LOADED GUN TRITON

This Triton has been built by Loaded Gun Customs from Delaware for the Baltimore Tattoo Museum. The engine was originally built by Arno St Denis, a legendary tuner who worked on the old racing Trumps and that is currently a renowned restorer of rare antique motorcyles from collectors all over the world. The Featherbed frame has been recovered from a bent one and fixed with new proper sizes The front end has been provided with Atlas triple trees, Commando fork legs and Commando hub laced to 19” anodized Sun rims. The rear wheel is a 18” laced to a Triumph conical hub. The new engine plates have been custom made by Loaded Gun. The engine is fuelled by Mikuni carbs (sorry, no Amal this time) and it’s approx 830 cc, running 10:1 pistons with modified valve train, lightened crank dynamic balanced. The whole bike looks beautiful and performing and seems to be far away from the concept of an oldie and delicate machine.

Questa Triton è stata realizzata da Loaded Gun Customs del Delaware per ilTattoo Museum di Baltimora. Il motore è stato originariamente costruito da Arno St Denis, un leggendario meccanico preparatore che lavorava sulle vecchie Triumph da corsa ed è oggi un rinomato restauratore. Il telaioFeatherbed è stato recuperato da un uno piegato e messo in maschera con nuove quote appropriate. Il frontale è stato fornito di piastre Atlas, steli forcella e mozzo Norton Commando con cerchio a raggi anodizzati da 19”. La ruota posteriore è da 18" e gira su un mozzo conico Triumph. Le nuove piastre del motore sono state realizzate artigianalmente da Loaded Gun. Il motore è alimentato da carburatori Mikuni (spiacenti, niente Amal questa volta) ed è di circa 830 cc, compresso 10:01, valvole modificate, albero a came alleggerito bilanciato dinamicamente. Tutta la moto è bellissima e performante e sembra essere molto lontana dal concetto di una macchina vecchietta e delicata.

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Wheels on the wall: Petrolified's print of classic Japanese rims

The Japanese are simply crazy about jewellery-like rims. Now, some of the wackiest wheels in Far-Eastern car culture are available in 2D format – more precisely, as a poster series…

Wheels are like the cufflinks of cars – relatively basic in isolation, but get them wrong and you spoil the whole ensemble.  The Japanese recognised this long ago and hence have awarded their cars these finishing touches. Some collectors prefer to consign the rarest pieces to the safety of their living rooms rather than expose them to the risks of the road. For your own living room wall, Petrolified – a new Slovakian online shop for car enthusiasts – has now created an A2-format print showing the most memorable Japanese wheel designs.

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Famous faces set for Sic Supermoto Day / Les stars au rendez-vous pour le Sic Supermoto Day

In memory of Marco Simoncelli, who lost his life in a 2011 accident, the latest Sic Supermoto Day is to be staged across Saturday and Sunday of this weekend.

As well as the aforementioned riders, also in attendance will be Max Biaggi and Eugene Laverty, 2013 runner-up in the Eni FIM Superbike World Championship and brother of MotoGP™ rider Michael. On top of this, Ducati Test Team’s Michele Pirro will be competing plus fellow World Championship riders Simone Corsi, Romano Fenati and Mattia Pasini plus the USA’s Ben Bostrom and Australia’s Troy Corser.

It is also possible that multiple World Champion Valentino Rossi, a former rival of Biaggi’s, could be present fresh from finishing second in last weekend’s Monza Rally Show.

Organisé en hommage à Marco Simoncelli, décédé dans un tragique accident à la fin de la saison 2011, ce nouveau Sic Supermoto Day se déroulera samedi et dimanche au circuit de Latina et comptera sur la présence de Max Biaggi et de Eugene Laverty, le vice-Champion du Monde Superbike et frère du pilote MotoGP™ Michael.

Valentino Rossi, ancien rival de Biaggi, pourrait aussi être présent après avoir terminé deuxième du Monza Rally Show le week-end dernier.