Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Monday, July 9, 2012
Spirit 9 - Bonneville Special ..
Martin's Bonneville has got some history. It's been heavily modified over the years and this very bike was used to develop the first 904cc big bore kit by Bob Farnham, later to be used on our scrambler project, S6. Martin was happy with the performance of his bike but wanted to freshen-up the aesthetics a little. He has a passion for vintage hot rods and so we styled the new look around that - classic 'rod' colours and even some Von Dutch-style gold leaf pinstriping. The front end was lightened with new clocks, light and indicators, and the subframe has been slashed and a new seat and tail light combo added. Now his Bonnie will look as good as it goes!
Specifications
- SUBFRAME SHORTENED
- ENGINE COVERS DRILLED & POWDERCOATED SATIN BLACK
- ELECTRONIC SPEEDO
- FRONT FENDER CUT, SIDE COVERS LOUVRED
- NEW HEADLIGHT & BRACKETS
- BESPOKE SPIRIT SEAT
- UNIQUE SPIRIT PAINT SCHEME
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Saturday, July 7, 2012
S6 - Triumph 904 Dirt Twin .. from SOTS
"Creating a new genre of bike is tricky, but we think this build comes pretty close. Spencer commissioned Spiritofthe70s to build him a unique custom street-scrambler based on an '05 Triumph Scrambler. The brief was to make it look and go like no other Triumph out there, regardless of riding surface. Tough one, but we think we've cracked it. The completed bike has little in common with it's donor, it's now lighter, sharper, faster, noisier, torquier and a whole lot more!"
Specifications
- HEAVY ENGINE MODS (904cc BIG BORE)
- HEAD GAS FLOWED AND PORTED
- MAJOR FRAME AND GEOMETRY MODS
- BESPOKE 2into2 EXHAUST SYSTEM
- MASSIVELY LIGHTER AND BETTER SPRUNG THAN STOCK
- ELECTRONICS RELOCATED INTO BESPOKE BATTERY BOX
- FCR FLATSLIDE CARBS
- NEW RIMS AND & SPOKES
- NEW PROGRESSIVE RATE REAR SHOCKS
- LI-ION LIGHTWEIGHT HIGH-POWER BATTERY
- NEW SPEEDO WITH LED WARNING LIGHTS
- NEW LIGHTS & LED INDICATORS
- NEW CHAIN & SPROCKETS WITH ALTERED GEARING
- ANTIQUED LEATHER SPIRIT SEAT
- A SMATTERING OF LSL LOVELINESS
- ETC. ETC....
Friday, July 6, 2012
Race to the Clouds - Pikes Peak .. (video)
On June 26, 2011, multitime national Flat Track champion Joe Kopp piloted his Team Latus Motors Speed Triple to a class record at the 86th Annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Competing in the Exhibition Powersport class, Joe Kopp put in a record run of 11:26.530
CRD Bonneville ..
Cafe Racer Dreams have made a name for themselves with tweaked Triumphs and Honda CBs, and this is #15, their latest build.
It’s a 2007-model bike, the year when the Bonneville was given a capacity boost to 865cc and the engine was finished in black. CRD’s upgrades to this bike are relatively few, but they’ve given it a whole new stance and a strong retro feel.
The stock 17” rear rim has been replaced with a heavily-shouldered 18” rim, as you might find on a vintage Guzzi. The tires are Dunlop K180s, and the back end is now anchored by Hagon shocks. Up front are CRD’s favorite Renthal bars and matching enduro-style switchgear. Behind you’ll find a new aluminum battery box, a chopped rear subframe and a custom seat unit.
The green paint on the tank is a color that was offered on the Jaguar E-Type. But the crowning glory is the magnificent new exhaust system, painstakingly welded and terminated in a short and very fruity-sounding muffler.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Spirit magazine .. No 4
It's time for another great new edition of Spirit the interactive ezine from Triumph Motorcycles. In this issue all this and more ..
NEW Triumph Trophy, just revealed at Tridays in Austria
Interviews with bikers with some fantastic tales to tell
Read all about the adventures on the Tiger Explorer in Morocco
NEW Steve McQueen clothing collection
We hope you enjoy Spirit .. Click here now to get reading ..
SPIRIT
72 Hours with Empire - A sportbike freestyle film !! (video)
The idea for this video is quite simple – and it is to cram as much
ludicrous stuff that you can do in 72 hours with couple of friends,
couple bikes and some girls. For Nick “Apex” Brocha, Ernie “E-Dub”
Vigil, and Shin “Shinja” it was mostly bikes, in most unusual places you
can imagine – military bases, mountain roads, Las Vegas rooftops, the
Monster Energy warehouse just to name a few. Sit back and enjoy – cus
these guys know how to “stunt” their machines.
Starring:
Empire Freestyle @freestyleempire
Nick “Apex” Brocha @nickapex
Ernie “E-Dub” Vigil @ernie_vigil
Shin “Shinja” Kinoshita @shinkinoshita
Nick — Triumph Street Triple & Triumph Speed Triple drift bike
Ernie — Triumph Street Triple & Triumph Speed Triple drift bike
Shin — Kawasaki ZX-636
Starring:
Empire Freestyle @freestyleempire
Nick “Apex” Brocha @nickapex
Ernie “E-Dub” Vigil @ernie_vigil
Shin “Shinja” Kinoshita @shinkinoshita
Nick — Triumph Street Triple & Triumph Speed Triple drift bike
Ernie — Triumph Street Triple & Triumph Speed Triple drift bike
Shin — Kawasaki ZX-636
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