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Post by truenorth on Jul 11, 2022 11:00:14 GMT -8
plated KRTT 45
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Post by truenorth on Jul 31, 2022 2:32:08 GMT -8
Mat Oxley Someone actually raced one of these in the Bike Magazine Avon tyres proddie racing series in the late 1970s. But not for long La Mala Suerte Ediciones I knew an English, Frank Chapman, who raced one in the British Battle of Twins. Here pictured at Brands. I was about to buy the bike from him. In the end it didn't work out and I ended up buying one in Spain. The bike, as standard is a drunken dog...but it has appeal.
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Post by truenorth on Aug 24, 2022 7:13:39 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Sept 13, 2022 8:11:29 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Oct 3, 2022 7:23:27 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Oct 18, 2022 4:04:51 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Oct 20, 2022 13:15:19 GMT -8
BAKED TO PERFECTION: A SPORTSTER-DRIVEN HARTON CAFÉ RACER BUILDING THE PERFECT custom bike is a lot like the science of baking. You’re combining ingredients in the correct ratios to produce something special—and if you get those ratios wrong, your recipe flops. Judging by this ‘Harton’ café racer, Stile Italiano are master custom motorcycle bakers. For a small European motorcycle workshop, Stile Italiano has created a disproportionate amount of stunning customs. From their workshop in Roveredo in Piano, in northern Italy, the small team has been pumping out builds steadily since 1999. Rarely taking on commissions, they prefer to build bikes to their own taste and let their work speak for itself. This time, Stile Italiano chose an iconic café racer project: a Harton. Also known as a ‘Norley,’ it follows the same recipe as a ‘Triton‘—a combination of a Triumph engine and a Norton frame—but with a twist. Instead of using a Triumph mill, the Harton’s powered by the V-twin from a Harley-Davidson Sportster. As with baking, using good ingredients always yields a better result. Stile Italiano started with an original 1957 Norton wideline featherbed frame, and a 1992 Sportster 883 engine. Sure, the Sportster engine isn’t America’s best ingredient, but it’s iconic and produces an almighty rumble. The first hurdle was shoehorning the Sportster engine into place. Once the engine was fully rebuilt and in position, the team fabricated a set of custom engine mounts. An S&S Cycle Super-E carb kit was fitted to squeeze a few extra horses from the Harley engine. The Sportster also donated its swingarm and rear brake setup, installed alongside a pair of Bitubo shocks to keep the ride plush. The forks are 38 mm Marzocchi units, with custom brackets to hold twin Brembo Series Oro calipers. 18” aluminum Morad rims were laced up and shod with Avon Roadrider tires. Next, Stile Italiano perfected this already tasty dish the only way they know how: by adding some Italian flair. The vintage-style fuel tank is an aftermarket part, painted in the shop’s signature black, gold and silver colors. Thoughtful touches include an offset fuel cap and a stainless steel belt. The oil tank was made from scratch, as was the traditional café-style seat. The rear fender only accommodates a small, Vincent-style stop light. But to be honest, if you were riding this, would you really want to stop? The front fender is aftermarket, modified to fit the Marzocchi forks. Just above it is the headlight from a Moto Guzzi T3, held by Tomaselli brackets. The front end is remarkably simple; a pair of clip-on bars, an Amal throttle assembly and classic-style switchgear. Stile Italiano repurposed the Sportster’s original speedo, but remounted it in a custom bracket that also houses new warning lights. Lower down, the guys fabricated a set of aluminum brackets to convert the standard footgear to rear-sets. To finish off the build, a two-into-one stainless steel exhaust system was built by Virex to Stile Italiano’s specifications. Flowing down the right side of the bike, it makes the left side look beautifully clean—and exposes stunning details like the engine’s drilled derby cover. Honestly, it’s hard to figure out which side looks best.
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Post by truenorth on Oct 25, 2022 10:25:38 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Nov 2, 2022 13:12:43 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Nov 10, 2022 12:23:00 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Nov 12, 2022 8:41:15 GMT -8
From a Deckchair on the Iceberg Beach Boys - Savages These are American Motorcycles before they became a sad excuse for Orthodontists to dress like Pirates. For decades Indian's weekend hobby was kicking the shit out of Harley. And don't smirk at side-valves: A low CG meant they handled at Daytona.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 18, 2022 14:06:04 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Nov 24, 2022 9:22:02 GMT -8
1941 Indian 741 Junior Military Scout
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Post by truenorth on Nov 29, 2022 14:41:17 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 14, 2022 10:30:06 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 15, 2022 8:40:11 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 16, 2022 9:21:26 GMT -8
Harley-Davidson Seems To Be Moving Forward With HQ Repurposing Plans
A newly filed document sheds a tiny sliver of light on what's to come. Back in October, 2022, Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz talked about the importance of remote and flexible work to the company going forward. Since employees hadn’t been called back to Milwaukee headquarters since the onset of work-from-home policies instated at the beginning of the pandemic, Zeitz also said that the company would be repurposing that space in ways it wasn’t ready to discuss yet.
It’s now December, 2022—and we have our first preliminary glimpse into what’s going down. To be clear, Harley still hasn’t made any official announcements about its plans yet. However, the thing about construction projects is that, unless they’re small-scale things built of LEGO, they don’t usually start when the heavy machinery and truckloads of building materials show up to a work site. Instead, they start on paper, with things like survey maps that have to get approval before any actual construction can begin
That’s exactly what the Motor Company has done. In fall, 2022, it took its proposal, complete with a certified survey map, to the city of Milwaukee for consideration. The map includes two parcels of land located directly south of Milwaukee HQ, which are also owned by Harley. Until now, they’ve been used as parking lots for Harley employees, according to the Milwaukee Business Journal. If just about everyone is working from home, then you don’t really need such a huge parking area, right? You can start to consider using it for something else.
Of course, submitting a proposal is only the first step, and something like that doesn’t just get approved in a day. On Tuesday, December 13, 2022, the Milwaukee Common Council officially approved this certified survey map, which only includes those two parking lots—not the actual headquarters itself.
The State of Wisconsin Department of Administration defines certified survey map permitted uses as follows:
“A Certified Survey Map (CSM), consisting of four or less parcels of land designated as lots or outlots, may be recorded in the register of deeds office of the county in which the land is located. Such a CSM may be used to:
Divide land for sale or exchange
Create lots for building or other development
Clarify metes and bounds descriptions
Reconfigure parcels within a recorded subdivision plat, assessor’s plat, or CSM
Add land to an existing subdivision, assessor’s plat, or CSM parcel
Consolidate parcels in adjoining subdivisions, assessor’s plats, or CSMs
Define and convey interest in lands dedicated to the public”
To be completely clear, this is all extremely preliminary. Harley still has not made any of its plans public, and a survey map is indeed just a survey map. However, survey maps often lead to greater things, and can point toward the intention to make changes to the area being surveyed. Although we still don’t know what the MoCo is planning, we may at least now have a better idea of where
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Post by truenorth on Dec 16, 2022 14:06:38 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 17, 2022 10:36:01 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 17, 2022 10:45:53 GMT -8
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