Motorcycle News - Custom Bikes Of The Week: 28 July, 2019
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They make a kit to transform your stock Kawasaki into a modern replica of the undeniably cool 1989 Kawasaki ZXR. And despite some reports we’ve read, it doesn’t use the Z900RS as a base. Instead, all you need is the non-RS Z900, which is effectively a contemporary street fighter.
So the Biltwell crew and Rob ‘Rouser’ Galan took all their leftover spares from the Frijole 883—and built a second Sportster. And so the ‘Spare Parts Sportster’ was born.
The ‘SPS’ has just about everything you’d want from a desert-racing dual-Sporty. It has an S&S Cycle kit inside, a Rekluse clutch, burly suspension and big wheels—but it also has lights and a plate, making it fully street legal. In fact, it’s currently doing duty as a commuter, while Biltwell and Rouser figure out where to race it. [More]
This is a pretty rare 1957 Royal Enfield Indian, built to enter into this year’s Handbuilt Show. If you’re wondering what a Royal Enfield Indian is, our friends at Return of the Cafe Racers have a neat history lesson—but in short it’s an Enfield with a Indian badge on it.
There’s a bunch of smaller details too. The tail light’s made from an egg-slicer, the headlight’s a modified police light, the footrests are old shoe fitting devices, and the hand shifter uses a part from a lathe. I’ve seen this bike in person, and there’s miles of stuff to pore over. [More]
Honda only produced the QA50 from 1970 until 1972. It’s delightfully basic; a 50 cc, air-cooled motor that makes 1.8 hp, an automatic clutch and a two-speed box. The frame’s made from tubular steel, there’s zero suspension out back, and there’s barely a smidge of travel up front. It also has tiny wheels, drum brakes, and a seat and fenders that are comically fat.
It’s been restored in anticipation of the sale: repainted in its original Gypsy Yellow hue, and fitted with new tires, new upholstery with period correct Honda stencils, and the original manual and spark plug wrench. Who’s tempted? [More]
As you’d expect from Curtiss and Nesbitt, the Hades is way, way out there. All we’ve seen are renders, but Curtiss have released some tech specs. The frame will be “titanium or chromoly,” with a “double-wishbone parallelogram fork.” Components will include Race Tech suspension, BST carbon fiber wheels and Beringer brakes.
All this will set you back a mere $75,000, and production is slated for 2020. Curtiss are taking pre-orders, while also very openly asking for investors in their business. Here’s hoping they manage to take the Hades from paper to street. [More] Motorcycles via Bike EXIF http://www.bikeexif.com July 28, 2019 at 12:04PM Leave a Reply. |
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