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    mardi 14 juillet 2015

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    Fauville en Caux ; les 15 ans de la fête de la moto



    avec les Rolf Circus et les TAPADUFEU ....si si :-))
















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    Bilan positif à la mi-saison pour Loris Baz


    Le rookie français boucle la première moitié de la saison 2015 en tant que deuxième pilote Open, à seulement cinq points d’Héctor Barberá.
                Bilan positif à la mi-saison pour Loris Baz
    Alors que vient de se terminer le neuvième Grand Prix, sur un total de dix-huit, Loris occupe au championnat la deuxième place de la catégorie Open à cinq points du leader. Il devance des pilotes beaucoup plus expérimentés que lui, ce qui est donc satisfaisant à la mi-saison alors qu’il effectue sa première année en MotoGP, la classe au niveau le plus élevé des Championnats du Monde.
    Sur le circuit du Sachsenring, l’Australien Jack Miller dominait initialement les Open, devant Baz et Nicky Hayden. Mais il se faisait remonter, puis dépasser par Héctor Barberá qui allait finalement s’imposer. Loris se blessait à un muscle du dos lors d’un décrochement brutal de l’arrière de sa moto, qui allait le handicaper en le faisant souffrir jusqu’à la fin de la course. Il faisait du mieux qu’il pouvait, mais ne parvenait qu’à terminer cinquième des Open, dix-neuvième du classement général.
    Le Grand Prix d’Allemagne était remporté par Marc Márquez qui réussissait l’exploit de s’imposer pour la sixième fois consécutive sur le circuit du Sachsenring. Il précédait son coéquipier Dani Pedrosa, qui ravissait la deuxième marche du podium à Valentino Rossi. C’était toutefois une bonne opération pour le campionissimo italien car son principal adversaire au championnat Jorge Lorenzo ne pouvait terminer qu’en quatrième position, ce qui permettait à Rossi d’accroître son avance à treize points. Le prochain GP aura lieu à Indianapolis le 9 août.
                   Race Allemagne
    « Après le warm up j’étais plutôt confiant car j’avais un bon rythme de course comme depuis le début du week-end, constatait Loris. Dès les premiers tours du Grand Prix, j’ai eu quelques petits soucis de l’avant, mais comme souvent on avait un peu moins de grip car nous courions après les Moto2. Ensuite j’ai fait une grosse équerre, un gros high side, après avoir passé Alex de Angelis, et ça m’a complètement bloqué le dos. J’ai eu très mal au dos et ça a été la torture pour terminer la course parce que ça me faisait vraiment souffrir. Je n’arrivais plus à me concentrer. Je suis allé au bout mais ça n’a vraiment pas été une course facile. Ce n’est pas grave, ça fera seulement un peu plus de points à rattraper lors des prochaines épreuves. Il en reste neuf. 
    « Le bilan à la mi-saison est positif. Si on m’avait dit l’hiver dernier qu’à cette période de l’année j’aurais gagné deux courses en Open et que je serais à la lutte pour la première place de la catégorie, j’aurais signé tout de suite. Il y a beaucoup de monde dans cette classe Open, de nombreux bons pilotes. Le bilan est positif et j’en suis content. Je progresse à presque toutes les sorties, sauf ce week-end où on a eu du mal, mais sinon on a évolué favorablement en permanence. J’espère qu’on pourra continuer à progresser de la même manière pendant la deuxième partie de la saison. »

    X-RAID SIGNS MIKKO HIRVONEN


     The Finn to race the MINI ALL4 Racing in the Dakar Rally
    - Debut in Spain’s Baja Aragon

    Even after having celebrated four consecutive Dakar wins, X-raid isn’t ready to rest. Instead, it is working on creating the best possible package for the coming years. On the one hand, the X-raid team consistently enhances the MINI ALL4 Racing, currently the most successful off-road vehicle of the world, and on the other, X-raid succeeded in signing another competitive driver for its line-up: Mikko Hirvonen. The experienced rally driver already demonstrated his skills at the wheel of the MINI ALL4 Racing in tests.
    The former WRC ace was thrilled by the MINI ALL4 Racing right from the start. Although the switch to off-road rallying represents a major challenge for the Finn. To provide him the best possible support on the way to coping with the new challenge, X-raid teams him up with the experienced co-driver Michel Périn. Périn is a four-time Dakar winner who celebrated his last Dakar-win to date in 2014: together with Nani Roma in a MINI ALL4 Racing. And although the Frenchman had announced his retirement from motor racing, early this year, he didn’t want to miss out on this opportunity. He already acted as Hirvonen’s co-driver in the tests and was fascinated by the Finn right away.
    In his 13 WRC years, Hirvonen finished second in the World Championship four times (2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012) but at the end of the 2014 season, the 35 year old retired from the WRC sport for good. In June, he tested the MINI ALL4 Racing in Morocco for the first time and in a few days, in Spain’s Baja Aragon held in late July, Hirvonen will drive the MINI ALL4 Racing for the first time in anger.
    “We are really delighted with having succeeded in signing Mikko” said X-raid's Team Manager Sven Quandt. “He certainly will be an asset not only to our team but to the Dakar, too. In the tests in Morocco he delivered in truly impressive style and felt good on the ‘new terrain’ right from the start. Nonetheless, one shouldn’t have too high expectations regarding his Dakar debut. Mikko still has to gather a lot of experience as the Dakar is a unique event. But on the other hand, Michel is a very experienced co-driver who has got what it takes to support him in many areas.”

    Three questions to Mikko Hirvonen
    1. What do you know about Dakar?
    I can say that six months ago I didn't know a lot, just what I have seen on TV. Of course, I knew it was a real long-distance race without pace notes and that it's far more about navigation and not so much about driving flat out. But now I've been executing long tests with the X-raid Team and I've been lucky to have been teamed-up with my very experienced co-driver, Michel Périn. He and the team helped me a lot to get a better picture of what it’s all about and the more they tell me, the more I'm getting excited about the challenge.
    2. How was your feeling in the MINI during the tests and how was it to change your driving style?
    Of course, the car and the terrain where we were driving differed a lot from what you have to cope with in WRC rallying. A WRC car is more precise and more responsive but wouldn’t be able to go to the places we can go to with the MINI. And the MINI’s strength and ruggedness is just incredible. Sometimes we aren’t racing on roads but have to contest full off-road sections and the punishment this car is able to take is extremely impressive. Meanwhile, the speed isn’t a real problem for me – but understanding the limits of the car in the bad section still is. In addition, I would say that contesting the long sections in Raid rallying is more physical than what you have to cope with in the conventional rally sport.
    3. What is your goal for the Dakar and the Baja Aragon?
    It's a lot about the experience. Dakar is such a long race and the dunes there are in a world of their own. So, to finish the event without encountering major problems or without getting stuck anywhere already would represent a really good achievement for my first Dakar. Meanwhile, the Baja Aragon is going to be more of the kind of rallying I'm used to. But driving without pace notes in your road book is not so easy and I still have to keep on familiarizing myself with the MINI as well. But should I feel good in the car and everything works well we hopefully will be able to set some good times in Baja Aragon.

    Triumph Bonneville ‘Moose’ by Mean Machines


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    When it comes to building a custom motorcycle, so many factors can influence the way the bike turns out. But when Wenley Andrews from Mean Machines in Australia started dating a new girlfriend, he didn’t realize at the time how this new romance would affect the outcome of his latest project. You see, Wenley had just picked up a 2008 Triumph Bonneville that he was planning on turning into something special. Around the same time he picked up a girl called Hayley who turned out to be something special as well. “Hayley had been very close to her dad who had tragically passed away just before I’d met her.” says Wenley. “I’m not sure if that’s why she took an interest in my hobby of bike building but I was grateful for the company.” Needless to say, Hayley influenced many of the decisions when it came to this build, including the name – but more on that later.
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    The plan for the bike was to create a true vintage looking bike using a modern Bonnie. Wenley believes that this “requires a subtle yet sophisticated approach. Less is more I believe.” Wenley started this build with the exhaust. He had the brand new cocktail shaker pipes lying around his garage for a few months and was itching to use them on a bike. “I brushed them to tone down the overall chrome on the bike” he says.
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    Wesley chose classic Amal style ribbed rubber grips, blackened forks with custom black fork sleeves and guitars added something old school to the front end. “When I’m building bikes, many of the modified parts don’t necessarily fit the way I see them in my head. So extra hours are always needed in order to achieve my vision. The Speed Merchant sprocket cover for example was blessed with the Mean Machines magic so it sits flush with the engine casing.”
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    Wenley also removed the stock reservoir position to give the bike a leaner look on the frame. When it came to the electrics, he used a standard mini lithium battery and hid everything else under the seat. The rear frame was shortened by 3 inches and a new custom fiberglass seat pan was designed which was then covered with a suede diamond stitch seat.
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    This mean machine is sitting nice and low on short vintage style rear shocks – the frame sits a mere six centimeters from the rear tire. The rear tail light now takes a more aggressive position all the way behind the 180 rear tire. Hayley was responsible for the colour scheme. “She chose a very retro, very sexy, baby blue and cream GT stripes with gold accents. My signature “Mean” adorns both sides of the tank” he says.
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    While the bike was being painted by Smith Concepts, Wenley took a trip with Hayley’s family to North Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef to scatter her fathers ashes on the Great Barrier Reef – a place that he loved so much. It was there that Hayley told him that her dad used to call her Moose as an affectionate nickname. On the way back from the trip, Wenley had an epiphany and straight away knew the name he was going to call his latest build… and Moose was born. 
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    [Photographs by Manny Tamayo] via PIPEBURN

    A NEW FILM ON THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS RACE



    The Isle of Man TT has claimed the lives of 246 competitors since 1911. It’s the most dangerous sporting event in the world—but year after year, the racers return.

    We’ve all seen the GoPro footage on YouTube and the heart-stopping crashes. But no one has examined the fatal attraction of the IOM TT: just why do the riders risk their lives?
    Now Studio Kippenberger has answered that question with a stunning short film, titled simply IOM TT. The Berlin-based production company is legendary in automotive circles, creating otherworldly atmospheres with drones and floating ‘gimbal’ camera rigs.

    Kippenberger has pulled together the world’s best crew for this film, and the result is simply amazing.

    Motorcyclist magazine agrees: “…truly stunning photography and painstakingly arranged slow-mo sequences that perfectly capture the drama and danger of threading hedgerows at 180 mph.” And motojournalist Wes Siler hailed IOM TT as “… probably the most compelling 15 minutes of motorcycling I’ve ever watched.”
    The IOM TT film is now available for download or streaming on Vimeo for just $4.99. Highly recommended.
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    MILITARY MONTH 2015


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    Its official! Military Month is here on UTVUnderground.com. Our goal is to use the month to not only show appreciation to the men and women of our armed forces, both past and present, but to also raise awareness for the Warfighter Made organization. We hope in the future that the month of July will be embraced as Military Month across the world of off-road and that this idea will spread across our industry.
    Did you know that 22 veterans commit suicide each day? Its true, and its disturbing. Citizens across our nation are working hard to bring awareness to this terrible reality. Visible scars, while also very serious, are more easily addressed and treated. But its the invisible wounds that are so hard to see, and much harder in many cases to treat and cure. Most of us will never understand just how deep the wounds of combat go. I hope hearing this statistic makes you as motivated to help veterans and those still enlisted as it does us. That is why we want to encourage all of you to reach out, thank a veteran and our enlisted soldiers, tell them you are grateful and let them know we do care.
    Why is UTVUnderground.com supporting Warfighter Made (WFM) ? We aren’t picking WFM out over anyone else, we are behind anyone who is playing a role in supporting our nations military. We are also not saying you only have to support WFM, there a host of amazing organizations like them who are doing great things and we would encourage anyone to support any organization who does this great work. But we have built a special relationship with WFM over the past year thanks to the introduction from our friends Jeremy & Jason Merrell of the UTV Wolfpack. We have been lucky enough to work with WFM and have chosen to adopt WFM as our charity of choice because we have seen first hand how WFM helps both veterans and enlisted members of the military. Polaris RZR has also gotten behind WFM, donating multiple machines so that they can further expand their recreational therapy program. Many in the off-road community have embraced WFM, we want to see that support increase!
    What is Warfighter Made and what do they do? WFM is an organization founded by veterans Robert Blanton, Brian T. Meyer & friend Butch Lynch. This trio of friends wanted to create a non-profit organization that would allow them to help and rehabilitate their injured brothers and sisters. Robert and Brian suffer from their own physical and invisible scars due to their years in combat. WFM has 3 main goals in helping veterans:
    “We adapt, and customize a combat wounded Veteran’s vehicle, so they can continue doing the things they enjoy, while their vehicle reflects their individual personality.
    We invite ill, injured and combat wounded Veterans to participate in our recreational therapy trips. These adventures include shooting at ranges, participating in Lucas Oil Off Road events, our out door adventures with our Polaris RZRs.
    We work with other like minded nonprofits, businesses and individuals to ensure the Veteran gets the best experience possible.”
    Learn more at www.WarfighterMade.org
    We are working with Polaris RZR and other companies in our sport to raise money for Warfighter Made so that they can reach a goal of purchasing a permanent headquarters so that they can further expand their services of helping ill and injured combat veterans. We are asking everyone to make a donation to WARFIGHTER MADE!
    We live in the worlds greatest country, no doubt about it. We go about life with a freedom that few around the world truly understand. But as the cliche goes, freedom isn’t free. Its because of this sacrifice that we want to say thank you and honor these courageous heroes who continue to work every day to ensure our freedom. Join us by saying thank you, tagging #MilitaryMonth on social media and help us show our nations military that the UTV & off-road community stands behind them! Help us make the month of July Military Month every year!!
    Stay tuned, we have a host of awesome content coming starting this week, you won’t want to miss it!
    With Respect,
    Joey D.
    If you or your company want to join UTVUnderground.com, Mad Media, and Polaris RZR in supporting Military Month in off-road please send us an email to joeyd@utvunderground.com. We are offering advertising incentives for the month of July with all proceeds going toWarfighter Made

    LIONS DEN CUSTOMS CUB 002


    Everyone remembers their first time, especially a young man. That slightly stale yet sweet smell of leather, the wood, the noise and that sense of being pinned back in your seat. Classic cars, they really get under your skin and once you’ve experienced the raw thrill from a purer time it’s hard to be anything other than obsessed, or at the very least transfixed by their beauty.
    Jack’s dad had an Austin Healey 3000S, painted in American racing colours and he remembers it fondly so when it came time for him to experience classic machinery for himself, inspiration was simple. Dan from Lion’s Den Customs was only too happy to sit down and go through the spec and design options over a coffee, as he too had HVD, Historic Vehicle Disease. Together Jack and Dan hatched a plan for a nostalgic looking Yamaha XS650, a donor they agreed could offer aesthetic similarity with one of the most iconic British sports cars from the late 1950s and early sixties.
    Lion's Den CubTwo 2With a brief signed off, this 1974 model was stripped right back to the frame. In order to bear resemblance to a Healey, there would be a stack of polishing and plating to be done so the guys from I Cleenz Macheenz in South London were given the heads up to expect a full load. In addition to the chroming Dan wanted to ensure a mirror finish on the aluminium parts, including the engine cases and fork legs. We hope he had some good tunes on the iPod as this lot looks like it took a fair while.
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    Those of you familiar with the Healey will no doubt recognise the fuel tank bulge on the Cub 002, reminiscent of the bonnet duct that helped direct cool air to the triple SU carbs. Dan spent ages trialling different shapes with card and went through five metal prototypes before committing and welding the hand-rolled scoop, the filler cap was then repositioned forward and to the right. The paint scheme is just as Jack remembers from his father’s car and looks resplendent against all that polished metal. Accents of are picked up in the fenders and even the handlebar mounts. Black Shuck Kustom took care of the paint, the blue being from the Peugeot colour chart and the cream is a freestyle mix.
    Lion's Den CubTwo 4Wire wheels were a must so the polished hubs were sent off to Essex Wheels & Engineering for lacing to stainless rims and classic patterned Dunlop T100s complete the job. The side panels are a combination of an aluminium frame with stainless steel mesh, inspired by the Healey’s radiator grille, just showing off the new battery box behind, highly polished of course.
    Lion's Den CubTwo 5Motogaget speedos might be fitted to nearly every build these days and one wouldn’t have looked out of place here, but the Smiths Digital Chronometric gauge adds that final 1% and is spot-on. Even the movement is similar to those jerky needles from half a century ago, but now with a digital tacho and idiot lights. Triumph T140 bars are wide with a decent sweep, again, perfect for the overall stance and left clean of cumbersome switchgear thanks to mini-toggle switches.
    Lion's Den CubTwo 6To achieve a neater, flatter line the subframe was removed and a new one fabricated, complete with repositioned shock mounts to take a pair of period looking Hagons. There had been talk of nickel plating the frame but Greg from Black Shuck insisted that the latest chrome powdercoat would provide a durable finish and look just as good. From here you can’t tell the difference and both Dan and Jack are delighted with the effect.
    With all that shiny stuff going on, the engine could have ended up being somewhat lost so Dan squared-off the fins on the barrel before spraying black, he then spent what felt like an eternity polishing each fin edge by hand to match the sheen of the side cases. Whilst at it the rocker adjustment caps were buffed, the overall effect demonstrating that the big-bore XS engines really are one of the most handsome power plants ever made.
    Lion's Den CubTwo 7Proper black cow hide was used to upholster the seat, piped in cream, just like the figure-hugging bucket seats of old. Brit-style silencers add a bit of visual weight to the rear-end along with a sonorous soundtrack.
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    Dan is thoroughly pleased with how the Cub 002 rides and will now be fitting T140 bars to more builds in the future. Perhaps more important though is that newly qualified rider Jack is thrilled with his bike and needs to be prized off the thing, testament to the hard graft, long hours and weapons grade caffeine that went into this build. No rest for Dan though, Cub 003 is already well underway.
    If you like what you see here, Cub 001 is for sale in the Bike Shed Custom Classifieds here and currently on display atBolt London, and you can keep an eye on progress of future projects on Facebook and Instagram.
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    8 Best Dual Sport Motorcycle Concepts by Oberdan Bezzi


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    If ever the Zen and Art of Motorcycle Design is to be written, Oberdan Bezzi surely must be the inspiration. The flow of designs from his studio in Riccioni, on the north-east coast of Italy, reveal a personal quest for perfection, both in artistic rendition and the elusive mesh between innovation and market appeal.
    As a world-renowned designer, Bezzi likes to create concept bike sketches he believes manufacturers “should” build. They may not always agree, but some of Bezzi’s sketches have turned out to closely resemble models that later went into production (e.g. BMW S1000R). He also works with major manufactures like Ducati, Moto Guzzi and Aprilia as an external consultant and has had a hand in designing a number of bikes that have gone into production.
    Oberdan produces concepts for all styles of motorcycles but many of his most impressive renditions are dual sport or adventure bike models. Here are eight of his best dual sport motorcycle concepts in no particular order:
    1. BMW R1200 “BAJA”
    Best Dual Sport Motorcycle Concept: BMW R1200 BAJA
    Inspired by the legendary off-road challenge in Mexico’s Baja peninsula, Bezzi’s iteration of the much-anticipated BMW Scrambler oozes race-ready appeal. Conceived as a limited edition promo to spearhead the scrambler’s future launch, Bezzi’s concept is based on the wildly successful R nineT roadster, the perfect “blank canvas” bike.
    Immediate impressions of the Baja speak of the German marque’s characteristically competitive spirit, but with an iconic flourish. Spoked wheels, 21” front, high-end forks, raised front fender, competition pipe, and a let’s-get-dirty stance leave little doubt about the Baja’s racing ambitions.
    Stripped to the bare essentials, a minimalist instrument cluster, telescopic forks and the air-cooled “oilhead” engine overshadow the high-end chassis, modern suspension and braking fitments. But a racing seat and streamlined tank leave no doubt about the Baja’s distance running ambitions; the kind of bike designed to chase down, and keep down, a trail of dust.
    2. Yamaha MT-09 Triple WORLDCROSSER
    Best Dual Sport Motorcycle Concept: YAMAHA MT-09 TRIPLE WORLDCROSSER CONCEPT
    The inspiration behind the MT 09 Triple Worldcrosser cannot be mistaken and surely is as close as any designer can possibly get to the ultimate long-distance adventure motorcycle.
    Boasting an under-seat auxiliary tank, crash bars, knobby tires, skid plate and headlight protector, the Worldcrosser clearly is the off-road version of what Bezzi reckons should be the next generation Ténéré. Yamaha, we suspect, knows that Bezzi has hit the sweet spot and that this particular rendition will blow open the middleweight sector, and more so if the aggressive Ténéré pricing is carried through.
    The MT-09 Naked Bike platform with its highly rated 857cc Triple engine is key. With 107 horses on tap, it packs a punch on par with the 1200cc Super Ten but the bike tips the scales about 50 pounds shy of what the BMW F800GS and Triumph Tiger 800 weigh. Put in adventure speak, even with heavier trim, Bezzi’s bike still outguns its rivals in power and weight. Who said pretty can’t punch?
    3. Moto Guzzi X-Rally
    Best Dual Sport Motorcycle Concept: MOTO GUZZI X-RALLY 1200
    Bezzi is not scared to push the envelope and the Moto Guzzi X-Rally represents his progressive thinking, not only in the design of the bike, but also for advocating the entry of an up-yours scrambler in the enduro class.
    Inspired by the Stelvio NTX1200, the X-Rally appears to be a much better off-road prospect. The limitations of the cumbersome V-twin powerplant notwithstanding, Bezzi has improved its off-road credentials with a leaner look, robust frame, higher clearance, dual-sport tires and twin Akrapovic exhausts.
    More to the point, a redesigned seat makes for a more upright riding position and a new suspension for greater travel front and rear. Laudable as Bezzi’s efforts are, critics fixate on the Stelvio’s weight hovering around the 600 lbs (275 kg) mark, and the high-revving motor that loses out on low-torque grunt.
    Then again, Bezzi’s self-proclaimed mission is not to reconcile the impossible, but to challenge the status quo. This the X-Rally does, and more.
    4. Aprilia 750 Pegaso V2
    Best Dual Sport Motorcycle Concept: APRILIA 750 PEGASO V2 PROJECT
    The demise of the Aprilia Pegaso 650 Trail and Honda Transalp XL700V left a vacuum in the middle-weight adventure motorcycle market, a gap Bezzi hopes to plug with the Pegaso 750 Trail V-Twin concept.
    Built around the same motor as that of the Dorsoduro 750 Supermoto, the styling is strongly reminiscent of the Caponord 1200. The motor seems a perfect fit – the V-twin configuration and six-speed transmission promises a highly tractable ride with enough oomph to cross a continent or haul a pillion.
    It’s appeal lies in the exotic package though, beautifully sculpted lines matched to the unique character of an Italian V-Twin. Others see the 750 Trail as the perfect cross-over between smooth tar and bumpy gravel, a true all-rounder with sultry Italian styling.
    5 & 6. BMW Dakar Rally Tribute Bikes
    BMW’s racing DNA runs deep in the Paris Dakar lore and the marque is now mining the dividends of its 1980s dominance. To this end, Bezzi has designed machines that pay tribute to the legends who raced the equally legendary R80/GS to victory in the Sahara desert – Hubert Auriol (1981, 1983) and Gaston Rahier (1984, 1985).
    Best Dual Sport Motorcycle Concept: BMW R1200GS GASTON CONCEPT
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    Best Dual Sport Motorcycle Concept: BMW R1200GS HUBERT CONCEPT
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    While colors and livery will distinguish the individual packages, the real prize is the new 1200 liquid-cooled motor, 21” front rim, and Telelever forks. The Hubert Auriol and Gaston Rahier tribute bikes could also serve a developmental role in BMW’s quest to re-assert its off-road dominance from yesteryear. Hand building these machines with personalized performance tweaks would also add to their mystique.
    The intention is clear — to throw down the gauntlet with a fearsome off-road statement for which select customers will pay top dollar. Who better to bring it all together than Bezzi?
    7. Moto Guzzi “Vetta” 1200 Global Sport
    Best Dual Sport Motorcycle Concept: MOTO GUZZI VETTA 1200 BAGs
    Few briefs are up Bezzi’s street better than the total redesign of the successor to the aging Stelvio. Bezzi doesn’t spare the traditions – the 1200 Global Sport is a lean maxi-enduro with a mean stance that hollers at those adventure riders happier in the dirt.
    Certainly a departure from the Motto Guzzi norm, the Vetta is bound to stir up tensions in the big boy club, not to mention attracting some desirous stares.
    While the unwieldy V-twin motor remains a design challenge, Bezzi’s no-holds barred treatment of the frame and suspension has created a dirt-friendly package with decent clearance on par with the opposition.
    In true Bezzi style, the Vetta also radiates practicality and versatility, be it commuting on asphalt or crossing a continent. It’s an exciting concept, one sure to rev up the 1200 club. Viva Vetta!
    8. BMW R 120 “PD SPIRIT”
    Best Dual Sport Motorcycle Concept: BMWR 120-PD SPIRIT
    Unashamedly harking back to the pioneering days of the GS series, Bezzi’s R 120 PD SPIRIT epitomizes the timelessness of classic design. It’s also Bezzi’s not-so-subtle counter punch to the seemingly endless proliferation of technologically elitist machines.
    What’s the point, Bezzi asks, of a bike that is made to conquer continents, but is used for commuting? Instead, why not have a bike that ticks all the boxes – comfortable, credible, and classically good-looking?
    Duly inspired by the “blank canvas” of the R nineT, Bezzi builds the SPIRIT around the characteristic 1200cc air-cooled twin motor. He adds upside down forks, old-school headlamp and an original front fender but also ditches the protective plastic up front.
    While the spoked wheels with decent off-road rubber, a bulbous tank and flat seat underline the SPIRIT’s dirty intentions, it’s the nostalgic Paris Dakar decals that seal this real deal.
    For more of Oberdan Bezzi’s designs visit Motosketches website.
    via http://www.advpulse.com