dimanche 14 juin 2015
samedi 13 juin 2015
4CYL
When Orlando Bloom began collaborating with BMW Motorrad on a new custom ride, he knew exactly whose number to call: close friend and bike guru Michael “Woolie” Woolaway (DeusExMachina /Venice, CA).
The result is the stunning “4cyl”, a S1000 R transformed by their shared passion to Orlando’s exacting specifications.
JAMBON BEURRE MOTORCYCLES
Dans un Jambon Beurre il y a de la nourriture, dans une Jambon Beurre il y a de l'Amour.
In a "Jambon Beurre" there is food, in a Jambon Beurre Motorcycles there is love.
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In a "Jambon Beurre" there is food, in a Jambon Beurre Motorcycles there is love.
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This loveable Cub's been given an electric shock
It might look unlike anything you've seen before, but this mini café racer started life as one of the most common motorcycles on the planet, the Honda C90 Cub...
The Deus Bike Build Off is an annual competition held in five locations around the world (Sydney, Venice, Milan, Tokyo and Bali) concurrently, with a clear-cut mission to find a custom-built motorcycle that has ‘made the most from the least’. In Sydney, this year’s winners were Melbourne-based Joe Fisher (from Stealth Electric Bikes) and Ryan Mischkulnig (from Suus Customs), with their wonderfully minimalist, electric Honda C90.
The humble Cub
Using the humble Cub as a starting point, all superfluous features such as the air box, mudguards and engine mounts were removed. Remaining aspects the duo liked were kept, and those they didn’t were scrapped. The replacement of the engine with an electric motor certainly tidies things up, and while the bike’s range is now somewhat reduced, the acceleration has improved. And much like aPorsche 918 (though probably a little less exciting), it harvests energy under braking.
Perhaps the most intriguing aspect is the addition of those hand-bent copper pipes. They don’t actually serve any function, other than providing a mount for the headlight, but they look cool and certainly add some verve to the utilitarian Honda. Oh, and those handlebars are from a ladies’ bicycle, in case you were wondering. It may be minimal, but this Cub is far more than the sum of its parts. In the spirit of the Bike Build Off, less really is more.
Photos: David Leyshon/Chop Shot
You can find many minimalist motorcycles offered for sale in the Classic Driver Market.
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