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    mardi 21 janvier 2014

    Blood & Oil - To Create, Be More Awake, And To Be More Alive.


    I've known Cale Glendening for less than 24 hours. He's known himself for only 27 years. What I can tell you is, we've found ourselves a man who puts his raw talent out into the world every day - behind a lens - in a way that makes us feel like we've known him much, much longer. 
    To steal Cale's own words, Blood & Oil speaks to all avenues of creativity and passionate endeavors - the common thread being desire, determination and the relentless pursuit it takes to see them through. That feeling that wakes you in the dead of night, the call to action that courses through your veins. It doesn't matter what you do or what your passion is, there is always room to be challenged, to grow, advance and to be more inspired. With that heart and intention, Blood & Oil is about wanting to create, be more awake and to be more alive. 
    Three days, sixteen setups, nine locations. Reward Cale's passion by running this film as many times as it takes to see both you and him in it.

    Produced, Directed and Edited by Cale Glendening
    www.caleglendening.com

    Tech3 workshop damaged in floods / L’atelier Tech3 touché par les inondations dans le Var


    The Monster Yamaha Tech3 MotoGP™ team has been affected by the recent extreme weather to hit the southern coast of France.
    Basé à Bormes-Les-Mimosas, le team Monster Yamaha Tech3 a été l’une des victimes des très fortes pluie et des inondations qui ont sévi le week-end dernier dans le sud de la France et mené le Premier Ministre à promettre un arrêté de catastrophe naturelle
    .The base in Bormes-les-Mimosas, home of the MotoGP™ outfit which is to run Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro as well as the Moto2™ team of Marcel Schrotter and Alex Mariñelarena, was affected on Sunday as the immense levels of rainfall resulted in rivers bursting their banks. This has occurred shortly before the squad was to pack up for the opening pre-season premier class test in Malaysia.
    An anticyclone over northern Europe later resulted in heavy rain over France, resulting in much damage to crates in the Tech3 premises - whose watertight door failed - which on Tuesday were planned to have been shipped to Malaysia. The entire region has been majorly affected by the weather, with two people having lost their lives and a further individual injured as the storms left many without electricity and running water as well as much damage to buildings.
    The majority of damage was sustained between 10 and 11am on Sunday, with the flood water coating the workshop floor in mud and damaging equipment. "This is a major natural occurrence, but we are fortunate this has not happened at a busier time of year," Team Manager Herve Poncharal explains. "Although we have many things to prepare, it shouldn’t affect us too badly."
    Since the damage was incurred on Sunday, Tech3 personnel have been busily attempting to clean up the property with the assistance of neighbours.
    A quelques jours de mettre le cap sur la Malaisie pour le premier Test Officiel de l’année, le team Monster Yamaha a subi un coup dur le week-end dernier suite aux pluies diluviennes qui se sont abattues sur le sud de la France et causé de très importants dommages matériels, deux morts, une personne portée disparue ainsi que des évacuations en urgence.
    Hervé Poncharal s’est entretenu avec motogp.com mardi après-midi pour faire le bilan de la situation et a expliqué : « Là, trois jours après, le beau temps est revenu mais il y a encore des gens sans électricité, sans eau, homeless. Ça a été, comme souvent en Méditerranée, aussi brutal que bref. Notre atelier est juste à côté d’un tout petit cours d’eau. Il avait déjà beaucoup plu jeudi, vendredi et samedi, mais jusqu’à samedi soir ça coulait normalement. »
    « Dimanche matin il y a eu une dépression orageuse qui venait de la Méditerranée et qui est restée bloquée au-dessus de nous. Il a plu toute la journée, c’était très localisé, avec des pluies diluviennes de 4-5h du matin jusqu’à 14h. Nous étions passés à l’atelier à 8h30 pour surélever et sécuriser les caisses de matériel, qui partaient ce matin pour la Malaisie, pour les premiers tests de l’année. »
    « Ça a tenu jusqu’à un moment donné où l’eau est montée tout d’un coup, notre porte étanche a lâché, c’était comme l’explosion d’une bombe, puis la vague d’eau est rentrée et a traversé l’atelier. La grosse inondation a eu lieu vers 10h30-11h. A 14h40-15h, l’eau était partie mais le problème, c’est qu’elle était montée à plus d’un mètre et on a de la boue absolument partout. En plus les canalisations d’eau ont été arrachées et c’est donc une galère monstrueuse. »
    « Heureusement, il n’y a pas eu de dommage corporel ou matériel chez nous. Il y a eu une belle solidarité. On a la chance d’avoir des voisins qui ont des machines, tractopelles et autres, des gens qui sont venus aider. C’est un coup dur qui n’arrive pas à une bonne période de l’année puisqu’on a beaucoup de choses à faire et à préparer, mais ça n’aura pas de répercussion sur quoi que ce soit. » 

    TOP 5 BMW R-SERIES, PART TWO


    BMW R Series, Part 2
    Our first BMW R-series Top 5 received mixed reactions. Some of you loved our selection, while others wondered why their favorites didn’t make the list. The truth is, narrowing down a selection of one’s favorite customs of a particular marque to just five is pretty challenging. Especially when you’re dealing with the much loved, and widely used, R-series. Add personal taste to the mix, and you’re bound to ruffle a few feathers.
    Nevertheless, we felt that BMW’s venerable R-series deserved another look. So we scoured the archives and put together a fresh list—based on your recommendations. Let us know how this one stacks up against the original.
    BMW R100RT
    Bill Costello’s R100RT Bill Costello first made his mark on the world of classic motorcycles when he painstakingly restored his father’s 1958 BMW R50 a few years ago. This elegant, yet functional, R100RT is his second build. This time round Bill wanted to build a custom bike, rather than a factory restoration, and was after something he could use as a reliable daily runner. The RT rolls on custom spoked wheels from Woody’s Wheel Works, and upgraded suspension. There’s a new triple tree from Toaster Tan, Tarozzi clip-ons, and rearsets from Boxer Metal—who helped out on the build. The classic café racer seat hides a tiny lithium-ion battery and a full BMW tool kit. Finished in a timeless black and white paint scheme, it’s the perfect example of a ‘real world’ café racer. [More about this bike]
    BMW cafe racer
    Casey Wilkinson’s R75/6 This much-loved café racer belongs to Casey Wilkinson of design studio Wilkinson Brothers, founded with brother Corey. The brothers are nuts about motorcycles—their workspace, an old carriage house, has a number of bikes parked in it at any given time. Casey found this ’76 R75/5 at the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days and bought it with 100,000 miles on the clock. He then mocked up a new swingarm, subframe and ‘bum box,’ using quarter-inch steel round bar and insulation foam board. This was all sent to Cliff Meyer of Meyerbuilt Metalworks to bring to life. There’s also a mono-shock conversion, using a Suzuki GSX-R750 shock. Creativity abounds—the foot pegs are modified BMX freestyle pegs and the headlight guard is an aftermarket MG part. The top triple clamp was CNC’d, again by Toaster Tan. It’s adorned with a ‘Good Spark Garage’ logo—the name of the Wilkinson brothers’ moto-culture blog. [More about this bike | Wilkinson Brothers]
    BMW racing motorcycle
    Lucky Cat Garage ‘Sprintbeemer’ There’s something fantastic about a motorcycle that’s been built for a single purpose. In this case, that purpose was to win the Starr Wars sprint race at the Glemseck 101 festival in Germany. ‘Sprintbeemer’ was built by ‘Sonic Séb’ Lorentz of Lucky Cat Garage, from a mixed bag of parts—including a vintage M&H Racemaster drag tyre and an Airtech dustbin fairing. At its heart is a R100RS motor with some tasty performance upgrades, breathing through Dell’Orto PHM 40 carbs, linked to a R60/6 transmission and housed in a modified R50/2 chassis. Adjustable billet aluminum struts are hidden in the rear shocks, and the shortened front suspension is from a R75/5. Unfortunately Séb broke his leg in a BMX accident before the event, so Sylvain Berneron (aka Holographic Hammer) took his place in the hot seat, piloting ‘Sprintbeemer’ to victory. [More about this bike | Lucky Cat Garage]
    BMW R75/5 by El Solitario
    El Solitario R75/5 ‘Baula’ When it comes to style, El Solitario are a law unto themselves. Their builds usually fall somewhere between audacious and outrageous—bucking, or totally ignoring, current trends. ‘Baula’ is based on a ’69 BMW R75/5, and according to El Solitario’s David Borras, was inspired by the 1939 TT-winning BMW Rennsport and the Art Deco Henderson. It sports a massive Hoske long-range tank, fishtail pipes from a Velocette Thruxton and vintage Buco panniers. All of this is tied together with a number of bespoke parts, including the dual-headlight fairing. The engine, suspension and electrics were all overhauled as well. Not surprisingly, ‘Baula’ drew a crowd when El Solitario debuted it at the 2013 Wheels & Waves show in Biarritz. [More about this bike | El Solitario]
    Ritmo Sereno
    Ritmo Sereno R100RS ‘RSR’ A part of me regrets not including this R100RS in the original BMW R-series ‘Top 5.’ It’s the work of Japanese resto-mod specialists Ritmo Sereno, who set out to reduce the R100′s weight from BMW’s claimed 242kg to just 190kg. The engine’s been ported and polished, and breathes out through a 2-into-1 stainless steel exhaust system. The standard RS fairing has been trimmed for a sleeker profile. In fact, just about every part’s been modified or lightened in some way. Resplendent in a livery inspired by the BMW 3.5CSL Group 5 race cars of the ’70s, it would be just as at home on a race track as it would in a museum. [More about this bike |Ritmo Sereno]
    Last week’s Top 5 covered the Yamaha XS650.
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    1998 TRIUMPH ADVENTURER BY STEEL BENT CUSTOMS



    custom triumph motorcycle 2 1998 Triumph Adventurer by Steel Bent Customs
    The ’98 Triumph Adventurer is one of the better bikes built by Triumph in the ’90s, it was fitted with an 885cc triple cylinder engine with 12 valves, it produced 68hp and 70nm of torque which was fed to the rear wheel via a 5-speed transmission and a chain drive.
    Despite the name, it wasn’t really an adventure bike, in reality it was a sort of cross between the modern Bonneville and the Thunderbird. Not that this is a bad thing.
    This take on the Adventurer by custom motorcycle garage Steel Bent Customs is a fascinating look into the potential of the base model. The stripped back mid-section and minimalist seat are both highly attractive modifications, not to mention the addition of clip-on handlebars and the removal of the rear fender.
    custom triumph motorcycle 1 1998 Triumph Adventurer by Steel Bent Customs
    As the bike stands now it looks like the sort of thing we should ship over to the Triumph headquarters with a note asking them to make a few more.
    Steel Bent Customs has been going from strength to strength recently, the Florida based team headed up by Michael Mundy have produced a serious collection of modern cafe racers and their reputation is climbing on the international stage at a phenomenal rate.
    Check out more from SBC here.
    custom triumph motorcycle 3 1998 Triumph Adventurer by Steel Bent Customs
    custom triumph motorcycle 4 1998 Triumph Adventurer by Steel Bent Customs
    custom triumph motorcycle 5 1998 Triumph Adventurer by Steel Bent Customs
    custom triumph motorcycle 6 1998 Triumph Adventurer by Steel Bent Customs
    custom triumph motorcycle 1998 Triumph Adventurer by Steel Bent Customs
    All images courtesy of the talented Erick Runyon @ ChopperShotz
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