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"Kemosabe" Bonneville racer custom by AFT Customs, the star of the 2010 LA Calendar Motorcycle Show
Posted on 06. May, 2010 by admin.
Posted on 05.6.2010 14:32
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AFT Metric Custom’s newest motorcycle “Kemosabe” built by the AFT Motorsports Models will be premiering at the LA Calendar Motorcycle Show
Sunday July 18th 2010 at the The Queen Mary Park, Long Beach CA.
AFT Custom bikes garnered Best of Show and 1st Place Metric Custom the last 2 years and went on to be featured in the Motorcycle PinUp Calendars. Official video and press release are well worth checking out after the jump.
originally appeared on on Thursday, 6 May 2010 14:32 EST.
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Harley-Davidson XR1200 café racer by Roland Sands
Posted on 06. May, 2010 by admin.
Posted on 05.6.2010 15:20
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Former 250 racer recently finished work on his latest café racer, one that originally started life as a .
The bike looks miles away from the production version and considering the multitude of upgrades and modifications, it’s hard to find the best starting point. Probably the Ohlins forks, radial brakes and the front billet aluminum wheel from Performance Machine might represent just that, but it is a long way to the Ducati-like tubular single-sided arm and Ohlins shock at the back.
You’ll find that Roland Sands’ Harley-Davidson XR1200 cafe racer features clip-on handlebars and rearsets, a 2-1 from Vance and Hines as well as chain drive, just to mention a few of its unique features. Furthermore, the single seat behind the standard tank is what gives the bike that café racer look.
With a black-out chassis and a pentagram RSD logo and a 666 number over the matt black paint, this also qualifies as Satan’s machine. So what do you think about it?
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Ducati Desmotard concept by Oberdan Bezzi
Posted on 06. May, 2010 by admin.
Posted on 05.6.2010 15:44
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A couple of days ago we presented you , but in the meantime the maestro has been occupied tweaking his sketch to transform the motocross bike into a veritable supermoto. Called the Ducati Desmotard concept, the bike only features different wheels, but it looks like a whole different kind of fun both on the track and on the streets.
Also powered by a 450cc single-cylinder engine, this Duck looks just like
what the Bologna-based company would build…if only. Read the designer’s description past the break.
originally appeared on on Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:44 EST.
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1984 Hildebrand & Wolfmüller motorcycle auctioned for $131k
Posted on 28. Apr, 2010 by admin.
Posted on 04.28.2010 09:24
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This Hildebrand & Wolfmüller is the world’s first-ever patented motorcycle and it recently sold at auction for $131,200. Made in Germany, the motorrad is powered by a 1488cc four-stroke twin engine developing an impressive for the time 2.5 hp at 240rpm. Weighing around 132 pounds and reaching a top speed of approximately 31 mph, this was the time’s only and best mechanical horse around. And it showed german ingenuity. For instance, the water needed for cooling the engine was held in the rear fender, while the transmission system is similar to that of a locomotive.
The vintage production motorcycle sit in an US barn for the past 70 years and after being auctioned off in England it now sees its way back to Germany for display. Hit the jump to see a restored 1896 Hildebrand & Wolfmüller buzz around.
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Monobike urban concept is electric, easy to live with
Posted on 26. Apr, 2010 by admin.
Posted on 04.26.2010 11:45
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With designers struggling to come up with eco-friendly and space sufficient concept bikes, especially for urban use, it seems that ingenuity is the way to follow. We just came across such a solution in the form of the Monobike, an electric concept motorbike that is even able to be parked vertically in order to save space in your garage and make it easier for you to find a place to park in the future’s even crowdier cities.
Designed by Ilia Vostrov, the Monobike’s main goal is maneuverability, which is offered by the two leaning front wheels and a much smaller rear one. This makes the bike safe enough to allow speeds of 110 mph and that’s where the rider can open a special ducting to accelerate and change air direction, lifting the rear wheel off the asphalt for a more aggressive riding experience.
Overall, this concept looks rather interesting, but details are scarce in what concerns the power of its electric engines and range, not to mention it looks rather dangerous.
originally appeared on on Monday, 26 April 2010 11:45 EST.
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2010 Kawasaki Z1000 by Roaring Toyz
Posted on 15. Apr, 2010 by admin.
Posted on 04.15.2010 11:43
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The is already one of the best Japanese nakeds around, but ways to make it better are always found either by riders individually or by tuners. These lasts have the habit of developing entire upgrade kits that set the bike miles away from its original state of new product that has just come out the factory gates.
Take the 2010 Roaring Toyz Kawasaki Z1000 case for example. The bike gets a set of Performance Machine wheels (17-inch front, 18-inch rear), 240-section rear tire, a custom-built braced swingarm and Brocks 4-2-1 exhaust, just to mention some of its most impressive new features.
The gold/silver paintjob does help at setting the bike apart from its standard siblings, but what we like the most about this project is the fact that it looks like that’s just the way Kawi did it in the first place. This is really one of those bikes that people see and ask “what is stock and what is aftermarket about it?” Click past the break to find out.
originally appeared on on Thursday, 15 April 2010 11:43 EST.
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Ducati ‘1026′ Flying Tigers edition by DSC
Posted on 12. Apr, 2010 by admin.
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Inspired by the shark face nose art of World War II’s , the three fighter squadrons of US volunteers that flew for the Chinese Air Force, in London have created what they like to call the Bite project.
This Ducati 996, which was most likely upgraded with a Fast By Ferracci and now called ‘1096’, is the project’s pièce de résistance. Obviously, the paintjob is the coolest thing about it.
Ducati may not have thought at a “shark edition” for none of their superbikes, but DSC’s work could stand as a good source of inspiration if the idea ever strikes.
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originally appeared on on Monday, 12 April 2010 14:37 EST.
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Leslie Porterfield makes BMW’s S1000RR look faster, classier
Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by admin.
Posted on 04.7.2010 11:39
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Leslie Porterfield, who was recently declared the by Guinness, has just been introduced to the , not to ride the 193 bhp German superbike full throttle, but for a classy picture gallery by , one of Germany’s best photographers.
Hofmann, who has in the past made other similar photos with various models on the same bike and in the same aircraft hangar, seems to have reached to the conclusion that fashionable Leslie Porterfield is the most appropriate person to photograph on his apparently favorite superbike.
The artist started from the fact that ‘There are so many motorcycle manufacturers that combine motorcycles and women in an artless and sleazy way, that I thought there just had to be a better way of doing it’ and mentions: ‘I had no intention of putting a naked woman on a bike, and it was very clear to me that the bike had to be the S1000RR superbike in the same colour that people have seen on the racetrack in 2009. I didn’t want the bike to fade into the background either – showing the name of the manufacturer was also very important for me, because it made the feeling of a pit stop and racetrack environment much more authentic.’
Looks to us like the world’s fastest woman on two wheels makes 2010’s best superbike look faster and classier!
originally appeared on on Wednesday, 7 April 2010 11:39 EST.
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M-Org concept chopper, the greenest of them all!
Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by admin.
Posted on 04.7.2010 12:11
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The M-Org (yes, from organic) is a concept chopper belonging to Russian designer Michael Smolyanov, who thinks of it as to an eco-friendly timeless machine and who is not afraid of showing it as the green and yellow color combination reveals.
The designer claims that the grown organic materials used for the frame, suspensions and even the steering components are lighter and stronger than classic ones, making the Organic Bike a very special chopper to park on your lawn in the future.
originally appeared on on Wednesday, 7 April 2010 12:11 EST.
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E-TX Urban electric concept bike by Bako
Posted on 05. Apr, 2010 by admin.
Posted on 04.5.2010 09:36
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As cities are getting crowdier every day, more and more urban electric concept vehicles emerge and this precise one called the E-TX Urban looks kind of good. Entirely electric, rechargeable via an AC outlet and powered by a Roadson Etronic 16 generator developing an impressive 132.5 kw, this is the kind of electric bike a wheelie lover would ride in the future.
French designer claims a top speed of 150 mph, but that’s a bit unrealistic as the , which is now being produced, top out at 67 mph. That’s the big and important part that currently makes the E-TX Urban a concept vehicle.
originally appeared on on Monday, 5 April 2010 09:36 EST.