In a few short years Dime City Cycles has been fortunate enough to earn a loyal following as one of the many contributors to the revival of vintage speed machines. In 2012 a team of students from Full Sail University, that were interested in vintage motorcycles, Cafe Racers in specific, approached Jason and Herm and asked if they could do their final project on the Dime City Cycles brand.
They spent roughly three days shooting and a TON of time in the editing room and came up with this final piece. In our opinion, it's perfect, it tells our story giving those who already know us a little more intimate view of the interior while at the same time giving those who do not yet know us the opportunity to introduce ourselves.
Special thanks to Duke and his entire team, job well done guys!
lundi 7 octobre 2013
SuperMoto: Italy scoops SuperMoto des Nations victory
For the second year running, the SuperMoto des Nations event in Pleven, Bulgaria, was won by Italy, ahead of the host country and France. It is the fourth time Italy has won this competition.
L’Italie remporte pour la deuxième année consécutive le SuperMoto des Nations à Pleven en Bulgarie devant l’équipe hôte et la France. C’est la quatrième victoire de l’Italie dans cette compétition.
The combination of Ivan Lazzarini’s victory for Honda-Michelin in the third and last race, and second place for Christian Ravaglia (Honda-Michelin) in the second race clinched a fourth triumph for Italy in the annual SuperMoto des Nations. Lazzarini dominated the last race from start to finish.
Despite the presence of the recently-crowned Mauno Hermunen (TM), who had come to lend a helping hand, the host nation Bulgaria was second. After qualifying on pole position, its bid was thwarted by Italy after Alexander Georgiev fell three times in the second race.
France – represented by Sylvain Bidart (Honda-Michelin), Thomas Chareyre (TM) and Warren Boudar – had to settle for third place, ahead of the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands.
Une victoire d’Ivan Lazzarini (Honda-Michelin) lors de la troisième et dernière course associée à une deuxième place de Christian Ravaglia (Honda-Michelin) en deuxième manche a permis à l’Italie d’enlever un quatrième succès au SuperMoto des Nations. Signant le holeshot, Ivan Lazzarini a dominé de bout en bout la dernière manche, ne laissant aucune chance à ses adversaires.
A domicile, malgré la présence du nouveau champion du monde SuperMoto, Mauno Hermunen (TM), venu prêter main forte, la Bulgarie termine deuxième. Qualifiée en pole position, la Bulgarie a dû s’incliner face à l’Italie suite à une triple chute d’Alexander Georgiev lors de la deuxième manche.
La France emmenée par Sylvain Bidart (Honda-Michelin), Thomas Chareyre (TM) et Warren Boudar doit se contenter de la troisième marche du podium. La République Tchèque se classe quatrième devant l’Autriche, l’Allemagne et les Pays-Bas.
Race results:
Race 1: 1, Pavel Kejmar (CZE-KTM), 19m41.220s. 2, Bernd Hiemer (GER-KTM), +1.723s, 3, Mauno Hermunen (BUL-TM), +4.003s. 4, Thomas Chareyre (FRA-TM), +12.227s. 5, Cristian Ravaglia (ITA-Honda), +15.212s. 6, Devon Vermeulen (NED-KTM), +15.649s. 7, Lukas Höllbacher (AUT-KTM), +15.876s. 8, Tomas Travnicek (CZE-TM), +16.658s. 9, Ivan Lazzarini (ITA-Honda), +19.040s. 10, Rudolf Bauer (AUT-KTM), +21.553s.
Race 2: 1, Angel Karanyotov (BUL-Honda), 19m37.932s. 2, Cristian Ravaglia (ITA-Honda), +6.073s. 3, Sylvain Bidart (FRA-Honda), +6.393s. 4, Pavel Kejmar (CZE-KTM), +6.697s. 5, Lukas Höllbacher (AUT-KTM), +9.458s. 6, Sami Salstola (FIN-TM), +23.538s. 7, Hannes Maier (AUT-KTM), +24.566s. 8, Teo Monticelli (ITA-Honda), +26.775s. 9, Devon Vermeulen (NED-KTM), +28.605. 10, Manuel Hagleitner (AUT-KTM), +30.790s.
Race 3: 1, Ivan Lazzarini (ITA-Honda), 19m25.994s. 2, Angel Karanyotov (BUL-Honda), +0.242s. 3, Sylvain Bidart (FRA-Honda), +1.360s. 4, Mauno Hermunen (BUL-TM), +2.598s. 5, Thomas Chareyre (FRA-TM), +2.916s. 6, Tomas Travnicek (CZE-TM), +23.110s. 7, Teo Monticelli (ITA-Honda), +31.220s. 8, Asseri Kingelin (FIN-Honda), +32.037s. 9, Hannes Maier (AUT-KTM), +41.758s. 10, Jan Deitenbach (GER-Suzuki), +42.00s.
Final positions: Italy, Bulgaria, France, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Finland, Turkey, Great Britain.
WSBK : a double whammy for Sykes at Magny-Cours / doublé de Sykes à Magny-Cours
Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) took a step closer to the 2013 World Superbike title by winning both races at the penultimate round at Magny-Cours, France. The Supersport win went to Kenan Sofuoglu (Mahi Racing Team India Kawasaki), but the crown went to Sam Lowes (Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha).
Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) a fait un pas supplémentaire vers le titre en remportant les deux courses de l’avant-dernière manche du championnat du monde Superbike (WSBK) à Magny-Cours (France). En Supersport, la victoire est revenue à Kenan Sofuoglu (Mahi Racing Team India Kawasaki) alors que Sam Lowes (Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha) coiffe la couronne.
The year’s penultimate meeting was marked by treacherous weather conditions which played a key role at Magny-Cours.
Tom Sykes claimed his eighth pole position of the season before taking a lights-to-flag win, although the race was shortened by four laps following the fall of Mark Aitchison (Team Pedercini Kawasaki).
Thanks to a flying start, Sykes wasted no time in pulling out a handsome lead over his chasers, with the exception of Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team)who managed to stay on the leader’s heels for the first few laps before the Frenchman decided to settle for second spot. Third place went to his team-mate Eugène Laverty who is also still in the running for the title.
Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing Aprilia) came fourth, ahead of Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet) and the surprising Michele Pirro (Team Ducati Alstare) who was making his world class Superbike debut.
Sykes produced a similar performance in Race 2 to collect his third double whammy of the year. Once again, he got away cleanly and went on to take an unchallenged win ahead of his two remaining championship rivals.
The two Aprilia riders, who were incapable of matching the Briton’s pace, engaged in their own duel for second place before being caught out by a rain shower on the final lap. Laverty and Guintoli both pitted but still managed to pick up second and third places which were their positions after Lap 21, the only lap that all the surviving riders completed.
Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing Aprilia) was fourth, ahead of Chaz Davies (BMW Motorrad GoldBet), Vincent Philippe (FIXI Crescent Suzuki) – an excellent stand-in for Leon Camier – and Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet).
Sykes’ triumph extends his championship lead to 37 and 38 points over Laverty and Guintoli with one round to come at Jerez, Spain, in two weeks’ time.
In the Supersport clash, second place sufficed for Sam Lowes to clinch the 2013 crown. He only needed a point at Magny-Cours to wrap up the championship, yet he challenged winner Sofuoglu all the way to the finish
Cet avant-dernier round de la saison a été marqué par des conditions météorologiques difficiles où la pluie a tenu le premier rôle.
Auteur de sa huitième pole position de la saison, Tom Sykes a été intouchable en menant de bout en bout la première course qui prit fin prématurément au 19ème tour sur les 23 prévus suite à la chute deMark Aitchison (Team Pedercini Kawasaki).
Prenant le meilleur départ, Sykes a creusé rapidement l’écart sur ses adversaires hormis Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team)qui a lui a tenu tête dans les premiers tours. Mais le Français a dû s’incliner et se contenter de la deuxième place. Son coéquipier, Eugène Laverty, également en lice pour le titre, a terminé troisième. Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing Aprilia) a pris la quatrième place devant Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet) et un surprenant Michele Pirro (Team Ducati Alstare), sixième de sa première course en Mondial Superbike.
Sykes a récidivé en seconde manche en signant son troisième doublé de la saison. Prenant le meilleur départ, il s’échappe dès les premiers tours et se retrouve seul en tête distançant ses deux rivaux pour le titre.
Incapables de suivre le rythme imprimé par le Britannique, les deux pilotes Aprilia Racing Team se sont battus en duel pour la seconde place mais se sont fait piéger par une averse dans le dernier tour. Laverty et Guintoli ont pu néanmoins repartir pour rentrer aux stands et ont respectivement terminé aux seconde et troisième places, selon le classement du 21ème tour, le dernier tour bouclé par l'ensemble des pilotes encore présents en piste.
Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing Aprilia) a pris la quatrième place devant Chaz Davies (BMW Motorrad GoldBet), Vincent Philippe (FIXI Crescent Suzuki), excellent remplaçant de Leon Camier, et Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet).
Grâce à ce nouveau doublé, Sykes conforte son avance au classement et abordera la dernière manche du championnat dans deux semaines à Jerez avec respectivement 37 et 38 points d’avance sur Laverty et Guintoli.
En Supersport, une deuxième place a suffi à Sam Lowes pour être sacré une épreuve avant la fin de la saison. Alors qu’il n'avait besoin que d'un seul point pour coiffer la couronne mondiale, Lowes a réalisé une superbe course et s'est battu pour la victoire jusqu'à la fin laissant la première place à Sofuoglu.
Prochaine et dernière manche : Jerez, Espagne, 20 octobre
KTM 690 ENDURO R BY ROLAND SANDS
I met a motojournalist the other day who reckoned the KTM 690 Enduro R is the best bike he’s ever tested. He liked it so much, he bought one for himself.
The design of the Austrian machine is strong and distinctive, but for some, the ‘KTM look’ is an acquired taste. So here’s an alternative, courtesy of Roland Sands Design. And being a former racer, Roland couldn’t resist giving the 66 hp, 305 lb bike a performance boost too.
With a seat height of almost 36 inches, the 690 Enduro R is a fiendishly difficult bike to reconfigure. But somehow, this one works. The bodywork is all-new, hand-fabricated from aluminum, with paint by Chris Wood of Airtrix. He’s retained the signature KTM orange in a classy stripe.
KTM is renowned for its extensive Powerparts catalog, and RSD have plundered it to boost engine output. An EVO 2 tuning kit was installed (including a race-profile cam and K&N filter) along with a smattering of lightweight ancillary parts. The exhaust is RSD’s own ‘Slant’ design, customized to fit the single-cylinder engine.
The stock rims are 21” at the front and 18” at the back, but RSD have fitted 17” ‘Morris’ wheels with a custom nickel anodizing effect. The forks are from a 690 Duke, shortened and revalved by Race Tech.
The swingarm, styled to match the looks of the trellis frame, is hand-fabricated and hooked up to a custom Race Tech shock. The tires are Dunlop Q3 Sportmax street/trackday hybrids. And to eradicate any remaining doubt about the performance focus of the KTM, the rider now hangs on to clip-ons from Graves Motorsports.
There can’t be many customs that could handle the twisties with as much aplomb as this one. And parked up, it’d stop the traffic. I’m sold.
Keep track of the latest Roland Sands builds via his company website and Facebook page.
from BIKEEXIF
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