Let's Face It

There are those of us whom were not meant to ride.

It's Ride To Work Day

Seeing that I now work from home, I rode my bike around the block. I hope Y'all ride to work every day.

Here We Go Again

It's no secret that I love Suzuki's first incarnation of the Katana. This design is one of those that seems to have no middle ground, you either love or hate them. I did a post a while back on a Katana built by a fellow from the U.K. named Steve Adams. That bike was a real labor of love. Steve took a basket case and transformed it into one of the most heart stopping bikes I have ever seen. The best part was, he built this bike in his garage to his vision of what his Kat should be.

AC Sanctuary takes a bit of a different approach, they have a shop that hot rods all types of super bikes from the seventies and eighties. Where as Steve built his bike for himself, Sanctuary builds their customs for sale. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Anyone with eyes can plainly see that the people at AC Sanctuary are no less passionate about the specials they build. No expense is spared when they create their road going master pieces. One would be hard pressed to ride something so beautiful. As much as I would love to ride this bike, I would want to park it in my living room and stare at it's sexy lines for hours on end.

This particular AC Sanctuary piece is called the RCM-189 Final Edition. They feel they took this bike as far as they could, hence the moniker. They lavished bits and pieces from about every high end parts producers in the book. Forks from Ohlins, OZ wheels wrapped in Pirrelli Diablo Rosso's. Sunstar discs squeezed by Brembo two pot calipers. A one off Nitro Racing exhaust and can. While a Earls 9 inch 13 stage oil cooler keeps that hot mill from cooking it's self. And a frame reinforced in all the right places to insure this object of desire can handle anything it's proud owner may throw it's way.

It's nice to know that there are companies like AC Sanctuary preserving these bikes and turning on a whole new generation on to these bikes, not just old farts like myself.

A New Guzzi Water Cooled V-Twin?

Word 'round the campfire is Moto Guzzi has a totally new v twin in the works. The 90 degree twin is not another rehash of the marques forty year old design, it is completely now from the valves to the crank. In order to comply with the ever tightening emissions regulations, Guzzi has a compact water cooled mill on the drawing board. It also is supposed to have quite a bit more power than anything the company currently offers. It is rumored to have as much as one hundred forty horse power on tap. The new engine is said to have double overhead cams and four valves per. look for the new power plant to make it's debut in 2015. Myself, I would love to see it in a modern version of the Le Mans. A friend of mine had one back in the day and I always loved the lines of that bike. The prospect of this new engine is causing beads of perspiration to form on my forehead.