What not to miss at Techno Classica 2014

Techno Classica is the largest classic car trade show in the world – running from 26 to 30 March 2014, this year’s event will once again celebrate automotive history in style. Here, we pick the highlights that you won’t want to miss…

Porsche Classic with Magnus Walker and 40 years of the 911 Turbo

Under the title ‘40 Years of the 911 Turbo’, there will be plenty of models on show from the Porsche Museum – including a 1976 911 Turbo 3.0 Coupé and a 1973 917/30 Spyder. The marque has also invited a special guest in the form of ‘Urban Outlaw’ Magnus Walker. The colourful Briton who now lives in Los Angeles will be available for autographs on the Porsche stand on 27 and 28 March.

95 years of Zagato

Zagato will be officially celebrating its 95th birthday at Techno Classica and we’ve been promised a display of the design house’s creations based on Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Maserati, Lancia and many more. In addition, ‘Zagato’ is the theme of a special show in Hall 6 of the exhibition.

100 years of Maserati

The round of birthdays continues with Maserati’s 100th, and fans of the Trident will appreciate the total of six historic and modern Ghibli and Quattroporte models displayed to signify important milestones in the marque’s history. Meanwhile, Hall 6 will see various Maseratis with Zagato bodies.

Magic Moments – 120 years of motorsport with Mercedes-Benz Classic

With 13 Grand Prix cars, eight racing and touring cars, six DTM cars, five rally cars and four special vehicles – ranging from racing vans to an F1 Safety Car – Mercedes-Benz celebrates 120 years of motorsport. Plus there will be 17 official German Mercedes-Benz clubs, the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center and some Mercedes-Benz Classic dealerships represented at the show.

Jaguar's new Heritage programme

In Jaguar’s Heritage department, the manufacturer unites its classic know-how with its future plans – such as taking Jaguar Land Rover parts supply into its own hands. For further details and plenty of soul-stirring exhibits, such as Jaguar D-type, C-type, E-type, XJS TWR and XJR9, visit the JLR stand in Hall 2.

Racing tradition and low weight at BMW

There’s a family gathering in Hall 12, where BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce will decorate the entire space with their own themes and exhibits. Perhaps the most enticing is BMW’s ‘lightweight’ theme, with plenty of examples to illustrate the lightweight philosophy.

The 1970s era at Volkswagen

A dedicated display will illustrate the transition from air-cooled mono-culture to VW’s huge model variety of the 1970s. However, the VW Group’s Czech subsidiary, Skoda, enjoys an advantageous position in the VW Group’s Hall 7 display, offering milestones from its almost 120-year brand history.

Audi: 100 years of motor racing

Auto celebrates 100 years of motorsport in Hall 7.1, featuring eight racing cars and two motorcycles from Audi, Horch, Auto Union, DKW and NSU.

2,500 classics for sale

Among the 2,500 classics that are on sale at Techno Classica, there are so many notable examples that we simply cannot name them all. All we can do is implore you to browse the vast choice… both at Essen, and in the Classic Driver Market, where many of the exhibiting dealers list their cars. We've chosen our 10 favourites here.

Coys auction at Techno Classica

This year, the British auction house Coys has been invited to hold an auction (in Hall 11) at Techno Classica. On Saturday, 29 March, a wide variety of racing and sports cars (including Ferrari, Lancia, Jaguar and Porsche) will be served between such dishes as the 1966 Iso Grifo Lusso, a Sunbeam Tiger MK 1A of the same year and, among the selection of bikes, a 1990 MV Agusta 3 Cylinder Gran Premio. All auction lots can be found in the Classic Driver Market.

Previews:

Wednesday 26 March 14:00 to 20:00

Thursday 27 March 10:00 to 18:00

Friday 28 March 10:00 to 18:00

 

Thousands of classic cars can be found for sale in the Classic Driver Market.

GARB: UNDOCKED

You shouldn't leave the docks if you can't tie a knot.

Bonobos Irish Linen Shirt ($98). Bonobos Calling Card Cardigan ($85). Bonobos Garment Dyed Chino ($128). Docksides Boat Shoe ($100). Bonobos Barclay Belt($60). Bonobos Madison Square Pocket Square ($42). Baxter of California Pomade($20). Persol Steve McQueen Folding Sunglasses ($400). Omega SS Seamaster Chronograph ($3,650). Braceletmixx Nautical Bracelet ($15). The Complete Book of Knots ($18).

This edition of Garb is presented by our friends at Bonobos.

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Daytona Bike Week 2014 - Victory Motorcycles

Daytona Bike Week 2014 was bigger than ever for Victory Motorcycles. More events, more attractions, and more riding. Ride along with our host Jacqui Van Ham as she checks out the event from behind the handlebars of a new Victory Gunner. 

Ride One and You'll Own One.

Our mission stands: 
Build the best motorcycle on the planet. Push them to their limits. Give riders the ride of their lives.



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Kylie Minogue: 'Sexercize' - with a Maserati

Kitsch with Kylie and the Kustom Kar Kommandos: hipster director Roman Coppola has produced a new 1980s-style video for Kylie Minogue – with a customised Maserati given the co-star's role…

“When I was a kid there were a lot of custom cars made for bands or television shows; The Pink Panther and The Monkees had incredible vehicles,” says Coppola. “I thought to myself, I’ll make a custom car for Kylie” – and his choice for her experimental video ‘Sexercise’ was a comically modified Maserati.

The project was completed with multimedia agency Chandelier Creative, and took inspiration from various sources, including “the late 1970s/early 1980s French Vogue with a bit of an Olivia Newton-John or Jane Fonda aerobics fashion filter,” according to Chandelier Creative Director Richard Christiansen. “I also started thinking about vintage Pirelli calendars.” Above all, though, the new video pays tribute to the short experimental film Kustom Kar Kommandos of 1965.

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2014 Yamaha Factory Racing Dakar Film

Take a ride on the wild side with Yamaha riders Cyril Despres, Olivier Pain, Michael Metge and Frans Verhoeven as they tackle the world's toughest off-road race, the 2014 Dakar Rally.

Mad Crow Garage's MV Augusta Brutale 910

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Yes, this is what you think it as. An MV Augusta Brutale. 919cc of finest Italian sportsbike that has been re-imagined into some kind of insane hyper-scrambler. Balls on the wall impractical brilliance. The builder is Fernando Martínez Reim, originally from Buenos Aires in Argentina he has lived in Barcelona for 13 years and over the last three he has been the owner of Mad Crow Garage.

The donor for this build is a 2005 MV Brutale 910S and the simple thinking behind this bike was to create something radical and controversial. Yup. …Job done. As Fernando says “this is bike to which no-one could be indifferent”.

The most obvious aspect to the transformation is the massive, superwide knobbly tyres, which are Karoo3 Metzelers, cupped by a supermoto fender at the front, which are matched at the bars by a pair of offroad brush guards. The Adventure screen and fog lamps also add an Italian take to the GS-like front profile that would usually be seen leading Ewan McGregor wannabees through some desert road.


If Ferrari made an Icon-sponsored desert bike it would probably look like this. In fact this bike might just be the perfect machine if you live in Dubai where everything is big, posh and frankly bonkers. The obvious refinement is added to by the satin black and gold paint with carefully re-created MV decals.

Whatever you may think of this bike it is a stand out machine and you can be sure it’ll generate a lot of comments, both positive and negative.

This motorcycle is 100% Mad Crow Garage, built entirely in their studio/garage in Corbera de Llobregat, and all the customization including paint and seat upholstery were created by Fernando. See more from Mad Crow Garage on Facebook.

Lamborghini Rat Rod

The slightly unusual car you see here is the answer to a debate that was had between Pawel Wisniewski and his friend Jans Slapins, they had both been watching a drag race between a Lamborghini and a Rat Rod and found that they loved and hated different elements to both designs.

As both men are designers they set about a new project to take their favourite elements from both cars and combine them into one extreme interpretation. Pawel is a sketch specialist and Jans is a 3D modeller so Pawel set to work creating the outline of the vehicle, the two men collaborated on every element and took design inspiration from Formula 1 cars, the Plymouth Cuda, the Vought F4U Corsair and even a 1960s era refrigerator.
They wanted the finished model to use the most advanced engineering possible, so they chose pushrod actuated suspension and an unusual hydraulic drive system that reduced weight and allowed the car to fit 4 adult passengers. In true rat rod spirit, a twin-turbo Small Block V8 was selected as the engine – this was connected to a sequential 6-speed transmission. Carbon fibre has been used extensively around the central chassis-cell and a low-mounted engine has been pushed as far back as the design allowed to offer as close to 50/50 weight distribution as possible.
Interestingly, the wheels have built-in brake rotors – a design feature you don’t see everyday that actually looks fantastic. Although there are no current plans to put the Lamborghini Rat Rod into production, there really should be. Hopefully one day we’ll have room-sized 3D printers capable of creating functional vehicles like this one, in the meantime we’ll need to brush up on our Maya skills.
The finished vehicle looks like exactly the sort of thing that the team at Lamborghini would design if they were tasked with creating a Batmobile for a 1930s period remake. Which actually isn’t a terrible idea.
Click here to visit Jans’ website and here to visit Pawel’s.




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Land Rover Discovery TD5 x3 & Range Rover Classic v8 ''extreme

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TOP 5 TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE CUSTOMS

By Wesley Reyneke | Rather Be Riding

We’ve already rounded up our favorite Triumph Scramblers and Thruxtons, but today we’re tackling the base model in Triumph’s modern classics line—the Bonneville.

Styled after the Bonnies of the 60s and 70s, the ‘new’ Bonneville was released in 2001 and went on to form the basis for the Scrambler and Thruxton. It’s been available in a few designations over the years, including the standard, SE and T100 models, the main differences being trimmings and, in some cases, wheels.

While it might not look as dressed-up as the Scrambler or the Thruxton, the stock Bonneville invokes more than enough nostalgia. It’s just as popular among riders and builders alike. As usual, that makes the task of selecting our favorite five almost impossible.

Mule Motorcycles Some would call Richard Pollock outspoken; others might say he’s opinionated. Either way, there’s no doubt that he’s one of the most experienced and knowledgeable builders around. (Just check his guide to building a cafe racer.) If you have a Hinckley Bonneville in need of customization, you’ll be in good hands.

This particular Bonnie is loaded with significant performance upgrades. For starters, the engine was sent to Triumph Performance USA and bored out to 904cc and fitted with new cams, 39mm Keihin FCR flat-slide carbs and a remapped ignition module. That, and the 2-into-1 Mule exhaust system, resulted in a healthy 85bhp at the rear wheel.

Handling is taken care of by upside-down forks from a Yamaha YZF-R6 and Race Tech rear shocks, built to Mule’s specifications, with 19” Sun wheels wrapped in flat-track rubber. Bolt-on Mule frame downtubes hold the new Earl’s competition oil-cooler. The fiberglass tail unit is also a Mule catalogue part—fitting it requires shortening the subframe by about six inches, and it’s supplied with an end-cap assembly that’s welded in place and houses the tail light and license plate bracket.

The end result has a remarkably factory-race feel to it. If Triumph had to add a ‘Tracker’ to their modern classics range, this is what I imagine it would look like. [More about this bike| Mule Motorcycles]

Image by David Edwards of BikeCraft magazine.

Mr Martini ‘Shorty’ We’ve featured Nicola Martini’s work in all three of our Triumph modern classics Top 5s—and with over two decades’ experience working with the marque, that’s not surprising. This is ‘Shorty,’ a bare bones 2006 Bonneville with clear dirt-track influences.

In typical Mr Martini fashion the finishes are classy—a smaller, more angular fuel tank done in a retro yellow, complemented by yellow piping on the custom brown leather seat. Upgrades include an aluminum swingarm, Bitubo rear shocks, new bars and risers, and a bespoke exhaust system from Zard. Number boards and huge air filters add to the bike’s air of single-mindedness, with the lack of a front brake, front fender and any running lights driving the point home. [More about this bike | Mr Martini]

Deus ‘Dave’s Bonney’/Cherry Red Deus are know for designing motorcycles with clean lines and gorgeous paint—but this one’s particularly stunning, even by the Sydney company’s standards. A fair amount of work’s gone into it: It’s been lowered two inches, the swingarm extended and the subframe shortened and modified.

The suspension’s been upgraded as well, and 18” (rear) and 19” (front) alloy “H” pattern rims are fitted with stainless steel spokes. Tingate 41mm clip-ons and Norman Hyde rear sets replace the stock bars and controls. The most noticeable change, however, is the bodywork—starting with a modified Kawasaki W650 fuel tank, which also houses the fuel injection module, and ending with a fiberglass tail unit with a neatly integrated taillight. Tying it all together is an incredible paint job by Dutchy’s. [More about this bike | Deus Customs]

Wrenchmonkees T100 It’s not often that you see a fairing on a Bonny, but the Wrenchmonkees have pulled it off superbly. It’s a T100 built in 2011 for the opening of Italian motorcycle and lifestyle store, Hook Motors. It’s quite a looker and could quite easily be mistaken for a vintage race bike, thanks to that fairing and the café-style Wrenchmonkees tail unit.

It also features one-off side covers, LSL rear sets and clip-ons, Bitubo shocks and Avon tires. Both the taillight and headlight are from the Wrenchmonkees catalogue—the latter mounted in the fairing and offset to the right. The color is perfect—British Racing Green with hand-drawn logos. [More about this bike | Wrenchmonkees]

MeanMachines ‘Mad Max’ Australian builder Wenley Ng said that his aim with this 2008-model Bonnie was to “build a monster truck tracker.” I’d say he succeeded. ‘Mad Max,’ as Wenley’s dubbed it, owes most of its prowess to its huge tires—130-section at the front, and 200 at the rear. Accommodating those are upside down forks from a Suzuki GSX-R, mounted in custom triple trees, and a widened and extended swingarm with a mono-shock conversion.

The subframe’s been shortened to match the perforated leather seat, and the tank raised slightly at the rear to further alter the bike’s stance. There’s a host of other mods, including the expertly crafted 2-into-1-into-2 exhaust system, and the engine’s received pod filters, a re-jet and a dyno tune.

An especially nice touch is the custom-made, oversized inspection window on the clutch cover. Finishing everything off is a striking candy red color scheme with white accents. [More about this bike | MeanMachines]

Photo by Cam Elkins of Stories of Bike.

Honorable mentions must go out to Cafe Racer Dreams, Dime City Cycles, Ton-Up Garage and British Customs—all of whom have put out great examples that narrowly missed our final list. If you think there’s another Triumph Bonneville custom that should belong here, let us know in the comments.

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1958 RIVA TRITONE “VIA”

The Tritone is a mahogany runabout that first entered production in 1950 by Riva, a company that had been founded 104 years earlier in 1846. The Tritone would represent the new top of the line for the company’s models and each would be built to customer specification, with each customer invariably being royalty, celebrity or just absurdly wealthy.

The Tritone you see here was ordered by and delivered to Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco in 1958. They called their new boat “Via” and used it extensively throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s, it’s said to have played host to some of the most iconic actors of the era – often running them between a private pier and the landing deck of a much larger motor yacht moored in Port Hercule.

Powered by twin Chris-Craft MCL 6-cylinder petrol engines the Riva Tritone had a top speed well in excess of 30 knots and was well-known for its high-speed handling abilities. The fit and finish throughout the boat is on par with what you’d expect for a vehicle that was delivered new to a royal family, it recently underwent a sympathetic restoration during which almost all of the original wood and both of the original engines were kept in place.

With an estimated value of somewhere in the region of $680,000 this isn’t a weekend runabout for everyone, however if you have the money and simply cannot abide by fibreglass or aluminium, you can click here to visit the Tritone’s listing courtesy of RM Auctions.

If you love the style of the Tritone and would like to have a go at building something similar in your garage, you canclick here to visit Classic Wooden Boat Plans, be sure to check out the Baby Bootlegger and the Miss APBA Hacker as they’re absolutely stunning.

Photo Credits: Michel deRuijter ©2014 Courtesy of RM Auctions

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Monte Carlo glory for Tesla and Renault / Tesla et Renault gagnent en Principauté

After victories for Volkswagen and Opel on the ‘modern’ and ‘historic’ events respectively, Tesla and Renault can now also claim Rallye Monte-Carlo success in 2014. Tesla took the top prize in the 15th Rallye Monte-Carlo des Energies Nouvelles (‘New Energies’) and Renault won the 5th Rallye Monte-Carlo ZENN (Zero Emission, No Noise).

The Rallye Monte-Carlo des Energies Nouvelles on March 19-23 was open to ‘clean’ cars (electric, hybrid, green fuels), while the shorter ‘ZENN’ rally is organised exclusively for electric vehicles with a range of less than 250km. It is this event which Daniel Elena and Sébastien Chardonnet entered diving Citroën C-Zeros.

More than 100 cars started the Concentration Run to Aix-en-Provence from three different locations (Lugano, Annecy-le-Vieux and Clermont-Ferrand). The entry included four Citigos entered by Skoda Auto Deutschland whose driver line-up starred the former European Rally Champion Mathias Kahle. Other cars ranged from a pair of Teslas to a variety of Hondas (Civic, Jazz, Insight, etc.) and Toyotas (Yaris, Prius, Auris, etc.). The menu featured a number of regularity tests which visited several ‘stages’ made famous by the ‘real’ Rallye Monte-Carlo (Col du Corobin, Puget Théniers-Gilette, Col de la Madone), plus two autotests on the harbour-side in Monaco. 

The competition was dominated by the two Tesla crews, with James Morlaix and Christian Grimaldi ending up first and second. Arthur Prusak was third in a Toyota Prius Plug-In.

The Rallye Monte-Carlo ZENN was won by the Renault ZOE of Greg/Munier, ahead of a Mitsubishi i-MIEV (Ferry/Gallet) and a Think City (Koffler/Gaioni). Rallying’s WRC-3 world champion Sébastien Chardonnet came fourth in a Citroën C-Zero and the nine-time world champion co-driver Daniel Elena was ninth in a similar car.

The new electric Formula E single-seater racing car was on display in the ‘Partners’ Village’ in Monaco which will host round eight of the new world championship on May 9, 2015.

Après Volkswagen en moderne et Opel en historique, Tesla et Renault ont également enrichi le palmarès des différents Rallyes Monte-Carlo 2014. Tesla a remporté le 15e Rallye Monte-Carlo des Energies Nouvelles et Renault a gagné le 5e Rallye Monte-Carlo Zero Emission, No Noise.

Ouvert aux véhicules « propres » (électriques, hybrides, carburants verts), le Rallye Monte-Carlo des Energies Nouvelles fêtait cette année sa 15^e édition du 19 au 23 mars. L’épreuve était doublée du 5^e Rallye Monte-Carlo Zero Emission, No Noise réservée aux véhicules électriques de – de 250 km d’autonomie dans laquelle Daniel Elena et Sébastien Chardonnet étaient engagés sur des Citroën C-Zero.

Plus de cent véhicules se sont élancés de Lugano, Annecy-le-Vieux ou Clermont-Ferrand pour un parcours de concentration jusqu’à Aix-en-Provence. Skoda Auto Deutschland engageait quatre Citigo (dont une pour l’ancien champion d’Europe des Rallyes Mathias Kahle). Le plateau comptait aussi deux Tesla S, de nombreuses Honda (Civic, Jazz, Insight…), Toyota (Yaris, Prius, Auris…). Plusieurs zones de régularité étaient au programme, comme le Col du Corobin, Puget Théniers-Gilette, le Col de la Madone, ainsi que deux épreuves de maniabilité sur le port de Monaco.

La 15^e édition du Rallye Monte-Carlo « EN » a été dominée par les Tesla S qui ont signé un doublé avec James Morlaix et Christian Grimaldi. Arthur Prusak a terminé à la 3^e place au volant de sa Toyota Prius Plug-In. Le Rallye Monte-Carlo « ZENN » a été remporté par la Renault Zoe de Greg/Munier devant la Mitsubishi IMIEV de Ferry/Gallet et la Think City de Koffler/Gaioni. Le Champion du monde des Rallyes WRC-3 Sébastien Chardonnet a pris la 4^e place sur sa Citroën C-Zero. Le nonuple Champion du monde des Rallyes Daniel Elena a terminé 9^e sur la même monture.

La nouvelle monoplace Formula E 100% électrique était exposée au village « partenaires ». Monaco accueillera la 8^e manche du championnat le 9 mai 2015.

Lorenzo admits: ‘I made a mistake’ / Lorenzo admet son erreur

After the brilliant form which saw him win five of the last seven races of last season, Jorge Lorenzo had a disastrous start to his 2014 campaign on Sunday in Qatar.

The 2010 and 2012 MotoGP™ World Champion crashed out of the opening Grand Prix of the year on the first lap, having made a trademark stunning start from fifth on the grid to grab the holeshot into turn one.

A cold front tyre apparently caused his low side crash just a few corners into the race thought luckily he was able to walk away without any major injuries and will be fit and ready for the next round in Texas in three weeks time.

“I made a mistake, it was a long time ago that I last did that in a race,” Lorenzo commented afterwards. “We are not perfect; we are only human and sometimes we make mistakes. The tyres were different to last year and the temperature of the tarmac was a little colder.”

“I didn’t take these circumstances into account and I was too fast into the corner when the front and rear tyre were not ready yet. It's a pity to lose so many points with Marc (Marquez) and Valentino (Rossi) and Dani (Pedrosa) who are the favourites. Valentino demonstrated that the Yamaha can fight even with these tyres and the championship is very long so lets see what happens in Austin.”

Après avoir brillé sur la fin de la saison 2013 et remporté cinq des sept dernières courses l’an dernier, Jorge Lorenzo a commencé sa campagne 2014 de la pire des manières en chutant en tête de la course dimanche au Qatar.

Le double Champion du Monde MotoGP™ est tombé dans le premier tour du Grand Prix Commercial Bank du Qatar, alors qu’il avait réalisé un départ exceptionnel depuis la cinquième position pour mener dès le premier virage.

La chute du Majorquin a apparemment été causée par un pneu qui n’avait logiquement pas encore suffisamment monté en température sur les premiers virages de la course. Lorenzo a pu se relever sans le moindre problème, tandis que son YZR-M1 était en morceaux dans le bac à gravier. 

« J’ai fait une erreur, ça faisait longtemps que je n’en avais pas fait dans une course, » a reconnu le pilote du team Movistar Yamaha MotoGP. « Nous ne sommes pas parfaits. Nous sommes des êtres humains et parfois nous faisons des erreurs. Les pneus étaient différents de ceux de l’an dernier et la température de la piste était un peu plus froide que pour le reste du week-end. »

« Je n’ai pas pris ces circonstances en compte, je suis arrivé trop vite dans le virage et les pneus avant et arrière n’étaient pas encore prêts. C’est dommage de concéder autant de points à Marc (Márquez), Valentino (Rossi) et Dani (Pedrosa), qui sont les favoris. Valentino a démontré que la Yamaha pouvait se battre avec ces pneus. Le Championnat est très long et nous verrons bien ce qui se passera à Austin, » a conclu Lorenzo, qui retrouvera ses adversaires au Texas, pour la seconde manche, du 11 au 13 avril.

Alpine A110 1800VA East African Safari Rallye 1975

Only 5 cars were built by the factory in 1974/75 of this special version Alpine A110 1800VA. After a long restauration process the car now appears in it`s original condition, restored to highest original standard.



A complete documentation is comming soon on our webpage: www.alpinelab.de

MOTO GUZZI V7 CLASSIC BY REVIVAL CYCLES

Introduced in 2007 the Moto Guzzi V7 Classic represented the Italian marque’s step into the world of retro-styled motorcycles with modern underpinnings. Triumph and Ducati had both been catering to the genre for years with significant sales successes, which was enough to encourage the bean-counters at Moto Guzzi to approve the V7 project for a production run.

Based on the original V7 series of motorcycles from the ’60s and ’70s, the new V7 series would feature the iconic Moto Guzzi transverse V-twin – considered by many to be one of the best looking motorcycle engines ever conceived.

This V7 by Revival Cycles is a fantastic look at the model through the eyes of the 7 builders that make up Revival, their aim was to create a modern bike that evoked the spirit of the classic original – a feat they achieved with a hefty dose of brushed aluminium perfection.

The most immediately noticeable feature on this build has to be that single-piece fuel tank, seat and rear cowling. It was all handmade from aluminium in-house and the fuel tank hides a built in fuel pump and Motogadget gauge that tracks RPM, speed, oil, fuel and mileage – all without cluttering the handlebars.

The suspension on the V7 was removed and replaced with custom-built CNC triple trees, headlight brackets, headlight housing and milled down and worked over Yamaha R6 adjustable forks. The rear springs were custom made by Works Suspension out of California specifically for this machine, as a result of these changes the handling is reportedly much improved.

If you’d like to see the “making of” pictures of this bike being built you can click here, alternatively you can visit Revival Cycles here to see more of their work.

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