Motorcycle News - Custom Bikes Of The Week: 26 April, 2020
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The 1198S Corse was a special edition with a unique livery, and some trick running gear too. Radical Ducati kept the mechanicals, but have stripped off most of the bodywork. The Corse’s fuel tank originally came in a brushed aluminum finish—so that stayed, sans decals. Out back is a custom built subframe, with a hand-shaped aluminum tail section.
With the fairing gone, the front-end and engine bay needed a little tidying up. So there’s a new LED headlight out front, with transparent Radical Ducati belt covers and red hoses lower down. Finishing kit includes a see-through clutch cover, leather seat, upgraded brake discs and a side-mounted plate bracket to keep things street legal. [More]
The client had originally taken the 1982-model Virago to another custom shop to work on, but in six months all they had done was strip it down. So he took it home in boxes, and got Nick onto the job. Starting with a Virago engine and frame (with some bad welds on it), a Ducati 1098 front and rear end, and a Benelli tank, Nick got cracking in his Toronto workshop.
Nick added custom triple trees, with higher bars for maximum comfort and control.
This 1974 Commando 850 belongs to Naoki Sugibayashi, all the way over in Tokyo, Japan. Naoki-san decided to overhaul his beloved Norton after more than two decades of ownership, so he sketched out a bunch of ideas, and headed over to Katsunao Suzuki at the Japanese workshop British Beat. Naoki-san wanted a “Rock ‘n Roll Commando. Built to ride at high speed in the city of Tokyo.”
The new bodywork consists of a fiberglass tank and tail, capped off with a studded leather perch by Backdrop Leathers. The finishing kit is as classic as you can get: clip-ons, a Monza-style gas cap, a Lucas-style taillight, and Smiths dials. But the cherry on the cake has got to be that deep black metalflake paint job. [More]
For the bodywork, the team built a custom tailpiece, and radically modified the Sportster’s original fuel tank. If you look closely, you’ll notice that the sides of the tank are actually transparent. An aftermarket belly pan rounds out the lines nicely.
H-D Barcelona kept the stock 19F/18R wheels, but re-painted them. There’s a set of Öhlins shocks out back, and a custom two-into-one exhaust. The paint job might be a little loud for some, but it suits the performance vibe that the crew’s gone for here. [More] Motorcycles via Bike EXIF https://ift.tt/2Mf9b0c April 26, 2020 at 12:18PM Leave a Reply. |
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