BABY SPORTSTER – YAMAHA SCORPIO ’08

Spesifikasi :

• Body Custom by STUDIO MOTOR Custom Bike
• Painting & Airbrush by KOMET Studio
• Shock Depan Teleskopik 41 mm
• Velg 16X3.00 Inch & 16X3.50 Inch
• Ban Firestone Deluxe Champion 5.00-16
• Shock Belakang HD Sportster
• Lampu Depan & Belakang Aftermarket
• Filter Udara TDR
• Rantai & Gir TK Japan
• Exhaust System Custom by Flash Muffler Custom 
•  by STUDIO MOTOR Custom Bike

WSBK; Eugene Laverty fastest in final free practice at Monza

from Twowheelsblog

The final free practice at Monza finally saw a completely dry track which allowed the riders to work on setup after all the previous sessions that were either wet or very damp.

With a dry track Eugene Laverty was the fastest rider with a best lap in 1.42.375 that he did half way through the 45 minute session, but he wasn’t able to improve in the finale.

Marco Melandri was second fastest and just a little less than two seconds adrift and followed by Tom Sykes, Sylvain Guintoli, who was literally the fastest with a top speed of 337 km/h, and Fixi Crescent Suzuki’s Leon Camier, in a very tight session, with the first five riders separated by a little more than three tenths of a second.

Sixth fastest was Kawasaki’s Loris Baz who was unable to break the 1.43 barrier and tailed by Davide Giugliano and Chaz Davies who posted the same identical lap time.

After being no lower than second in all three previous sessions Jonathan Rea dropped to ninth but the Honda rider did suffer a lowside at turn 1 when he hit the kerb just minutes after his team mate Kosuke Akiyoshi crashed out with a massive highside at turn 7 (Lesmo 2).

The Japanese rider apparently didn’t suffer any injuries, but did go to the medical center without recording a single lap.

Closing out the top ten was Michel Fabrizio who is sporting a one off helmet to support Sofia, a little girl who is suffering from leukodystrophy.

This afternoon’s Superpole could easily see Max Biaggi’s 2011 Superpole record (1′41”745) fall.

2013 WSBK Monza FP results:

1. Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1′42.375
2. Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK) BMW S1000 RR 1′42.537
3. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1′42.628
4. Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1′42.682
5. Leon Camier (Fixi Crescent Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1′42.715
6. Loris Baz (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1′43.188
7. Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1′43.322
8. Chaz Davies (BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK) BMW S1000 RR 1′43.322
9. Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike) Honda CBR1000RR 1′43.410
10. Michel Fabrizio (Red Devils Roma) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1′43.517

TRACKMASTER BY ATOM BOMB

Clay Rathburn is one of those annoying ‘renaissance’ types who seem to be good at whatever they turn their hands to. First was a string of traditional Triumph hardtails—including the irresistible Velvet Underground. Then we had the RVA Overland vintage dirt bike, and a Harley Sportster 1200 that was straight out of the 70s. So it must be time for something completely different.

The latest Atom Bomb bike is a classic Triumph Trackmaster, finished in the usual immaculate Atom Bomb style. “The client bought me a rolling Trackmaster frame with a bent up swingarm and clapped-out Betor forks,” says Rathburn. “And, as we discovered later, a hell of a motor in it …”

The ’67 motor is sporting a big-bore Sonny Routt 750 kit, big Kenny Harmon cams, steel H-beam rods, a lightened and balanced crank, and a five-speed conversion. “It was a full-tilt race motor. But the valve guides were loose in the head, the seats were cracked, and half the cylinder studs were pulled out of the cases,” says Rathburn. “So I fixed all the issues and put it together just as it had been. I was reluctant to change anything: it felt like I was working on a piece of history.”

Rathburn did change other things, though. He fabricated an aluminum swingarm, installed custom shocks from Works Performance, and fitted a modified Barnes hub. (“Huge thanks to Richard at Mule Motorcycles, who held my hand and pointed me in the right direction on forks and a few other odds and ends.”)

The front end of this Trackmaster is a mix of Yamaha, Buell, Triumph and Ducati parts. Rims are Excel and the tires are Goodyear DTII dirt trackers.

The bodywork is all aluminum and scratch-built by Rathburn. The tank is a replica of the original fiberglass Trackmaster tanks, and the tail is just what Rathburn thought would look good. “My client wanted the seat pad to extend back a little bit, so I shaped the seat pan to fit, and had it covered in black leather by a local shop.”

The stainless exhaust was built in-house and hooked up to a Supertrapp muffler. The custom bars are also stainless, and like the foot controls and pegs, were built in-house.

This was not an easy build, even for someone with Rathburn’s skills and experience. “I stopped working on it a few times, because it was so frustrating. But at the end of the day I love it, and don’t care how much hassle it was.”

Rathburn didn’t get to ride the Trackmaster much, because the client needed it back. “But it sure felt like it was going to be fun after a little bit of dialing in. It’s got way more brakes than any vintage Triumph I’ve ever ridden … and plenty of power!”

Images by Anthony Hall. Visit the Atom Bomb Custom site for more of Clay Rathburn’s work, or check out our archive of previous Atom Bomb builds here.

from BIKEEXIF

WSBK : Marco Melandri maintains top spot in QP2 at Monza

from Twowheelsblog

The air at Monza has certainly given Marco Melandri a big boost of confidence after struggling these past few rounds.

The BMW Goldbet rider’s yesterday’s lap in 1′42.883 remained the benchmark for the field. The Monza track was still damp after an intense rain shower late last night, but the field was able to use their slicks and in the final minutes of the session with a drying track there was the usual final rush to qualify for this afternoon’s Superpole.

Melandri and Jonathan Rea didn’t improve their Q1 times, and were safely in first and second, but Sylvain Guintoli did. The Aprilia factory rider dropped four tenths of second from yesterday and touched a top speed of 333.6 km/h.

Kawasaki’s Tom Sykes and Eugene Laverty were 4th and 5th fastest, with the Aprilia factory rider pipping the two Aprilia privateers in the finale with Davide Giugliano in 6th and Michel Fabrizio finishing 7th.

Loris Baz also improved and he was 8th and followed by Fixi Crescent Suzuki duo Leon Camier and Jules Cluzel. Chaz Davies moved up to tenth after his yesterday’s bad crash at the Lesmo, which left his BMW in pieces and to be put together again.

Carlos Checa would have been in the Superpole after qualifying 11th yesterday, but the Spaniard has decided to withdraw from the round. The Ducati Alstare rider arrived at Monza suffering from osseous edema on his humerus.

Qualifying for the Monza Superpole are Ayrton Badovini, Fabrizio Lai who is replacing injured Alexander Lundh in Kawasaki Pedercini, Max Neukirchner, and Federico Sandi who edged out Mark Aitchison for the last spot in Superpole

2013 WSBK Monza Q2 results:

1. Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK) BMW S1000 RR 1′42.883
2. Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike) Honda CBR1000RR 1′43.157
3. Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1′43.167
4. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1′43.521
5. Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1′43.535
6. Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1′43.623
7. Michel Fabrizio (Red Devils Roma) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1′43.849
8. Loris Baz (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1′43.961
9. Leon Camier (Fixi Crescent Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1′44.090
10. Jules Cluzel (Fixi Crescent Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1′44.466