In 2012, after a 38 year absence, Triumph returned to AMA Flat Track racing with Bonneville Performance and racer Mikey Martin. Listen to members of Team Latus Motors Racing and Bonneville Performance discuss the mystique of flat track racing and what it means to have Triumph back in the mix.
Video provided by motorsports photographer Rick Graves.
mercredi 19 juin 2013
BMW R100 RT BY THE WRENCHMONKEES
The BMW R100 RT was first released in 1978 as a fully faired touring bike, it was fitted with BMWs boxer twin with a 1,000cc capcity and a not-too-shabby horsepower rating of 70 (51 kW).
The R100T had an autobahn-friendly top speed of over 120mph and was fitted with an interesting shorter rear-end gear ratio to combat the higher wind resistance caused by the fairing – which was a significant issue for some of the earlier faired BMWs.
After reading the above description, you’d be excused for thinking that the trusty old BMW R100T would make a lousy platform for a custom motorcycle due to its weight and relative complexity. The team at Wrenchmonkees in Copenhagen saw a different bike when they looked at the R100T, they saw a vintage motorcycle with a solid frame and a bulletproof engine that’d make a beast of a scrambler/enduro, if it was just deconstructed, then put back together properly.
And so they set about finding a suitable donor bike, then they carefully removed the fairing before disassembling the bike completely. The frame was detabbed and painted and then engine was re-fitted after it had been rebuilt and retuned to run with the new K&N air filters, a fuel tank from a BMW R80/6 was sourced and painted electric blue and a new seat was made bespoke.
There’s a long series of other additions to this build, it’s clear that the team at WM spent a fair amount of time down at the local Copenhagen motorcycle parts store before this bike was ready to roll out of their garage – if you’d like more details on what came from where, you can click the link here for all the details.
This bike is the first time we’ve seen a custom motorcycle use this particular colour palette and it has to be said, electric blue, white and gunmetal grey go remarkably well together. If you agree and you’d like to order a custom bike like this from the Wrenchmonkees, you can visit their website here, or check out their online store here.
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Suzuki GS550 custom
New Zealand has a remarkably strong motorcycle culture, as befits an island blessed with wonderful country roads and a strong do-it-yourself nature. But the focus is usually on classic rather than custom motorcycles: you’ll see a lot of old British iron at moto events, but few ‘modern’ customs.
So it’s good to stumble across this 1978 Suzuki GS550E, built by Alan Pritchard of Stray Dog Moto in Nelson. The bike was a basket case when Alan bought it, and he originally intended to simply clean it up and get it running. But when he got the project underway, it snowballed into a major operation. And nine months later, this is how ‘Stray Dog’ turned out.
Alan de-tabbed and modified the frame, and lowered the original forks internally by 50mm. The restored spoked wheels are from a 1977 GS550, and the rearsets have been lifted from a GSX-R1100. Shocks are YSS. Alan also fitted the calipers and master cylinder from a Suzuki SV650, fed by Venhill lines. The motor got a rebuilt top end with fresh pistons and rings, and a Dyna S electronic ignition and coils. Thermal paint gives it a factory-fresh look and many other parts on the bike have been powdercoated.
Breathing is now helped by a Supertrapp muffler and K&N filters. Other mods include a custom fabricated seat, Renthal Ultra Low bars, Bates head- and tail-lamps, LED indicators, and a new electrical loom. The battery is now hidden under the seat and the bike is kickstart-only: Alan removed the starter motor.
“It took a few attempts to get the fuelling correct,” he reports, “but she now handles the twisties of the Nelson region beautifully. It’s a pleasure to ride and sounds great without being offensive!”
He also notes that the GS550 blew his budget big time. But I’d say it’s worth every penny.
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The Kapari Natural Resort: Sleeping on Fire Mountain
A unique hotel, situated on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini, offers guests modern-day luxury mixed with the legendary old-world charm of the region. It is located in the village of Imerovigli, a picturesque settlement 380 metres above sea level.
Here lie the ruins of the Venetian castle Skaros – an observatory destroyed by an earthquake in 1817. Further disaster struck in 1956, with another ’quake that left much of Imerovigli as rubble. From this, though, came today’s Kapari resort, when some of the remaining old buildings were rescued by Rena and Takis Adamidis, who transformed them into a quiet, agricultural estate.
Their son, Philip Adamidis, took over family affairs in 2010 and developed the Kapari Resort as we now know it. Great attention was paid to giving guests stunning views of the Aegean, as well as the now-extinct volcano.
The rooms mix contemporary style with the simple, white walls and bright colours of the Greek Islands. For those fans of boutique hotels looking for a Greece beyond the world of Zorba, the Kapari Natural Resort has much to offer.
Related Links For further information, visit www.kaparisantorini.gr |
Text: Alexandra Felts (Classic Driver)
Photos: Kapari Natural Resort
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