Dec 29, 2011

rip 242




love ya papa bill... you were a man's man. love you like a son
never forget you. i'm inspired. see you at laguna seca sometime soon.....
242 for life

carbon yzf-R1 5PW. one of a kind

this bike is an example of what moto passion can become...
there is no other example of one like this
@155 rwhp
@375lbs wet
mike is just an an inspired example of a guy who likes bikes

ducati rear blackstone tek carbon wheel
titanium spindle nut
brembo monobloc underhung caliper and bracket 

ohlins r/t forks with PVM radial caliper brackets
brembo monobloc calipers, fren tubo lines
carbon fender

HID light kit install
carbon rearview mirrors and nose section

driven billet grips
pro mack triple clamps
AIM dash and date tach
wide band commander
hyperpro damper
crg lever mounted on brembo billet master cylinder

Attack racing billet rearsets
HDR carbon exhaust
carbon belly section
carbon body panels
carbon tank

rizoma billet brake fluid resevoir
carbon hugger

next to his 996 that also a stunning build too

next to his 2004 which is also as amzing

 metchamex single sided swnigarm
520 chain kit and lightened sprockets
carbon chain sprocket cover
ohlins prxls shock unit
dynojet quickshifter

pace 'pro' racing radiator with chin rad
billet scotts performance oil filter
woodcraft chain case

17 world champion titles

and as real as they get...
walter villa. barry sheene. giacomo agostini

Dec 26, 2011

so about this new year...


2011 ultimate builder winner: la speed shop

la speed shop: 2nd year in a row
im not into blingy looking stuff
the flake in the paint is a bit much
the actual build and motor and lay out is legit
congrats to chris and la speed

Dec 25, 2011

what is a real motorcyclist?

am i?
i ride every day almost in the worst traffics and feign death every other mile.
I use my dish towels to clean my moto parts
it sometimes comes across like i care more about my bikes then my woman.
do i? answer: no comment 

the truth is it's a guy like Sonny
the 1959 yds-1r yamaha i posted below was his. 
in my opinion he is that real motorcyclist
he is the history: he is the legacy: 
that makes me proud to be from this tribe, we, and i am in... 

from a post my friend Mark, his step-son, made on the r1 forum

I've spoken about it before, but my father-in-law is Sonny Angel. He raced in Europe and the US all throughout the 50's and 60's. He served in the Navy from 1940 to 1947, worked in the Vincent factory from 1950 to 1952, hand-built the last Vincent Lightning to leave the factory, and opened his motorcycle shop in National City, CA in 1953. Cal Rayborn and Burt Monroe were shop riders for a time. He's sold nearly 40 different brands of bikes.

Sonny purchased two Yamaha YDS-1R 250cc racers in March 1960, fitted Norton Manx front brakes to each, and exported them to the Isle of Man. He became the first man to ride a Yamaha in Europe, and the first to ride the IOM on a Yamaha. He made three practice laps, averaging 114mph before the bike seized. Didn't make the race.

He also stuffed a Hilman IMP motor in a Norton International chassis the same year that Honda introduced the CB750. He hoped that Norton would see the future of the I-4 layout, and move to keep up with Japanese innovation. They turned a nose to the design, and subsequently went out of business a few years later.

Made 49 runs at Bonneville on his 1947 Vincent Rapide between 1953 and 1981. Last and final run averaged 144.97mph, just 6mph off Rolle Free's record-breaking speed.






Dec 23, 2011

buy a motoGP bike...?

sure...put it on the card
Team KR Proton 2004 KRV5
runs, still in GP spec race trim
comes with spares
230 bhp
335lb
no price listed









street art?



best mod'd 99 R1 in the world?

one of the most exceptional R1 builds ive ever seen
im an R1 afficianado and have a substantially built one myself
this is on another level though
all purposeful kit, no chrome, no bling bullshvt 
greg is good guy and his build is one of a kind

166.74 rwhp 84.24 torque curve

 FIM spec carbon fiber Yamaha endurance fuel tank
Harris WSBK spec braced swing arm and GP lifters
Blackstone Tek Carbon Fiber Wheels
Ceramic wheel bearings
Titanium ti-ni'd swingarm pivot and axles
Pace 'pro' GP spec radiator
Samco Silicon hoses
Braketech ductile iron 320mm full floating rotors
Lithium Berylium MotoGP spec Brembo 108mm calipers
Fren tubo kevlar brake lines
STM slipper clutch
Akrapovic EVO race full exhaust
Complete YEC engine kit
Keihin 41mm flatside carbs with tps
DynoJet wideband commander a/f datalog system
Over-Racing adjustable ride height dogbone
Pro Mach adjustable triple clamps
Translogic gear indicator
Ohlins SBK reworked forks
Ohlins PRXLS shock
tone of titanium fasteners
carbon everywhere
+ more
plus he rails the thing at phillip island and on weekend rides