BMW R100 Cafe Racer - 1979 from Guillaume philippe on Vimeo.
dimanche 15 décembre 2013
2013 RADICAL DUCATI PRODUCCIÓN
2013 RADICAL DUCATI PRODUCCIÓN
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RAD 02 MALABESTIA
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PYRENE
ENDURANCE
INTERCEPTOR
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DUCATI by Gwon Osang
L'artiste coréen Gwon Osang crée des œuvres d'art en mélangeant sculpture et photographie.
One Car to Do It All
More often than not, classic car owners deliberate whether to use their cars as daily drivers or keep them as garage queens. Why can't one car be everything? Black Beauty, Jack Olsen's Porsche 911 RSR, gets the royal treatment in The 12-Gauge Garage, but it also proudly wears rubber on the street and the track.
Jack built an enviable shop out of a suburban, two-car garage and worked on it until its engineering, design, and function matched that of the Black Beauty, a Porsche through and through.
Bentley Continental GT3 - development
'77 BMW R60/7 - ER Motorcycles
Here's the second bike from a guy who's reputation is growing faster than a wave of nausea at a Nickelback concert. Arguable one of Eastern Europe's top shops after only his second build, we're genuinely excited about what this guy has up his oily, rolled sleeves. This BMW follows his blinding '83 R80 job from a few months back; this time he's turned his eye to a rather nice R60/7 from '77. His name is Blaž Šuštaršič. He has 5 diacritics in his name. His shop is called ER Motorcycles. This is ‘Macchiato’.
“I have been a motorcycle enthusiast since childhood,” says Blaž. “Although I was impressed with the sounds of the engine and the speeds it can reach, I have always been more interested in the way a motorcycle was designed and built, giving my full attention to little details that make a motorcycle special and unique. A work of art you might say.”
“Growing up, a passion for innovative design and creating something from scratch led me to become a graphic designer. Working full-time in advertising and drawing design sketches of motorcycles as a hobby were my life for 6 years. But my heart and soul were more and more into motorcycles. Despite the economic crisis in 2009, I reached for a business opportunity that opened up for me. I quit my job and started chasing my childhood dreams. I gathered a team and opened a shop. ER motorcycles was born.”
“The name ER, or Espresso Racer Motorcycles, stands for our passion for 1960’s cafe racers. Thus, old café racers are usually the ones that are being redesigned and given a new look and feel. We always try to make sure our bikes have four key characteristics - a story, some innovation, a unique design and total attention to detail.
“So now for this bike. It's a ‘77 BMW R60/7 that we have called ‘Macchiatto’. It's a build for us, and wasn'tcommissioned. It took us about 2 months of really hard work to complete. The carb is a stock Bing unit, and the air filter is stock too. The exhaust is custom and the silencers are HP Course units.”
“We modified the rear loop on the original frame and swapped out the original forks with a set from a R100 RT. The front wheel and rear wheels are from the same bike, with Continental TKC80 rubber; 100/90x19 at the front and 4.50x18” at the back. Other bits we took from the R100 include the dual front discs and the controls.”
“The tank is from a R50/5 and we did all the paint and graphics in house. The seat and seat pan are both handmade; this is one of our signature features. We pride ourselves on our upholstery. The 'bars are Renthal items and the grips are from Ariete. We completely rewired the bike, too.”
The ER signature touch. Now that's some sweet stitching
“And to top it off, we splashed out on a Motogadget ‘Tiny’ dial. They make beautiful stuff. We hope you love the bike as much as we do. Stay tuned for our next build soon.”
Photography buy Jernej Konjajev via PIPEBURN
CM400 by RETRO MOTO
The Honda CM was a 395cc parallel twin bike was produced from 1979-1981, a precursor of the Honda Rebel. This one has been entirely rebuilt by Junior Burrell of Retro Moto, Fort Worth - Texas.
Inazumized photos by Dale Martin and via RCR
HARLEY SPORTSTER BY HEADCASE KUSTOM
Right now, the Harley Sportster is challenging for position on the café racer scene. (Before purists complain, I’m using the term ‘café racer’ very loosely—meaning the opposite of cruiser custom style.)
This sleek and agressive build comes from Casey Johnson, who runs Headcase Kustom Art in Southern California. It’s a 1995 XL, with a hybrid motor running 1200 cylinders and 883 heads. The commission came from the Us Versus Them clothing brand, but it’s no display bike—the shakedown test was the 600-mile El Diablo Run into Mexico.
Casey is best known for his 70s-style vintage artwork and custom helmets, but it looks like he’s got a good eye for motorcycles too. The biggest changes to the Sportster’s looks come from the stretched, narrowed and shortened tank, built with the help of Fabworx. There’s hand-brushed aluminum everywhere, and the fork legs have been shaved for an even smoother look.
The new stance comes from Progressive Suspension, courtesy of 412 Series Shocks and a fork lowering kit. Casey extended the swingarm three inches, and also converted the drivetrain to chain. The Sportster’s engine gets a power boost from an S&S Super E carb and Spitfire air cleaner.
Hand-fabricated parts include the tail section—with a neat in-built LED—and the exhaust, which now terminates with a VW Stinger can. The headlight is from Wargasser Speed Shop and there’s a smattering of sportbike gear throughout, such as GSX-R pegs and Yamaha clutch and Ducati brake components.
Given Casey’s main line of work, you’d expect the paint to be good—and it is. He’s used House of Kolor Silver Mini Flake over Orion Silver, and then finished the mag wheels in black with a subtle red pinstripe, the only splash of primary color on the whole bike.
A great example of how ‘less is more’ transforms the mainstay of the Harley range.
Images courtesy of Sean Delshadi of Progressive Suspension. The Headcase blog ishere.
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