MoTo TecHnO EvEr

Everything about AJS

noreply@blogger.com (Amazon Store) — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 02:09:00 +0000

The period 1935-1936 brought something new, Collier & Sons launching the 'Vee 4' touring bike and a racing version of this machine, with 55hp and a top speed of 135mph, a supercharger wearing the signature of Arnold Zoller.

The V4 was the followed by another model, 'Porcupine,' with a 500cc parallel-twin. In the 1940s and 1950s, the company was very proud of some models, the 7R, the 7R3, the 'Model 33,' the 250 and 410 'Stormer,' and 'MX' motocross bike.

Till 1969, when the AJS brand name disappeared for good, a few bikes built under Matchless signature were released, the AJS Model 33 being the last AJS four stroke produced. If we go back, we have to say that in 1938, Charlie and Harry Collier formed 'Associated Motor Cycles' (AMC) in 1938 and this is related to the fact that in 1966, AMC was sold to Norton-Villiers, which was buried in financial problems in 1974.

AJS was the name used for cars and motorcycles made by the Wolverhampton, England company A. J. Stevens & Co. Ltd, from 1909 to 1931' The Stevens brothers began their career at the Stevens Screw Company, whose story began in 1800, due to their father Joseph Stevens. He built small 125cc 'Wearwell-Stevens' motorcycle engines in 1905. On that period, his sons decided to build their own motorcycles, wearing JAP engines. The year 1911 brought for AJS, the first production motorcycle, the 'Model A,' which had a single-cylinder 292cc side-valve motor with 2.75 hp. A year later, in 1912, the company put its first V-Twin 698cc three-speed 'Model D,' on the street. The model had 6 hp. Being successful and appreciated, the company received a lot of orders, so, it built a new factory in Wolverhampton. The 1920s were good for AJS, now being produced some models, from the 349cc single-cylinder 'Big Port' born in 1923, to the 349cc racing model 'K7'. On the same list there were the 498cc OHC model 'K10,' and 'M10.' In 1921, the engine grew up to 800cc. Till 1931, when the company began to experience financial troubles, AJS made a few cars with Meadows engines, manufactured car bodies for Clyno and made 200 buses and coaches.
In 1931, the company was bought by the Collier brothers London company Matchless and even if after a while, the Stevens brothers started a new company as Stevens Brothers (Wolverhampton) Ltd to make 3 wheel delivery vans, they could not use AJS brand because it belonged to the Colliers. The vans used a 588 cc single cylinder engine driving the rear wheels through a 3 speed gearbox and chain drive. The last ones were made in 1936.

noreply@blogger.com (Amazon Store) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:23:00 +0000

Kawasaki 125 Street Racer

The motorcycle above it's a custom Kawasaki Ninja 250r from Donny in Jakarta, Indonesia. The time it takes to build a bike is always something I consider and this bike was no weekend task. It's an impressive feat of fabrication necessitated purely by a lack of alternatives.

When I first saw this Kawasaki in my email I made the assumption that it was built up using prefabbed fiberglass components...boy was I wrong. Using galvanized 1and 1.2mm plate the bikes tank, tail and that lovely front fairing were all built from scratch; in the builders own words "we mostly do everything with hands, fire and hammer ... seriously". Owner Donny tells us that the front fairing took 3 attempts before they even got around to making the acrylic windshield to go on top.

The front forks, rear swing arm and rims were all transplanted from a Suzuki GSXR750 to beef up the motorcycles appearance and add some modern performance improvements. A Sportisi exhaust and K&N filter improve the bikes ability to breath and the brakes have been upgraded to Tokico units. Paint was done by local shop Komet Studio who finished the bike in super red with a coat of Spies Hecker Varnish to get a super smooth finish.

Honda CL350

noreply@blogger.com (Amazon Store) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:21:00 +0000

There's an interesting phenomena, the name of which I haven't figured out yet (suggestions on the back of a stamped, self-addressed email please), that somehow dictates that any cool custom shop we stumble upon will have a back catalogue of bikes inversely proportional to the distance they are from the west. Recently found a new shop in downtown London/New York/ LA/Sydney? See that one bike they have displayed proudly in the window? It's a safe bet it's their only one, too. But find yourself wandering through, say, South Jakarta and the lucky money's on any bike shop within spitting distance being a veritable custom bike factory. Like this one for instance. Downtown Bintaro's own Studio Motor Custom Bikes. A quick skim of their website and I counted at least a dozen of the sweetest bike's I've seen in a good while, including this here gem. Please give a warm, 12 bike salute to Studio Motor's hard-working boss, Donny Ariyanto.

Here's Mr. Donny. “My custom workshop is established since 2008 with the name STUDIO MOTOR Custom Bike at Bintaro - South Jakarta, Indonesia. Since two years ago we concentrate to built bikes with vintage look style like Bobber, Cafe Racer, Flat tracker, etc. I open my business because I have true passion in bike customizing. In the nutshell, my work is all about passion, machine and art.”

“Back to the bike, we built Honda CL350 Twin Cylinder last year. Andrew, our customer, just asked us to build it like Wrenchmonkees ‘Club Black,’ because he loved the bike. We finished the project around 3 Months after he bring the bike to my workshop.”

“And this is the specification. Body Custom by us, painting & airbrush by KOMET STUDIO. Front wheel TK JAPAN 18X3.00 + Firestone Deluxe Champion 18X4.00. Rear wheel TK Japan 18X3.50 Inch + Firestone Deluxe Champion 18X4.50. Front fork telescopic 45 mm. Swing arm is from a Honda CBR250. The rear shock is an aftermarket HD one. The headlight & indicators are aftermarket ones. The chain is from TK Japan, and the exhaust system is a custom by JET HOT.”

“Oh ya, just for your info, 100% of our works were done by fire, steel and hammer. All of the fender, gas tank, body parts, all the things were hand-made from galvanized plate. No fiberglass! We hate fiberglass! :D”

noreply@blogger.com (Amazon Store) — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:14:00 +0000

SUZUKI LS650 SAVAGE ’88

Aktualisasi diri bagi M.N. Pradipta yang berprofesi sebagai sutradara memang sangat diperlukan, kreatifitas serta imajinasi tak terbatas dalam membuat sebuah karya menjadi satu hal yang mutlak bagi pria yang akrab disama Eman ini. Pun begitu terlihat menonjol sisi yang serba simpel dalam menjalankan profesinya sekaligus juga termasuk gaya hidupnya. Persis seperti saat Bro Eman mulai tertarik melihat motor-motor kustom yang sering dilihatnya dijalan ataupun saat sedang berselancar didunia maya. “Pengen punya motor kustom yang simpel dan praktis Bro, tapi harus terkesan nakal dan liar…”, begitu ungkapnya saat bertandang ke workshop STUDIO MOTOR Custom Bike. Pilihannya pun agak sedikit nyeleneh, sebuah Suzuki LS650 Savage lansiran tahun 1988 yang praktis jarang dilirik untuk dijamah bagi kebanyakan orang. Motor big single engine yang disebut juga Suzuki Boulevard s40 652 cc atau setara 40 cu in satu silinder SOHC dengan bore x stroke 94.0 X 94.0 mm yang bisa mengail tenaga maksimum 30 hp menjadi pilihan yang mantap bagi Bro Eman untuk memulai project perdananya. “Konsepnya bobber Bro, tetap seperti keinginan gue untuk terkesan simpel dan praktis…”, pesannya saat berdiskusi soal ubahan pada motornya tersebut. Setelah segala sesuatu yang menyangkut konsep yang diimpikan Bro Eman disepakati, proses pengerjaan pun dimulai.

Langkah awal melucuti mesin dari rangka bawaan motor, dilakukan over haul agar mesin bisa kembali maksimal dengan mengganti beberapa part yang sudah mulai bermasalah. Proses powder coating serta polishing juga dilakukan untuk menampilkan kesan luar mesin yang resik. Bagian bodi meliputi tangki, alas jok, spatboard belakang serta wadah penyimpanan aki dibuat menggunakan material plat galvanil dengan ketebalan 1.2 mm. Kelar pengerjaan bodi lanjut melaburnya dengan warna red candy yang dibuat menjadi semi doff mengandalkan cat dan pernis keluaran Sikkens. Disinipun terlihat laburan warna yang sangat simpel, hanya melakukan sedikit kombinasi warna hitam disisi kiri dan kanan tangki dan membubuhkan logo Suzuki dengan pilihan warna silver. Lanjut ke sektor kaki-kaki, shock depan bawaan motor yang ber-genre custom cruiser ini dilucuti, diganti dengan shock teleskopik berdiameter 41 mm plus triple tree custom menggunakan bahan dural berpadu dengan lingkar velg custom 16X3.00 Inch yang dipasangkan ban Firestone Deluxe Champion 5,00-16. Dibagian belakang lengan ayun custom dipasangkan untuk memberikan kesan kekar diburitan. Pilihan shock belakang YSS dirasa cukup bagi Bro Eman sedangkan lingkar roda belakang memanfaatkan velg custom 16X3.50 Inch yang juga bersanding dengan ban Firestone Deluxe Champion 5.00-16. Beberapa part lain dipasangkan menyesuaikan dengan konsep awal yang diinginkan Bro Eman, lampu depan dan belakang dengan cover custom ala helm tentara romawi jaman dulu, stang ala fatbar dengan hand grip copotan Yamaha Mio Fino dan takometer TDH sebagai penunjuk putaran mesin. Mendukung performa mesin, pengabut bahan bakar asli bawaan motor ditukar dengan karbu Keihin PWK 41 Sudco serta saluran gas buang racikan Flash Muffler Custom membuat suara yang dihasilkan cukup menggelegar.

Ada kepuasan tersendiri saat berhasil menyelesaikan motor ini, setidaknya banyak pembelajaran yang didapatkan saat merestorasi bagian mesinnya. Hasil akhirnya pun pas seperti yang Bro Eman inginkan, desain ala bobber dengan ground clearance yang rendah plus pilihan warna pada motor ini memang menjadikan tampilan akhirnya terlihat nakal dan liar. “Pas banget Bro seperti yang gue pengen, bener-bener dah gak sabar untuk dipakai aktifitas ke lokasi shooting sekaligus buat ngeracunin temen-temen gue…”, ucap pria yang baru saja dikaruniai momongan ini. Buat banyak orang yang kebetulan berkunjung ke workshop STUDIO MOTOR Custom Bike pun cukup dibuat penasaran dengan tampilan mesin gambot satu silinder dari Suzuki ini, dan yang pasti komentar positif banyak bermunculan saat melihat hasil akhir dari motor Bro Eman tersebut. The Red Naughty Bro!

Spesifikasi :

Body Custom by STUDIO MOTOR Custom Bike
Painting & Airbrush by KOMET Studio
Shock Depan Teleskopik 41 mm
Velg 16X3.00 Inch & 16X3.50 Inch
Ban Firestone Deluxe Champion 5.00-16
Lengan Ayun Custom by STUDIO MOTOR Custom Bike
Shock Belakang YSS
Karbu Keihin PWK 41 Sudco
Knalpot Custom by Flash Muffler Custom

noreply@blogger.com (Amazon Store) — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:08:00 +0000

HONDA GL-200

Custom Bike dengan membawa konsep yang dinginkan, bagi Mahkota Hendra adalah sebuah keputusan untuk merubah tampilan Honda GL-200 (Tiger) miliknya yang selama ini bergaya ala touring lengkap dengan pemasangan box di bagian belakang motor untuk digantikan ala Cafe Racer. “Sejujurnya sudah lama banget gue gak pakai motor ini Mas, makanya kali ini sekalian gue mau ubah untuk di kustom dengan style Cafe Racer. Gue juga dah bawa konsep yang gue inginkan…”, begitu ucap pria yang bekerja disalah satu perusahaan perangkat telekomunikasi ini saat menyampaikan keinginannya. Konsep kustomisasi untuk motor ini diambil oleh Bro Hendra, begitu biasa dia disapa, saat dirinya berselancar di dunia maya dan menemukan gambar sebuah Harley Davidson Dyna Series yang diubah ala Cafe Racer. “Gak tau kenapa gue suka banget dengan bentuk dasarnya Mas, keliatan gak capek kalo dipakai untuk daily riding…”, tambahnya sambil tersenyum memaparkan apa yang menjadi pilihannya. Sejalan dengan itu project kustomisasi Honda GL-200 (Tiger) yang saat ini memiliki julukan The White Racer-pun dimulai.

Pekerjaan pertama dititikberatkan pada mengganti sektor kaki-kaki dengan pilihan shock depan teleskopik 41 mm kepunyaan Yamaha Byson yang memang saat ini banyak menjadi pilihan bagi pelaku modifikasi. Lingkar roda depan dipilih velg TK Japan bergaris tengah 18 inch dengan lebar 3.00 Inch yang berpadu dengan Ban Shinko 011 120/70-18. Dibagian buritan lengan ayun kustom mengandalkan pipa seamless 1.25 Inch didaulat menggantikan lengan ayun bawaan motor, sementara untuk shock belakang Bro Hendra mantap memilih YSS Z-Series 36 mm. Velg belakang sendiri tetap dipilih lansiran TK Japan 18X3.50 Inch untuk dipasangkan ban Shinko 006 150/60-18. Kelar pemasangan kaki-kaki lanjut dengan proses pembuatan bodi. Dipilih material plat galvanil dengan ketebalan 1.2 mm yang dibentuk seperti apa yang diinginkan Bro Hendra. Setelah proses pembuatan bodi selesai giliran Komet Studio ambil bagian, airbrusher yang memang tergabung di STUDIO MOTOR Custom Bike ini melabur sekujur bodi dengan pilihan cat solid white lansiran Sikkens lengkap dengan pernisnya. Grafis minimalis hitam dan merah candy dituangkan untuk membuat tampilan akhir motor ini menjadi lebih atraktif. Sambil menunggu pengecatan selesai bagian mesin dilabur hitam dengan proses powder coating, selain itu stang ala dragbar menjadi pilihan Bro Hendra untuk dipasangkan di motornya termasuk juga beberapa peranti pendukung yang memang dipilih untuk mengharmoniskan tampilan akhirnya. Pamungkas saluran gas buang racikan Flash Muffler Custom mampu membuat suara yang dihasilkan lebih gahar dan juga meningkatkan akselerasi dari Honda GL-200 (Tiger) ini.

Kelar project kustomisasi ini memang mampu membuat setiap orang yang melihat cukup terkejut dan banyak yang tidak mengira bahwa bawaan asli motor ini adalah Honda GL-200 (Tiger). Unsur simplisitas tetap menjadi pilihan dan juga pilihan warna yang tepat mampu membuat aura motor ini muncul. “Tampilan akhirnya pas seperti bayangan gue Mas, sekarang tinggal nikmatin motor ini untuk daily riding dari rumah ke kantor dan sebaliknya…”, tutup Bro Hendra yang langsung mengendarai motornya ini saat diambil dari workshop STUDIO MOTOR Custom Bike. Nice ride Mate…!

Spesifikasi :

Body Custom by STUDIO MOTOR Custom Bike
Painting & Airbrush by KOMET Studio
Velg Depan TK Japan 18X3.00 Inch + Shinko 011 120/70-18
Velg Belakang TK Japan 18X3.50 Inch + Shinko 006 150/60-18
Lampu Depan & Belakang Aftermarket
Stang Drag Bar Custom
Shock Depan Teleskopik 41 mm
Shock Belakang YSS Z-Series 36 mm
Rantai TK Japan Gold
Exhaust Custom by Flash Muffler Custom

noreply@blogger.com (Amazon Store) — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:24:00 +0000

Matchless Cafe Racer

Matchless motorcycles hold a place in history as one of Britain's oldest motorcycle manufacturers, building their first production bikes in 1899. Matchless built a range of motorcycles from two strokes to 750cc twins, made significant developments in the advancement of motorcycle suspension and held the title of first single cylinder motorcycle to win the Isle of Mann TT (1907). Sadly though in 1966 Matchless closed their doors due to dwindling sales and debilitating financial losses. Seeing a Matchless out on the streets these days is a real treat but even better is finding a tastefully customised one.

This Matchless Cafe Racer is the work of Studio Motor Customs in Jakarta, Indonesia. The bike started out as a 1954 500cc single that was in need of some TLC. After receiving instructions from the bikes owner to rebuild it in the style of the British Cafe Racers the SMC team started sketching. Their final design was a bike featured the desired classic looks with a touch of modern styling necessitated by limited local resources.

The bikes hand formed custom tank and rear cowl are made from 1.2mm galvanised plate and the beautifully finished seat was covered in house. The jet black paint with gold pinstriping and Matchless emblems were done by Comet Studio in Jakarta, who finished the bodywork using Sikkens wood varnish, giving it a "permanent wet look effect" (that's a first!). A set of more modern wheels were taken from a Honda CB400 and were fit after they underwent some aesthetic customisation to match the style of the rest of the build.

To look at the bike now it's hard to believe that it's actually 58 years old. Donny of Studio Motor states that they modify their bikes with the purpose of earning their customers satisfaction and pride. I think we can safely assume they have done that with this build.

Specifications:

1954 Matchless 500cc single
Custom tank and seat by STUDIO MOTOR
Paint & detailing by Comet Studio
Wheels Honda CBF400
Amal carburetor
Yamaha headlight
Aftermarket rear lights
Custom exhaust by Jet Hot

CB750 CAFERACER

noreply@blogger.com (Amazon Store) — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:18:00 +0000

CB750

By guest writer Ian Lee.
I went for my first ride in a tuk tuk this week. Do you think I was in Singapore? Nope. Laos? Not even close. Thailand? No siree… I was actually in a workshop on the outskirts of Sydney. I got the idea of it though, garishly decorated and loud, a simple means to get around. Hailing from the same part of the world, comes a bike that is the healthy opposite to the idea of a tuk tuk. Well thought out aesthetics, the note of 736cc of Honda quad cylinder power, and a race fairing beat out of galvanised plate come together to show (once again) the talents of Donny Ariyanto at Studio Motor. If only as much thought went into tuk tuk design as went into this.

After spotting a replica of ‘Bugsy’ Mann’s famous CB750 racebike at the mall, an inspired Nugroho O.S commissioned Studio Motors to build him a bike modelled on the 1970 Daytona 200 winner. Starting with a bike that looked sad, but with an almost original condition engine, Donny and his team got to work. In true Studio Motor style, 1.2mm thick galvanised plate was used to form the fairing, gas tank, fender and tail. And because racebikes, even replica ones, aren’t complete without rearsets, a pair was sourced from Nui projects.

The factory front end has been ditched, in it’s place a Suzuki Bandit 400 pair of forks. The Bandit’s Nissin master cylinder and caliper have been retained to add to the stopping power of the front end, to bring it more up to date. 19 inch wheels are fitted front and rear, with Donny convincing Nugroho to keep the Comstar rims, to keep the bike looking as period correct as possible.

The bike is rather visually pleasing, Komet Studio applying a Spies Hecker based candy red with varnish. The wetlook effect finish is exactly what Donny was aiming for with the paint. The powertrain got a freshen up too, the engine block covered with a mix of powdercoating and polishing offsetting each other. The exhaust is entirely custom, put together by Asky Custom Muffler to bring out the beautiful note of the Honda 4.

Donny and Studio Motor have really come into their element, using all their resources, on top of their own abilities to produce this machine. The paint, the lines, the skinny tires all work together to produce a replica of a replica – which is something amazing in itself. And in a part of the world that produces something as aesthetically and aurally displeasing as the tuk tuk (they do put a smile on your face though), it’s good to know there are guys like Donny around to show us some true automotive beauty.

EVER LAST CROSS

noreply@blogger.com (Amazon Store) — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:44:00 +0000

Dunia motocross tanah air memang tidak seriuh dunia motor trail offroad/enduro yang sedang booming. Namun paling tidak dalam 3 tahun terakhir kompetisi motocross di Indonesia mulai ramai lagi, apalagi sejumlah pembalap asing turut juga garuk tanah (meskipun sebagian besar pembalap asing itu mengasapi pembalap tanah air). Penggiat off road di Indonesia juga tidak sedikit yang memakai motor tipe cross untuk off road. Sejumlah motor tipe cross yang di Indonesia sering disebut motor special engine alias SE yang sering seliweran di jalur off road antara lain Kawasaki KXF 250, KTM 125 SX, Yamaha YZF 250, Kawasaki KX 85, KTM 85 dan Hoda CRF 250R.

Memakai motor SE untuk offroad memang butuh skill yang diatas rata-rata karena memang motornya dirancang untuk balap, jadi pasti kencang pol! Di kejuaraan enduro dunia, ada banyak pembalap yang memakai motor SE seperti KXF 250 dan KXF 450. Di kejuaraan enduro bergengsi Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) USA juga berkali-kali Suzuki RMZ 450 menduduki puncak tertinggi. Jadi motor SE sudah jamak dipakai untuk offroad atau enduro di berbagai belahan dunia.

Tahukah anda motor SE terbaik yang pernah diproduksi? Baru-baru ini majalah Motocross Action (http://motocrossactionmag.com) mempublikasikan motor SE terbaik yang pernah diproduksi dalam 32 tahun terakhir. Ingin tahu motor SE apa saja yang masuk kategori terbaik itu? Simak daftar SE terbaik versi Majalah Motocross Action di bawah ini.

125/150 Dua Tak
• 1980 Yamaha YZ125
• 1981 Suzuki RM125
• 1982 Suzuki RM125
• 1983 Honda CR125
• 1984 Kawasaki KX125
• 1985 Kawasaki KX125
• 1986 Honda CR125
• 1987 Honda CR125
• 1988 Kawasaki KX125
• 1989 Honda CR125
• 1990 Kawasaki KX125
• 1991 Kawasaki KX125
• 1992 Suzuki RM125
• 1993 Kawasaki KX125
• 1994 Suzuki RM125
• 1995 Suzuki RM125
• 1996 Yamaha YZ125
• 1997 Yamaha YZ125
• 1998 Yamaha YZ125
• 1999 Yamaha YZ125
• 2000 Yamaha YZ125
• 2001 Yamaha YZ125
• 2002 Yamaha YZ125
• 2003 Yamaha YZ125
• 2004 KTM 125SX
• 2005 Yamaha YZ125
• 2006 Yamaha YZ125
• 2007 Yamaha YZ125
• 2008 Yamaha YZ125
• 2009 Yamaha YZ125
• 2010 Yamaha YZ125
• 2011 KTM 150SX
• 2012 KTM 150SX

250 Dua Tak
• 1980 Yamaha YZ250
• 1981 Suzuki RM250
• 1982 Suzuki RM250
• 1983 Honda CR250
• 1984 Honda CR250
• 1985 Honda CR250
• 1986 Honda CR250
• 1987 Honda CR250
• 1988 Yamaha YZ250
• 1989 Honda CR250
• 1990 Kawasaki KX250
• 1991 Yamaha YZ250
• 1992 Yamaha YZ250
• 1993 Honda CR250
• 1994 Kawasaki KX250
• 1995 Yamaha YZ250
• 1996 Suzuki RM250
• 1997 Kawasaki KX250
• 1998 Kawasaki KX250
• 1999 Kawasaki KX250
• 2000 Yamaha YZ250
• 2001 Yamaha YZ250
• 2002 Yamaha YZ250
• 2003 Yamaha YZ250
• 2004 Suzuki RM250
• 2005 Suzuki RM250
• 2006 Suzuki RM250
• 2007 Yamaha YZ250
• 2008 Yamaha YZ250
• 2009 Yamaha YZ250
• 2010 Yamaha YZ250
• 2011 KTM 250SX
• 2012 KTM 250SX

250 Empat Tak
• 2001 Yamaha YZ250F
• 2002 Yamaha YZ250F
• 2003 Yamaha YZ250F
• 2004 Yamaha YZ250F
• 2005 Yamaha YZ250F
• 2006 Kawasaki KX250F
• 2007 Kawasaki KX250F
• 2008 Kawasaki KX250F
• 2009 Honda CRF250
• 2010 Kawasaki KX250F
• 2011 Suzuki RM-Z250
• 2012 Kawasaki KX250F

450 Empat Tak
• 1998 Yamaha YZ400F
• 1999 Yamaha YZ400F
• 2000 Yamaha YZ400F
• 2001 Yamaha YZ426F
• 2002 Yamaha YZ426F
• 2003 Yamaha YZ450F
• 2004 Honda CRF450
• 2005 Honda CRF450
• 2006 Yamaha YZ450F
• 2007 Honda CRF450
• 2007 Honda CRF450
• 2008 Honda CRF450
• 2009 Kawasaki KX450F
• 2010 KTM 450SXF
• 2011 KTM 450SXF
• 2012 Kawasaki KX450F