Friend of Bubble Visor - Eicma part 3

Friend of Bubble Visor - Eicma part 2

Friend of Bubble Visor - Eicma part 1

Mystery guest Friend of Bubble Visor's exclusive Eicma report!

"Here are some pictures of the EICMA show. Overall it was a good show, and there were some beautiful bikes. Quite a number of bikes appear to be coming back year on year like some of the TPR Triumphs. Perhaps the Italian custom builders are holding out for the Verona show.
The RNineT is a nice bike and a nice concept, but at that price I wonder how many young people will be able to afford it. I think it will mainly be sold to BMW's current customers.

Having said that, I really want to see what the bearded Parisians, the Berlin blacksmiths and the Galician cannibals will make of it. ;-)

Oh and yes, I need to get a faster lens on my camera, or a flash, because I had to throw away more than half of my pictures and even some of these are not all that sharp. I'll stick to the dayjob for now and leave photography to the pros :)"

Dirty Donkey update

Super Motor Co almost finished their new custom the Dirty Donkey. Last Sunday Dimitri invited me to look at his latest creation. In March I posted about the Dirty Donkey for the first time but as you can see a lot has changed since then.

I was there when the engine was fired up for the first time. :) We first tried to bump start the engine but something was wrong with the flat slide carb. We found the problem, decided to borrow the kickstarter from Salt Shaker and it came to live with a wild roar. It is loud I an tell you, very load. Check the small video here
It's a mix between a vintage scrambler and trial bike and it's powered by a 140cc engine. This is the second custom coming from Super Motor Company and it share's a lot of design cues from the Salt Shaker. You can see the Dirty Donkey on Eicma later this week.

Dimitri:
"It wasn't all plain sailing when Lenny came to visit me. A plastic cap
inside the carb was mounted upside down. That's why it would not start and
pissed fuel everywhere. On the floor but also inside the exhaust. We've
had to tilt the bike 180 like a rampant horse, or should we say donkey!
And half a litre of fuel poured out.
But the most serious problem was a melted silent block that attaches the
exhaust to the frame. I've used silent blocks before but never a regular
one. The enormous heat generated by the exhaust melted the rubber like a
chewing gum substance. But mounting the exhaust directly to the frame with
a bolt and rubber bushing was no option either. It would peel the paint
off in seconds. On Monday morning I started calling around looking for a
ceramic coated m8 bolt and the lot to stop the heat entering the silent
block. But no success. I could not get one in time. I finally found an
insulated silent block today with a heat resistant gasket inside... thank
god.
On Thursday morning I am off to Milan in the company Beemer touring with
the Donkey in the back. I've had no time to test anything so wish me luck.
The engine runs fine but does not get on full song. Really have to fiddle
with the carb and the jetting. Probably have to go a bit leaner.
let you know about the progress and get back to you with final specs once
the bike is finished and tested..."

Thanks Dimitri and good luck!

See the firts run here

Husqy concept

scoop :)

The new Harley looks like a nice custom plaform

Presented on Eicma some hours ago.
Very nice gas tank on the street and that's a nice looking engine.
In stock form it's not a very interesting bike but stripped it looks very nice.
Who want's a stock Harley anyway, ha!
Found here
Update:
found some bigger pictures on Cycleworld