Jorge Lorenzo: I pushed more than 100% - Rossi enjoys battle with Marquez

from twowheelsblog

Using the phrase martillo y mantequilla (hammer and butter) that is etched on the levers of Jorge Lorenzo’s Yamaha M1 and the word perfect is the only way we can describe the reigning World Champion’s 2013 Qatar race.

A punishing pace and an unwavering rhythm, that Lorenzo carefully and methodically constructed during the pre-season tests and the during the four-day weekend. Eight consecutive blistering laps under the 1.56 barrier gave the Spaniard a truly impressive victory and an great start to his title defense.

“Half an hour before the race I felt a little bit nervous so I had to really concentrate and relax on the grid. I knew it was going to be difficult to open a gap but I had to try, I made a good start and pushed more than 100%. In the beginning it was hard to open the gap as Pedrosa didn’t want to let me get away, he tried to stay with me but after six or seven laps I opened the gap which made me more confident to keep my pace.I’m very happy for Yamaha and happy for Valentino as he has now passed two difficult years,” said Lorenzo.

May Lin Jarvis summed it up the best when he said to Valentino Rossi at the parc ferme, “welcome back.” It’s amazing how Valentino Rossi literally stole the scene from Lorenzo. The Yamaha rider with his error due to a ‘red mist moment’ as he called it trying not to Lorenzo escape. put him back in seventh and his subsequent return through the field, the picking off Cal Crutchlow, Dani Pedrosa and his battle with Marc Marquez was something that Rossi fans - and racing fans in general - truly missed.

Rossi was also truly lucky, as he also had a bent front brake lever which he sustained after trying to pass Andrea Dovizioso he ended up touching Dani Pedrosa’s tire.

“I’m more than happy, very happy indeed because it was my dream to come back with Yamaha.To arrive on the podium at the first race was my target from November and I put all my effort to arrive at the maximum here. It was a difficult weekend, especially yesterday in qualifying, but I knew I had great pace so I tried to recover in the beginning but I made a mistake and I lost time. I had to do a great second part of the race and step by step I came close to my podium. In the end there was a great battle, especially with Marc for the second place. I’m so happy for me, for my team, for my friends and all my fans who stay with me through two difficult years and also for Yamaha, to start the season with first and second place is not so bad!” said Rossi.

GARB: WELL DRESSED JOURNALIST

Most journalists dress like convenience store clerks. With most of them giving up all hope of being stylish, we'll continue to celebrate the hereos of our past like Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. Think Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman in All the Presidents Men.

Jacket: No De Guerre ($725), Shirt: Gitman Bros. ($150), Jeans: A.P.C. ($160), Shoes: Common Projects ($318), Notebook: Billy Kirk, Glasses: Ray Ban.

Triumph Rocket Phantom by Mr. Martini

 

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If you have had the fortune to step into a Rolls Royce and have a ride you would have realized that you haven’t just got into a car, you have entered into another dimension, luxurious, comfortable, huge and aristocratic.

Mr. Martini in his mental journey, dreaming of a Rolls on two wheels and living again a wonderful journey riding a Triumph Rocket III, he wanted to achieve the same sensations. So, why not make the Triumph Rocket even more like the most luxurious and stately car in the world?

Nicola has always been impressed by the bike’s engine and cubage but it comes out of the factory with a concept that is not so convincing. It’s a sort of “similar custom cruiser” but that doesn’t give the right honor to this powerful engine.

Mr. Martini decides to make the Triumph Rocket more British. He starts from a Triumph Rocket Rocket Classic (2008) sent from a Russian customer who asked for a personalization. There are several elements that Nicola wanted to mix up, to move on 2 wheels the “taste” of the more aristocratic car in the world:

• The huge chrome original radiator.
• The saddle, painted in beige and with a new shape, covered with Connoly leather coming from the rear seat of a true Rolls Royce!
• The big classic windscreen creates aerodynamic and comfortable covering.
• The elegant bags, developed during many hours of hard work, with an expandable system to put the helmet when the bike stands still. Finished with leather straps with a buckle lock that evoke the picnic bags used by English aristocracy and placed in the luggage van of these luxury cars.

Even the Zard Company, fascinated by this project has made an elegant and powerful exhaust system specifically for this bike. The beige saddle, combined with black frame and beige manifold exhaust make the whole very luxurious. It seems to be on the four Rolls wheels where physical space becomes a state of mind, a freedom space, but in pure luxury.

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from Moto Rivista

Heuer ‘Easy-Rider’: Ickx marks the spot

Wait a minute, isn’t this watch named after the famous 1960s counter-culture movie? No, perhaps the hyphen in the name is a clue, but alongside the legend ‘Easy-Rider’ is the name of another: the Belgian ace Jacky Ickx.

In the early 70s, Heuer presented the ‘Easy-Rider’ collection as an affordable range aimed at the sort of buyers who might be tempted by a cheap Japanese watch, the entry level model costing a third of the price of a 'Carrera'. At the top of the range, though, was the 'Jacky Ickx', introduced in 1972 when the great Belgian was driving for Heuer-supported Ferrari in F1 and sports cars. It carries his signature on its face. 

Very 1970s, the elliptical case made it stand out and, when shown in the ‘helmet’ display box, the 'Jacky Ickx Easy-Rider' was instantly recognisable in jewellers and department stores worldwide. 


Despite the clever marketing, the watches were not successful at the time – all the more reason for collectors to search for the perfect example now.

Related Links This Heuer Easy-Rider and many other classic Heuer watches can be found at the specialist dealer Classic Heuer

Text: J. Philip Rathgen(ClassicDriver)
Photos: Classic Heuer, TAGHeuer Archive