Just a couple of months ago, Daniele Sabatini sent me photos of the brand new Nembo Super 32 inverted 3 cylinder engine. It caught everyone by surprise, to say the least, and much confusion ensued in the comments. Some of you weren't even sure they could build a motorcycle around that engine. Daniele chose to answer his critics by continuing his work and I just received these … [Read more...]
Cobra Builds a Honda Scrambler and Tracker from an RS750 Shadow
Cobra's special projects division makes custom show bikes to give folks an idea of what you can do to the standard fare rolling out of dealer showrooms, all you need is a bit of imagination and skill. This year, Denny Berg, chief fabricator at Cobra's Special Projects Division, turned out two bikes based on Honda's RS750 Shadow, the RS750 Scrambler and an RS750 Tracker. … [Read more...]
Mission R Electric Race Bike
Mission Motors unveiled their new racebike for the 2011 TTXGP, the Mission-R. Even the most diehard fans of conventional motorcycles will have to admit, the design of this electric racer is every bit as pleasing to the eye as your average internal combustion racer. It packs a substantial performance punch, as well. Powered by a 141 horsepower liquid-cooled 3-phase AC … [Read more...]
Sanctuary Real Complete Machine Customs
Mention Japanese customs based on Kawasakis and the name Sanctuary will pop up. Like Bull Dock, Sanctuary modifies the Z1 and other models like the older Ninjas but they also apply their magic to the Suzuki Katana and the Honda CB1100F. High end components throughout, brakes, suspension and new swing arms plus lots of frame strengthening and engine work results in their RCM … [Read more...]
Bull Dock Kawasaki Customs from Japan
These Japanese custom shops just keep popping up on our radar. Bull Dock, seems to specialize in the Kawasaki Z1, but the GPZ900 and Zephyr get makeovers, too. Brembo brakes, Yoshimura cams and similar components are a staple, as well as Win McCoy, which seems to be their own brand, used for the exhaust, suspension and body parts. The paint and finish seems extremely well … [Read more...]
Typhon 1190 from Pegasus Race Team and Gruner Engineering
If only Erik Buell had had the opportunity to develop the Buell 1125 before being unceremoniously shown the door, especially since the 1190 was waiting in the wings, we might have seen something like this, the Typhon 1190, developed by the Pegasus Race Team and Gruner Engineering over in Germany. Pegasus races an 1190RR in Europe and looked at the design with fresh eyes, coming … [Read more...]
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