Motorcycle News - The Best of the Outlier’s Guild Motorcycle Show
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Flying slightly under the radar is the Outlier’s Guild show in Los Angeles—colloquially known as the OG Moto Show. It’s just closed the doors on its third event, and judging by the feedback, it’ll be joining the established big hitters soon. Roving photographer John Salgado was there, and we asked him to pick out four of his favorite bikes.
“I wanted to make it look more like a vintage YZ,” he explains. “Which ended up being a big challenge, because the old bikes had small tanks and a single backbone frame.”
After a few days, Woolie managed to make everything work. He built a complex gas tank that went under the seat and down behind the shock. The visible ‘gas tank’ is based on an old Yamaha SX design, with custom side panels, and there’s a new subframe. The fenders are aluminum, with a heavy gauge for the rear: “If needed, a guy could slide back on to it.”
Kott’s uncanny skills are certainly evident on the R80, with handmade aluminum everywhere—from the fuel tank to the fairings to the subframe and seat cowl.
It wasn’t an easy process. “I had to just start shaping the sheet metal in order for ideas to come through, versus having a rigid layout plan,” says Kott. “It led to a number of beautifully sculpted prices that fit conveniently into the scrap bin.”
We’ll give it 10 out of 10. [Kott Motorcycles]
She’s used the gas tank from an XS750 Triple, and taken the front wheel size down from 21” to 19” to fix the stance. After she’d laced the new wheels and fitted TKC80 rubber, Ava reshaped the rear frame and built a new seat pan to get the desired tracker look.
The paint is a standout—from the brushed metal finishes to the “slate denim” blue of the tank patches and the grey powder on the frame.
The bike was first shown at Born Free, where it won the People’s Choice award, and unlike most customs, it’s not a commissioned build. There were no deadlines or restrictive budgets, and it shows.
“One thing you can’t buy is oval metal—so I made my own tubes. That was a huge thing for me, because I made a lot of mistakes and had to throw away a lot of metal to get the shape. Everything else, I put a sharp edge on.”
A narrowed 1947 Harley springer front end leads the way, and the wheels are F21/R18 with star hubs—a double at the rear, along with a vintage drum brake. All the metal is hand-made, including the little brass accents scattered throughout. The boat-style gas cap alone took a week to make.
“What you see is all hand-formed. It’s for the right people that know and understand, not everybody.” [Powerplant Moto Cycles] Images courtesy of John Salgado Motorcycles via Bike EXIF http://www.bikeexif.com March 31, 2019 at 12:16PM Leave a Reply. |
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