Goodwood Festival Of Speed 2015 : c’est parti!

par Claude Foubert (Endurance-Info.com)

Le Festival Of Speed 2015 a ouvert ses portes jeudi à Goodwood. C’est Lord March, le maître de céans, qui a ouvert les festivités hier jeudi avec le Moving Motor Show. Le Comte a ouvert le meeting 2015 au volant de la toute nouvelle Mazda MX-5

Le Festival Of Speed va offrir  jusqu’à dimanche soir un programme exceptionnel, avec pour point d’orgue la fameuse Hillclimb, la course de côte tracée dans les allées de Goodwood Park.

Cette année, c’est Mazda qui occupe la place centrale, devant Goodwood House, avec une structure impressionnante,  la traditionnelle Central Feature. Cette sculpture, haute de 37 mètres et représentant deux des figures emblématiques de la marque dont la légendaire Mazda 787B victorieuse des 24 Heures du Mans 1991, a été dévoilée au public jeudi soir.

Le Festival Of Speed est aussi l’occasion pour les constructeurs de révéler de nouveaux modèles, comme la Mazda MX-5. 

On peut citer :

La présentation mondiale de l’Aston Martin DB9 GT et les débuts au Royaume-Uni de la Vantage V12

La première apparition au Royaume-Uni des nouvelles Ford Focus RS et Honda Civic Type-R

La première mondiale de la nouvelle Peugeot 308 GTI. Peugeot amènera  également son concept car, la Vision Granturismo.

Les premières outre-Manche pour les Porsche 911 GTE RS, Cayman GT4 et Boxter, de la nouvelle SEAT Ibiza, de la Clio RenaultSport Trophy, de la nouvelle MINI John Cooper Works

Les débuts européens de la Lexus GS F

Goodwood est de plus en plus « the place to be » et les constructeurs s’y bousculent : Aston Martin, BMW, Citroen, Dacia, Ferrari, Ford, Honda, Infiniti, Lexus, Maserati, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Peugeot, Porsche, Renault, Renault Sport, Toyota.

Mercedes-Benz va présenter neuf survivantes des légendaires W196, six d’entre elles participant à la Hillclimb !  

Entre autres possibilités, les visiteurs auront accès, outre la Hillclimb, au paddock de Formule 1, au Concours d’Elégance Cartier, au paddock Michelin Supercar et à toute une série d’exhibitions, sans oublier les multiples showrooms des constructeurs… 

Last, but not least, Porsche va présenter au public de Goodwood la Porsche 919 Hybrid n°19 victorieuse des dernières 24 Heures du Mans et qui sera sans conteste une des vedettes de ce meeting prestigieux.

‘01 Harley XL1200S – Rock Solid Motorcycles

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Written by Martin Hodgson.

The custom bikes builders of Portugal are on fire of late and with the stakes constantly being raised, Rock Solid Motorcycles have shown up to the gun fight with a hand crafted weapon with its heart from the mean men of Milwaukee motorcycles, Harley Davidson! It’s an XL1200S Sportster but it could all have been very different; the customer initially arrived at the shop with a Yamaha Vmax asking what could be done to it. The Vmax never returned, but 2 months later the customer did with the only XL1200S on the market in Portugal at the time. Rock Solid could have turned out a nice tracker, scrambler or custom with the usual Harley bolt ons but this is a workshop of craftsman and only a total rebuild into a custom HD Racer would do.

The most important part of the donor bike to the guys was that it came with a healthy engine as this was largely the only aspect of the bike that would remain untouched. The air-cooled, four-stroke, 45° V-Twin measuring 1199cc is not a horsepower monster and some would dismiss it by only reading the spec sheet. Around 60hp from an engine running 9.0:1 compression seems more like a commuter engine than one you’d want in a racer.

But when you consider it produces the same torque as a fellow twin of the era, the top end Ducati’s and does it at half the RPM you’ve got an engine that is like a freight train out of the turns. To boost the horsepower figure a Mikuni HSR carburettor was fitted that also improves the throttle response. While the exhaust adds even more ponies with a beautiful custom fabricated set of headers that flow into a Supertrapp muffler.

You might be looking at the frame and starting to think it’s been heavily modified as it bears little resemblance to the stock Sportster item and the swingarm appears to be Japanese. Well you’re almost right, the reason the frame and swingarm are so different is they are completely fabricated in-house and built entirely from scratch by the Rock Solid team. This further exemplifies why horsepower is not everything and quality craftsmanship should be far more highly valued.

The standard front shocks remain, although lowered, and while small in diameter for a racer they were Showa items fitted by the factory. The rear end benefits from a twin shock setup like standard but with progressive rate springs mounted inside remote reservoir shocks.

The custom frame opened up an array of options when it came to working out the right bodywork and fairings for the bike. Harley hasn’t built a faired factory racer for a long time and while dust bin fairings are cool and a great nod to the past they aren’t at all practical. So to give a racer look the guys fitted up one of the great front fairings of all time, a 1970’s Ducati SS replica item with an offset front headlight.

Both the tank and the seat started life as Yamaha items but have been heavily hand sculpted to achieve the desired look and work with the custom frame. The whole lot is then beautifully painted in the classic Harley Davidson racing colours, with orange down the right side, black on the left and white that runs down the middle. The HD racer sports the number 35 in all the right places and an homage to the famous Isle of Man TT with the “Ny tree cassyn”, the Three legs of Man, emblem cleverly laid out on the tail.

Along with the headlight there are some other touches that make this racer a practical bike to ride. Harley switch blocks remain in place to avoid the need for small switches dotted all over the place and the Sportster factory speedo not only provides info for the track but keeps away the speeding fines on the road.

The seat is beautifully covered, slim enough for the racer look without being like a plank of wood and a small tail light hangs off the rear with a smoked lens to further hide its appearance. The rolling stock is a mixture of practical and cool, the spoked wheels were custom-made by performance legends Hagon in the UK. While the rubber comes from Guy Martin’s friends at Metzeler that combine both great handling with the right look and the ability to work well in all conditions.

If one make of motorcycle suffers from being over modified by throwing an entire catalogue of aftermarket parts at their models it’s Harley Davidson. But everything on this Sportster was built for a purpose and what wasn’t needed was thrown away. The beautifully machined and handcrafted rearsets might be just a small part on the bike but they show exactly what Rock Solid Motorcycles is all about. A design rooted in authenticity and truth and a level of workmanship that refuses to compromise, this is truly a Harley Davidson you can say is one of a kind.

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MOTORIEEP HP2

Posted by Ross Sharp via The Bike Shed

Having recently acquired a late seventies BMW R100 in a bid to understand the global penchant for the venerable R-series I came away from the first ride thinking that brakes and suspension that actually work are something of a necessity rather than a wistful daydream post country lane near-miss. One thing that did rekindle a flame was the engine, that deep, grunty torquemeister reminded me of a 1200 GS I had nearly a decade ago. Of course, nearly all R-series Beemers featured on these pages have had a host of upgrades and a degree of performance dialled in, and comparing a near 40 year old machine to the final stages of development for this air cooled engineering milestone is more than a tad unfair, so forgive me speaking slightly out of turn.

Pierre from Motoieep morphs classic desires with modern greed for power and precision. His Paris workshop is turning out some fantastic builds where Paralevers and 4 valve heads are lavished over, rather than lambasted. They also transform air heads with big front ends and fat tyres, we like that. In fact we’ll be bringing more from Motoieep very soon. In the meantime, this HP2 Enduro has been the subject of makeover, and from here it looks like a real B-road weapon.

BMW’s HP2 was essentially a re-framed R1200GS with more conventional forks and as a result, 20-odd kilos missing in the process, never a bad thing. Pierre weighed the bike in at 180kg, wet, properly wet with a full tank of fuel rather than the marginally moist that manufacturers figures often reflect. The HP2 motor has a bit more poke on offer and is also without a heavy balance shaft, so with a vibey 120hp on tap performance should be spirited to say the least. An in-house stainless exhaust deals with the unwanted hydrocarbons and a Tamburini end can converts raspy bark to a sweet bellow.

The rear subframe has been modified and now supports a a subtly café-esque saddle, upholstered by Pierre’s buddy Stéphane from Cognacaise. Pillion pegs now feature as the original frame made no provision for those wanting to share the fun. An Öhlins shock keeps the rear-end planted and hopefully plays a part in transmitting all that torque to the road.

The lofty upside-down forks are by WP but heavily modified. Once the forks had been shortened by 50mm, the caliper mount was machined to accept a single radial Brembo set-up, the lugs on the other leg have been removed. The result is further weight saving, a visually improved stance and a wheelbase 40mm shorter than stock. Did someone say wheelie challenge?

Just the basics for the cockpit, a good sized rev counter and token gesture GPS speedo; customised of course. A Ballistic battery and the rest of the wiring gubbins have been buried and hidden where possible.

Stock hubs have been retained as BMW made perfectly good ones to start with. Spanish Morad alloy rims are an easy weight saving and at 17″ front and rear allow for a wide range of rubber options, including full-on supermoto. In this case the increasingly popular Dunlops Mutants do the job, 120 up from and 160 out back.

Anyone who knows the original HP2 will attest, it is quite the capable off-road tool but certainly here in the U.K. there are fewer and fewer places to enjoy muddy hooliganism, so why not take to the streets. We look forward to seeing what Pierre has in store later this year, for now keep an eye on Facebook and check out the Motorieep website in a few weeks when it’s back online.

This Chevrolet Corvette is an American lost in London

It’s remarkable how the environment in which a car is situated can affect the way we feel about it. Take this 1964 Chevrolet Corvette in London, for example…

Juxtaposition

These striking photos were shot by Gus Nwanya-Aliyu, who deliberately sought out locations (the business district around the Royal Exchange and Brick Lane, in case you were wondering) to contrast with the car’s lairy red paint and angular curves. It certainly ‘pops’ in front of the muted stone and steel buildings, yet looks suitably at home in the graffiti-strewn streets around Brick Lane. A hipster Corvette – who knew?

Photos: Gus Nwanya-Aliyu

You can find classic Chevrolet Corvettes for sale in the Classic Driver Market. 

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Bosozoku Girls of Japan

America has always been about individuality while, historically, Japan represents the opposite. But lately more and more Japanese women are finding a different path to fulfillment, ditching fairytale housewife cliches for the thrill of the open road. Meet the bosozuko girls of Japan: badass biker girls who play by their own rules wearing kamikaze attack uniform with embroidered gang names. They were given the name, which means "violent run tribe", by the cops who attempted to shut them down in a constant game of cat and mouse. In the 90's these groups changed the name to Kyushakai to avoid trouble by the police. Now, new Japanese law has made it much more difficult for gang organizations to operate. Even wearing the uniform will get you arrested.

Belstaff Presents: Ride On featuring David Beckham

The Belstaff 2014 Advertising campaign is unveiled with a short film featuring renowned footballer David Beckham and model Andreea Diaconu zipping through fields on a motorcycle. The serene beauty of the English Countryside is offset by the Grit, Noise & Exuberance of friends with a shared thirst for Adventure.



The Belstaff Legends continue with David Beckham & his Band of Brothers: http://www.belstaff.com

2015 Isle of Man TT Highlights HD

Le Mesnil-Esnard [76) Fête de la moto et descente aux flambeaux

                                

L’association des motardes et motards de France (AMMDF), dont le siège social est basé à Neufchâtel-en-Bray, organise, pour la première fois, les samedi 27 et dimanche 28 juin 2015, « ses puces et sa fête moto », sur la commune du Mesnil-Esnard, au sud-est de Rouen (Seine-Maritime).

Une descente aux flambeaux solidaire, et des concerts

L’événement se déroulera à proximité de la salle du Sivom (Le Mesnil-Esnard/Franqueville Saint-Pierre). Objectif affiché : récolter des fonds pour le centre de lutte contre le cancer Henri Becquerel de Rouen. 
Le programme : 
Samedi 27 juin 2015 : Exposition de motos et village motos (mais aussi banc de puissance…). Ouverture au public à partir de 16h.  Quatre concerts gratuits le samedi : à 16h3, Whisper of the bliss ; à 18h, Ultime biere ; à 20h, No Remorse et à 23h30, Hardélix.

• Une descente aux flambeaux (2 euros le casque) départ à 22h30 (pointage et distribution des flambeaux à partir de 21h30 sur le parking du Carrefour Market du Mesnil-Esnard)

Dimanche 28 juin : Exposition de motos et village motos (mais aussi banc de puissance….). Ouverture au public à partir de 9h. Deux concerts gratuits : 16h Soul dredgers et 19h LT BR.

MotoGP ; Pedrosa signe un nouveau record du circuit à Assen / Record-breaking Pedrosa heads first day of Free Practice

Le pilote du team Repsol Honda a terminé en tête des essais libres de jeudi au Motul TT Assen.

Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) a établi un nouveau record pour la piste d’Assen en 1’33.450 jeudi après-midi lors de la seconde séance d’essais, devançant d’un bon dixième de seconde son coéquipier Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda), qui se maintenait ainsi en seconde position.

Pilote le plus rapide le matin, Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) s’est classé troisième, devant Cal Crutchlow (Monster Yamaha Tech3), Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP), Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) et Aleix Espargaró (Team Suzuki Ecstar).

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Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa sets the fastest ever lap by a motorcycle around the TT Circuit Assen to top the combined MotoGP™ timesheets.

Pedrosa outshone his rivals to end the first day of Free Practice at the Motul TT Assen on top after setting a blistering 1’33.450 during FP2, beating his teammate Marquez’s lap record from last season (1’33.462) in the process.

It was a simply glorious day at the TT Circuit Assen, the only track that has been ever-present in the World Championship calendar since it began in 1949, with track temperatures peaking at 40 degrees Celsius in FP2. With the forecast for Friday not looking great todays Free Practice sessions took on an extra emphasis as riders tried to secure automatic qualification through to Q2. With this in mind, as the clocked ticked down towards the end of FP2, riders headed out on fresh tyres to try and set a flying lap.

Repsol Honda made it a 1-2 on the combined timesheets, as Marc Marquez, who had earlier crashed on his out-lap in FP1, set the second fastest time of the day, just 0.139s behind his teammate.

Movistar Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi (+0.202s), using a new frame which his team debuted last week at a private test in Aragon, ended the day in third after he had earlier topped FP1 for the first time since Indianapolis last year.

Ducati Team’s Andrea Iannone (+0.249s) was fourth, with Cal Crutchlow (+0.284s) on the CWM LCR Honda the leading Satellite rider in fifth. The man who has won the last four races in a row, Jorge Lorenzo (+0.291s), was in sixth ahead of the second Ducati Team GP15 of Andrea Dovizioso (+0.394s) who ended the day in seventh.

Aleix Espargaro (Team Suzuki Ecstar) made use of the softer option tyre available to him to finish in eighth, ahead of Danilo Petrucci (Octo Pramac Racing) and the second GSX-RR of Maverick Viñales who completed the top ten.

Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Bradley Smith found himself outside of the top ten in 13th, along with Scott Redding (14th) on the Factory spec EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda. Stefan Bradl was the leading Open class rider in 15th, while the Aspar Team MotoGP Honda’s of Eugene Laverty and Nicky Hayden finished in 17th and 18th respectively.

Check out the combined results from the first day of MotoGP™ Free Practice; FP3 starts 9:55am local time on Friday.

Porsche 911 2.4 S Coupé // 1973 // Raymond Narac

Portrait vidéo Mode & Passion de Raymond Narac avec sa Porsche 911 2.4S coupé Lauréate du challenge restauration Porsche Classic.

16ÈME RALLYE TERRE DE LANGRES HAUTE-MARNE (26 AU 28/06) ; Qui pour contrer Jean-Marie Cuoq ?

Qui pour contrer Jean-Marie Cuoq ? Deuxième épreuve de la saison, le Rallye Terre de Langres Haute-Marne accueillera 97 équipages en moderne et 14 en VHC. Sur un parcours légèrement modifié, tous les pilotes du Championnat vont tenter de faire barrage à l’ogre Ardéchois, Jean-Marie Cuoq ! La 16° édition de l’épreuve Haut-Marnaise sert également de cadre au Championnat Deux Roues Motrices, au Trophée des Manufacturiers ainsi qu’à la 208 Rally Cup dont elle est la troisième manche.

LE PLATEAU
32 pilotes inscrits en Championnat de France des Rallyes Terre sont au départ contre 23 en Championnat Deux Roues Motrices. Dans le Trophée des Manufacturiers, 8 équipages vont représenter Michelin et 9 seront aux couleurs deKumho Tyres. 22 Peugeot 208 R2 vont en découdre dans le cadre de la 208 Rally Cup.

LES FAVORIS POUR LA VICTOIRE ET LE CHAMPIONNAT PILOTES
Déjà vainqueur aux Causses début avril et fort de 6 succès acquis en Haute-Marne,Jean-Marie Cuoq (Citroën C4 WRC) fait naturellement office de favori. Toujours très rapide, Lionel Baud doit vite reprendre en mains sa Ford Fiesta WRC sur la terre pour espérer contrer l’Ardéchois. Avec un rallye dans les jambes, Stéphane Chambon sera naturellement plus compétitif aux commandes de sa Citroën DS3 R5 qu’il découvre cette saison. Véritable révélation du Terre des Causses en Groupe N, Stephan Codou(Subaru Impreza) doit maintenant confirmer sur cette épreuve. Il a pour adversaire dans cette catégorie, Arnaud Mordacq, actuellement deuxième du Championnat sur sa Mitsubishi Lancer Evo9. Jean-Marc Falco doit enfin associer la fiabilité à la vitesse, pour espérer emmener son originale Mitsubishi Lancer Evo9, qui évolue en Groupe R4, sur le podium. Rapidement contrait à l’abandon au Terre des Causses, Nicolas Rivièreest inscrit sur une Peugeot 206 WRC. Egalement engagé sur une WRC des années 2000, en l’occurrence une Citroën Xsara WRC, Cyrille Féraud peut lui aussi se distinguer sur les chemins haut-marnais. Même s’il n'est pas inscrit au Championnat,Matthieu Margaillan qui vient préparer ses prochaines échéances en WRC 3, est à surveiller aux commandes de sa Citroën DS3 R3.

LES FAVORIS EN CHAMPIONNAT DE FRANCE DES RALLYES TERRE DEUX ROUES MOTRICES
Actuellement dominé par Vincent Dubert, présent à Langres sur une Citroën DS3 R3, tout comme Yohan Rossel, membre de l'Equipe de France FFSA Rallyes, ce Championnat devrait une fois encore être dominé par les voitures appartenant au Groupe R. Parmi elles, on note la présence de 7 208 R2 de la 208 Rally Cup, avec en tête de liste François-Xavier Blanc et Jean-Paul Monnin, respectivement deuxième et troisième au classement provisoire du Championnat. Parmi les autres 208, il faut souligner la présence d’Emmanuel Gascou, toujours parmi les meilleurs à Langres,Bruno Riberi, Stéphane Consani, Patrick Magnou et Jean-Baptiste Franceschi. Il ne faut surtout pas négliger Jean-Pierre Vital, vainqueur du Trophée Deux Roues Motrices en 2014 et dont la Citroën Saxo VTS fait preuve d’une fiabilité exemplaire, etDavid Julia, le Gardois qui étrenne son habituelle Peugeot 206 RC.

LES FAVORIS EN 208 RALLY CUP
Véritable révélation du début de saison dans la formule de promotion Peugeot Sport,José Suarez est au départ pour obtenir un troisième succès consécutif. Ils sont nombreux à vouloir lui barrer la route, à commencer par Stéphane Consani et Cyril Audirac. Ces deux pilotes sont dans l’obligation de réaliser une belle performance puisqu’ils n’ont toujours pas marqué le moindre point ! Comme de coutume sur la terre,Emmanuel Gascou, François-Xavier Blanc, Frantz Comoli ou encore Jean-Paul Monnin ont de grandes ambitions, tout comme les leaders de la catégorie Junior,Jordan Berfa et Bruno Riberi.

LES FAVORIS DU GROUPE N
Excepté Arnaud Mordacq et Stephan Codou (déjà cités dans les favoris pour le Championnat), Christian Marti (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo9) et Alexander Villanueva(Mitsubishi Lancer Evo10) sont eux aussi à surveiller dans cette catégorie qui regroupe 9 voitures au total.

DU COTE DE L’ORGANISATION
Les espaces Eponine et Turenne à Langres serviront de cadre aux vérifications techniques et administratives, ainsi qu’au parc d’assistance, à la salle de presse et à la conférence de presse. Le parc de Blanchefontaine accueillera le podium de départ et d’arrivée, tandis que le PC Course se situera à la salle des fêtes de Langres, place des Etats-Unis.

PARTICULARITES DU PARCOURS
8 spéciales sont au programme de cette épreuve qui se caractérise par ladiversité du parcours qu’elle propose avec des parties à la fois lentes et sinueuses et d’autres rapides et très techniques. Une nouvelle épreuve chronométrée est au programme, et toutes sont tracées au nord et à l’est de Langres.

LA FICHE TECHNIQUE
16ème Rallye Terre de Langres Haute-Marne. 491,76 km (reconnaissances incluses) dont 135,40 km d’ES (8), répartis en deux étapes. Départ de Langres (Parc de Blanchefontaine), le samedi 27 juin à 7h10. Arrivée à Langres (Parc de Blanchefontaine), le dimanche 28 juin à 15h50.

Sites Internet : www.ffsa.org et asalangres.wix.com/asalangres
Images du rallye : à partir du lundi 29 juin sur www.ffsa.tv

Honda Dominator by Renard Speed Shop

Words by Martin Hodgson.

It was once a basic Honda 650 Dominator, now the bike before you is a certifiable scrambler beast, with the smile of a Dakar racer to prove it. If there is a legitimate gripe some motorcyclists have of the custom industry it is that while many of the bikes look great, they in fact ride worse than the standard item, sometimes they’re just downright dangerous. But the truth is, very few custom bikes are ever subjected to the sorts of tests a manufacturer puts their machines through. For a custom bike shop what better way to test your abilities than to build a bike for someone who can push it to its limits, a professional racer. For Estonia’s Renard Speed Shop this was never going to be a problem, the 4th placed bike builders from our 2014 Bike of the Year Award, have a reputation for absolute quality and this scrambler for a professional Dakar racer only raises the bar.

To start the scrambler build the boys at Renard wheeled over a big bin and began stripping off absolutely everything until only a bare Dominator carcass remained. The frame, rear swing arm, rear shock and the engine are all that didn’t end up at the garbage dump. This is the easy part of any build; it’s when the fabrication starts that we begin to find the limits between our creative and practical sides. For Renard this is where they excel, evidenced immediately on this build with just how perfectly the modified Honda CB100 tank sits on the frame, the lines are simply perfect.

The colossal rear subframe from the original Dominator could only peer over the bins edge as a new lighter and much shorter item was hand fabricated. Atop sits one of Renard’s own custom seats that not only gives the scrambler look but is designed to handle all sorts of weather and riding conditions. A scrambler with no fenders not only looks wrong but is a sure sign it’s never ridden to anywhere but an urban café. Renard are never prepared to accept second best, so hand fabricated the slimline front guard that is supported by drilled posts and the rear item that will handle all the dirt and gravel the big rear hoop can spit out. The side covers like the rest of the build are both purposeful and exceptionally finished with a nod to their racer rider.

In truth a scrambler’s looks should really only identify the design through a form that is uniquely functional to the object of its purpose. Which is to destroy any road or barrier it comes across, from desert trails, to dirt tracks or jumping Nazi fences in The Great Escape if a scrambler can’t handle these challenges then is it really a scrambler? Well Renard answers that handling question with a set of Sölva’s competition SM front forks, industry leading hardware that come with a five figure price tag. Not totally satisfied even with these lofty standards the engineering talents of the team combined to shorten the forks 18cm, these are the limits you have to push to impress a professional racer. The brakes and hoses have been upgraded to match the handing prowess of the Sölva suspension, while unsprung weight is further reduced with competition spoked rims shod in chunky Avon rear tyres at both ends.

The cheap price and plentiful parts of the Honda Dominator are not the only reason they make a good base for a build. Its light weight and torquey big 650cc single perfectly match the needs of a scrambler. Performance is further enhanced with an exhaust that utilises an Akrapovic shorty MX rear can with original heat wrapped headers. While the big puddle problem of sucking in gallons of water is solved with a high performance water proof filter on the intake side. Grabbing gears as you throw the Renard scrambler at all conditions is a darn sight easier with a Magura hydraulic clutch conversion that ensures consistent feel with every pull of the lever.

At this point I’m again reminded at just how performance focussed a machine this is, we’ve barely touched on its appearance despite the fact it is an incredible looking machine. The CB100 tank is coated in white with a subtle pinstripe and is topped off with a stunning engraved Renard gas cap. The blue frame matches the Renard Speed Shop graphics on the swingarm, with a set of Rizoma bars completing the theme. The under-over headlights peer through a race plate with a roadworthy low and high beam combination, while a set of Kellermanns BL2000’s, almost invisible to the eye, take care of the indicating. Keeping a track of vital signs is a Koso enduro speedo unit with all electrics running through a Motogadget power box.

There is even a tail light and numberplate combo out the back and you start to realise that Renard Speed Shop simply leave no stone unturned. Here is a competition quality motorcycle that will take all a professional racer can throw at it while remaining road legal and it all started with a simple old Honda… incredible.

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