BMW R90S Concept

This year BMW celebrates 2 distinct anniversaries. It's 90 years of motorcycle production as well as the 40th birthday of the original R90S from 1973. In tribute, BMW Motorrad teamed up with RSD to design a very retro inspired concept R90S

5 Liter V twin Engine

This is just cool. Craftsmanship and a little imagination can get you a long way. How about a 5 Liter V twin engine based off a pair of Pratt & Whitney R1340 aircraft cylinders. The rest of the engine was hand made. Cast aluminum cases, Hand machined crankshaft and connecting rods. All the engineering proprietary to this build. Ultimately, this engine will wind up in30's board track racer inspired by a "Flying Merkel".

Build Thread and more info at http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=47546

Saturday Night Specials: Odd ball engines, Trick Frames

Here's a few examples of some unique builds centered around not so common power plants in some nicely handcrafted frames. Hell, the whole bike is nicely handcrafted, but you get the idea.

Work in progress. Ducati S2R based. Soup Project by Manu Ayllon. 

Chopper Live 2

Normally, I take this thing for what it is. Made for TV motorcycles. A season end side show of the big names in prime time television. A ratings ploy to see off the decades long soap opera and usher in the new guys that will replace it. But I was impressed and surprised to see the finished product of what I was suspecting to be another circus act of cobbled up theme bikes. In fact, there's only 1 this time. And I normaly wouldn't give this thing a mention, but I was so surprised with the switch in thought and execution that it got me thinking. Has real motorcycling finally made it back around?

Saturday Night Specials: Tube Frame Buell Customs

Eric Buell had a real moment of genius when he conceived the idea of Buell Motorcycles some 25+ years ago. powerful V twins in a light well handling package. As exciting and innovative as the XB and 1125 series bikes are, there is still something raw and beautiful about the Tube Frame bikes that keeps my attention a little bit more. Something about a Sportster engine crammed in that pipe work. Gives it that classic race bike/muscle bike feel that you miss with an aluminum twin spare that just gets in the way of everything. Here are some interesting examples of some tube framers with a little imagination thrown at them.

 M1 Cyclone by Franz Garage, Italy.

Saturday Night Specials: Love, Lust, WANT!

You know when the Lotto Jackpot gets to some ridiculously large amount. That night everybody and their brother makes a run for the convince store to drop this weeks pay check on tickets in hopes that come 11pm they can wade through the 40 tickets spread across the coffee table and be holding the winning number. Well, I can't stand that idea personally, but occasionally I sit back and day dream about the idea of having that large bank account and what 1 lavish piece of sex on wheels would I spend it on if the opportunity presented itself. It was the Bimota DB7 until I stumbled upon this  extraordinary piece of of hand crafted mechanical porn. The Icon Motorcycles Sheene.

A bike designed and built in homage to the late great Barry Sheene. It features a 250+hp turbo Suzuki GSX1400 engine combined with some of the most beautiful, sot after, handcrafted crem de la crem of high end motorcycle performance kit you can assemble. The engine is built with components from Wiseco, Carillo and Garrett with F1 style fuel management and electronics from Bosch to make 250rwhp and 133lb/ft at 0.4 bar of boost! The big tube alloy frame by Spondon , GP swingarm from Fabrication Techniques, Suspension courtesy of Bitubo and the most awesome brakes and controls available from  ISR. If all that isn't enough to make you salivate, the wheels and fairings are hand laid carbon fiber. The tank is hand formed aluminum as well as the oil cooler and the exhaust is hand formed stainless. Only 52 are to be produced to commemorate Barry Sheene's 52 years of life. Priced at a modest $160,000 for a bike that exudes 80's muscle bike style with the latest race breed performance all waiting to unleash a monster amount of air cooled power at the twist of the wrist. All I can say is, I have a dollar and a dream.

www.iconsheene.com

Saturday Night Specials

The Cafe edition.

First up. The latest from RAD Ducati. Absolutely love their bikes, and really dig'n the styling on this one.

Unsure of the builder, but it's based on a Suzuki Goose 250. Gorgeous work. 

Kraus Motor Co. newest build. Another stunning example of thinking outside the box, while mixing old and new design. Shovelhead motor, Fox Air adjust shocks all around. Aluminum bodywork, Brass plated frame!?, and stainless steel accents. Beautiful.

Saturday Night Specials: Supercharged Specials.

We should probably call this week Supercharged Saturday.

First up, Twincharged GSXR1100.

BIG CC Racing Built Yamaha MT01.

And for something totally outlandish. Supercharged NSU1100 Car Engined Chopper. View more of Robbie's wild creations at http://fumesngears.blogspot.com/

Saturday Night Specials... on a Monday?

The latest from Nick Anglada Originals. Ducati 1098 Streetfighter.

450 Super Single Cafe Racer.

09 Racing Kawasaki GPZ 1000

Saturday Night Specials

80's Superbike meets modern day performance. Love this stuff. From the talented hands of GIA Engineering and RACE FIT, respectively.

Saturday Night Specials

Bringing back the Saturday Night Specials. When I had the original StreetKORE Blog every Saturday would feature 3 unique bikes that really stood out in design, engineering and aesthetics. I'll continue that tradition here.  

RAD Ducati inspired.

RAU Framed XJR1200. Love This bike. Simple and sexy.

FAUX Joe's GSXR1100.