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Readers' rides: Andrea's 999 Hurricane

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Andrea was great. In less than seven months, starting from scratch, designed, bought and rebuilt a wonderful 999S. This one. 

Andrea Sportelli è stato grande. In meno di sette mesi, partendo da zero, ha progettato, comprato e ricostruito una splendida 999S: questa! 


Mono, link, sprocket and radial calipers are coming from a Ducati 1098. The single sided swingarm comes from a Duc 848. At this point the choice of the 848 exhausts was almost obligatory and Andrea matched them to a Arrow X-Kone muffler. The headlight comes from a Yamaha MT-03. The rear subframe, the fiberglass tail section and the custom saddle upholstered in Alcantara were self-built. The painting of the frame is by Carozzeria Gentile while the bodywork fine pinstriping, including real goldleaf 24k detials is by Minali.

Mono, link, porta corona e pinze Brembo radiali sono di origine Ducati 1098. Il forcellone monobraccio completo di eccentrico e mozzo arriva da una 848. A questo punto la scelta dei collettori della 848 è stata quasi obbligata e sono stati abbinati a un terminale Arrow X-Kone. Il faro arriva da una Yamaha MT-03. Telaietto reggisella, codone in vetroresina e sella in alcantara sono stati autocostruiti. La verniciatura telaio è della Carrozzeria Gentile mentre il pinstriping della carrozzeria, con dettagli in vera foglia d’oro 24k è di Minali







Photos by Andrea Sportelli
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The DGR Rome is back!

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Be part of a legend! 
Rome, 27 September 2015

La Bulla

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"La Bulla": the incredible custom 2015 BMW K1600GT by Valtoron. Espetacular!














Valtoron - Madrid, Spain

Silver Gills

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This is not the usual K100 custom build. At Shaka Garage, they chose a particular design to emphasize the muscular lines of the bike (wide shoulders, tight ass)
In order get it, they built a new dragster exhaust system and a nice aluminium body.

Questa non è la solita K100 personalizzata. Allo Shaka Garage, hanno scelto un design particolare per sottolineare le linee muscolose della moto (SLECS! = spalle larghe, culo stretto) e, per ottenerlo, hanno costruito un nuovo impianto di scarico dragster e una carrozzeria in alluminio molto bella. 



The exhaust system looks like just a set of short empty pipes, but indeed there is a micro catalyser hidden inside the exhaust box to work as a silencer and to contrast the exhaust pressure to ensure a proper carburetion. The sound, they say at Shaka Garage, is mean, but not too noisy. 

Il sistema di scarico sembra solo una serie di corti tubi vuoti, ma in effetti c'è un micro catalizzatore nascosto all'interno della scatola collettore a lavorare come silenziatore e per contrastare la pressione in modo da permettere una corretta carburazione. Il suono, dicono allo Shaka Garage, è maschio, ma non troppo rumoroso. 







The bike has been named Silver Gills because of the shark gills on the side panels under the gas tank. / La moto è stata chiamate "Branchie d'argento" per le caratteristiche ranchie da squalo ricavate sui pannelli sotto il serbatoio.



The rear subframe has been rebuilt and supports the new custom made seat. The aluminium tail can be removed to have a longer seat or maintained to complete the nice lines of the new handmade bodywork. 

Il telaietto posteriore è stato ricostruito e sostiene la nuova sella artigianale. Il codino di alluminio può essere rimosso per avere una seduta più ampia o mantenuto per completare le belle linee della nuova carrozzeria battuta a mano. 


1985 BMW K100 by Shaka Garage - Bari, Italy

Sophia

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Honda CX500 'Sophia', latest by the great Inazuma friend Luis Alves


From the owner: "I was dreaming about a brat motorcycle for too long, looking for the best projects online… The Honda CX500 was one of my favorite bikes, the big engine is one of the highlights of this model and I love almost every project done with this bike… Looking for the best place to build in Portugal and near home i´ve found LA Motos, a team of father and son with many years of experience and a beautiful CX500 in their portfolio My CX500 come from Germany, also “born” in my year (81) and the parts came from all over the world The plan was to keep it simple and discrete, in a month, she went from all original, to metal, and came back again all modified... I love to ride it and to show this 34 year old beauty in the streets of Portugal! I´ve named Sophia like my 2 year old daughter Sofia (in Portuguese)"
 








Luis Alves Moto - Santo Tirso, Portugal


R60 by Tarmac

Espresso Giallo

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Italy. The year was 1990. Despite he was only 22, Andreas Goldemann still remembers his longing looks for the Ducati 750 Sport.

Italia, anno 1990. Anche se allora aveva solo 22 anni, Andreas Goldemann non ha dimenticato le sue bramose ricerche della Ducati 750 Sport...




"Since I was a boy, my family was drawn to Italy. Spending two month a year in our southern neighbour country, my love for the Italian lifestyle, their cars, bikes, their food and coffee culture is still part of my life today. The year was 1990, and I remember my longing looks for the Ducati 750 Sport when I was 22. Okay I had already my Laverda 1000 3C, but still the Laverda was considered a heavy bike while the Duc was the little light racer with the amazing sound of the 90° V twin. I always wanted one. It took me another 25 years to finally get myself one. My first initial thought was to get a light and nimble machine that makes me already smile when I walk on to it and that let my heart jump happily riding it, rather than last years Honda Bol d'Or build, that heavy macho man machine that make you growl. The original style of the Duc with its vacuum cleaner face and its long appearance was out of question. I generally don’t like fairings that much (while AN-BU is very cool) and tend to the naked style. I also wanted to sit a little more upright to go easy on my already a little older spine. So I googled and googled and stumbled over some ideas of Jens v. Brauck (JvB Moto), Sylvain Berneron (Holographic Hammer) and many others. At one point the idea what and how to build the bike was forming in my mind. (…) The bike needed to accommodate my sense of feeling, supporting my lifestyle and of course it needed to be super cool. A contradiction in color and style. Sporty and relaxed, hard and soft at the same time. The first tube frame Ducati is perfect for a build like this. I found one through some contacts and started playing. Because this is what it is all about, playing not working on the bike. The best ideas come to your mind when you are silly and joyful at the same time. After some discussion with the TÜV engineer (MOT) the tube frame’s back part and all the not needed mounts where easily cut away, altered and changed into different form to be welded again. The frame and the rims where sanded and powder coated. All the body parts where painted with two component aerosol cans that are petrol proof and hard to scratch. The exhaust system needed welding and some fittings, the rear section was built first in card box, the seat later of steel, the side caps of aluminium. I ordered one of Jens v. Brauck’s headlights and small led lighting components that let your eyes go blind if you look straight into them as brake lights and turn signals. All of the parts are licensed and street legal in Europe. The easy to maintain Dellorto carburettors make the bike seem more technical and fragile and leave enough space below the tank, for a lithium battery and all of the electrical system. The wiring loom weights now a fraction of before. All in all, without the fairing, the original seat, shorter oil hoses, the small battery, the motogadget mini and, and, and, the bike is now dry around a 160kg and 80HP. (…) From the very beginning I wanted the tank in a pastel yellow (Porsche 911, 1973, light yellow). Many friends said, “Yellow ? A Duc must be red”, “you can’t do this”, “this will not look good” “Blah, blah, blah”. Now after seeing the contrast of the hard black and white with the contrast of the pastel yellow they say “Wow, that is very cool”. I decided for the number 72, because Ducati won the 1972 “Imola 200 miles” being the very first Paul Smart’s V-twin race. And what a blast she is to ride. I can see myself riding this bike in my twenties and I still enjoy it like the very first day. And I had my share on bikes. On the other hand - the next project is already forming in my mind. I mean you know as I do; “A man can never have enough bikes”. Now it is time to say thanks, to two very important people. Without them the project would not have come true. One is my brother Stefan, who allowed me to use his workshop whenever I had time and need to be there and most of all JoJo Rau, my motorcycle guru, who gave me time and space, helping advice, hands on help and tons of nerves to finish the bike in his shop." Andreas Goldeman








Andreas Goldemann - Ulm, Germany - agoldemann@gmail.com

Tom Laws' CB 836

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1978 CB750F Cafe Racer 836cc by Tom Laws - USA


Modified with mid 80's GSXR suspensions, rebuilt motor with Cycle X Wiseco F2 big bore pistons, valve job, new cam chain roller & slide, Cycle X refurbished carbs, Power Arc electronic ignition, Lockhart oil cooler, Cycle X oil cooler adapter with spin on filter, HEL braided brake lines, adjustable levers, Cafe Cycles RI aluminum seat with custom foam and upholstery, 160/60ZR18 + 110/80ZR18 Bridgestone Battlax T30R tires. 








Outlaw Custom Motors - Chepachet, Rhode Island, USA

Calliope

P51 Sonnenrad

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The color of an American P51 Mustang on a German Beemer? You name it, we got it.
1976 BMW R100RS custom build by Ottodrom in Rome 






Ottodrom - Rome, Italy

Tracker Four

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How about a 1980 Suzuki GS550E tracker fitted with a GSX600F engine?

Specs: Pirelli Scorpion MT90 tyres, Raask rear sets, Russler Racing Alloy Tank, Jama Chrome Exhaust, Chrome Rear Shocks, Chrome Triumph Bars, Wassel Chrome Mirror, Beeston Grips, Kawasaki Z seat cowl, Custom seat, Goodridge Brake lines, EBC brake pads, Nissin Master cylinder, Shotgun rear light (converted to LED). 






Willy G Davidson - UK

CB350 Cafe

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1974 CB350 four, bored to 400 cc by Ratbikes Poland








Ratbikes- Zielona Góra, Poland

Oldschool Beemer

... E buon Ferragosto!

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Norma Jeane Mortenson - Long Island, 1949 






The Face


CB77 Racer

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1964 Honda CB77 305cc Classic Cafe Racer 






Ebay find in UK

Bomber

Dinosaur Four

Triton by GasBox

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Jesse Bassett's 1959 Triton rebuilt by GasBox










GasBox - Cleveland, USA

Nicky 1.3

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