded a spacer into the back end to make it sit level on the top tube and then went to work on the tail section.”

“It’s made from 2-part expanding foam hard coated with multiple layers of fiberglass mat and shaped with ultraglass and body filler. After getting the overall shape I was looking for, I cut the tail section into three pieces so that it could be installed and removed like a production part, then made a fiberglass mold of the seat section so that I could cast it from softer expanding foam. The taillight lens was designed and cut with our in-house laser cutter and then molded into the back end with more ultraglass and body filler. Just like everything else on the bike, I tried to think about pieces being able to be removed for service, so the lens is removable as well.”

Amazingly, this very same bike was given away not 24 hours ago at the 1977 Mopeds Garage Launch Show in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Matt must be crying into his two-stroke-scented handkerchief as we speak. Cheer up, bud. Cheer up, and get back in the workshop. There's a good boy...

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DOC'S CHOPS HAGEMAN MOTORCYCLES

Built with the '60s and '70s in mind, this Bolt™ achieves old school, yet modern flair—without any frame-cutting. It has it all. Custom fenders, tires, candy gold paint—and more.