TransAm Champs, Magnificent M3s and Gulf iPhones from 8380 Laboratories

The latest designs from the ladies and gentlemen at 8380 Laboratories include magnificent M3s, Trans-American sedan champions and some groovy Gulf digs for your iPhone.

Featured above is The Trans Am Champs t-shirt and poster design; a celebration of American road racing heritage. The Trans Am Champs design features the champions from ’69 to ’71 in the SCCA’s Trans-American Sedan Series and is available printed on tees printed on Gildan 100% Heavy Cotton, or as a poster.

Up next – 8380 Laboratories’ answer to the question “Would it be possible to accurately depict all of the M3 touring car champions together in one design?” The M3 Champions poster is a spiritual successor to their M3 Streckenkönig t-shirt and takes the form of a 22″ x 30″ poster digitally printed to the highest quality on heavy matte-finish stock.

“Flying around Targa Florio at 150mph+ with no roof and feet out ahead of the front wheels.”

Last but certainly not least – a way to pimp out your iPhone in the iconic Gulf livery. 8380 Laboratories’ first iPhone case takes a light and strong Case Mate case and enswathes it in a glorious design based on the Gulf-liveried Porsche 908. Fits iPhone 4, 4S and 5.

Head to 8380 Laboratories’ site here for these, and a whole lot more.

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TRITON BY MADE IN METAL

We get quite a few Tritons sent in to Bike EXIF—maybe one every couple of weeks. I’m a big fan of the genre and always enjoying looking at them. But I sometimes think once you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all.

Then this modern take on the classic Triton dropped into my inbox, and my jaw hit the floor. Has there ever been a more beautiful marriage of the Triumph T150 engine and a Norton Wideline featherbed frame?

This Triton comes from a small company called Made In Metal, run out of a shed behind a pub in Staffordshire, England. But it’s no amateur operation. The bikes built by Neil Adams and Paul Stead are masterpieces of craftsmanship, full of beautifully-fabricated parts and assembled with a sympathetic eye for design.

Made In Metal’s client wanted the absolute best in fabrication, so the bike took several months to build. (Don’t ask what it cost …) The engine has been boosted to 850cc and runs Megacycle cams, Omega pistons and Carillo rods. A substantial helping of magnesium alloy has dropped the weight by 10 kg over a stock T150 motor.

The gearshift is on the right-hand side and operates a Quaife five-speed ‘box. The frame is built from T45 tubing—a carbon-manganese steel popular in the aircraft industry—and is brazed rather than welded. And the exhaust is coated with Zircotec, a high temperature heat barrier used by several F1 race teams.

There’s a great tale behind this build, which started with a bet over a pint of beer at last year’s Isle of Man TT. Head over to The Rider’s Digest for the story.

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BMW R80 SCRAMBLER THE CARNERA BY EMPORIO ELABORAZIONI MECCANICHE

This is one hell of a BMW R80 Scrambler which has taken just over 3 months to complete from design stage to the stunning finished bike we see today. This is the second custom motorcycle that has made it on Moto Verso by the guys at Emporio Elaborazioni Meccaniche. The first was a gorgeous Moto Morini 350 with a beautiful gun metal raw tank. I really like the work that EEM do, if I didn’t it wouldn’t be on the blog and this on is certainly no exception, being my favourite so far.

EEM say that this is a modern vintage scrambler and I can totally see that from this build. The donor bike was a BMW R80 RT and has been totally stripped down removing all the unwanted crap giving them the perfect canvas to create something cool. It’s the little touches of class that I like about the build like the hand made leather footrest and the modified headlight which houses the voltmeter and there signature using two wrenches to support the headlight. The bike has a two into 1 muffler and no air filter, not totally unique but it looks cool as hell on the Carnera.

The colours for the BMW R80 Scrambler are so cool, perfectly capturing the modern vintage look there are after. The redish brown leather goes really well with the cream and silver. It look super stylish with the brown visor on the headlight bringing everything together with the seat and tank paint. Finished of by some huge bad ass tyres and some sexy black rims. I look forward to see much more from these guys but this is a stunning example of a custom scrambler.

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Website: emporioelaborazionimeccaniche.it

When you look at the original donor and see what it looks like now its unbelievable that it is the same bike.

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