2009 KTM 690 RFR (RALLY FACTORY REPLICA)

2009 KTM 690 RFR (RALLY FACTORY REPLICA)

“” Based on the experience of the KTM Rally Factory Teams and in line with the KTM “Ready to Race” philosophy, the 690 Rally Replica will be exclusively equipped with race-proven winning technology. These race-ready rally machines will be manufactured to order and fitted with the groundbreaking, fully newly developed single cylinder engine with dramatically […]

Frankenkrauser GS

Frankenkrauser GS

Frankenkrauser GS- A krauser engine desert BMW KRAUSER : In the early 80s Michael Krauser developed a kit for the bmw boxer engine. The kit primarily consisted of a new 4 valves head designed for such engine. The kit was used in racing events and in sidecar racing where BMW won a lot of championships. I have […]

1983 Honda XLV 750 R (RD01)

1983 Honda XLV 750 R (RD01)

Honda indeed made a dual purpose shaft driven motorcycle to fight the hegemony of the gs. It was the XLV 750R, a motorcycle that I always liked in the French flag configuration rather than the other color configurations. Such bike was produce only for few years but it was the grandfather of the Transalp and […]

Guzzi V65 TTR (tutto terreno racing)

Guzzi V65 TTR (tutto terreno racing)

After playing with multitudes of beemers and building somewhat dakar like replicas, I started tinkering with the idea of building my special guzzi….. after all aren’t we all tired to see all these gummi cows with elongated arms and so on….well I am……. so here the GUZZI project begins. Deciding on the bike was pretty […]

Gilera Silhouette RC600 Aero Replica

Gilera Silhouette RC600 Aero Replica

A Dakar inspired look a like Gilera and Dakar : Being a Brianzolo (the area of Northern Italy between the 2 cities Milano and Como) means being especially very proud of one Italian brand name and its accomplishments through history: Gilera! Unfortunately for the North American continent which never benefited for the last 40 years form […]

Gilera Saturno 500

Gilera Saturno 500

Gilera Saturno 500 ジレラ サトゥルノ    Gilera Saturno Bialbero   “…….. The Saturno’s prototype was then flown to Japan and displayed by the Itoh organization at the ‘Mega-Show’ which began in Tokyo on 20 December. The Nuovo (New) Saturno project was very much the work of the two men, Gilera engineer Sandro Colombo and the Japanese technician, N Hagiwara. […]