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    mardi 16 septembre 2014

    Enduro : Clap final sur le Mondial / End of season in Brioude!

    Tous deux titrés depuis l’Italie, Pierre Alexandre Renet (Husqvarna Michelin) et Christophe Nambotin (KTM) ont signé un superbe doublé lors du Grand Prix de France d’enduro, qui a vu Matthew Phillips (KTM) et Daniel McCanney (Beta Michelin) remporter les titres E3 et Junior.
    Dominateur de la catégorie E1 depuis le début de saison, Christophe Nambotin a marqué la finale de Brioude de son empreinte en remportant seize des vingt deux spéciales, s’imposant chaque jour avec plus d’une minute d’avance sur ses rivaux. Ses compatriotes se sont eux aussi mis en évidence dans cette finale, monopolisant chaque jour le podium ; second à deux reprises, Jeremy Tarroux (Sherco Michelin) fait une bonne opération puisqu’il prend la quatrième place du championnat derrière Eero Remes (TM) et Cristobal Guerrero (KTM), blessé samedi. Troisième samedi, Anthony Boissière (Sherco Michelin) a abandonné cette place dimanche à Marc Bourgeois (Yamaha Michelin).
    En catégorie E2, Pierre Alexandre Renet a fait une performance similaire à celle de Nambotin, remportant quinze spéciales et s’imposant chaque fois avec une avance conséquente sur Alex Salvini (Honda) qui termine vice champion. Blessé aux côtes et contraint à l’abandon samedi, Johnny Aubert (Beta Michelin) sauve sa troisième place au championnat avec un podium dimanche ; cinq et sixième, Lorenzo Santolino (Sherco Michelin) prend la quatrième place du Mondial.
    Abordant tous deux cette finale avec les séquelles d’une récente blessure, Matthew Phillips (KTM) et Ivan Cervantes (KTM) se sont disputés jusqu’au bout le titre E3. Vainqueur samedi devant Cervantes, Phillips a assuré son titre avec une troisième place dimanche, réussissant une entrée convaincante chez les pros après son sacre l’an passé en Junior. Absent pour cause de blessure, Mathias Bellino (Husqvarna Michelin) perd sa troisième place finale, que lui subtilise Matti Seistola (Sherco Michelin) auteur d’un excellent weekend.
    Auteur d’un superbe doublé chez les juniors, Loic Larrieu (Husqvarna Michelin) ne pouvait plus se mêler à la lutte pour la victoire ; en tête du championnat en arrivant à Brioude, Daniel McCanney (Beta Michelin) termine à deux reprises second devant son équipier Giacomo Redondi et coiffe le titre junior.
    La saison d’enduro se terminera début Novembre en Argentine où se disputeront les ISDE.
    Both crowned World Champions since Italy, Pierre Alexandre Renet (Husqvarna Michelin) and Christophe Nambotin (KTM) both scored a double win during the last GP of the season in France. Matthew Phillips (KTM) and Daniel McCanney (Beta Michelin), both leaders of the E3 and junior class before the French round, clinched the last two titles.
    Dominating the E1 class since the beginning of the season, Christophe Nambotin was unbeatable in France; winning sixteen of the twenty-two stages, il beats his rivals by more than a minute each day. His fellow countrymen were also strong, as they trusted the podiums; twice second,
    Jeremy Tarroux (Sherco Michelin) claimed the final fourth spot in the series, behind Eero Remes (TM) and Cristobal Guerrero (KTM), injured on Saturday. Third on Saturday, Anthony Boissière (Sherco Michelin) retired on Sunday and let the last step of the podium to Marc Bourgeois (Yamaha Michelin).
    In the E2 class, Pierre Alexandre Renet did also a strong performance, winning fifteen stages and beating twice Alex Salvini (Honda) who finished runner up in the series. Injured in a crash on Saturday and forced to retire with damaged ribs, Johnny Aubert (Beta Michelin) was back racing on Sunday and save his third position in the standings with a podium result; fifth and sixth, Lorenzo Santolino (Sherco Michelin) is fourth in the series.
    Neither Matthew Phillips (KTM) nor Ivan Cervantes (KTM) came to this final round in their best shape as both suffered recent injuries, and during two days they battled to get the E3 title. Winner on Saturday, Phillips secured his first title in the ‘Pro class’ with a podium result on Sunday, a great result just one year after his junior title. Missing this GP due to his injury, Mathias Bellino (Husqvarna Michelin) lost his third position in the series as Matti Seistola did a great weekend and scored his first podium since Sweden.
    Scoring a strong double win in the Junior class, Loic Larrieu (Husqvarna Michelin) was not a title contender before this last round; leader of the series coming to Brioude, Daniel McCanney (Beta Michelin) was crowned Junior champion as he finished twice runner up and beats his teammate Giacomo Redondi.
    The Enduro season will now end in November in Argentina, home of the ISDE.

    Final standings after GP7:
    E1: 1.Nambotin (FRA, KTM), 258; 2.Remes (FIN, TM), 201 ; 3.Guerrero (SPA, KTM), 181 ; 4.Tarroux (FRA, Sherco), 176; 5.Boissière (FRA, Sherco Michelin), 160 ; 6.Betriu (SPA, Husqvarna Michelin), 136 ; 7.Oldrati (ITA, Husqvarna Michelin), 107 ; etc …
    E2: 1.Renet (FRA, Husqvarna Michelin), 258 ; 2.Salvini (ITA, Honda), 202 ; 3.Aubert (FRA, Beta Michelin), 177 ; 4.Santolino (SPA, Sherco Michelin), 163 ; 5.Mena (SPA, Beta Michelin), 122 ; 6.Meo (FRA, KTM), 114 ; etc…
    E3: 1.Phillips (AUS, KTM), 229 ; 2.Cervantes (SPA, KTM), 220 ; 3.Seistola (FIN, Sherco Michelin), 155 ; 4.Bellino (FRA, Husqvarna Michelin), 148 ; 5.Leok (EST, TM), 138 ; 6.Correia (POR, Beta Michelin), 135 ; 7.Joly (FRA, KTM Michelin), 127 ; 8.Planet (FRA, Sherco Michelin), 108 ; etc…
    Juniors: 1.McCanney Daniel (GBR, Beta Michelin), 260 ; 2.Redondi (ITA, Beta Michelin), 234 ; 3.Larrieu (FRA, Husqvarna Michelin), 222; 4.Mori (ITA, KTM), 109 ; 5.Ventura (POR, Gas Gas), 99 ; 6.McCanney Jamie (GBR, Husqvarna Michelin), 96 ; etc…


    Les brèves du (mercredi) mardi / (Wednesday’s) Tuesday’s WRC notes: Australia


    Exceptionnellement, notre rubrique est avancée à mardi, à cause du décalage horaire mais surtout parce que l’actualité est chargée cette semaine avec une petite surprise à venir et le Rallye de Chypre (ERC) ce week-end.
    Deux ans jour pour jour que Ford/M-Sport n’a plus gagné en WRC (Rally GB 2012). Pour son 250e rallye mondial, M-Sport aurait sans doute aimé monter sur le podium final. Mikko Hirvonen était d’ailleurs en lice pour une place dans le top-3 jusqu’à mi-parcours, mais il a dû se contenter de la 5e place. C’est la 1ère fois depuis 2005 qu’une Ford n’est pas sur le podium australien.
    Une partie de l’équipe Hyundai Motorsport est restée en Australie pour une journée promotionnelle au cours de laquelle Hayden Paddon a embarqué des invités de la marque dans sa Hyundai i20 WRC/Michelin. Parmi eux, le pilote de moto australien Troy Bayliss, triple Champion du monde de Superbike et ancien pilote de MotoGP, impressionné par la vitesse d’une WRC sur les pistes en terre.
    Robert Kubica était de retour en Australie où il avait disputé quatre Grand-Prix de F1 entre 2007 et 2010. Après une boîte de vitesses cassée et deux accrochages, le Polonais y avait obtenu son dernier meilleur résultat en F1 en terminant 2e en 2010.
    Accidenté dans l’avant-dernière spéciale du rallye, l’Estonien Ott Tanak a quitté l’hôpital lundi matin. Son copilote Raigo Mölder est OK lui aussi.
    Après leur beau duel sur les pistes australiennes en WRC-2, Yazeed Al-Rajhi et Nasser Al-Attiyah vont se retrouver le week-end prochain à Chypre pour la 5e manche du Championnat du Moyen-Orient.
    Malgré sa belle 3e place en Australie, Andreas Mikkelsen a perdu tout espoir de décrocher le titre mondial 2014 qui se jouera donc entre Ogier et Latvala.
    Avec 22 victoires mondiales, Sébastien Ogier n’est plus qu’à une longueur de Juha Kankkunen et à deux de Tommi Mäkinen, deux quadruples champions du monde finlandais. En 2015, Ogier pourrait devenir le 2e pilote le plus victorieux dans l’histoire du WRC.
    Dixième au volant de la Hyundai i20 WRC N°8 après un protège-carter perdu vendredi et deux jours passés à époussiérer les pistes, l’Australien Chris Atkinson a enregistré son plus mauvais résultat au Rally Australia WRC. Il y a dix ans, il avait terminé 5e du classement général au volant d’une Subaru Impreza Gr.N4.
    George Donaldson a dit au revoir au WRC à l’occasion du Coates Hire Rally Australia. Team Manager du Toyota Team Europe, puis directeur sportif chez Prodrive et Manager de Subaru STI, George avait rejoint l’équipe WRC-Radio il y a trois ans pour apporter son expertise aux nombreux auditeurs de radio-live. C’est d’ailleurs la radio qui lui avait permis de débuter en WRC au volant d’une Ford Sierra GrN en 1987, après avoir gagné un concours sur la BBC Radio ! Il quitte le monde du rallye pour un job d’ingénierie au Royaume-Uni.
    Because of the time difference compared with Australia, and also because of the news in store for the coming week – including a small surprise, plus the ERC’s Cyprus Rally next weekend – we’ve brought our ‘anecdotes’ feature forward to Tuesday…
    It was two years ago that Ford/M-Sport last won a WRC event (2012 Rally GB). To celebrate its 250th world class start, M-Sport would no doubt have liked to have finished on the podium on Sunday. Mikko Hirvonen was effectively part of the battle for third place until the halfway point, but he had to settle for fifth. It’s the first time a Ford hasn’t been on Rally Australia’s podium since 2005.
    Some members of Hyundai Motorsport stayed in Australia for a promotional day when Hayden Paddon gave guests a ride in his Hyundai i20 WRC/Michelin. Passengers included Australia’s three-time Superbike world champion and ex-MotoGP star Troy Bayliss who was suitably impressed by the car’s speed on dirt.
    Robert Kubica was back in Australia after contesting four F1 Grands Prix there from 2007 to 2010. In 2010, he obtained his last top F1 result there (2nd) after previously suffering a broken gearbox and two collisions.
    Ott Tanak was released from hospital on Monday morning after his big crash on Rally Australia’s penultimate stage. His co-driver Raigo Mölder is okay as well.
    After their exciting scrap in WRC-2 last weekend, Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Nasser Al-Attiyah will be fighting each other again next week in Cyprus, home of the Middle-East Championship’s fifth round.
    Despite coming third in Australia, Andreas Mikkelsen is no longer in contention for the 2014 Drivers’ title which can now only be won by either Ogier or Latvala.
    With a score of 22 WRC wins to his name, Sébastien Ogier is only one victory short of Juha Kankkunen and two behind Tommi Mäkinen, two four-time world champions. In 2015, Ogier could well emerged as the WRC’s second most successful driver in terms of outright wins.
    Chris Atkinson was 10th on Sunday, his worst ever result on his home WRC round. The N°8 Hyundai i20 WRC lost its sump guard on Friday and the Australian then spent two days ‘road sweeping’ as first driver on the road. Ten years ago, he came fifth overall in Group N4 Subaru Impreza.
    George Donaldson said farewell to the WRC after the Coates Hire Rally Australia. After spells as Toyota Team Europe’s team manager, then sporting director at Prodrive and finally manager of Subaru STI, the Scot started to share his experience of the sport with WRC Radio listeners three years ago. Coincidentally, it was thanks to radio that he made his WRC debut as a driver (in a Group N Ford Sierra) when he won a competition organised by the BBC! He has taken up an engineering position in the United Kingdom.


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    1969 Porsche 911 S Coupe – Bahama Yellow


    ‘79 Honda CB900F Bol d’Or – Andreas Goldemann



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    As someone who swims neck-deep in bikes every day, it’s all too easy to think that nothing great ever happens in the custom scene unless the people involved are in a similar state of bike-a-holic dependence. If you don’t wake up at 3am with an idea for a build burning a hole in your cerebrum, you just aren’t trying hard enough. But here’s proof that you can lead a bike-free life for many years and yet somehow pull a custom bike together that’s, well, that’s like this. Here’s Andreas Goldemann’s first bike in 10 years, and it’s a a doozy.
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    In October 2013, after a 10 year motorcycling hiatus, Germany’s Andreas realised he wanted to own and customise another bike. After much research into style, power and type of bike, he settled on a Honda Bol d’Or from 1979 as the donor bike for the new build. “It has a beautiful engine, a nice large frame and its seat, when done right, would be low enough and comfortable enough for my size. A picture was building up in my mind – thankfully I left it open enough to give the process some space to show me where the build should go.”
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    He then sourced a Suzuki GS 850 tank, which was widened and altered to fit the frame. The fender was built from scratch out of sheet metal and a friend in the car repair game was kind enough to donate some leather for the upholstery. For the under-seat space, Andreas first fabbed up an angular box-arrangement, but quickly realised that it didn’t sit well with the more curvaceous look of the tank and fender. Realising that a round shape would sit nicely in the space, he build a storage canister with two domed, bayonet caps just large enough to hold some tools, a lock and a wallet.
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    “Every bearing, o-ring, shaft seal and gasket was replaced with quality parts to make sure they last. The original air filters were replaced with racing ones, which then took me 2 days to tune the carburetors for. I think I opened them up at least 20 times – honing the jets, riding for a while and then checking the spark plugs for the right residue to show. Finally I was sure that a long ride wouldn’t kill my engine or burn a hole in one of my pistons.”
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    Thinking beyond the aesthetics of pipe wrap, Andreas taped up the exhaust manifold to speed up the gas flow. By all reports, the improvement in the bike’s low range power is clear and noticeable. Then the brake calipers where reconditioned to as-new condition and the brake lines were changed to braided, stainless steel units.
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    “I decided on some old Magni wheels that seemed to fit the idea of the build much better than the wire spokes I’d been considering. The swing arm is a special piece with tapered roller bearings designed to make the bike a little more stable. I then fitted some fully restored Koni shock absorbers. Up front, the forks got some new progressive springs and a freshen-up as well. Then the tacho and speedo got a handmade housing and newly designed face plates. After this I got onto the details, creating some new brackets and fittings for the exhaust, lights and many more little things.”
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    “My initial idea for a colour scheme was to finish it as a sheet metal bike in black and grey with racing numbers, but my brother insisted that we were too old for a ratty look and suggested we try some colours. I agreed and decided on a pastel blue and creme white with black racing numbers. I am extremely happy with the choice, as I seem to get as many positive comments from the girls as I do from the guys. All up, about 400 hours went into the finished project. I hope enjoy it.”
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    Looking back in anger – Andreas and the Bol d’Or
    via The Bike Shed

    Barry’s R65 Bobber


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    Until relatively recently it was almost impossible to use the name BMW and the word bobber in the same sentence unless it went along the lines of, ” BMW bobbers do not exist.” After all, when bobbers were originally created by restless American soldiers returning from victory in WWII, the Germans were still struggling to just survive and modifying motorcycles was not a consideration. Well that has all changed and creative minds and hands are producing stunning bobbers using boxer twin powered BMW models.
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    Our featured bobber is based on a midsized BMW R65 model, which was produced in this original twin shock configuration from 1978 until 1984. The horizontally opposed 648cc aircooled engine produces 50hp and a top speed of 175km/h via its 5 speed gearbox and shaftdrive.
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    This bobber is the fourth motorcycle belonging to Barry to be featured on Retro Write Up (Triumph,Kawasaki & Yamaha) . All four motorcycles were built in the last eighteen months and all four were built to be useable daily rides for Barry. Although this bobber looks very different to the original R65, it still retains many of  its original components. The major modification is the removal of the original bolt-on subframe and the welding of the new triangular upper shock mounting plates to the frame. The original shock absorbers are retained. Barry created the new solo seat using laser cut sections.
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    The petrol tank off a Honda CB650C has more suitable lines for a bobber than the original BMW issue. The elimination of a front headlight, by using two small bar mounted spotlights, keeps the front end fresh and uncluttered. An unobtrusive sidemount taillight and small indicators complete the clean  look. Under the wrapping, the exhaust system is as standard with shortened original silencers. Dual purpose tyres add a rugged element to this motorcycle’s unique styling.
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    Barry builds motorcycles with his head and his heart. His creations are never copies of googled international images and are also practical, rideable motorcycles. This being said, he asked me to mention, when occasionally one of his practical, rideable motorcycles break down, he is very grateful that Roxy, his supportive partner, is always prepared to collect him with a trailer.
    via http://www.retrowriteup.com

    ROUGH CRAFTS’ HARLEY DYNA “URBAN CAVALRY”


    Custom Harley-Davidson Dyna built by Winston Yeh of Rough Crafts.
    Is there any remaining doubt that Rough Crafts is one of the world’s top custom Harley builders? On the evidence of this new Dyna, I don’t think so.
    ‘Urban Cavalry’ is not your typical Harley build. For starters, it’s an official commission—a gift to the custom scene from the folks at Harley-Davidson Taiwan. Even better, they gave Rough Crafts’ Winston Yeh the freedom to pursue his own direction, and he chose performance.
    Custom Harley-Davidson Dyna built by Winston Yeh of Rough Crafts.
    ‘Performance’ and ‘Harley-Davidson’ are words not usually found in the same sentence. But this machine, based on a 2014-spec Dyna Street Bob, shows what’s possible. “The Dyna platform has a good balance between engine power and bike size,” says Yeh. “Out of all the current Harley model families, it’s also got the best potential for good handling.”
    Custom Harley-Davidson Dyna built by Winston Yeh of Rough Crafts.
    To ramp up the dynamics, Yeh has fitted a complete new front end, with upside-down Kawasaki sportbike forks supplied by Satya Kraus. “Satya has been a great friend for several years now,” says Yeh. “And I’ve always loved his Dynamoto Front End kit with Öhlins forks. We’ve fitted a shorter custom version of that kit to improve the stance, and blacked-out Öhlins shocks at the back.” Yeh also installed an aluminum swingarm from Roaring Toyz and a BDL open belt drive, both of which reduce weight even further.
    The brake system is equally high end. The dark metal composite rotors were custom-made by the US firm Lyndall Racing Brakes, and they’re hooked up to six-piston calipers from exotic Swedish brand ISR. Brake fade will never be an issue.
    Custom Harley-Davidson Dyna built by Winston Yeh of Rough Crafts.
    The stock Dyna has a surfeit of torque, so the powertrain upgrades are restricted to the engine breathing. The 103 ci (1689 cc) motor gets a boost from S&S ‘Super G’ carburetion—plus a quite extraordinary exhaust system. It’s from Dog House Racing, Taiwan’s premium titanium exhaust fabricator.
    “I’ve known Dog House for years and always wanted to work with him,” says Yeh. “It’s just that our blacked-out, vintage-style bikes haven’t been a good fit for the ‘titanium rainbow’ effect he creates. But now, for this performance-driven bike, it was the perfect time to make a full titanium system. So we sat down together, and came up with a design similar to Rough Crafts’ classic ‘Bomber’ 2-into-1 pipe.”
    Custom Harley-Davidson Dyna built by Winston Yeh of Rough Crafts.
    Despite the new-found focus on tearing up the asphalt, the Dyna is the best example yet of the stunning Rough Crafts ‘look’. With a narrow custom tank and a superbike-inspired tail unit, there’s a distinct air of vintage sci-fi. It’s the kind of machine you could imagine racing through the streets in Blade Runner.
    The finish is almost entirely monochrome, with black anodized hard parts offset by semi-gloss grey paint from Air Runner. Even the Arlen Ness Beveled Wheels, 18” at the front and 17” at the back, have been completely blacked out. The only glimpses of color are the titanium exhaust pipework, the fork tubes, and tiny brass highlights on the pushrod collars made by 2 Abnormal Sides.
    Custom Harley-Davidson Dyna built by Winston Yeh of Rough Crafts.
    I wouldn’t call myself a Harley guy, but I’d be happy to have this bike in my garage. Correction: I would gladly sell a close family member to put this bike in my garage.
    Top marks to Rough Crafts for another out-of-this-world build.
    Visit Rough Crafts on Facebook | Instagram | Harley-Davidson Taiwan | Images by Bobby Ho
    Custom Harley-Davidson Dyna built by Winston Yeh of Rough Crafts.
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    Top 5 Cafe Racers On eBay This Week


    The first "Top 5 Cafe Racers" collection was published last week and it was far more popular than I had initially anticipated - over 4,000 people read it in the first 7 days and I've been contacted by a number of readers who asked me to make it a regular feature - so here we are. 

    This week's collection has quite a bit of variety, the oldest motorcycle is from 1974 and the newest is from 2010 - all of the bikes are immediately identifiable as cafe racers, and all of them would make a handsome addition to the garage.

    1981 Yamaha Virago

    The Yamaha Virago has quickly become a popular target for cafe racer builders after the team at Classified Moto almost single-handedly created the niche. This bike is a beautiful example of the model and the Buy It Now price is surprisingly affordable. 

    Click here to view the listing.

    1974 Norton Commando

    If you were to take the whole idea of the cafe racer and distill it into a spirit, it would look a lot like this vintage Norton. This is the larger 850cc engined Commando and it's been fitted with a number of original Dunstall parts, it does need work to get it road-worthy but it'd be a fantastic project. 

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    2010 Triumph Bonneville T100

    This modern Bonneville has been very tastefully customized into a vintage-looking cafe racer - the benefit of the newer engineering is that you're likely to enjoy a lot more reliability without losing any retro appeal. 

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    1980 Harley Davidson Ironhead Sportster

    This is probably the boldest of the motorcycles here and you certainly wouldn't go unnoticed riding it - that said it's a good-looking build with a solid Ironhead V-twin at its heart. 

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    1980 Yamaha XS1100

    Of all the bikes here, this XS1100 is the least expensive but also possibly the fastest. Looking at the images and reading the description leads you to think it would need a few new parts (a new seat for starters) but once sorted this would be an absolute beast of a motorcycle. 

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    via SILODROME