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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Cleveland Cyclewerks. Interesting Entry Level Motorcycle (that won't make you feel like a dork.)
A 250 with serious some cool factor! This is not an endorsement and not a slam. I don't know anything about it but I like the looks a lot! From Cleveland Cyclewerks. Lots More HERE
The Winter Blues...
Living in Florida the last 30 years I sometimes forget that this is what awaits many of you for the next four or five months... my sincere condolences. But chin up! Time flies and spring will be here before you know it! Besides now you have a good block of time for those bike and bike related projects to get done. So have at it... and while we're on the subject, send me some pictures of whatever projects you've got going on. Might make for some interesting posts!
Monday, November 29, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Reader Ride! A Killer Katana From Iceland!
I'm pretty sure this is our first Icelandic Bike! And what a great way to start! A lot of people didn't/don't like the styling of these bikes. I don't know why exactly. Yes it was very different at the time and there hasn't been much like it since but I personally wish there was more bold design like this from Japan.
Anyway, thank Much Duddi!
Here is my Katana 1982
1428cc Wiseco big bore and more and more.......
Duddi
Sober Riders MC
Iceland
Anyway, thank Much Duddi!
Here is my Katana 1982
1428cc Wiseco big bore and more and more.......
Duddi
Sober Riders MC
Iceland
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Stunning Kawasaki Z1R
Wow! speaks for itself really...
And thanks again to Danny Clark and his amazing Flickr page.
And thanks again to Danny Clark and his amazing Flickr page.
Update: Reader Submittal. Old school Hybrid.
Update: should have seen this coming... for those of you e-mailng and commenting for more info...
The bike is for sale on EBAY UK Here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/YAMAHA-XT500-SUPERMOTO-PHASE-4-MAGAZINE-FEATURE-BIKE-/110613754451?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item19c117f253
What a fantastic bike! Thanks to Cal from the UK for sending me these. I've seen a few like these over the years and this is the best by far! I love it when an old iconic bike gets modernized without the spirit of the original being overwhelmed by the new components. It's a delicate dance and flawlessly executed here.
The bike is for sale on EBAY UK Here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/YAMAHA-XT500-SUPERMOTO-PHASE-4-MAGAZINE-FEATURE-BIKE-/110613754451?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item19c117f253
What a fantastic bike! Thanks to Cal from the UK for sending me these. I've seen a few like these over the years and this is the best by far! I love it when an old iconic bike gets modernized without the spirit of the original being overwhelmed by the new components. It's a delicate dance and flawlessly executed here.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Reader Ride. Ducati Pantah 500.
Greg Writes in:
Ian Fallon wrote for the Ducati Museum -
Introduced as a 500 in 1979, the Pantah engine was designed and built by engineers Fabio Taglioni and Gian Luigi Mengoli. It formed the basis of the Ducati production/racing program for years to come. So advanced was the design that it was still in production throughout the 1980s ... Pantah used a toothed belt camshaft drive instead of the earlier bevel-gears. Other important technical developments were the racing-inspired 60° included valve angle and the forged one-piece crankshaft. These features improved the bike’s reliability and made the design more suitable for competition.
I have owned this bike for three years and love it. The camshafts on this motor makes it feel like it free revs and it wants to go past its 10,000rpm redline. The suspension and frame work very well and will keep up with any of my friends larger displacement bikes in the twisties. It is an easy bike to push and control and I believe one of the more beautiful. If you get a chance to ride one you will not be disappointed. This was the first belt drive Ducati and the basis of every Ducati motor since.
Thanks for a great site.
Greg Rathe
Ian Fallon wrote for the Ducati Museum -
Introduced as a 500 in 1979, the Pantah engine was designed and built by engineers Fabio Taglioni and Gian Luigi Mengoli. It formed the basis of the Ducati production/racing program for years to come. So advanced was the design that it was still in production throughout the 1980s ... Pantah used a toothed belt camshaft drive instead of the earlier bevel-gears. Other important technical developments were the racing-inspired 60° included valve angle and the forged one-piece crankshaft. These features improved the bike’s reliability and made the design more suitable for competition.
I have owned this bike for three years and love it. The camshafts on this motor makes it feel like it free revs and it wants to go past its 10,000rpm redline. The suspension and frame work very well and will keep up with any of my friends larger displacement bikes in the twisties. It is an easy bike to push and control and I believe one of the more beautiful. If you get a chance to ride one you will not be disappointed. This was the first belt drive Ducati and the basis of every Ducati motor since.
Thanks for a great site.
Greg Rathe
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Fantastic Historical Boardtrack Photos
From a REALLY cool site with historical images of all kinds called SHORPY.COM The Caption reads "Fred "Freddy" Fretwell of Washington on a Harley-Davidson"
Fair warning. Don't go over there unless you have some time to kill. It's addictive.
Here's a great grandstand shot (of a car race obviously) to give you an idea of the scale of the the track sizes. Pretty amazing. Must have been quite a spectacle for it's time.
Fair warning. Don't go over there unless you have some time to kill. It's addictive.
Here's a great grandstand shot (of a car race obviously) to give you an idea of the scale of the the track sizes. Pretty amazing. Must have been quite a spectacle for it's time.
Reader Ride. Nice Boardtracker.
The boardtrack racer theme has REALLY become popular lately. Here's another nice one along with a video with a link back the the owners Blog. Great stuff!
Board track replica-fly over from Tobias Björklund on Vimeo.
Board track replica-fly over from Tobias Björklund on Vimeo.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Wanderlust! Murph is Leaving Death Vallly
Bonneville salt flats, Death Vally... where's he off to next? Go find out.. http://wherethehellismurph.blogspot.com/
Reader Ride! Cool And Affordable Urban Assault Yamaha!
I always loved the styling of the 78 RD400 (the best looking model IMHO. Ii occured to me years later that it was at least partly derived from the earlier XS360. Reader Andrew McQuade did a great job of blending those good looks into a low cost but very cool (and beautifully photographed by the way) urban assault bike.
Andrew writes in:
Howdy! My name is Andrew and I would like you to check out my 1977 Yamaha XS360 2D. it has 13,300 original miles. I use the bike daily to commute around Atlanta, Ga. The seating position and the torque from the 360cc parallel twin is great. Ive mounted Shinko 705 dual sport tires and they are excellent on the terrible streets around here. They are not only decent and inexpensive but also offer great traction for going off road to avoid traffic jams or just exploring gravel roads.
The bike breathes through dual CV Mikunis and stock mufflers and features a paint scheme similar to the Daytona Yamahas. Also, here is a quick video I made with my Go-Pro helmet cam. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAd9ssSz2kE
The photos were shot at the old Murray Mill in west midtown, Atlanta.
Keep up the great blog!
-Andrew McQuade
More proof that you don't need big bucks to have a really cool ride.
Great Stuff Andrew! Thanks!
Andrew writes in:
Howdy! My name is Andrew and I would like you to check out my 1977 Yamaha XS360 2D. it has 13,300 original miles. I use the bike daily to commute around Atlanta, Ga. The seating position and the torque from the 360cc parallel twin is great. Ive mounted Shinko 705 dual sport tires and they are excellent on the terrible streets around here. They are not only decent and inexpensive but also offer great traction for going off road to avoid traffic jams or just exploring gravel roads.
The bike breathes through dual CV Mikunis and stock mufflers and features a paint scheme similar to the Daytona Yamahas. Also, here is a quick video I made with my Go-Pro helmet cam. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAd9ssSz2kE
The photos were shot at the old Murray Mill in west midtown, Atlanta.
Keep up the great blog!
-Andrew McQuade
More proof that you don't need big bucks to have a really cool ride.
Great Stuff Andrew! Thanks!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Wow! you don't see bikes like this very often! Yamaha WR450 with a JVO rally kit!
Hardcore Rally bike! And it's FOR SALE! No I don't know the owner. Just an FYI. I's a practice bike for this years Dakar!
Crossover post from the 2-stroke blog. Konig Racer. Really interesting engine cinfiguration.
this is a crossover post from the 2 stroke blog. I just did a cut and paste so i's complete with updates from the readers. A really interesting bike and story.
Second Update: I've got the smartest readers on the web!
Lawrence wrote in:
A documentary about motor-racer Kim Newcombe, who turned heads in the 70s on a König motorbike he developed and designed himself. He was killed racing in 1973 and posthumously came second in that year's World 500cc Grand Prix. The film mixes interviews and underdog triumph on the track scenes, with Super 8 footage of family life on the circuit, and poignant wife-of-maverick reflections from his widow Janeen. Love, Speed and Loss won best documentary at the 2007 Qantas TV Awards and Air NZ Screen Awards for best documentary, directing, and editing.
http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/love-speed-and-loss-2007
Also:
http://www.fasterandfaster.net/2010/01/love-speed-and-loss-remembering-kim.html
Thanks Again! You guys are the best!
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Update from the comments:
Hi,
it is not a twin engine. It is a 4 cylinder engine. Originally a motorboat engine.
Cheers Uwe
I suspected that it might be but it was hard to be certain from the camera angle. thank you for clearing that up! Makes it all the more interesting!
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A liquid cooled opposed four cylinder with a gear driven, toothed belt rotary valve intake intake setup. Interesting stuff.
Second Update: I've got the smartest readers on the web!
Lawrence wrote in:
A documentary about motor-racer Kim Newcombe, who turned heads in the 70s on a König motorbike he developed and designed himself. He was killed racing in 1973 and posthumously came second in that year's World 500cc Grand Prix. The film mixes interviews and underdog triumph on the track scenes, with Super 8 footage of family life on the circuit, and poignant wife-of-maverick reflections from his widow Janeen. Love, Speed and Loss won best documentary at the 2007 Qantas TV Awards and Air NZ Screen Awards for best documentary, directing, and editing.
http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/love-speed-and-loss-2007
Also:
http://www.fasterandfaster.net/2010/01/love-speed-and-loss-remembering-kim.html
Thanks Again! You guys are the best!
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Update from the comments:
Hi,
it is not a twin engine. It is a 4 cylinder engine. Originally a motorboat engine.
Cheers Uwe
I suspected that it might be but it was hard to be certain from the camera angle. thank you for clearing that up! Makes it all the more interesting!
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A liquid cooled opposed four cylinder with a gear driven, toothed belt rotary valve intake intake setup. Interesting stuff.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Saturday, November 20, 2010
UPDATE: WOW! Reader Ride. An outstanding Gilera from Norway. Small but fierce!
UPDATE: In my ignorance about this brand I failed to realize just exactly how special a build this machine really is. For a more complete story about the building of this bike see this thread here: http://50iniepoca.forumfree.it/?t=44399445
Really fantastic stuff Morton. thanks for the link!
Morten of Norway Writes in:
Really fantastic stuff Morton. thanks for the link!
Morten of Norway Writes in:
Hi and RESPECT ! for your great blog !
I have been surfing up and down your amazing site, and it has given me a lot of ideas for my next build.
A really wonerfull mix of bikes and details, keep up the good work and ride safe. Thank you :-)
.........and a pic of my last build, 1978 Gilera Edizione Speciale. 80cc 6 speed Polini/Gilera engine.
top speed: 121 km/h / 75 mp/h @13400 rpm
Med vennlig hilsen - Regards Morten
This is an extraordinary build. Thanks Very Much for sending it in!
Update: Reader Ride. Another cross-over post from the 2 stroke board.
I know I've been cross posting from the other blog quite a bit lately but the 2-stroke pics I've been getting are just amazing! Morgan Price sends in this amazing build.... Kawasaki / GSXR based radical 2-stroke fighter in progress.
For those of you interested in the building of this bike here is a link to the build thread I just stumbled across. It's even more impressive than I thought.
http://kawaportal.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2655&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
For those of you interested in the building of this bike here is a link to the build thread I just stumbled across. It's even more impressive than I thought.
http://kawaportal.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2655&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
Friday, November 19, 2010
Reader Ride. Sweet Lambretta
Braam Nell from Brazil sends in this sweet little Lambretta.
He Writes:
I know I know I’m not bring the classic racer heat that you normally show on the site but Scooters are bikes too and here is my 62 Lambretta Li 150 Brazil Spec , which I have been spending some time on the last Year or so..She’s my commute to work 2 or three times a week , so runs beautifully!
Keep up the amazing inspiration, oh and I’m holding you fully responsible if I buy a Triumph Scrambler in the next 2 months!!
Ha! Sorry, I can't help you with that Triumph. It's a mystery to me that I've held out this long.
He Writes:
I know I know I’m not bring the classic racer heat that you normally show on the site but Scooters are bikes too and here is my 62 Lambretta Li 150 Brazil Spec , which I have been spending some time on the last Year or so..She’s my commute to work 2 or three times a week , so runs beautifully!
Keep up the amazing inspiration, oh and I’m holding you fully responsible if I buy a Triumph Scrambler in the next 2 months!!
Ha! Sorry, I can't help you with that Triumph. It's a mystery to me that I've held out this long.
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