dimanche 24 mai 2015
Rhys Millen Racing Polaris XP1000 Rzr Raptor
At Camp RZR Glamis in 2014, Rhys Millen of RMR Products unveiled his latest creation. Rhys took a brand new 2014 Polaris RZR XP1000 and designed a custom, to-scale body kit based off of the current Ford Raptor. The body and chassis / cage design changed the RZR into what appears to be a mini version of the Raptor. The Raptor-RZR stole the show at the 2014 UTVUnderground Camp RZR Show & Shine competition and has since become a hot topic of discussion amongst the UTV community.
Finally we get to see the Raptor-RZR in action as Rhys and his crew take this cool looking UTV into the high-desert of California and spend the day playing with the new off-road machine. We hope you enjoy watching this clip as much as we did, we want one now!!
Learn more about Rhys and his product abilities at www.RMRProducts.com
BROTHERS GONNA WORK IT OUT: WILKINSON HONDA CL360
The Honda CL360 gets easier on the eye as the years go by. It’s perhaps the most elegant of the original scramblers—but it’s also four decades old, and a long way off the pace of a modern bike.
Steve Healey is a fan of the CL360, but he wanted something a little less pedestrian. Fortunately, he’s a long-time friend of Casey and Corey Wilkinson—the multi-talented brothers from Indiana who build classy café racers when they’re not running their design studio.
The brothers first met Steve during a charity motorcycle ride. Steve’s young daughter Anna had succumbed to neuroblastoma, and the ride was raising funds for research into this rare form of childhood cancer.
So when Steve wanted a makeover for his 1975 Honda CL360, he knew where to go. “He said, ‘Do what you’d do if it were your own bike,'” says Corey.
The brothers decided to stay close to the original ergonomics and the CL360’s appealing, ready-for-anything stance. They’d put a new spin on the classic high-pipe scrambler look, without losing the dual-purpose functionality. “We’re products of the 1970s ourselves, so we dig this bike’s roots,” says Corey.
It helped that the Honda was in decent shape. And it’s good to see the signature chrome heat shield still in place—now subtly modified to accommodate new mufflers from Dime City Cycles.
There’s a new swingarm too, similar to the setup on the Wilkinson Brothers’ BMW R75/6 café and 1.75 inches longer than stock. (It’s hooked up to a Ducati Monster shock.) A few more clean bends resulted in a new subframe, which is now home to a sheet-metal seat pan and new battery box.
Elbow grease and buffing has revived the wheels, hubs and engine cases. Casey’s father-in-law laid down the paint for the tank, and the engine is now resplendent in a matching coat of high-heat black satin.
The original front fender has been split in half, creating two new bobbed fenders, while making the most of the original chrome.
A proper scrambler needs decent seat cushioning. So here we’ve got dense marine foam shaped with an electric carving knife, then covered by the local artisans at Kent Upholstery.
Tires are Shinko SR241 dual sport rubber—narrow knobbies with a classic look but enough grip to work well off road. Other neat details include dirtbike footpegs, vintage MX style Fly Racing handlebars, and a rock guard over the new headlight.
“The lighter weight and added pep make the CL360 feel more nimble and sure-footed,” says Corey. “It’s meant to be ridden, and will tempt Steve to jump off the beaten path and take roads less traveled.”
Eagle-eyed readers may notice the letters “AH” just above the headlight. They’re the initials of Steve’s daughter Anna, and there’s a strange twist of fate to conclude the build. The day the Wilkinson Brothers invited Steve to the shop to pick up his bike would have been Anna’s birthday.
It’s a strangely appropriate bookend to the build. Here’s hoping that this stylish machine provides many happy memories for Steve in the years to come.
WSBK ; Première victoire de l’année pour Tom Sykes / Sykes takes maiden 2015 win in Donington opening race
Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) a enfin renoué avec la victoire dimanche midi à Donington Park, où il avait réalisé le doublé en 2013 et 2014. Le Champion WorldSBK 2013, qui n’avait plus gagné depuis juillet 2014 (Laguna Seca), est parvenu à faire le break devant son coéquipier Jonathan Rea à quelques tours de l’arrivée et confirmait son excellente forme après avoir décroché la Tissot-Superpole.
Derrière les deux pilotes Kawasaki, trois autres duels opposaient Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing-Ducati SBK Team) et Leon Haslam (Aprilia Racing Team - Red Devils) pour la troisième place, Alex Lowes (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki) et Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team) pour la cinquième puis Sylvain Guintoli (Pata Honda World Superbike Team) et Jordi Torres (Aprilia Racing Team - Red Devils) pour la septième.
Davies a fini par s’emparer de la troisième place devant Haslam, qui était brièvement passé en tête dans le premier tour de la course et qui avait pendant un temps suivi Sykes et Rea en compagnie de Davies.
Badovini s’est quant à lui imposé sur Lowes pour prendre la cinquième place tandis que Torres est venu à bout de Guintoli en fin d’épreuve pour finir septième devant le Champion en titre. Leon Camier (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) et David Salom (Team Pedercini Kawasaki) complétaient le Top 10.
Après trois abandons consécutifs, Randy de Puniet (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki) marquait les deux points de la quinzième place, devant Niccolò Canepa (Team Grillini) et Christophe Ponsson (Team Pedercini).
Michael van der Mark (Pata Honda World Superbike Team) a chuté et a fini par être disqualifié suite à un arrêt au stand non-règlementaire tandis que Davide Giugliano (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati SBK Team) a terminé en dix-septième position après être lui aussi passé par la pit-lane pour changer de pneu arrière.
La seconde course de la journée aura lieu à 15h, heure locale. Suite à sa cinquième victoire consécutive à Donington, Sykes aura l’occasion d’égaler Carl Fogarty, qui compte six victoires sur le circuit des East Midlands.
Sykes has won the opening 23 lap WorldSBK race at Donington Park in dry but cold and overcast conditions after a race long fight with his KRT team mate Jonathan Rea. The pair swapped positions for virtually the whole race after getting the better of early leader Leon Haslam (Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils).
Sykes has now won the last 5 WorldSBK races at the Leicestershire circuit and is one win short of 6 Donington wins, an accolade held by countryman Carl Fogarty.
The final podium place went to Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati SBK Team) who also passed Haslam, who finished 4th, with 6 laps to go.
Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia) showed incredible pace in the closing stages to snatch 5th at the flag from Alex Lowes (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki) who was a solid 6th.
Jordi Torres (Apriilia Racing Team – Red Devils) finished 7th on his Donington race debut ahead of reigning champion Sylvain Guintoli (Pata Honda World Superbike Team), Leon Camier (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) and David Salom (Team Pedercini) who were 8th, 9th and 10th respectively.
The final point scorers were Leandro Mercado (Barni Racing), Nico Terol (Althea Racing), Roman Ramos (Team Go Eleven), Randy de Puniet (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki), and Niccolo Canepa (Grillini SBK Team).
Michael van der Mark (Pata Honda World Superbike Team) crashed out early on while Davide Giugliano (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati SBK Team) made an unscheduled pit stop to change tyres, the Italian, who started on the front row finished 17th and out of the points.
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