R 1100 RS

1994 BMW R1100RS custom cafe racer

Found on Ebay, the current owner claims about 400lbs for this 90hp smart contemporary beemer. Despite its ugly Telelever, this bike is to me an interesting solution to recover an unsightly tourer from the 90's and to suggest a new wave of reliable street legal BMW custom. More details i the rest of this post. 

Starting with a 1994 R1100RS with some 26,000 miles, this bike was completely rebuilt incorporating a new customized gas tank, frame, seat, fairing and suspension. Apparently, the bike had been in storage off and on for many years with the original owner rarely riding it. During that time some parts like seat, fairing and gas tank were damaged. The current owner says he purchased the bike in that condition and decided to modify it as he believes that the original RS is too heavy. According to him, after the modifications, the bike is over 110 lbs lighter.

 

Main specs. Custom stainless steel exhaust system. New gas tank: shell from a 70’s R90S; new custom tank built underneath to allow room for the stock computer and fuel pump. Carbon fibre front fender. ABS brake system removed together with related brake pipes and wiring with a claimed saving of over 35-40 lbs. Original Bosch fuel injection. New custom subframe and seat (claimed weight saving of about 42 lbs). Simplified wiring. New electronic tachometer. Bilstein front end shock with a higher rate spring was fitted and now the handling is awesome. Brembo brakes with braided steel brake hoses.

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DAKAR : DUSTER !!

les deux "Duster" de Renault Argentine sont actuellement (fin étape 7) aux 18 et 30 éme places du général !!! 
joli !!!!

Dakar, Leg 7: Sainz claims another stage win / étape 7 : Seconde victoire de Sainz

Carlos Sainz (Buggy SMG) collected his second stage win since the start of the 2014 Dakar to beat a pack of chasing Mini ALL4 Racings led by Al-Attiyah, Roma and Peterhansel. The latter has moved up to second overall after a time penalty was handed to Orlando Terranova.

Carlos Sainz (Buggy SMG) a remporté sa seconde victoire d’étape sur ce Dakar 2014 devant une horde de Mini ALL4 Racing/Michelin emmenée par Al-Attiyah, Roma et Peterhansel qui a pris la deuxième place du classement général après une pénalité infligée à Orlando Terranova.

After Saturday’s rainy rest day in Salta, the bivouac’s dwellers woke up to muddy conditions to get the competition’s second week off to an interesting start. Salta is also the beginning of the line of the famous Train to the Clouds (Tren de la Nubes) which takes passengers through the Andes to the Chilean border at an altitude of more than 4,200 metres. The line features 29 bridges, 21 tunnels and 13 viaducts, and the two-way journey takes 17 hours.

Today’s 763km loop though the Salta region lasted only 4h43m28s for the stage’s winner Sainz whose second win of the event takes his score on the Dakar to a total of 27, placing him fourth in the record books, behind Vatanen (50), Peterhansel (30) and Ickx (29). “We went well,” he reported. The stage was very varied: narrow and twisty in places at the beginning, but then wider towards the end.”

High in the natural habitat of lamas and vicunas, the SMG Buggy driver succeeded in outpacing a train of no fewer than six Michelin-equipped Mini ALL4 Racings, their ranks led by Al-Attiyah (4m24s), ahead of team-mates Peterhansel, Roma, Holowczyc, Villagra and Vasilyev. In total, the day’s top 10 featured seven Minis, plus Giniel de Villiers (Toyota) and Bernhard Ten Brinke (Ford-HRX).

The leaderboard is still topped by Roma, but his closest threat is now Peterhansel who moved up a notch when Terranova took a 15-minute penalty for colliding with a biker. The Argentinean also dropped 18 minutes on the stage and has fallen back to fourth, behind South Africa’s Giniel de Villiers.

Monday’s journey will take car competitors across the Andes for the first Chilean stage of the 2014 Dakar 2014. The day begins with a 510km road section which climbs to almost 5,000 metres at the Paso de Jama, while the stage itself (302km) will finish near the mining town of Calama. Sainz will leave Salta at 5:15am, and the stage is due to start at 11:50am.

Après une journée de repos marquée par des pluies diluviennes hier, le bivouac de Salta s’est réveillé dans la boue ce matin pour une deuxième semaine de course qui a démarré sur un train d’enfer.Salta, c’est aussi le point de départ du Train vers les Nuages (Tren de la Nubes) qui emmène ses passagers dans la Cordillère des Andes, jusqu’à la frontière chilienne, à plus de 4200 mètres d’altitude, via 29 ponts, 21 tunnels, 13 viaducs… A la belle saison, l’aller-retour dure 17 heures.

L’aller-retour à Salta de 763 km proposé aux autos aujourd’hui n’aura duré que 4h43min28s pour le vainqueur, Carlos Sainz, qui signe sa 2^e victoire d’étape cette année, sa 27^e au Dakar qui le place en 4^e position au palmarès Autos derrière Vatanen (50), Peterhansel (30) et Ickx (29). « On a bien roulé. La spéciale était très variée avec des portions étroites et sinueuses au début, puis des pistes plus larges. »

Sur les grands espaces de l’altiplano andin, parmi lamas et vigognes, le Buggy SMG a devancé une horde de six Mini ALL4 Racing emmenée par Nasser Al-Attiyah.

Le Qatari a pris la 2^e place du jour à 4min24s de Sainz, et précédé ses équipiers Peterhansel, Roma, Holowczyc, Villagra, Vasilyev. Huit Mini figurent dans le top-ten complété par Giniel de Villiers (Toyota), Terranova et Bernhard Ten Brinke (Ford-HRX).

Nani Roma est toujours leader du classement général devant Stéphane Peterhansel qui a progressé d’une place après une pénalité de 15 minutes infligée à Orlando Terranova ce matin pour avoir percuté un motard. L’Argentin, qui a également perdu 18 minutes aujourd’hui, a chuté à la 4^e place du général derrière le Sud-Africain Giniel de Villiers.

Demain, les concurrents Autos vont traverser la Cordillère des Andes pour la 1^ère étape chilienne de ce Dakar 2014. La spéciale débutera côté chilien après 510 km de liaison et un passage à près de 5000 mètres d’altitude via le Paso de Jama. La spéciale longue de 302 km s’achèvera aux portes de la cité minière de Calama. Carlos Sainz quittera le bivouac de Salta à 5h15 pour un départ en spéciale à 11h50.

Classement étape 7

1. Sainz/Gottschalk (Buggy SMG), 4h43min28s – 2. Al-Attiyah/Cruz (Mini/Michelin), +4min24s – 3. Peterhansel/Cottret (Mini/Michelin), +7min04s – 4. Roma/Périn (Mini/Michelin), +8min56s – 5. Holowcyzc/Zhiltsov (Mini/Michelin), +10min51s…

Classement général

1. Roma/Périn (Mini/Michelin), 27h03min52s – 2. Peterhansel/Cottret (Mini/Michelin), +31min31s – 3. De Villiers/Von Zitzewitz (Toyota/Michelin), +48min23s – 4. Terranova/Fiuza (Mini/Michelin), +54min34s – 5. Al-Attiyah/Cruz (Mini/Michelin), +1h18min03s…