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Sunday, March 27, 2016

Lusso Veloce

1976 Le Mans Cafe Racer, 950 twin plug by Lusso Veloce

Main specs. Chassis:

Wire Wheels, with stainless spokes and alloy rims;
Koni Shocks;
Frame De-Lugged modified and wrinkle powder coated;
916 rear master cylinder conversion;
Custom Tank;
Custom seat with alloy base and real leather & Suede cover;
Custom Loom with hidden switches in bar ends, starter under seat on key;
Moto Gadget speedo with iindicator lights built in;
Stainless Mudguards and fixings throughout.

Engine:

950cc conversion;
twin plug conversion;
light flywheel;
gas flowed;
gear driven cam kit to replace chain;
electronic ignition; deep sump kit.

United Kingdom

356

Saint's Porsche 356 downtown Melbourne

Aaron Brimhall Photography

The fab sidecar by KSS

The fab Ural Tourist Combination Sidecar by Kevin Hill

Rob Grist Photography

Kevils Speed Shop - Paington, UK

Saturday, March 26, 2016

GT Jim's XS650

Custom built XS650 from Austria by GT Jim

Main specs. Front end: shortened front fork with Wirth progressive springs, XJ650 fork sleeves with 267 mm double disk brake and XJ 650 callipers; Melvin Stahlflex braided hoses; SR500 triple tree top plate; 18" front rim conversion; 90/90/18 tyre. Rear end: enlarged swing arm; SR500 298 mm disk brake w/bottom calliper; 16” rear rim, 130/90/16 tyre. Bridgestone Battlax BT 45 tyres. Mechanics: TM34 Mikuni flat valve; Tommaselli throttle control; KN pods; FZR 1000 clutch pump; modified primary transmission ratio. Custom 2in1exhausts and Supertrapp muffler. Estimated 60HP. Bodywork: XS1 restored and hand painted vintage gas tank. Telefix professional clip-on’s. Led Kellermann indicators. New classic style H4 headlight. Black powdercoated frame and rims. Velona speedo. Motogadget indicator light set. Modified subframe. NitroHeads custom seat. Custom rear fender. Tarozzi footpegs. Simplified electrics: contactless Yamaha RD350-YPVS electronic ignition w/Dyna Dynatec 5KOhm; LiFePo battery embedded in the seat. 420lb weight declared by the manufacturer.

Principali caratteristiche. Avantreno: forcella anteriore accorciata con molle progressive Wirth; foderi forcella XJ650 e conversione a doppio freno a disco da 267 mm con pinze XJ650; tubi in treccia Melvin Stahlflex; piastra superiore di sterzo; cerchio anteriore da 18" invece che da 19”. Pneu anteriore 90/90/18. Retrotreno: forcellone allargato; freno posteriore SR500 da 298 millimetri con pinza inferiore; cerchio posteriore da 16" con pneu 130/90/16. Pneumatici Bridgestone Battlax BT 45. Meccanica: Mikuni TM34 valvola piatta; comando gas Tommaselli; filtri a cono KN; rapporto di trasmissione primaria modificato; pompa frizione FZR 1000. Scarico custom 2 in 1 con terminale Supertrapp. 60CV stimati. Impianto elettrico semplificato: accensione elettronica Yamaha RD350 YPVS senza contatti e Dyna Dynatek 5K-Ohm; batteria LiFePo nascosta nella sella. Carrozzeria: serbatoio XS1 d’epoca restaurato e dipinto a mano. Semimanubri professionali Telefix. Indicatori Kellermann a Led. Nuovo faro anteriore H4 a goccia. Telaio e cerchi verniciati a polvere. Tachimetro Velona Speedo. Spie Motogadget.
Telaio sottosella modificato. Sella NitroHeads. parafango posteriore custom; pedane Tarozzi. peso dichiarato dal costruttore 190kg.