Press kit of one of my favourite bikes with four cylinders, the MV Agusta Brutale.
Hi dudes, here I post the ´87 Yamaha FJ 1100 that Bernhard, who lives in Madrid (Spain) sent to me.
Bernhard is another motorcycle enthusiast that has among other bikes this FJ.He has made many improvements that may not be easy to see except the paint job that I´m sure makes of this "Lady" an a enjoyable ride.
We lives on a time where many people wants for him a 15000€ superbike (R, RR or tripleR if this exists), advanced electronics, ultra light , fuel maps selector, 180 HP, shift lights, etc.... I like see how bikes from the 80´s/90´s are currently used daily and their owners continue to improve them day by day.
Bernhard 1987 Yamaha FJ 1100 improvements:
- Front forks from an a FJ 1100 3 CW ´89/´90 to allow 4/6 piston calipers with 100mm beetwin bolts and 300 mm discs.
- Wilbers progresive fork springs.
- Yamaha R1 Monoblock front calipers (4 pistons in picture but now has a 6 pistons YZF 750 R ´93 front calipers).
- Rear shock absorber Wilbers 632.
- KN Air filter.
- Stainless steel brake lines (front and rear).
- Nissin semi-radial brake master cylinder and clutch pump.
- Front rim 3,5 x 17 Inches from a Yamaha XJR 1200.
- Rear rim 5,5 x 17 Inches de una R1.
- Subcarenado Integral de Poly26.
- Custom made seat by Guilliari.
- Barnett clutch plate.
- Aluminium handgrips ABM.
I hope more pictures from Bernhard to post it here.
Thanks Bernhard for the picture, excellent job!!!. I like to see how other young bikers watch your bike at stoplights wondering what bike is that?!....
I hope more pictures from Bernhard to post it here.
Thanks Bernhard for the picture, excellent job!!!. I like to see how other young bikers watch your bike at stoplights wondering what bike is that?!....
....a lucky guy through a sonic boom breaking the sound barrier....
The excellent work done by Flatform on his Yamaha TRX 850 instrument panel has mentioned in a post of MyCADblog, an a excellent blog about 3d modelling and Solidworks (in French with page translator).
You can read the original post on MyCADblog page, I added it on my bookmarks and I recomend it if you like 3d design or are user of Solidworks.
Last weekend (21/22 November 2009) I was on Ricardo Tormo Circuit of Cheste (Valencia) to view the last race of the CEV (Campeonato de España de Velocidad) and the Kawasaki ZXR6 Ninja CUP that follow this championship.
I with one of the Ninja cup Kawasaki ZX6.
(#42 Jose M. Ramirez Carmona, Guest pilot).
World championship #38 Bradley Smith´s Aprilia 125 RSA
World championship #12 Esteve Rabat´s Aprilia 125 RSA
CEV 125GP #7 Mattia Tarozzi´s Aprilia RSA Team Sachsenring.
I made many photos on the padock, I usually spend more time walking on the padock watching the bikes and the teams working at boxes than inside watching the races, I post here some of this pictures.
The Colombian Yonny Hernandez Vega on his GSXR
#12 Fco. Jose Alonso Yamaha R1 Alomosport team.
All races weekends are funny but this its the first time that I´ve the opportunity to see MOTO2 bikes, I have great expectations with this category on the world championship. But I was sad when the rules of MOTO2 changes to exclusively Honda 600cc engine.
#29 Pablo Barrio MOTO2 AJR Atecomsa AEMA Team
I take the opportunity to see detail on the bikes in "parc fermé " and take the chance to make a lot of photos.
rear aluminium subframe linkage (AJR)
This weekend I was watching the different frames and technical solutions used on MOTO2 bikes, specially the steel pipes frames & swing arms, where the engineering of the teams must have done a hard work if they want a competitive bike.
Look the aluminium fuel tank from the rear part of the airbox to almost the tail 
through the subframe under the seat for a better mass distribution
Please if you know what team built this beautiful Moto2 post
a comment. I like much this bike and I find a very cafe racer aesthetic.
I in the Extreme/Moto2 Park fermé
In some custom blog I read "..the oxide is not a status, it´s a colour!!!!..."
I think that with the carbon fiber also happens sometimes.
#7 Daniel Rivas MOTO2 Honda Moto2 BLUESENS BQR Team
#72 Daniel Arcas Aznar MOTO2 AJR LA SELVA CIRCUIT Team
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KTM SXF 450 based model.
SUZUKI RMZ 450 with the 450GP BeOn kit.
Honda CRF 450 based model.
This kit is also developed for the Kawasaki KXF 450 and Yamaha YZF 450.
Walking along the paddock I found, in the Team Quinto hospitality (A Spanish CEV team), two little 2 stroke jewels.An a Honda 250 NSR & a Yamaha TZR 250.
But not only I found good mahines inside the circuit, see what bike was parked outside.....
......an a Yamaha FZ 750 five valves first motorcycle.
I mentioned it in this post talking about the TRX 850 cylinder head.
All races weekends I enjoy looking the races, specially the Extreme race with the battle beetwin Carmelo Morales / Kenny Noyes / Javier del Amor, the pit-lane activity and the paddock action (and the diverse moppeds, bycicle, minibikes, Honda monkey´s & Zoomer´s ...that the crews of the teams use to move on the paddock) .
I don´t know why, but I love this scooter!!!
Photo I did when last sunday (22/11/2009) when I was going to the circuit Ricardo Tormo in Cheste.
An a ´58-´60 Chevrolet Corvette. Drivin´ pleasure.
Hi guys, the Jorge´s TRX are finished!! and now we can see the final result of his 90´s facelift. Jorge addition to being an experienced rider is passionate about motorcycles, not only had done his TRX project, he also restores classic bikes and Vespas and own another bikes. The photos speak for themselves.....nice looking, clean paint job design, rear seat removed and modified with fiberglass and race fairing.
GREAT JOB!!
....rear tail before paint with the nullified rear seat......
....and after......
....waiting the paint.....
..........fairing ready to be mounted.....
Good job.The TZ look always like me.
Excellent document about the Ducati traction control system with a explanation of how works this electronic rider aid. All this technology, like the Honda C-ABS, are wonderful. Safer and help rider to ride faster but, in my opinion, the motorcycles and cars of today are massively "electroniczed" I can´t imagine a Ducati 1198S or Yamaha V-Max (with YCC-I Yamaha Chip Controlled Intake & YCC-T Yamaha Chip Controlled Throttle) with 25 years old....
But anyway I like a lot all this systems and understand how it works, because this I enjoy this technical documents that explain this kind of details about engine magnament technology from race bikes to final custumers (if you´ve enough money).
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