Vespa Chairs. For scooting about the office. bel&bel

Custom handcrafted Vespa chairs from bel&bel Creative Studio, Barcelona.

Have you have ever scooted about your office in a swivel chair? Perhaps you’ve even had a swivel chair race across the office floor with a work colleague? Well, now you can do it in style with an awesome Vespa BV-12 chair from bel&bel.

bel&bel is a creative workshop based in Barcelona who ‘readapt’ old objects into functional pieces of art. We think the Vespa BV-12 chair is pretty awesome, however, the crankandpiston team take swivel chair racing quite seriously…

Our choice would be the Vespa Gulf Racing 65 edition because racecar. Um, scooter/chair thing. For more information check out bel&bel and turn your office into a swivel chair race track. Or…

… just chill out and watch the swivel chair racing from the comfort of a SEAT 600 Model ‘D’ sofa.

Source – bel&bel

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KUSTOM KOMMUNE GB400

We have a few regular builders from Oz but not nearly enough, so this metalflake GB400 brat was very welcome in the Bike Shed inbox. The bike was initially built by Raider Motrsport and then finished up by Jimmy G from Kustom Kommune, who are a DIY communal moto workshop and are also co-owners of Oil Stained Brain, which runs an event that helped inspire the vibe of the BSMC events here in London.

The donor bike is an imported 1988 Honda GB4oo with an extensively customised frame made to accommodate a modified XS650 tank.

The engine has been completely rebuilt with porting and re-ground cams. The  rear sets were also custom made to be adjustable for different riding positions which are complemented by clip-ons for a proper cafe style racing crouch.

The triple clamps are also customised and have all the warning lights and the starter button built-in. Also up front, is an aftermarket speedo. The wheels have been re-spoked and laced to backed out rims which wear Coker Diamond tyres. Down at the back the bike has new shocks with a custom fender and a new aftermarket taillight from Sparto behind the one-off single seat.

The engine was painted black before the fins were then polished back to the metal, and to help take advantage of the new cam profile and porting the engine runs a Mikuni TM36 Flatslide carb and a custom under frame exhaust. In fact the engine was originally set up to take a turbo, ahich Jimmy says may one day get fitted… The electrics are also minimised and run a Lithium Ion 4-cell battery which helps the bike run but still demands her to be kick-started into life.

Of course, what really stands out on the build is the retro 60′s chopper style metalflake paint which was by Thom Armstrong from Rusty Kustoms. Jimmy normally builds raw bikes, but this time around he wanted a bit of bling on this one. Job done!

So, how does the bike ride? “Its very revvy, quick off the line and will sit on 140kmph no probs!” Next up Jimmy and Richie are building a 48 Sportser for Harley Davidson Australia through the Kustom Kommune. We look forward to seeing it. See more from Kustom Kommune on Facebook and Instagram.

Stunning vintage sidecars

10 absolutely epic photos taken at a vintage sidecar event.

To be honest we’re unsure as to where these photos came from, who took them or what the event was about – but what we can tell you is that this short collection of images captured our complete attention, particularly the first two snaps. Our apologies for the lack of information this time ’round – we hope you enjoy these photos as much as we do, and if you can shed some light on the story behind them be sure to contact us via Facebook.