jeudi 22 août 2013
Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion in pictures
In contrast to the leisurely gatherings on the green of ‘The Quail’ and the Pebble Beach Concours, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca is the home of testosterone, wailing machinery and heroic dives through the ‘Corkscrew’. We bring you some of the most memorable moments...
Legend of 'The Bullet'
We did not make an Independence Day special featurette.
We haven't glorified our country, nor its products, nor its People, and this Independence day, we are not glorifying or luring any particular motoring enthusiast either, and that's for a simple reason!
For a true motoring enthusiast, when that ignition key is turned to "ON, there is just that one feeling in their mind. The true Independence. To do what they want, to be what they want. To fly free.. If there is anything as symbolic and as relevant to Independence, then it is this "Indian" The Royal Enfield Bullet.
With a history older than that of free India, a "Legend" that has aspired many a Indians to live free, ride free.
A legend that many look up to as "Symbolic" of a free bird.
A legend that keeps on going, breaks down too, but in true essence of Independence, its fans love dirtying their hands to get it back running....
Website:
http://www.PowerDrift.com
We haven't glorified our country, nor its products, nor its People, and this Independence day, we are not glorifying or luring any particular motoring enthusiast either, and that's for a simple reason!
For a true motoring enthusiast, when that ignition key is turned to "ON, there is just that one feeling in their mind. The true Independence. To do what they want, to be what they want. To fly free.. If there is anything as symbolic and as relevant to Independence, then it is this "Indian" The Royal Enfield Bullet.
With a history older than that of free India, a "Legend" that has aspired many a Indians to live free, ride free.
A legend that many look up to as "Symbolic" of a free bird.
A legend that keeps on going, breaks down too, but in true essence of Independence, its fans love dirtying their hands to get it back running....
Website:
http://www.PowerDrift.com
PIRANHA BUGGY BY EDGE
The Piranha Buggy is an offroad racing buggy designed by Edge specifically to be built by regular people, in their garages. The buggy comes in both kit and plan form, with the plans option giving you the chance to buy separate pieces from the kit, that you don’t have the time to build/weld yourself.
We featured the Barracuda Buggy by Edge last month and it proved to be very popular, the Piranha is quite similar to the Barracuda but it’s been formulated to be much easier and quicker to build. The chassis and suspension elements are easier to build (and cheaper to buy), the rack and pinion steering comes right off a road car and the engine options all fall into the slightly more affordable price bracket.
It’s possible to pick up a 500-1000cc motorcycle engine relatively cheaply in most parts of the world, generally speaking you’ll want to look for a wrecked bike that doesn’t have any engine damage. Once you’ve got your donor you can figure out your engine mounts and begin the process of welding the steel chassis together.
The weight of the Piranha (with engine fitted) is in the region of 375kgs, depending on your engine choices you’ll have a top speed of between 120 and 150kph and a 0-100kph time of ~5.5 seconds. Doing 120+kph on dirt is an experience that’ll leave the whites of your eyes visible from low Earth orbit, it’s also a hell of a lot of fun.
If you’ve been looking for a project that’ll give you an excuse to drink beer in the garage with friends whilst using tools, the Piranha might be just what you need.
via SILODROME
'65 Triumph TR6SC - Retro Wrench
There's a lot of talk of ‘barn finds’ in the bike restoration scene; that mythical, magical moment that happens once in a lifetime (if you're lucky) where you stumble upon a bike lost to the world that turns out to be the last of its kind in existence. And then you win the Lotto twice in the same day and become the President of the World. That's right... chances are it'll never happen. The more likely scenario is that your dream bike is a basket case that's been abused beyond all recognition by an army of previous bad taste owners and you're the only one who sees the diamond in the (chopper) rough. Because that's exactly what happened to Donny Greene and the lads at Retro Wrench in Louisville, Kentucky.
As with most of bikers, the Retro Wrench boys obviously keep a close eye on the classifieds. A typical neglected project chopper/digger project popped up on Craigslist and the emails amongst them began to fly. It was exactly the build they had been waiting for. They ended up with a 1965 Triumph TR6 that hadn’t run since the early 90’s. Upon further inspection, they found matching serial numbers that showed it was a limited edition “SC” racer also known as the “Desert Sled”, built at Johnson Motors in Southern California and TriCor in Baltimore.
The first order of business was removing the Harley peanut tank and ape hanger handlebars and getting it back to its racing roots. So Matt Westbrook, James Kemp and Chad Francis from the Retro team went to work. The bike came equipped with a belt driven ARD magneto and with a little tinkering, a few parts and a complete rewire the electrical system was back up and running without the battery one of the previous owners had installed.
The focus then moved to the motor. Despite their worst fears of metal shavings and siezed internals, the antique lump was in much better condition than they had expected. With the carbs rebuilt, gaskets replaced, a bunch of TLC and a couple of tickles later… she was ready and running.
Meanwhile, shop fabricator Brad White aka the ‘WhiteNoiseMaker’ was busy, too. With his eyes on a suitable tank replacement, he started with a Yamaha T1 gas tank which was narrowed by an inch and a half, cut on the bottom to clear the engine and frenched for fuel sight glasses down each side. Then the ACME cartoon bomb oil tank (formerly an aircraft fire extinguisher) was shaved of all gauges and brackets, cut and welded back together to clear the fender and chain. The stainless wick was conceived by Louisville chopper legend, Jinx.
Remarkably, the paint was also done in house at Retro Wrench Garage, with cups and cups of pearl in the clear coat while Josh at Culver Customs laid down the tasteful pinstripes. The bars were dropped beneath the shortened girder forks and cut narrow for lane splitting. The 21" dirt bike front wheel and knobby continue the digger look.
The finishing touches included the seat and fender, which were built to accent the bike's original old school sissy bar. With all the compression and subsequent giddy-up of a bona fide desert racer, the bike is aptly referred to by the Retro Wrenchers as the “F-Bomb”. The end result is a vintage bike with great lines and a silhouette as evil as Electric Wizard sounds. And as someone who's just heard them for the first time, that's really saying something.
from PIPEBURN
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