Motorcycle News - Custom Bikes Of The Week: 18 August, 2019
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Despite Alf’s initial skepticism, Bandisca have transformed this 2001-model SV into retro-fabulous endurance racer. It actually took them almost two months to decide on a direction, but in the end, the 1990 GSX-R750 became the inspiration for the build. So they started with a 90s GSXR replica fairing from Airtech Streamlining, which had to be modified heavily to match the SV’s bones.
The exhaust headers are custom too, and terminate in a Spark muffler. This SV650 also has Showa forks, a custom YSS shock, and a new wiring loom built around a Motogadget m.unit. It’s unrecognizable as an SV650, and what’s more, Bandisca plan to take it racing too. [More]
It’s a very clever, and incredibly neat, conversion. A compact 5 kW brushless direct current motor sits where the original two-stroke power plant did, mounted to the stock brackets via custom-made adaptor plates. There’s two sets of Lithium batteries—one where the air box used to be, and one just under the fuel tank.
Arpi also added the forks, yokes and drum brake from a Honda CL250. The custom seat’s covered in Nappa and Alcantara, the handlebars are from Renthal and the switches are Arpi’s own design. There’s a lot of subtle custom work—from the headlight ears to the skid plate, right down to the chain tensioner. In an industry where electric bikes are still trying to figure out what they want to look like, we need a whole lot more of this. [More]
Gadso Hautmans at Karoo Bespoke Motorcycles in Hamburg agrees, so he’s finessed his R100GS Paris Dakar to be nicer to look at. It’s not a full-on custom job; just a tasteful restomod that hits all the right notes. “No thrills,” says Gadso, “just welcoming to the eye.”
The donor came with an ugly DIY rear fender and no exhaust, so Karoo had some work to do there too. This GS now wears a SuperTrapp can, a custom made leather seat and a new clear windscreen. The crash bars have been powdercoated white, and the wheels finished in black. [More]
That makes this transformation by Lucky Custom that much more remarkable. Argentinian builder Lucas Layum had to go deep to massage the R1100S’s lumpy form into the piercing cafe racer you see here. That even meant ditching two of the BMW’s three frame sections, and fabricating a new trellis frame to redefine the sports tourer’s lines.
Lucas also added LED lighting, and new clip-ons and rearsets. And he built a full stainless steel exhaust system too. It’s a killer new look for the 1100—especially with that pitch perfect M-inspired livery. [More]
The tank ships in four different colors (with a blank option too), and works using the stock gas cap, along with the OEM fuel pump, filter and lines. It’s also designed to work with both the stock R nineT seat and Unit’s own catalog of seats and side panels. It is a bit shorter than the OEM unit though, so there’s also an optional waxed leather pouch to close up the tiny gap it leaves.
Even though the tank’s the biggest visual hit, there’s a ton of potential for mixing and matching with the rest of Unit’s catalog. My favourite combo is the classic R80G/S vibe: white tank, BMW motorsport stripes, red solo seat, and Unit’s significantly more attractive than stock side covers. Irresistible. [More] Motorcycles via Bike EXIF https://ift.tt/2Mf9b0c August 18, 2019 at 12:30PM Leave a Reply. |
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