1976 BMW 75/6

Our pal Tim Harney Harneyboy Bikes) built this killer 1976 BMW 75/6 that was featured in BMW Motorcycle Magazine and it's making us restless. He's also launched a new site to highlight his work, go give it a gander: http://www.timharneymotorcycles.com/













photos by the talented Adam Lerner

WTCC Argentine : Les honneurs reviennent à Loeb et Lopéz / WTCC honours even as Loeb and Lopéz shine in Argentina

Au terme de deux courses riches en suspense lors de l’ouverture de la saison 2015 du Championnat du Monde FIA des Voitures de Tourisme, Sébastien Loeb et José María Lopéz les victoires.

Lopéz, héro national et champion WTCC en titre, s’impose dans la première manche pour la plus grande joie des 40 000 spectateurs qui se sont massées sous le soleil dans les tribunes de l’Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo. L’Argentin de 31 ans ne fut cependant pas en mesure de priver son équipier chez Citroën d’un succès dans la seconde.

Yvan Muller termine 2e de la première course après avoir joué des coudes avec  Lopéz au départ, tandis que Loeb complète le podium pour un triplé Citroën. Tiago Monteiro hisse pour sa part sa Honda sur la troisième marche du podium de la course 2, alors que la 2e place de Lopéz – ajoutée aux 5 points de sa pole, lui permettent de devancer Loeb de 5 unités au classement provisoire du championnat.

Norbert Michelisz remonte du fond de grille pour s’imposer dans le Trophée Yokohama avant que Mehdi Bennani ne prenne la relève durant la deuxième confrontation malgré un contact avec Muller qui l’envoya en tête ) queue.

COURSE 1 : JOIE A DOMICILE POUR LE CHAMPION LÓPEZ

Le héro argentin parvient à résister à la pression de son équipier chez Citroën Yvan Muller pour remporter un premier succès de l’année par des températures de 34°C. Porté par la foule estimée à 40 000 spectateurs, López bat finalement Muller et son troisième compagnon d’écurie Sébastien Loeb. Au volant de leur Honda, Tiago Monteiro et Gabriele Tarquini se hissent respectivement aux 4e et 5e places. Norbert Michelisz est remonté du fond de grille pour s’imposer dans le Trophée Yokohama, tandis que Ma Qing Hua lui emboite le pas après avoir calé sur la grille de départ. Tom Chilton, Stefano D’Aste et Rickard Rydell complètent le top 10 et précèdent Dušan Borković, Grégoire Demoustier et Mehdi Bennani. Le Marocain était un prétendant à la 6e place mais il heurta la LADA de Rob Huff et écopa d’un drive through. Tom Coronel, enfin, est le dernier classé après avoir dû regagner son stand pour résoudre un souci technique. James Thompson abandonna à cause d’une roue arrière droite endommagée dans le premier tour. John Filippi se retira simultanément avec la roue avant gauche abimée, tandis que son équipier Hugo Valente sortit dans le 14e tour à cause, semble-t-il, de nouveaux problèmes de freins.

COURSE 2 : LA TROISIEME DE LOEB EN WTCC

Loeb, qui s’élançait depuis la 8e place sur la grille, prit la tête de l’épreuve lorsque son équipier Ma Qing Hua, alors leader, effectua une incursion hors piste. Il contrôla ensuite López et porta son avance jusqu’à 5 secondes. Tiago Monteiro dépassa son équipier chez Honda Gabriele Tarquini pour le gain de la troisième marche du podium, tandis que Mehdi Bennani, qui entra en contact avec Yvan Muller, devance Nortbert Michelisz au classement du Trophée Yokohama. Ma Qing Hua s’était invité en 7e position après avoir dû repasser par la pit-lane pour nettoyer son radiateur obstrué, mais apparait à la 6e place du classement après avoir été pénalisé en raison d’un contact entre les deux hommes. Tom Chilton est 8e, Rickard Rydell 9e et Grégoire Demoustier 10^e pour ses débuts en WTCC. John Filippi coupe la ligne au 11e rang devant Muller, donc la collision avec Bennani lui vaudra une pénalité de cinq places sur la grille de dépar de la prochaine manche au Maroc. Dušan Borković abandonna avec une Honda endommagée à cause d’une sortie à haute vitesse. Coronel mena pour sa part durant le premier tour mais loupa son freinage au Turn 5. Il se retira néanmoins quelques tours plus tard en raison d’un souci technique. Rob Huff, le poleman James Thompson et Stefano D’Aste s’arrêtèrent tous dans le premier tour et Hugo Valente fut non partant.

TROPHÉE YOKOHAMA : MICHELISZ ET BENNANI SE PARTAGENT LES VICTOIRESNorbert Michelisz se rattrape d’une qualification désastreuse pour inaugurer le palmarès 2015 du Trophée Yokohama. Le Hongrois avait en effet perdu une roue de sa Civic durant le premier segment des qualifications et ne put signer le moindre chrono. Il parvient cependant, au prix d’une belle attaque, à battre Tom Chilton et Stefano D’Aste. Mehdi Bennani, pour sa part, ne se laissa pas déconcentrer par un contact avec Yvan Muller pour dépasser Michelisz et s’imposer dans la seconde manche avec Chilton en 3e position. Le pilote Zengö occupe néanmoins la première place du classement provisoire devant sonr ival du Sébastien Loeb Racing.

Sébastien Loeb and José María Lopéz claimed a victory apiece as the 2015 FIA World Touring Car Championship got off to a spectacular start with two action-packed races in Argentina today.

Lopéz, the national hero and reigning WTCC champion, triumphed in race one to the delight of the 40,000-strong crowd at a sun-drenched Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo. However, the 31-year-old was unable to prevent his Citroën team-mate Loeb from claiming top spot in the second event, which was punctuated by a safety car period to allow trackside marshals to clear debris from the track following a handful of early clashes.

Yvan Muller finished second in race one following a first-corner bump with Lopéz as Loeb made it a Citroën podium lockout. Honda driver Tiago Monteiro completed the podium in race two with second place for Lopéz – plus the five points he scored for claiming pole position for race one – helping the Argentine to a five-point championship lead over Loeb.

Norbert Michelisz charged through from the back of the grid to win the Yokohama Drivers’ Trophy in race one with Mehdi Bennani taking the class laurels in the second counter, despite contact with Muller sending him into a spin. It was an incident-filled start to 2015 for LADA drivers Rob Huff and James Thompson who both showed promise but were ultimately out of luck in the searing heat.

RACE ONE ROUND-UP: HOME JOY FOR CHAMPION LÓPEZJosé María López landed his fourth WTCC win on home soil with victory in race one after the home hero overcame an early challenge from Citroën team-mate Yvan Muller to claim a standout victory in ambient temperatures of 34 degrees centigrade. López beat Muller and fellow Citroën driver Sébastien Loeb with Tiago Monteiro and Gabriele Tarquini fourth and fifth respectively for Honda. Norbert Michelisz charged through from the back of the grid to top the Yokohama Drivers’ Trophy category with Ma Qing Hua next up after the Chinese driver’s Citroën stalled at the start. Tom Chilton, Stefano D’Aste and Rickard Rydell completed the top 10 with Dušan Borković 11^th, Grégoire Demoustier 12^th and Mehdi Bennani 13^th after the Moroccan was handed a drive-through penalty following a clash with Rob Huff. Tom Coronel completed the finishers after pitting with a mechanical glitch. James Thompson retired with a damaged right-rear wheel at the end of opening lap. John Filippi was also out after the first tour with damage to his front-left wheel, while team-mate Hugo Valente crashed out of 14^th on lap five and inflicted substantial damage to the front of his Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 for the second day in a row having crashed in free practice. Valente, who was nursing a sore thumb afterwards, again blamed the incident on a brake issue.

RACE TWO ROUND-UP: LOEB SCORES WTCC HAT-TRICKSébastien Loeb made it two winners from two WTCC counters by outgunning local ace José María López in the second race in Argentina. Loeb, who started eighth on the grid, hit the front when Citroën team-mate Ma Qing Hua ran wide on lap two. Despite his limited circuit racing experience, the nine-time world rally champion held off López thereafter and had built his winning margin to almost five seconds following an incident-packed race. Tiago Monteiro overtook fellow Honda driver Gabriele Tarquini for third with Mehdi Bennani fighting back from a clash with Yvan Muller to beat Norbert Michelisz to the Yokohama Drivers’ Trophy. Ma Qing Hua finished seventh after stopping to clear debris from his car’s radiator but was promoted to sixth after Michelisz was penalised following a clash between the pair. Tom Chilton finished eighth with Rickard Rydell ninth and Grégoire Demoustier 10^th on his WTCC debut. John Filippi crossed the line in 11^th one place ahead of Muller, whose collision with Bennani earned him a five-place grid penalty for the next round in Morocco. Dušan Borković retired with damage to his Honda following a high-speed off-track moment. Coronel led for part of the opening lap until he outbraked himself heading into turn five. He retired with a mechanical failure on lap five. Rob Huff, pole-sitter James Thompson and Stefano D’Aste all stopped in the opening laps, while Hugo Valente was a non-starter.

YOKOHAMA DRIVERS’ TROPHY: WIN APIECE FOR MICHELISZ AND BENNANINorbert Michelisz hit back from a disastrous qualifying session in style to take the opening-round Yokohama Drivers’ Trophy victory. The Hungarian lost a wheel from his Honda Civic on his first flying lap in qualifying and was unable to set a competitive time as a result. Nevertheless he hit back by beating Tom Chilton and Stefano D’Aste. Mehdi Bennani recovered from a clash with Yvan Muller to overtake Michelisz for the race two victory with Chilton third. However, it’s Michelisz who leads the standings heading to Morocco next month.

RECAP
Pole Position Course 1 (presentée par DHL) : José María López (Citroën C-Elysée WTCC)
Yokohama Performer Course 1 : José María López (Citroën C-Elysée WTCC)
Pole position course 2 (presentée par DHL) : James Thompson (LADA Vesta)
Yokohama Performer Course 2 : Sébastien Loeb (Citroën C-Elysée WTCC)

X-Trial : Toni Bou (Honda/Michelin) renoue avec la victoire à Barcelone

Après avoir laissé échapper la troisième épreuve du championnat du monde FIM X-Trial à Pau (France), Toni Bou s’est de nouveau imposé dimanche à Barcelone devant Adam Raga (Gas Gas/Michelin) et Albert Cabestany (Sherco/Michelin).

Après son faux pas à Pau, Toni Bou a remporté la quatrième épreuve du championnat du monde FIM X-Trial à Barcelone pour la neuvième fois. Auteur d’un run quasi parfait où il n’a commis que très peu d’erreurs, Bou a dû batailler dur avec Raga pour décrocher une troisième victoire de la saison.

« Barcelone était une épreuve importante après ma défaite face à Raga » a déclaré Toni Bou. « J’étais très nerveux et la pression est montée d’un cran à l’issue des qualifications où Raga a réalisé une très belle prestation. »

« C’était vraiment très serré avec Adam (Raga) et j’ai dû donner le meilleur de moi-même pour le battre. C’est une victoire incroyable qui me permet de reprendre confiance et d’aborder plus sereinement la fin du championnat. Je suis vraiment très content de gagner ici à Barcelone devant ma famille, mes amis et mes fans. »

Avec cette troisième victoire, Toni Bou compte désormais 13 points d’avance au classement général avant d’aborder l’avant-dernière épreuve samedi prochain en Autriche.

Jeroni Fajardo (Beta) et Eddie Karlsson (Honda) complètent le top 5.

Prochaine épreuve : Wiener Neustadt, Autriche, 14 mars

Résultats :

Barcelone :

1. Bou – 2. Raga – 3. Cabestany – 4. Fajardo – 5. Karlsson – 6. Dabill – 7. Ferrer – 8. Busto

Classement général :

1. Bou, 75 points – 2. Raga, 62 points – 3. Cabastany, 48 points – 4. Fajardo, 39 points – 5. Ferrer, 20 points - …

Touring’s Berlinetta Lusso is a Ferrari F12 in classic clothing

Two years after revealing the stunning Disco Volante, Touring Superleggera has unveiled a Ferrari-based follow-up in the form of the Berlinetta Lusso. It uses the same recipe as its Alfa-based antecedent: hand-beaten coachwork inspired by a design classic, clothing a modern rolling chassis…

A homage to the Ferrari 166 MM

For this year’s Geneva show, Louis de Fabribeckers’ design team has crafted a new interpretation of the Ferrari F12berlinetta using classic design principles, chiefly inspired by the lines of the legendary Ferrari 166 MM. While the original was designed primarily for competition (hence ‘MM’, for Mille Miglia), Touring’s latest special is intended purely for use as a Grand Tourer – although the performance it inherits is certainly not to be trifled with. The subtle restyling includes a bonnet, boot-lid, diffuser and rear apron all hand-beaten in aluminium using traditional coachbuilding techniques, yet the contemporary performance figures of the donor car remain unchanged.

Five examples, 5,000 man-hours each

Touring plans to build only five examples of the Berlinetta Lusso. Customers will be required to submit their own F12berlinetta for the conversion, and wait six months for the 5,000 man-hours of work to be completed. As you might expect, prices are available on request only.

Photos: Touring Superleggera

Interested parties can find many Ferrari F12berlinettas for sale in the Classic Driver Market.

“Fast Flip” for the Best Steak of Your Life

By BEN BOWERS 

Breaking misconceptions can be tough on the psyche. No one enjoys learning they’ve been wrong the whole time. Debunking the culinary myth that says steaks should be flipped only once ranks right up there with learning that the Brontosaurus never existed. We’ve lived the lie for so long that the truth is hard to swallow.

But, there it is: multiple culinary experts in the field agree that fast flipping is the superior way to cook a steak, for several reasons. It’s actually a faster method than the single flip and produces steaks that are more evenly cooked. Understanding why this is true involves some basic culinary science.

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The Science Behind Fast-Flipping

“The nice thing about using a computer to model cooking is that you could get the computer to do experiments that you would never think of doing in real life — like flipping a piece of meat on a grill every 5 seconds.” So after running a series of tests on common cooking scenarios, they decided to turn their attention to more extreme hypotheticals. “What we found really surprised us”, he said. “The more you flip, the more evenly the heat is transferred into the meat, and it’s transferred much faster — so the cooking time is much shorter.”While there’s plenty of information on the topic published today, we called author and food scientist Harold McGee to learn about fast flipping’s origins. As he explained, the advantages of the method first came to his attention in the middle of researching an article published in the journalPhysics Today. Working with a pair of computer scientists, the goal of the paper was to examine the physics of heat transfer in cooking through the lens of computer modeling. The eventual fast flip discovery came partially by accident McGee explained.

Skeptical of the pure data, they put a thermocouple into a steak of measured thickness and tested the method in the real world. According to McGee, the practical experiments proved “the computer model was right on.”

In his New York Times Diner’s Journal Q&A, McGee explains the thermodynamics at play in layman’s terms. Fast-flipped steaks cook faster “because neither side has time to absorb a lot of heat when facing the fire or to lose heat when facing away.”

The same forces are responsible for fast flipping’s superior evenness, according to J. Kenji López-Alt, managing culinary director of Serious Eats. As he explains from histhorough test of the practice, “by allowing each side to cool for a few moments after being heated for a few moments, the intense temperature gradient that can build up near the surface of the steak has time to dissipate. Some of that heat energy is released back into the air, while some of it dissipates into the steak. In either case, it rescues the outer layers from cooking more than they absolutely need to.”

Critics of the technique frequently cite a lack of grill marks — the hallmark of a perfectly cooked steak in our collective visual consciousness — as pitfall to the method. But the pattern of deep charred lines isn’t really ideal for maximizing a piece of meat’s full flavor potential. What you want is browning.

The Maillard Reaction is the technical term for browning, named after the French scientist who discovered its power. It’s the chemistry responsible for the rich-tasting crusts of baked bread and the delicious sear in meat. Nathan Myhrvold, founder ofThe Cooking Lab, coauthor of Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking and author of The Photography of Modernist Cuisine, describes the process in his blog postas a series of reactions by amino acids and certain simple sugars to heat, which creates a chain reaction of new molecule production. These new compounds create the rich tastes and smells that “[distinguish] the flavors of boiled, poached, or steamed foods from the flavors of the same foods that have been grilled, roasted, or otherwise cooked [at high temperatures].”

Fast flipping can brown meat just as well as traditional searing methods, granted the cooking temperatures are high and the meat is properly dried beforehand.

The Proper Technique

1

Make sure your steak is dry. Moisture inhibits the Maillard Reaction by keeping surface temperatures of the meat below the boiling point of water, according to Nathan Myhrvold. Drying the surfaces of your steaks with paper towels before cooking is one easy step to take. J. Kenji López-Alt at Serious Eatsrecommends salting your meat at least 40 minutes before cooking or even letting it air dry overnight for the best possible browning results.

2

Crank up the heat. Don’t be timid with the temperature gauge. A high surface temperature is critical for the Maillard Reaction because it “both increases the rate of chemical reactions and accelerates the evaporation of water”, says Myhrvold. Unless you’re specifically after the smoky flavor of the grill, Meathead Goldwyn of amazingribs.com recommends cooking in a cast iron skillet with a small coating of oil. And if you are cooking on the grill, he suggests swapping the heavy aluminum grates with cheaper wire versions to minimize the potential for charring.

3

Flip often. What’s meant, exactly, by “fast”? The consensus from most experts is a flipping frequency of between 15 and 60 seconds, with most advocating for a minute even. In other words, maintain focus and keep your beer breaks short.

Adam Perry Lang recommends frequently basting the steak after flips with melted butter and using an herb wand for flavor, if you’re really trying to knock it out of the park — or die faster from heart disease.

4

Know when to stop. McGee says using a small digital thermometer pushed to center of a steak from the side is the most reliable way to know when to stop. Medium rare is between 140 – 150 °F.

Cooking Trade-offs

Harold McGee is the first to say that fast flipping has its downsides. In fact, when we asked him how he normally cooks a steak at home, he was quick to point out that it depends on the circumstances.

“I’m not dogmatic. I’ll do whatever feels right in the moment. If you’re at a barbecue and having a beer with friends, then I think it makes more sense socially to flip it when you think of it and not worry about it too much. Because it’s still going to be tasty meat, even if it’s not done quite as quickly or evenly as it might be otherwise. Those are small differences compared to enjoying the experience as a whole.”

The quick searing method on high heat before cooking meat through on lower heat in the oven is another great method that prioritizes “a freedom not to pay attention to what’s going on”, he says. “That’s a restaurant technique that’s used all the time for exactly that reason.”

Whether fast-flipping is “the best” way to cook a steak ultimately depends on what you value according to McGee. “If people have different ways of cooking the same food, then that’s a pretty good argument all by itself that they’re all pretty good ways of cooking food, otherwise people wouldn’t do them.”

What’s more important in his eyes is knowing what’s happening with a particular process before you begin. “Heat transfer can be a tricky thing in the kitchen”, McGee admits. “Unless you understand what’s going on, it can play tricks on you and you can wind up grossly over or under cooking things.”

Newly armed with the knowledge of fast flipping, your days of poorly cooked meat should soon be behind you.

via GEAR PATROL

This Lamborghini Countach stole the show

At the 1982 Geneva Motor Show, Lamborghini presented the next evolution of the outrageously styled Countach – and comprehensively stole the show. Now, the LP500S is being rediscovered by the collector community...

Star of the 1982 Geneva Salon

In the spring of 1982, the ‘Salon international de l’auto de Genève’ was, for the first time, held not in the elegant old exhibition hall in the centre of Geneva, but in the newly opened Palexpo complex near Cointrin Airport. Mercedes showed its new SEC models, Porsche returned to the world of open-topped sports cars with the 911 SC Cabriolet, and Monteverdi interpreted the S-Class as a limousine of his own design, called the Tiara. The real eye-catcher, however, was on Lamborghini’s stand, where the Italians presented a new and more powerful evolution of their outrageously styled Countach: the LP500S.

Back to full power

As the name of the Lamborghini Countach LP500 – the first 1971 prototype – implied, a 12-cylinder 5.0-litre engine was originally planned for the supercar. But in 1974, when the first production version was delivered, the Countach was propelled by only a four-litre unit. From 1978, the new LP400S had a fully revamped design and a dramatic rear spoiler but the engine’s power was reduced, and it was left for the LP500S to offer a larger, now 4.75-litre engine, plus a more thrilling 375HP and – more importantly still – torque of 418Nm. Those who took the horns of this latest wild bull could expect acceleration from zero to 62mph in 5.4 seconds. 

Prices rise

Until now, the Lamborghini Countach LP500S – or 5000S, as it is sometimes (and confusingly) called – has existed rather in the shadows, between the purist first series and the later, more powerful successors, the LP5000QV and 25th Anniversary. But as prices for early model now crack the million-dollar mark, the ‘gap’ model becomes the focus of collectors’ attention. While in 2013, RM Auctions sold an LP500S with just 11,000 miles on the clock for 198,000 US dollars, a similar example in Gooding’s Scottsdale auction early this year went for 390,500 US dollars. The Lamborghini Countach LP500S shown here, with only 10,500 recorded miles, is valued by Bonhams at 400,000 to 470,000 dollars – and is up for sale on 12 March 2015 at theAmelia Island auction. We are looking forward to seeing what it the bidding will go up to. As it happens, it looks as though we’ll see an official successor to the ‘S’ at the 2015 Geneva Show. More to be revealed soon… 

Photos: Bonhams

For a selection of Lamborghini Countaches for sale, see the Classic Driver Market.

This article is part of the series 'Cars we Love', in which we bring you our favourite classics and modern classics, every Saturday morning.

2001 KTM 520 EXC-R – Ol’ Keithy

 Written by Martin Hodgson.

It’s a familiar story, a motorcycle enthusiast sees a big dollar build on the internet by one of the industry legends and tries to replicate what they see. A year later, thousands of dollars wasted and a newly listed “Unfinished project” for sale on eBay and it all comes to a sad end. But Chad Edwards was always going to be too smart to fall into that trap, he adapted when he had to, learnt as he went and with the help of Brendan Forrest from Premier Exhaust & Automotive has designed and built himself a killer KTM Tracker styled Motard on a reasonable budget.

Bought for just $1100 due to a suspected bent valve, Chad picked up the 2001 KTM 520 EXC-R at what is a bargain price. But after a couple of nights swinging the spanners he’d diagnosed the problem to be carby related and with a rebuild kit installed it was running like a dream. The first thought was to build a Café Racer KTM just like the RSD 525 by custom bike building legend Roland Sands. But having picked up a set of KTM Behr Super Motard Rims Chad quickly decided the bike was just way to fun now to move away from a Motard setup. But wanting a look of his own the decision was made to go with Motard performance and Street Tracker style. With the Behr rims fitted the rest of the handling needed an overhaul which came in the form of 40mm shortened forks upgraded to gold valves and the rear shock being slightly shortened & stiffened using a heavier spring.

Making a dirt bike look like anything but is never as easy as it looks, odd shaped tanks and plastics lend themselves well to blasts in the bush but to create a different look requires a great deal of skill. To get the individual look he was after Chad decided on a replica CB100 tank with custom fabricated mounts to adapt it to the frame. But this meant the standard radiator would never go back in place so a CF-Moto 650 item was secured underneath with custom hangers. To really make the Tracker look work a custom subframe was always going to be required, in this case rose jointed to new mounts that perfectly position the HD750 replica seat. Just like the subframe the number plate holder and head light mount were fabricated by hand, the later supporting a 4 ½ inch Bates style headlight.

With the fabrication complete the bike was torn down, with the frame & tins sent away to powder coat & paint. With the bike in pieces in made sense to give the engine a freshen up, the heads were ported, a Hot Cam fitted and a new Wossner high comp piston installed. Chad says tuning is still a work in progress as the new cam draws far more air than they can find an air filter to handle, but with it removed the KTM pumps out a very impressive 56 rwhp. Wanting to maintain the look of the negative space between seat and tire the exhaust needed to be well thought out; leaving the only real option to go under slung with a fully handmade & shaped stainless muffler & system made to hang from the bash plate. Not only does the Motard stance give plenty of room to work underneath the bike, the final design is beautiful to look at and you can be sure barking loud when the throttle is cracked.

Pro-taper Carmichael Contour fat bars give Chad something to hold onto while a Trail tech Vapour dash on a custom fabricated mount gives the vital information right in the riders view. Chad initially intended for the bike to be fully wrapped in brushed matt titanium vehicle wrap, but a fuel leak on its maiden test at Sydney Motor Sport Park destroyed that design. Being a sign writer by trade meant Chad had no problem with a redesign and what he came up with is the stunning black & vintage style KTM Decals you see before you.

Nicknamed “Ol’ Keithy” this KTM has gone from the desire to build a RSD inspired Café Racer to a Tracker Styled Motard and the result is truly spectacular. With a bike that looks as good standing still as it does ripping up the streets just the way he likes it, Chad has taken the path in true personalized perfection. The fact that Ol’ Keithy can also show a clean pair of heals to many bigger bikes on the track would definitely get the thumbs up from Sands and Chad can be very proud of this very unique dirt bike transformation.

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