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Vertigo70 R65 TNT

This explosively named R65 is the work of Vertigo70, a group of privateer builders working out of an old shed in Milan.

The five friends are Massimiliano Scotti who works in publishing, Massimiliano Ferrari who works for Union Bike, mechanic Aleandro Armani, Angelo Restelli who runs a cheese shop and Emiliano Arieta, founder of Waimea Classic clothing. A proper bunch of bike-loving mates, in a Shed, juggling work, like, family and bikes.

The R65 they have built is a deliberate homage to the pro builders they admire. They cite the Wrenchmonkees, Cafe Racer Dreams and Motosumisura as the inspiration behind their work, and they’ve certainly made a great job of the build, with all the right Pro signature details, like the oversized tyres, the tucked-in Bates style headlamp, two-tone paint and a kicked up rear.

The kicked-up subframe was built by blacksmith Gippo Vigevano, who also lightened the overall weight and cut down the length of the back end of the bike, before the leather seat was added. The rear shocks are Triumph pattern copies. The crash bars and side-mounted spotlight suggest a bike built for some rough riding.

The tank has been modified and there’s a new fibreglass housing with a larger lower section designed to hide the electrics, which include a new Dynatech ignition system. Wide handlebars add some leverage in steering the beast and sport a pair of light brown grips and useful bar-end indicators. Wrapped headers and shortie exhausts are responsible for the noise, and conical filters provide the intake on the OEM Bing carbs.

Newer style rocker covers suggest the donor is an early 80s bike, which also graces the bike with twin front discs and old school Brembo calipers.

As for who did what in the Vertigo70 team; the two Massimilianos and Emiliano designed the bike, while Aleandro and Angela are credited with the mechanical build and the paint was taken care of by Rookiedesigns.

The nickname TNT comes from the loud exhaust, and as well as parting the traffic by noise alone the guys tell us that the oversized tyres give an “aggressive” riding experience. It certainly looks like a lot of fun – which is ultimately what this is all about. We can also add another really cool-looking Boxer twin to our R-Series gallery.

Thanks to the Vertigo70 crew for sharing their build with us. They have more builds in the pipeline which you’ll see on The Bike Shed in the coming weeks.

BMW R 1200 GS LC a Wunderlich-Scrambler

With our “SpeedCruiser” on the base of a HP2 Sport and our Nakedbike “Piranha”, which arouse from a S 1000 RR, we have already proven our competence in creating brachial conversions. Both motorcycles convince optically and set new standards regarding performance and handling.

Our Scrambler is now the evidence that our ideas are still expandable. In cooperation with our partner Sport-Evolution, a motorcycle specialist from Koblenz, we have completely disassembled the water-cooled 2013 GS, right after its release and constructed a genuine and impressive Scrambler.

We have exchanged nearly everything of the GS. The telelever was replaced by a completely self-constructed top yoke. New camshafts, lighter connecting rods and forged pistons do now their job in a stronger engine, where the cylinder heads and wiring harness have also been completely renewed - inclusive sharper injection electronics. By the way, the framework, suspension, tank, wheels, seat and many other parts were also replaced.

Now, the GS is definitely no longer a GS, it is a real Scrambler – to one hundred percent. Steve McQueen, the “King of Cool”, would have been delighted. And if not for this scrambler, to which other would the motto of the Scrambler icon McQueen fit better? „Racing is life, everything before and after is just waiting!“

Auto Aerobics: ... and one, two, three, four, lift that wheel!

Cars are solid, bulky objects, yes? Then you probably haven't come across Chris Labrooy's aerobic automobiles...

Originally intending only to create a digital model of Brooklyn on a cold winter's day, English artist and 3D designer Chris Labrooy found things getting a little out of hand - as a roadside Pontiac suddenly developed a bizarre life of its own. 

The Pontiac ballet of Brooklyn

The idea of ​​auto aerobics was born. And things grew (and rolled, and stretched, and flexed) from there, as the Seventies road cruiser found new forms in the warm evening light of New York. Crazy, but also rather good, we think.

For more artwork from Chris Labrooy, see chrislabrooy.com.