The enduring Kenny Roberts pace block livery will get a brand new twist this week, within the type of a Yamaha XJR1300 road tracker from France. Additional afield, Thailand’s Okay-Pace revisits certainly one of their hottest Honda Grom designs, whereas an especially uncommon Eighties Ducati goes up on the market within the US. We conclude this week’s providing with a handful of factory-built customized Buell Tremendous Cruisers.
Yamaha XJR1300 by Tumulte The burly Yamaha XJR1300 has lengthy been a favourite of customized builders. The air-cooled 1,251cc inline-four pumps out a wholesome 106 hp and is contained in a metal body that’s simple to keep up and modify—so long as you’re helpful with a spanner.
Fred Lagarde of Tumulte in France is one such man. This Kenny Roberts flat track-inspired XJR1300 is his work, and it’s a showstopper.
The bike’s new upside-down entrance finish comes from a KTM Tremendous Duke—so the forks are WP models and the brakes are from Brembo. The fork covers have been 3D-printed and the headlight was tailored from a Husqvarna 701 Supermoto.
The headlight nacelle and putting entrance fender have been made by hand from aluminum, whereas a Motogadget speedo sits in entrance of the vast handlebars. The bar-end indicators are additionally from Motogadget, whereas the levers are from Magura.
Fred poured 60 hours of labor into the aluminum seat unit and leather-based saddle alone—time properly spent, given how unimaginable they give the impression of being. They remodel the bike into one thing sporty, whereas Fred’s different inspiration, the 2016 Honda CB1100TR idea, is obvious within the new bodywork.
Key particulars embody a Honda taillight, Öhlins rear shocks, and a pair of Leo Vince mufflers. A laser-cut oil cooler guard cleverly bears the Tumult emblem.
Drawing on his inspiration from the Nineteen Seventies Yamaha, the bike was painted yellow, white, and black. Fred didn’t simply use the normal Yamaha pace block design although—as an alternative, he gave the XJR his personal ‘cartoon’ model that appears quick standing nonetheless. King Kenny’s primary, positioned above the headlight and on the facet covers, provides a ultimate element. [Source | Via]
Honda Grom by Okay-Pace When the brand new Honda Grom was launched eleven years in the past, Honda Thailand approached the enigmatic Mr. Eak, head honcho at Okay-Pace, to customise it. Dubbed ‘Mod Racer,’ that construct spawned a number of follow-ups and numerous bolt-on elements.
Some twelve years later, Mr. Eak determined to breathe new life into the Mod Racer design. The bike you see right here is the ‘Mod Racer 2.0,’ once more primarily based on a inventory Honda Grom.
The manufacturing facility forged wheels have been swapped out for a set of customized 14” spoked wheels. The entrance wheel match the forks simply, however the rear wheel necessitated a very new swingarm design. So the Okay-Pace staff constructed one from scratch.
The putting entrance cowl and fork shrouds are the identical as these from the primary Mod Racer, however the lighting setup has been simplified to only a single LED projector and a pair of tiny LED flip indicators, mounted to the perimeters of the tank.
The frontal bodywork hides clip-on bars and a slimmed-down cockpit space. The tank cowl is well acknowledged as a Okay-Pace customized half, fully altering your entire look of the bike. The subframe and huge stomach pan are customized, whereas the seat comes from Okay-Pace’s catalog of Grom-specific elements.
The remote-reservoir rear shock is from Öhlins and the brake parts are from Brembo. Rear-set footpegs give a sporty journey, as do the engine mods. A customized consumption system is matched to an open clutch and a twin shotgun exhaust.
The primary Mod Racer was painted matte silver, so the staff opted for a gorgeous matte inexperienced for model 2.0. Mod Racer 2.0 seems prepared for an additional decade of service—however will Mr. Eak change the design in one other twelve years? Solely time will inform. [Source]
On the market: 1988 Ducati Paso Restricted Ah, the Ducati Paso. 5 years in the past, we’d’ve glanced on the plastic encapsulation, grimaced, and gone on with our day. However the styling has grown on us like a fungus.
Have we been beguiled via witchcraft? Presumably. However it’s extra seemingly that Massimo Tamburini knew what he was doing.
Named in honor of Italian motorbike racer Renzo Pasolini, the Ducati Paso was first launched in 1986. Ducati wasn’t precisely in the perfect monetary form and wanted income—so a deal was struck with the Castiglioni household, who tucked Ducati underneath the wing of their firm, Cagiva.
With the Cagiva elephant (one of many cutest mascots in all of motorcycling) stamped onto the Ducati elements, they set Tamburini free to tackle the sporting Japanese bikes of the day. They used the brand new Fabio Taglioni-designed, 748 cc belt-drive L-twin engine from the Pantah and slapped it right into a modified trellis body.
Not that you may inform any of this from the skin, as the entire motorbike is roofed in fairings. This was the period of the Suzuki GSX-R, Honda VFR, and Kawasaki GPZ—the age of the fully-faired sport bike was upon us, and Ducati needed to comply with go well with to remain afloat. Sadly, the Paso didn’t precisely pull Ducati out of the mud, however you possibly can say that it began paving the way in which towards monetary freedom.
In crimson, the Paso is a bit a lot. It seems unbelievable in black, nevertheless it seems even higher in pearl white—similar to this 1988 Ducati Paso Restricted that’s being supplied on the market by Iconic Motorbikes.
Some sources say that simply 50 Paso Limiteds have been constructed, making this an especially uncommon bike. Moreover the pearl white paint, crimson Oscam wheels, and beautiful crimson vinyl seat, the Paso Restricted might have additionally acquired just a few mechanical upgrades. It’s rumored that it had bigger valves, revised header pipes, and ported cylinder heads, however this could have to be verified in opposition to a normal Paso 750.
Regardless, a pearl white Ducati Paso Restricted would make a cracking addition to any motorbike assortment, wouldn’t you say? [Source]
Buell Tremendous Cruiser Buell is rocking as much as the 2025 Daytona Bike Week with a trailer stuffed with thrilling information. They’re unveiling the ultimate prototype of the brand new Buell Tremendous Cruiser [above]—their tackle the traditional American V-Twin.
Buell has been arduous at work finalizing particulars and establishing provide chains for the brand new Tremendous Cruiser and has most just lately partnered with Fox. Becoming a member of the likes of EBC and Brembo, Fox can be growing the forks and shock absorbers for the brand new bikes, including yet one more top-shelf identify to the corporate’s checklist of suppliers.
To maintain issues spicy, Buell has additionally constructed 4 Tremendous Cruiser-based customs to spotlight the flexibility of the platform. They’re not admitting that they’re going to broaden the Tremendous Cruiser lineup (but). As an alternative, they simply need to present how simply the Tremendous Cruiser might be personalized by potential homeowners.
First up is a pair of Tremendous Cruiser baggers [above]. American V-Twins and touring go hand-in-hand, so it makes full sense to decorate the Tremendous Cruiser up in bagger guise. The Advanblack fairing and arduous Viking Luggage panniers make the stripped-down Tremendous Cruiser seem like a production-ready mannequin.
Subsequent is the ‘Drifter Cross Stunt Tremendous Cruiser’ [above right]. A Street Warrior entrance fairing is matched to a Dean Adams exhaust and a chopped rear fender. The intense crimson entrance brake caliper is only one element that provides away the bike’s hooligan nature.
Then there’s the ‘Hillclimb Tremendous Cruiser’ [below]. Impressed by Logan Cipala’s success on the Buell 1190 hill climb racer, the dust bike suspension and prolonged swingarm are simply bonkers.
The flat track-style Tremendous Cruiser [below] is essentially the most closely modified of the lot. A pair of 19” wheels with Dunlop flat monitor tires set the tone, with the radiator relocated to the right-hand facet of the bike to guard it. The tracker seat seems nice behind the Tremendous Cruiser tank (even when it does appear to be lacking some padding), and the Vance & Hines exhaust should sound the enterprise.
With the current (and rudely quiet) demise of the Indian FTR, there’s a niche available in the market for an American-made flat monitor road bike. Granted, the FTR was dropped as a consequence of low gross sales numbers—however simply think about if Buell may step in and take up the mantle. [Buell]
