Metallic inexperienced is the flavour of the week, with our first two bikes—a Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 café racer and a Triumph Bonneville—each carrying the timeless coloration. We additionally function a wild 1,230 cc Suzuki Katana, and a brooding customized BMW R100.
Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 by Skunk Machine Carl Cerra of Melbourne’s Skunk Machine is well-established within the automotive world, however he’s a dab hand at constructing bikes too. This Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 is his newest construct, and it’s a cracker.
Carl was approached by a buyer named Stu with the thought of creating his Continental GT 650 a bit of extra particular. Though the bike was model new, Stu had some concepts he wished to carry to life—and Carl was on the identical web page.
First off, the manufacturing unit wheels needed to go. A set of 17” Excel rims went on as a substitute, with a customized hub up entrance and a 4.5-inch-wide rim on the again. This allowed Carl to suit a 160-section rear tire for a sportier look; with the brand new Pirelli Rosso Diablo rubber, we wager it feels sportier, too.
Subsequent, Carl designed and constructed a set of customized entrance fork clamps. They’re delicate, but chunky, and maintain a Motogadget Chronoclassic speedometer in place so properly you’d suppose that an OEM designed and constructed the dashboard. Contemporary clip-on handlebars maintain extra Motogadget goodies, together with Brembo brake and clutch levers, whereas customized rear-set foot controls do obligation decrease down.
The very best factor concerning the new yokes is that they now maintain a set of 43 mm Showa forks from a Triumph Thruxton R, full with the Thruxton’s big, radial-mounted Brembo brakes. A set of Ikon shocks helps easy out the experience out again.
The seat is one other merchandise that was designed and constructed by Carl. Made totally from carbon fiber, and sporting a leather-based cowl from Sam at Majestic Moto, it seems to be unimaginable and fits the Continental GT completely. An LED taillight, full with flip sign performance, is built-in into the again.
With all this present, the engine (though good in inventory type) wanted some further go. The bike went down the highway to Revelry Cycles for an S&S Cycle 865 cc massive bore equipment, CNC billet throttle our bodies, and a correct tune. A brief, blacked-out exhaust was fitted to chop weight and let the engine breathe even simpler.
Completed in metallic inexperienced (impressed by Steve McQueen’s ‘Bullitt’ Mustang) with black and gold accents, this would possibly simply be essentially the most completely proportioned Royal Enfield café racer that we’ve seen up to now. [Source]
Triumph Bonneville by C+R Moto Co. It’s not daily {that a} Hollywood stuntman and large wave surfer asks you to construct them a motorbike. However that’s precisely what occurred to Clancy Peterson of C+R Moto Co. when Jack Kingsley walked by means of his door. Jack had seen a 3D render of a customized Triumph Bonneville on-line and wanted Clancy’s assist to carry it to life.
The donor bike was a bone-stock air-cooled 2008 Triumph Bonneville—however it didn’t keep that method for lengthy. Your entire again finish was lopped off, with the C+R crew engineering a cantilevered seat and a mono-shock conversion. The customized seat pan was topped with a diamond-stitched leather-based seat, which seems to be unbelievable in opposition to the recent inexperienced metallic paint.
Because it was all made by hand, C+R teamed up with Hagon within the UK, who constructed a customized rear shock for the construct. The entrance finish was swapped out for a set of gold USD forks which additionally got here with a twin disc entrance brake—a helpful improve for any older Bonneville. Gold 19F/17R Solar Rim rims match the brand new forks, with Continental ContiRoadAttack tires providing trendy ranges of grip.
A Motogadget management field runs the brand new wiring loom, whereas a Motogadget speedo sits embedded within the high fork clamp. The LED headlight is from our mate Tom at Goal Constructed Moto, and the flip indicators are Kellerman’s brilliantly discreet Atto gadgets. Messner Moto despatched over a set of their change blocks and controls, with the C+R crew changing the clutch to a hydraulic setup to match the brakes.
The engine was blacked out, as was the Triumph bar brand on the tank. There isn’t a chrome on the bike, with the one pop of silver being the pie-cut exhaust that snakes its method by means of the body and exits underneath the seat.
We did anticipate to see a surfboard rack, however maybe Jack will simply preserve this Triumph for bopping across the streets of Hollywood. Both method, he’ll look nice doing it. [C+R Moto Co.]
Suzuki Katana by Andy Harriman This massive blue Suzuki Katana belongs to an English bloke named Andy Harriman. Andy has all the time liked massive Suzukis—however that is was first Katana. Andy wished to carry the legendary bike kicking and screaming into the fashionable age with just a few alternative upgrades, and boy, did he get it proper.
First up, the 16-valve engine from a 1984 Suzuki GSX 1100EFE was shoehorned into the Katana body. However earlier than being married to the body, the engine spent a while with Chris Tombleson of Grumpy 1260 Suzuki Elements & Efficiency, who tore it down and rebuilt it with a 1,230 cc massive bore equipment, FCR flat-slide carburetors, and a Racefit titanium exhaust system.
Entrance and rear suspension parts are from Öhlins, with the entrance forks held in place by billet aluminum yokes. The braced swingarm is from JMC and the brakes are from Brembo. The seat has been recovered in suede (a daring alternative within the UK), whereas a set of drag bars helps Andy sit extra upright. The grasp cylinder is from LSR and he’s additionally fitted aftermarket rear set footpegs.
Whereas we love the basic Katana silver with crimson accents, Andy has performed nice with the beautiful blue paint. The Marchesini wheels have been painted vivid yellow as a nod to Barry Sheene and Kevin Schwantz. It’s a daring coloration mixture… however it works. [Source]
BMW R100 by oneYedeer Typically alternatives come up you can’t let go. That’s just about what occurred to JP when he purchased this 1991 BMW R100 fiftieth Anniversary Version. The bike was in good situation however it had been sitting for a while, which necessitated checks on its mechanical and electrical situation.
It could have been this preliminary once-over that bought JP eager about a customized bike venture. After a name to his buddy Seba Achaval from oneYedeer Design, some preparations have been made. That is the end result.
“I knew from the beginning what I used to be trying to get,” says JP. “I wished this bike to be distinctive, positive, and in some way romantic. In any case, I’m Italian…”
As soon as Seba had the BMW operating like a German pocket watch, his consideration turned to the aesthetics. The essential geometry of the bike stays the identical, however the entrance forks have been barely lowered, and the chunky Michelin Anakee Wild tires lend a really aggressive stance to the construct. The colour scheme additionally contributes to the indignant vibe, with elements of the tank stripped again to polished naked steel.
The manufacturing unit bolt-on subframe was eliminated and the body was de-tabbed and cleaned up. A brand new subframe was welded in place, with an built-in taillight that Seba made by hand after being impressed by the Ferrari Testarossa. The excessive exhaust pipe and twin mufflers meet underneath the seat in two completely different positions; along with the taillight, they’re a standout function of the construct.
With the airbox gone, the rebuilt Bing carburetors breathe by means of pod filters, with an Antigravity battery housed in a customized field underneath the engine. The ADV tires can be flicking detritus in all instructions, so Seba mounted a phenomenal set of fenders that have been blacked out to mix in.
A Bates-style headlight was bolted on up entrance, together with a tiny fairing to maintain the climate off the Daytona Velona speedometer. The bike was rewired with a Motogadget mind and bar-end flip indicators. A Brembo grasp cylinder from a Ducati 748 was fitted, together with stainless-steel brake traces and Tomaselli levers.
With type for days and myriad distinctive particulars, we expect JP bought precisely what he was on the lookout for. [oneYedeer]
