Saturday, December 12, 2015

Hinomaru






Our reader Simone Panico from Chieti is a motorcycle enthusiast, mechanic and tire reparer. He decided for once to combine business with pleasure and the desire to build something with his own hands... We bloody like the result.





Il nostro lettore Simone Panico di Chieti è un meccanico gommista appassionato di moto. Ha deciso per una volta di unire il lavoro al piacere e alla voglia di realizzare qualcosa con le sue mani. Il risultato ci piace da morire.








Simone has long sought the model that best fit his project, he analyzed the second hand market prices, the cost of the modifications, the difficulties of implementation and assessed the possible final result: he really didn’t want to start a project that would not have been able to complete. During this search he came across the Inazuma Tzar, the famous racer by Sylvain Berneron and Pascal Raspo (they both claim the idea of this project, while we limit ourselves to appreciate it), and he felt in love with his style. 




Simone ha cercato a lungo il modello che meglio si prestasse, ha analizzato i prezzi dell’usato, i costi delle modifiche, le difficoltà della realizzazione e valutato il possibile risultato finale: non intendeva iniziare un progetto che non avrebbe potuto finire. Durante queste ricerche si è imbattuto nella Inazuma Tzar, la celeberrima racer di Sylvain Berneron e Pascal Raspo (entrambi ne vantano la paternità, mentre noi ci limitiamo ad apprezzarla), e si è innamorato delle sue linee.












"I bought the main parts and took my tools - Simone says -  I shortened, cut, welded, bent and lightned the lines of the back. The empty triangle of the frame under the seat drove me crazy. The entire front end is from a CBR 1000, I wanted to change the stock forks because I found them too small and undersized both mechanically and aesthetically. In order to fit the new front end I got help from Officinazero9, run by a dear friend of mine: we sat at the PC and design together the new triple plates with a new particular shape. Then we machined them at CNC. I had to completely redisign the entire electrical system, modify the weiring and move everything under the seat. At front, I moved all the indicator lights inside the head light, a big job. I downsized the ignition lock to use a simple and small key. I change the footrests with Rizoma components, spare parts of my Triumph Speed, the bike I ride everyday. Carburetors took me a lot of work since there isn’t a specific kit and I needed to adapt suitable pins and jets that I borrowed from a Bandit 600. The exhausts are powder coated as well as the frame and the white rims. The engine has new gaskets. Andrea De Marinis, guru in leather work, built the new seat for me. The painting was performed by Matthew Petaccia Sheastyleab. I chose the red of the new Renault Clio, I liked it because it changes color from day to night, polished and shining in the sun and darker and burnished at night. Brembo clutch master cylinders are from the Ducati Hypermotard". 





"Ho comprato le parti principali e armato di mola ho accorciato, tagliato, saldato, piegato e alleggerito tutta la linea del posteriore. - Racconta Simone - Il triangolo di telaio sotto il culo libero da tutto mi faceva impazzire. Tutto l'avantreno è di un CBR 1000, volevo cambiare l'originale perchè era troppo piccolo e sottodimensionato sia meccanicamente che esteticamente. Per poterlo montare mi sono fatto aiutare da Officinazero9 gestita da un mio caro amico, ci siamo messi al PC e tramite CNC ne abbiamo tirato fuori piastra superiore e inferiore con quelle linee particolari. L'impianto elettrico l'ho dovuto modificare completamente spostando tutto sotto sella allungando o accorciando gli svariati cablaggi. All'anteriore ho spostato tutte le spie all'interno del fanale, un lavoraccio. Ho ridimensionato il blocchetto di accensione per utilizzare una semplice chiavetta molto piccola. Le pedane le ho modificare per poterci montare dei pedalini mobili Rizoma che mi erano avanzati dalla Triumph Speed, la mia moto di tutti i giorni. I carburatori mi hanno portato via molto tempo non essendoci un Kit adatto bisogna adattarci spilli e getti del Bandit 600 che monta gli stessi carburatori. Collettori verniciati a polvere alta temperatura, speriamo mantengano, telaio e cerchi anche loro vernciati a polvere. Guarnizioni tutte nuove sul motore. Sella realizzata da Andrea De Marinis, guru nella lavorazione del cuoio. Verniciatura eseguita da Matteo Petaccia Sheastyleab. Ho scelto il rosso della nuova Clio, mi piaceva perché cambia colore dal giorno alla notte, lucido e splendente al sole e più scuro e brunito di notte. Pompe freno e frizione Brembo derivate da Ducati Hypermotard". 































































Friday, December 11, 2015

Dardo #3






The third of a series of three simple custom bikes built by Emporio Elaborazioni Meccaniche in Rome around the single Honda 650cc engine. 








Dominator NX650. Hand rebuilt rear frame, Low ride chassis, Range Rover double head light, custom plexyglass front fender, Keihin FCR carb, Wilber monoshock, EEM one off seat, custom made exhaust. 


























http://www.emporioelaborazionimeccaniche.it/


EEM - Emporio Elaborazioni Meccaniche - Roma

Monday, December 7, 2015

Aniba Dominator






Our good Inazuma's friend Federico Baldacchino's latest Honda NX650 Dominator Special


Simple but effective.


























Sunday, December 6, 2015

Piston Jockey's CB500






The latest build by Piston Jockey, a one man juggling show, between a day job, girlfriend and kiddo. An unconventional 1977 Honda CB550. 




Nick Heij restores and modifies classic motorcycles in the diamond city of Antwerp, in Belgium
“I was stuck in my car due to another traffic jam. Which Antwerp is pretty known for and damned myself that I didn't took the bike that day. Making the best of the situation I started searching the web for motorcycle/parts. This complete Honda CB550 just appeared on the local second hand site and i was able to buy this rollingrust bucket for almost no money. The previous owner told me on the phone she had been standing in a shed for about 16 years. I picked up the bike a few days later. My first intention was to use the engine to complete another CB ... But I got an other, different idea for this bike because of the original Rickman fairing which came with it. After getting the engine started easily by going through the normal process to get a bike started which has been standing for so long. I started getting my vision for this bike. Altering the bike without loosing the classic and original feeling of it.
Using as much original part as i could but on the other hand giving it a whole new look without going overboard. 








"I dismantled the bike and did the following works...not in this order! Shortened the seat and looped it / Repositioned the shocks / Made a seatpan with a false sealing so the electronics underneath the seat are less visible. / Shaped the foam for the seat and sent it off for upholstery / Sandblasted, metalized and powdercoated the frame, rims, and all loose parts / Fitted new steering head bearings / Polished engine covers, front end and most aluminum parts / Respoke the rims and fitted Firestone Deluxe tires 18x4.00 and 19x4.00 / Refurbished the fairing as it was full of cracks / Found a NOS windshield / Added an extra brake breather at the rear brake drum / Dished the fuel tank / Velocity stacks on the carburator / re-jetted the carburator / Heatwrapped the 4 in 1 exhaust which has a smaller reduction so a trumpet exhaust could be fitted / Honed the cylinders / Fitted new piston rings / Renewed the valves setup / Made aluminum cockpit out of scrap aluminum which are mounted on the old handlebar mounts. Added LED's for indication lights. / Clip-ons / Renewed the rear brake pads / Fresh coat of black metallic paint. " 













































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