Here is some rad art from Peruvian artist Gianmarco Magnani. His website is Silence Television. Check it out, his prints are unreal.
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Honda CB350 Four ‘Smooth Criminal’ - Built by The Tarantulas out of Portland, Oregon. These guys specialize in doing mild restorations and are damn good at it.
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1983 Suzuki GSX250 “Lil’ Brat” - I’m starting to see this more of this type of trend, brats and bobbers based off these crazy Japanese custom bikes. This one is tastefully and done right. Love them bars too.
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1971 Honda CB450 Bobber - Found this little jem while surfing Google Images. Love the drag bars and pipes. I’m guessing this would wake the neighborhood.
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1952 Vincent Black Shadow - Built by Falcon Motorcycles for the modern era. This bike has been staring at me all month from my BikeExif calendar. I figured it was time to look a bit more into the bike as May comes to a close. Falcon’s attention to detail is nothing short of stellar. The way the tank was formed around the velocity stacks is brilliant and I’m also guessing there isn’t one piece of chrome on it, it’s just highly polished aluminum. Stunning bike.
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Garage Project Motorcycles
Back in December I posted a CB350 ‘Brat’ I saw on BikeEXIF„ and to this day I still go back and stare at it. I’ve known this bike was built by GPM but I’ve never really had a chance to check out their company’s website because most of their content gets blocked by the filters at work. Yes, I shouldn’t be spending my time at work looking at motorcycles but I do… get over it.
Last night I logged onto their tumblr from home and couldn’t be more impressed. The thing that stood out most was how they posted the bike that inspired their projects. It doesn’t get any classier than that. There is none of this ’ I inspired me’ crap. They soak up what the custom motorcycle community has to offer and apply it. Kudo’s to them.
If you have time over this long weekend please check them out, they’ve earned it.
http://garageprojectmotorcycles.tumblr.com/
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1939 Triumph 3HW Bobber - Had never heard of this bike before seeing it on Pipeburn. After a little research I must say I’ve been missing out. A 350cc single cylinder built for the military. This one’s been bobbed out and looks great… oh, and it’s more exhaust porn.
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Ducati Multistrada - Part Yamaha, part Honda, and part Aprilia. Just Google what a stock Multistrada looks like and you’ll have no clue how this came about. Let just talk about the exhaust, I pretty much considered it porn.
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Buy this magazine and support these guys. They work really hard to keep the ‘Built Not Bought’ culture alive. I too need to support this culture as well, so I’m going to try and post more bobbers and brats… coming soon.
http://www.lowsidesyn.com/index.html
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dead-sea-gulls asked: just seconding the pangea speed recommendation.
There you go…. Andy’s brilliant.
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Real-Life Tony Stark Turns His Broken Down Car Into a Motorcycle To Escape the Desert
Check out the dude webpage as well, Google should translate it from French. Brilliant!
http://chameaudacier.free.fr/moto1.html
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koti-langi asked: I want to convert a motorcycle into a cafe racer, but I have no knowledge of motorcycles. Know a good shop in SLC that can do it? or maybe a person? Or is doing it my self easier and cheaper?
Doing it yourself will most certainly be cheaper but definitively not easier. First thing you should do is go register at dotheton.com. They have a wealth of knowledge that is unparalleled. It’s a beginners paradise for all things vintage motorcycles. Second, get a Clymers manual and study the hell out of it.
For parts and help with buying parts, use Dime City Cycles. Jason and Herm usually respond to your emails in less than 12 hours and know their stuff.
If you have cash to blow and want someone in SLC, then contact Andy from Pangea Speed. Andy builds some of the most unique bikes I’ve ever seen.
Good luck, and send some pictures of the progress!
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Ducati 900SS - Don’t know much about this bike other than it’s a mid 90’s conversion. Very tastefully done. You can find these bike in good condition for about $2500-$3500. Where ever you want to go from there is up to you.
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Casey Stoner To Retire
While not my favorite rider… he’s way too young to be retiring.
He’ll pull a Kimi Raikkonen. Race motorcross for a few years, have a stab at NASCAR, then come back and compete. I’m calling it now.
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Triday’s Triumph Scrambler - The Rumbler, built by the Tridays teams in Europe. It’s radical. Beefed up tires and suspension, not to mention that insane 4-piston Supermoto braking system.
Everyone who owns a Scrambler should do this…. I’m on it.
via: BikeEXIF
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