It’s been too lengthy since AC Sanctuary graced our pages, so this week’s lead bike is an unapologetic Kawasaki KZ1000 from the Japanese masters of extra. We observe that up with a ridiculously potent Simson S51, a contemporary club-style Harley-Davidson Sportster 833, and an immaculately restored BMW R80 G/S Paris Dakar.
Kawasaki KZ1000 by AC Sanctuary On this planet of hyper-modified classic Japanese superbikes, few individuals can match the brilliance of AC Sanctuary. Their machines ooze efficiency, epitomizing the notion of leaving no stone unturned.
As you’d think about, the legendary Japanese workshop has one thing of a cult following. This wild Kawasaki KZ1000 MkII, designated RCM-600, is the fifth bike that they’ve constructed for a similar consumer (with a sixth already within the works). Though it pulls a variety of ideas from AC Sanctuary’s racing bikes, it’s been designed for street use.
Visually, this KZ1000 has extra in widespread with the AC Sanctuary Z1000 racer that we featured two years in the past than the corporate’s normal resto-modded UJMS. A traditional bikini fairing sits up entrance, adopted by a deeply sculpted handmade gasoline tank. The tail part follows the identical design as AC Sanctuary’s race bikes, nevertheless it’s been modified to accommodate a giant, blocky, OEM-style taillight.
Take a re-examination, and also you’ll discover that the aspect covers kind a part of the tail part. Along with a paint job that may make a scorching rod blush, it provides to the bike’s uncompromising efficiency vibe.
Dig deeper, and also you’ll uncover the Kawasaki’s equally spectacular working gear. A burly aluminum swingarm from Sculpture sits out again, hooked as much as a pair of totally adjustable Öhlins shocks, through particular eccentric decrease pivots that allow simple geometry tweaks.
Proper-side-up Öhlins forks sit on the reverse finish of the bike, held in place by custom-made yokes. The KZ1000 rolls on a tasty set of OZ Racing wheels, wrapped in cheesy Pirelli Diablo Rosso 4 tires. Brembo and Sunstar parts make up the braking system.
The engine has been bored out to 1,135 cc with an entire stack of inner upgrades—together with solid pistons and a brand new CNC-machined crank. AC Sanctuary additionally added a set of Yoshimura carbs, their very own oil cooler, and a rowdy Nitro four-into-one titanium exhaust system. The cockpit is swish too, sporting a one-off sprint with Stack devices.
Completed off in a livery that’s so good we’ve talked about it twice, RCM-600 is stable proof that AC Sanctuary is on the prime of their recreation—and sure will probably be for a while to return. [Source]
Simson S51 by Tony Möckel What’s small, orange, and makes 9 occasions extra energy than it did from the manufacturing facility? This zany {custom} Simson S51, that’s what.
Puny sufficient to qualify as a moped, the German-made Simson S51 two-stroke made a paltry 3.7 hp when it left the manufacturing line in 1984. However regardless of its stature, Tony Möckel has needed an S51 since childhood. So when he lastly received his fingers on one, he went buck wild.
Tony bored the little Simson out to 130 cc, leading to a ultimate output of 32 hp. He then braced and gusseted the body, swapped the wheels for 16” models, and added a CNC-machined swingarm and Öhlins suspension. The 2-stroke beastie exhales by way of a beautiful custom-made exhaust that loops across the entrance of the bike, exiting in two downturned mufflers on the left.
Weighing simply 80 kilos [176 pounds], the Simson’s power-to-weight ratio is about as loopy because the bike appears. Ask Tony, and he’ll inform you that driving it appears like “driving a cannonball.” The place will we join? [Source]
Harley-Davidson Sportster by Emma Fry Because the youngster of the house owners of Yellowstone Harley-Davidson in Montana, USA, Emma Fry has grown up round bikes. It’s no surprise then, that her first motorbike was a 2007-model Harley-Davidson Sportster 883 that had been traded in on the dealership.
Emma has tried larger bikes since, however the plucky 883 has all the time had a spot within the storage. And when Emma was invited to deliver a {custom} bike to point out off at Milwaukee’s one-of-a-kind Mama Tried present, it was the prime candidate for a makeover. Working along with her father, Yellowstone Harley’s head mechanic Travis Overstreet, and fabricator and painter Brett McGinley, and drawing closely on the vibe of club-style Harley FXRs, she turned it into the sassy machine you’re taking a look at right here.
The Sportster now boasts a 1,200 cc engine, kitted with EMD instances, and transferring energy through a chain-drive system. A traditional S&S Cycle consumption feeds air to the motor, whereas a two-into-one exhaust from Cone Engineering handles the soundtrack.
Emma’s Sporty additionally wears an higher fairing from Saddlemen, with aluminum lowers that Brett fabricated for the bike. A burly skid plate, additionally made by Brett, sits between the perimeters of the beneficiant fairing. The bike contains a ducktail-ed rear fender, high-bend bars on even increased bar risers, and tiny Kellermann LEDs that deal with flip sign and taillight duties.
Brett helped Emma lay down the Sportster’s refreshing paint job—however the distressing was all Emma. The chook on the aspect cowl references her nickname, ‘Birdie,’ and the bike has been christened ‘Maxine,’ after Emma’s grandmother.
The common-or-garden Sportster 883 is commonly ignored and underrated—however we’d experience this one any day of the week. [Source]
BMW R80 G/S Paris Dakar by Motorrad Stenger A nuts and bolts restoration may be laborious to get enthusiastic about—except, after all, you have got a specific affinity to the make and mannequin of the motorbike being restored. They typically contain an inordinate quantity of labor, invariably value greater than anticipated, and go away no room for private interpretation.
This attractive 1981 BMW R80 G/S Paris Dakar isn’t your common restoration job although. Not solely is the R80 G/S PD one of the crucial iconic bikes ever produced by the German marque, however the restoration on this explicit unit has been carried out by top-of-the-line within the biz.
It’s the work of Normen Senger—the person behind Motorrad Senger in Frankfurt. Herr Senger is a second-generation BMW mechanic and one in every of few who holds BMW Motorrad’s ‘traditional’ certification. That offers him entry to the wonderful BMW Group Basic archives, and it offers him the authority to situation official “BMW Classics” certificates.
Normen spend 250 hours engaged on this BMW R80 G/S PD, documenting the method in 450 pictures. Displaying 23,840 km [14,813 miles] on the clock, the bike not solely appears the half on the surface however has had its engine cracked open and balanced, too.
Wanting brisker than manufacturing facility, the R80 G/S PD is presently on supply through our associates at Moto Borgotaro in New York. The fortunate collector who snags it additionally will get a second (and smaller) G/S gasoline tank, an additional twin seat, interval BMW helmets, a software package, and a BMW Basic certificates.
Tempted? You’d higher dig deep; an icon restored to this normal ain’t low-cost. [More]
