2Pamir - Second Trailer

˜2 Pamir˜ is an independent documentary movie about Krygyz of Pamir, who migrated to Turkey in 1972 after the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. The documentary team traveled on their motorcycles to reach Pamir of Afghanistan from Ulupamir Village in Turkey. The journey took the team to Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Yet this is not a completely motorbike journey movie, we wanted to focus on both Krygz people from Turkey as well as Afghanistan. We tried to connect these relatives by recording their messages, so we would also record our journey through it.
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Le Discovery fête ses 25 ans

Depuis son lancement en 1989, le Land Rover Discovery est devenu le véhicule par excellence pour tout ceux qui partagent un esprit d'aventure. 
A l'occasion de ce 25ème anniversaire, revivez ces aventures marquantes.

MATTEUCCI GARAGE OCEAN WAVE

Marco Matteucci is a graphic designer, photographer and image retoucher. Staring at beautiful things for hours on end and working out how to make them even more beautiful is his gig, the world of bikes is all the better for it as he has turned his attention to the custom scene.
Matteucci Garage has produced two stunning bikes thus far, one of which featured on the Bike Shed last year so we are aware of his attention to the aesthetic. The other is the rather well executed, matt-black Moto Guzzi V35 Imola, ‘Black Boot’. I hope that the bikes are as good in the flesh without the veil of the retoucher’s stylus. His latest creation, Ocean Wave, looks to be cellulite free, with lovely lines and a tidy rear-end.

The base is a 1983 Yamaha XJ550, not exactly supermodel material so Marco set to work with the strip-down before the usual trimming of tabs, subframe shortening and working out how to make ugly bits and electrics disappear. The handmade tail section houses the battery, leaving the underseat triangle clear. Rear indicators are neatly mounted to the subframe tube ends, with a thin LED stop light in the centre. A slender number plate holder arcs out from the underside for when legality overrules style.
On top double density foam has been covered with top grade leather before being hand burnished and aged. The only part of the bike that doesn’t look box-fresh. Nice touch.

The four cylinder motor breathes through stock Mikunis and the now ubiquitous cone filters. A chromed and highly polished 4-into-1 exhaust looks the part, keeps the Carabinieri happy and lets people know Marco is not far down the road.
Puny stock forks and a solid brake disc pogo’d their way to the parts bin and were replaced with sexy-looking Marzocchi upsidedowners. In case you’re wondering, the near colour match to the frame is no coincidence. Keeping the front end ‘local’ wasn’t difficult with Brembo providing a 320mm floating disc and 4-pot calliper. A pair of Pirelli Scorpions continue the homegrown theme and are a good blend between classic Cafe Racer rubber and the wish-there-was-a-desert knobblies as fitted to some bikes.

Machined aluminium grips are matched to a modern speedo, a small line of LEDs take care of the dashboard’s simplicity. Clip-ons look right and suggest sporting intentions. The blue-tinted, oval headlight is different from the norm, squinting slightly and keeping the front looking neat.

Marco lives and works on Italy’s East coast and he wanted his efforts to reflect that with the paint job. To resemble a cliff-top ride the “dark titanium” frame contrasts with the matt and gloss blue. The overall look is sure to land Marco with orders for further builds and The Bike Shed with another feature.

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Castrol Speed Academy - Triumph Racers Jason DiSalvo VS Elena

Apex Manufacturing/Sportbike Track Time/Castrol/Triumph teammates Jason DiSalvo and Elena Myers developed a friendly off-season rivalry while preparing their Daytona 675Rs for the 2014 AMA Pro Racing GoPro Daytona SportBike series championship.

Check out the incredible GoPro footage of their pre-season testing at Alabama's Little Talladega Gran Prix Raceway. Myers, the first female to win an AMA Pro road race and the first female to win a professional motorsports event of any kind at Daytona International Speedway, doesn't give 2011 Daytona 200 winner Jason DiSalvo any slack in the pursuit of gathering as many one-on-one race victories as possible.

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1990 XT600 Teneree by Fugar Metal Worker

1990 XT600 Teneree by Fugar Metal Worker

"Fuck the purists and the nostalgic lovers of the old and obsolete big enduro bikes... Huge elephants with tanks that need a capital to be filled, equipped with ugly plastic fairings and shock absorbers that make you seasick... I cut, welded and forged an old Yamaha Teneree, making it an unconventional bike which cannot and doesn’t want to be categorized in any cliché... It's not a scrambler: too low. It's not a dirt-track: the handlebar is too bent. It’s not a street-tracker, because of the knobbly wheels. It’s a male machine. Evil mechanics and a doubtful exercise in style. Are you brave enough to ride it? 55cv and 105 kg, all-aluminum, kick start. Its name is Spacca Ossa (Bone Breaker). The electrical system is ridiculous. The engine is pissed off. The work on the details? Titanic. If you don’t like... I still have all the fairings: pale blue and loose bowels yellow".  Lorenzo

Photos by Franco Mazzetti

 

 

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TRIUMPH SCRAMBLER BY FGMOTOWORKS

Francesc Galindo has a job most of us would kill for: he’s a MotoGP mechanic who flies around the world wrenching on bikes for the Pramac Racing Ducati team.

In his spare time, he likes to work on customs. He runs Fgmotoworks, a small workshop in Barcelona, and builds road and race bikes—with a special focus on suspension tuning. This custom Triumph Scrambler is Francesc’s latest build, and you can bet that it handles like a dream.

The stock Scrambler is no slouch on the twisties, but Francesc has elevated it to a whole new level with Andreani fork cartridges and Öhlins rear shocks. The accessory parts are equally high quality, with the headlight, seat, and fenders coming from the German company JvB-Moto. The bars, risers, chain guard and sprocket guard are from LSL.

It’s interesting to note where Francesc has concentrated his efforts when improving the Scrambler. As a MotoGP mechanic, he’s keen to save weight, so he’s ditched the standard wheels in favor of a pair of 17” tubeless Kineo rims. They’re now shod with Avon Distanzia tires—in 120 (front) and 160 (rear) widths. He’s also replaced the factory brake system with components from the Italian brand Braking.

The hardest job was the rewire. The electrical system is now mostly concealed within the headlight bowl, and hooked up to a Motogadget m-Tri box. On recent Triumph models it is virtually impossible to replace the standard ancillary components, which are hooked up to a CAN Bus electronic system. But the m-Tri box interprets all the signals and allows customizers to attach the instruments and lighting of their choice.

Interestingly, he’s left the Scrambler engine alone apart from fitting a high-performance Arrow exhaust system. That’ll free up a few extra horsepower, but the message is clear—the biggest gains come from the handling, not the straight-line acceleration.

Francesc’s approach doesn’t just appeal to ‘average Joe’ riders. He also counts professional racers amongst his clients: Héctor Barberá uses a custom Honda CRF450 supermoto built by Fgmotoworks for his training between races.

If you’ve got a Triumph ‘modern classic’ and want a little MotoGP magic sprinkled on it, contact Francesc via the Fgmotoworks website.

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Dji Phantom flies into Volcano

Une éruption volcanique a pu être filmée de très près à l'aide d'un drone. Les images, ont été tournées sur l'île de Tanna, au Vanuatu, à deux heures de vol des côtes australiennes.

1978 Kawasaki KZ400 ‘Elsa’

Having two daughters of my own, I’m a sucker for a good father and daughter story ­– especially when it involves building a beautiful motorcycle. Sadie Glemza from Ohio has been brought up on the sweet smell of gasoline. She was four years old the first time her dad let her ride a motorbike. As she got older, Sadie started racing Junior Dragster, running 8.00′s in the 1/8 th mile. So when she came across a beat up old KZ400 for $400 she thought it would be a great project to do with her dad – who knows his way around a wrench set. “My dad has always been my go to person for anything about a car or motorcycle and it was only fitting we worked together on creating this gorgeous build” says Sadie. So with limited funds they got to work on the bike she calls ‘Elsa’.

The father and daughter team started by doing a complete strip down of the old non-running kwaka. They sand blasted, cleaned, and polished everything. To give the bike a lower stance, they shortened and chopped the frame lowering the whole bike almost two inches.

“We completely tore it apart and rebuilt the engine, welded in a skeleton key flush gas cap, hid the electrical and battery under the seat” she tells us. Living in an area of Ohio that has a large Amish community, Sadie commissioned their skills to upholster the seat – and what a lovely job they did.

They removed the front fender and relocated it to the back of the bike, almost touching the rear Dunlop K81 4.5 tire. They also powder coated the rims and frame black, added some classic clubman bars and then Sadie cut the leather and wrapped the grips herself.

To keep that nostalgic look, a 2-1 megaphone exhaust was chosen – and yes some pipe wrap as well. To finish the bike off, the tank was painted in blue and off-white by Dave Piscione.

We think Sadie and her dad have created a stunning and tasteful KZ400 on a limited budget. Not only did Sadie learn a lot about building motorcycles but she also learnt a lot about her dad along the way. We particularly love the little sticker that reads ‘Dad built. Not bought’. Priceless.

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‘63 Honda C110 – Dauphine-Lamarck

‘Jolie laide’ is a unique French expression that is often used to describe someone or something that is unconventionally attractive. The direct translation into English is ‘ugly beautiful’, but you’d be mistaken if you were to think that the phrase was a case of damning with faint praise. It’s been used in reference to some of the world’s most beautiful women, include Sofia Coppola and the remarkable Charlotte Gainsbourg. And today we’d like to use it in reference to something else rather remarkable. Meet the most ugly beautiful bike we think we’ve ever seen, Dauphine-Lamark’s unconventionally beautiful ‘69 Honda C110.

“This is my new time machine,” say’s DL’s Philippe Ricaud. “It’s a 1963 C110 that eats 125s for breakfast. I brought this bike on the internet for $50. The engine was dead but the overall condition of the frame was rather good so I took her home.”

“For this bike I wanted to create a simple, fuss-free racer. I also decided to create it with Honda NOS parts. I started with the engine and installed an S65 piston and a 16mm carburetor with nice, big jet. She goes all the way up to 60mph now, which is pretty exciting if you happen to be on board.”

“Next I decided to reduce and reinforce the front forks, which really made the bike look more trimmed down and lean. I also reversed the handlebars, added some sporty Michelin tires, and topped it off with some cool Takegawa grips.”

“Dauphine-Lamarck’s speciality is 60s, 70s and 80s Honda motorcycles; we aim to make our bikes accessible, especially for suburban Parisians, and therefore we often choose smaller Hondas. The Philosophy of DL is all about the passion for the history of objects, or the beauty of their past. What can we do with these beautiful old things? Honda have a lot of popular two-wheelers under 126cc with beautiful histories. And the best part is that people still appreciate them, in spite of modern influences.”

“I think that the motorcycles we create correspond more to a way of life than to some specific genre or type. Hopefully that shows in this build. I hope your readers enjoy it.”

[Photos by Ana Le Lardic]

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1969 DE TOMASO MANGUSTA

The De Tomaso Mangusta is said to have been named “Mangusta” (meaning “Mongoose”) after a deal fell through with Carroll Shelby to build the next generation Shelby Cobra under the De Tomaso roof in Italy. The mongoose is the only animal that eats cobras in the wild, they’re known as fearless and agile animals with the added bonus of built in acetylcholine receptors which render them immune to snake venom – I’m sure the subtlety of the name wasn’t lost on Carroll.

Despite the agreement falling through the two men are said to have remained good friends and rumours abound that the first few engines used in the early Mangustas were actually built by Shelby’s engineers in the USA.

The Mangusta was released to the public in 1967 as a replacement for the De Tomaso Vallelunga, a car that had been plagued with issues resulting in less than 60 being made. The all-new Mangusta was conceived to battle it out with other mid-engined Italian cars of the era and so it was fitted with a fire-breathing American V8 (either a 289 or 302 depending on the shipment location) coupled to a ZF 5-speed transaxle and clothed in a stunning body designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro.

De Tomaso sold approximately 10 times more Mangustas than they had Vallelunga, making the car relatively successful for the small-scale manufacturer. The design of the car and its American heart led to it being successful in the USA where 251 of the 401 chassis were sold, the ease of maintenance and cheapness of engine parts made it a hugely popular exotic car – it’s been estimated that the Mangusta would have maintenance costs approximately 80% lower than a comparable Lamborghini or Ferrari from the same era.

The Manugusta did face a small number of challenges, probably most importantly its weight distribution of 32/68 (front/rear) led to it being a little tail happy when driven with gusto. The chassis was also not particularly rigid and the ground clearance was so low it could almost be used as a boat during heavy downpours. These drawbacks don’t phase true connoisseurs of classic De Tomasos, these are men with a penchant for young women and old cologne who don’t believe you’re really driving until the rear wheels are overtaking the front bumper and the tires are producing enough smoke to cause PTSD to manifest in the residents of Pompeii.

With a total weight of 1322 kilograms (or 2914lbs) the Mangusta stood only 3 inches taller than the Ford GT40, the classic Giugiaro wedge looks utterly stunning from any angle, the gullwing doors over the engine bay offer a wonderfully unsubtle way of showing off the V8 and the gated shifter is something that all cars should be fitted with as a matter of course.

If you’d like to roll the Mangusta you see pictured here into your garage you’ll need to attend the Monaco 2014 Sales held by RM Auctions on the 10th of May and make sure you pack your chequebook as it’s likely to sell for well over $200,000 USD.

Photo Credits: Tim Scott ©2014 Courtesy of RM Auctions

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Honda SL70 Scrambler

 

Todd Hunter from Northern California has taken a old stock Honda SL70 and transformed it into one heck of a scrambler. Honda SL70 was first introduced in 1971; it was a small motorcycle with a cradle frame and four-speed gearbox.

 

According to Todd “I began riding motorcycles fairly late in life, I bought my first bike, a 2006 Triumph Bonneville T100, new from a dealership when I was 40. I have also been building and customizing scale motorized models for as long as I remember and have a passion for miniature mechanisms and environments. The horizontal engine Honda’s are like “scale models” of full size bikes – all of the same components and challenges to build, but with less complexity, and less risk.

My resto-mod philosophies – To achieve a sort of factory original look but with modern equipment. Often, subtle visible hints of being modernized are unavoidable and/or desired. I want a person who has memories of, or is familiar with a vehicle to look a little closer and say, “Wow, I wish they built these like this when I owned one”. I aim for a simple “cleanliness” of lines and appearance. A balance of function and form – instead of one following the other. I have done this with a few boats, an old camper, old Jeep, and now – 7 Honda mini motorcycles. My next build will be a proper sized bike….

This Honda SL70 was purchased as a campground bike to be strapped to the back of our camper and used for errands and mini ADV rides into the mountains. I kept thinking about how it has a proper frame and not a pressed steel frame like most Honda minis and how I wanted to modify it somehow, even though it needed nothing for the purpose it was purchased for. A friend of mine races vintage motocross bikes and turned me on to the ISDT races. I watched some old video of these races from the late ’60s and really liked the look and romance of the vintage scrambler type bikes.

The idea behind the build was to convert a 1971 Honda SL70 to a scrambler style with modern amenities. I wanted it to have longer stance, and the seat and tank to be more horizontal which really changed the entire look of the little bike.

The build started with a 1971 Honda SL70 street legal in CA. The engine was built from Honda 50cc to 124cc with JDM Takegawa parts, custom oil cooler, etc. Supposedly makes 15 or 16 HP and allows this bike to keep up with most 250s around town. The ignition is 12 volt CDI but I use a 6-volt reg/rec, battery and bulbs. The engine is also fitted with Mikuni VM26-606 and ’80s era Cobra Muffler from salvaged ATC125 three-wheeler with custom internal baffleing.

The Stock SL70 frame with tab for oil cooler mount was welded below the head tube, and a relocated bracket for seat/tank mount to level out the tank and seat, both welded by me. The seat features stock pan with custom comfort-butt quilts (its a tiny bike that I ride the shit out of, you know!).

At the front this Honda SL70 Scrambler features, Renthal aluminum with black epoxy coating and a stock 5″ diameter metal bucket headlight. The fuel tank is stock SL70 with logo indentations filled and smoothed, mounted 5 degrees higher than stock at the rear. The stock SL70 rear fender was relocated 4″ aft with custom bracket to accommodate the longer swingarm. While the front was relocated to tire hugger level and mounted with fender stays fabricated by me, both fenders were painted to match the tank.

The front wheel is a stock SL70 16″ rim laced to 1974 Honda CB125s hub, with CB125s mechanical disc brake and caliper that I chose to add because without it, this build would have been too easy. The 16″ rear wheel was salvaged to replace stock 14″ rim laced to stock SL hub. The front and rear wheel was wrapped in Shinko tires.

Honda SL70 Scrambler also features a swingarm from 1983 Honda XR100 with tabs ground off and twin gas shocks. The forks are stock triple clamps using SL70 upper pipes with CB125s lower housings using all internal springs and pistons from SL70 but flanged guides and seals from CB125.

The biggest challenge was the front suspension. Figuring out which factory parts were compatible to achieve the look I wanted. This includes the near archaeological restoration of the internal caliper mechanism in the cable-actuated disc brake that looked like it had been recovered from a sunken shipwreck. The front end is a hybrid cocktail of Honda CB, SL, CL, and CT parts – some of them cut to fit. Another challenge was teaching myself how to weld.

Last but not least is the paint job, which was done from spray cans. The green is Honda automobile paint from 2008 called Kiwi Green Pearl, and the white is Duplicolor. Green was mixed and put in cans for me by an auto body supply store. Clear coat is a 2K (2 part) rattle-can that includes a hardener capsule in the can that is broken and mixed with clear before use. The frame is painted Krylon Oil Rubbed Bronze wich has a unique sublime olive/gold tone to it in the sunlight, then clear coated.

From building customizing scale-motorized models to building this beautiful Honda SL70 scrambler, Todd has shown us that anything is possible at any stage of our life!

Special thanks to Todd for putting together the details of his build.

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