Recently BMW Motorrad teamed up with one of the famous German motorcycle modificators, Dirk Oehlerking in one modification project over the BMW R18 known as most expensive BMW's motorcruiser into a work of art. As it is known that Dirk Oehlerking is a famous motorcycle modifier from the Kingston Custom modification house.
BMW R18 'Spirit of Passion' by Dirk Oehlerking of Kingston Custom. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3iOk9He)
The Dirk Oehlerking's style of modification is unique and most of the motorbikes he modifies look like works of art instead of motorbikes. This can also be seen in one of his works made on the BMW R18, a premium motorcycle is sold all over the world with a pretty fantastic price tag, starting from the US. $ 17,495 (or approximately Rp. 969 million).
BMW R18 'Spirit of Passion' by Dirk Oehlerking of Kingston Custom. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3a8C9s8)
Indeed, the German motorcycle manufacturer deliberately asked Dirk Oehlerking to modify the most expensive cruiser motorcycle their made. As they also have asked to several other famous modifiers such as Roland Sands and Bernhard Naumann to do the same modification project over the BMW R18 motorcycle last year.
BMW R18 'Spirit of Passion' by Dirk Oehlerking of Kingston Custom. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3a8C9s8)
"When I accepted this challenge, I didn't make many modifications because the bike was already very beautiful and perfect," said Dirk Oehlerking. Indeed, he did not made much changes over the BMW R18 motorcycle. Especially in the chassis and body of the motorcycle. However, the most controversial is the Kingston Custom typical additional large-sized fairing.
BMW R18 'Spirit of Passion' by Dirk Oehlerking of Kingston Custom. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3iOk9He)
The Kingston Custom typical fairing appearance is indeed close related with the art deco style. In order to give the BMW typical touches, Dirk Oehlerking installed the BMW typical kidney grille on the large-sized fairing in the front. An the end, the color choice of black makes a perfect blend between the shape of the motorcycle and the new fairing.
2020 RSD X BMW R18 Dragster by Rolland Sands Design. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3ojFWrp)
Another part that changed was the muffler. In this BMW R18 motorcycle modification project, Dirk Oehlerking uses his signature muffler to keep it in sync with the new big-sized fairing. In terms of design, the BMW R18, entitled 'Spirit of Passion' by Dirk Oehlerking is not too drastic compared to the modifications made by Roland Sands and Bernhard Naumann.
As we all know, that the French-famous motorcycle builder and modificator, Roland Sands notably transformed the bike into a special dragster bike called RSD X BMW R18 Dragster while the Austrian modificator Bernhard Naumann made The Blechmann R 18. Well, from the appearance alone, the style differences between the three BMW R18 motorbikes already can be seen clearly. So what could you be said about the three creation motorbikes of them?
But it could be said that Dirk Oehlerking's distinctive touch was what succeeded in making people curious about this motorcycle. "BMW Motorrad's trust in me is the best thing I have ever felt until today," said Dirk Oehlerking at one of his statements.
Kept
spur your adrenaline on the power of the two-wheeled monster and stay
alive with true safety riding. May God will forgive Your sins and so
does the cops...... *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | KINGSTON CUSTOM | AUTOBLOG | BMWBLOG | ROLLANDSANDS ]
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It's GONE So far, automotive products have come and gone.Over time, if automotive products from the past can survive the journey through time, then make it something that is considered classic and has high economic value.
However, there are also many automotive products that are only seen for a moment or cannot last after that, as if they just disappear.They then invite curiosity and curiosity from us or maybe other automotive enthusiasts.
The Stella scooter presented at the Paris Motor Show in 1951, and marked the brand's entry into the motorized world. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3iypUZL)
Like the classic scooter figure that had aroused our curiosity.Does anyone know?What is this gorgeous scooter name?Some called it Stella, and said it was made in 1951 by French company.(In our sight) at first glance it is similar to the Aldimi scooter brand of Belgium.
Then we tried to find information about this unique scooter among scooter lovers on Facebook. And based on the information we received from Jean-do DuCreusot Et Jacotte, a member of the Scooters of Germany Group on Facebook, which stated as follow, 'A French prototype called STELLA , shown by STELLA, a bicycle-moped builder located in Nantes (west coast). Few informations of the Salon de Paris 1951, tells us that it must (should) be based on a German Till Riedel scooter, 150 cc twin Riedel engine, with French homemade elegant body.... just this prototype appears in the French scooter story....'
The Stella scooter is built based on the German's Riedel Till scooter. The Till scooter while on role in the 1950 German's movie titled "Schwarzwald mädel" (The Bride of the Black Forest). (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3o8uq20)
It didn't stop there, we later also managed to find information related to the scooter mentioned above on a site in French named the Moto-Collection.org. As they wrote, that's the Stella scooter shown off at the Paris Motor Show (Salon de Paris) in October 1951. It was a French company scooter creation built based on the German's Riedel Tillscooter.
The only one scooter under the Stella-brand built by the Nantes-based company with the same name that famous for its bikes, as the French company attempted to enter the world of scooter. On the event, as we could be seen the Stella scooter shown off in front of the French's rooster symbol and the range of the brand's bikes.
The rear of the Stella scooter is adorned with a superb double tail, inspired by the American Cadillac cars. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3iypUZL)
It is assumed that all of its single-arm front and rear suspension chassis are taken directly from the Till and it comes with the choice of the Riedel 125 single or 150 twin engine. It could be said that's a fine exercise in style and an engine full of promise, with its elegant Cadillac-style double-tailed. But, the French scooter has no luck, it only live for the duration of the show. Since then no one know its existences. What a pity! 😞
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Let's RIDE! We know that technology has developed rapidly at this time, especially electric-powered vehicle technology.Inevitably, these technological advances have penetrated the automotive world massively. And the world of two-wheeled vehicles also does not want to be left behind, many companies from various parts of the world are competing to create and present reliable electric-powered vehicles.
This can be witnessed by us, recently a Chinese automotive manufacturer named CFMoto has just introduced an electric-powerd scooter concept which looks really tempting. As reported by Motorcyclenews, the electric-powered scooter named Zehoo Cyber Concept.
If we look at the designs presented, we can be sure that the design concept of the Chinese electric-powered scooter is no less cool than those made by the Japanese one. This motorcycle design was created by CFMoto in collaboration with Kiska Design, a well-known design company that has also handled several KTM motorcycle designs.
The shape of the front is slightly tapered, with the main light in the middle. The right and left wings extend downward. While the fenders are made minimalist, located between the two wings. The deck footrest is quite wide, the shape extends backwards, and its rider seat made also in modern style.
Uniquely, this motorcycle uses a chain and gear, not a belt like most automatic scooters that exist today. The CFMoto Cyber Concept uses a 10 kW electric motor dubbed Cobra, and is claimed to produce 213 Nm of torque.
So that it can make this motorbike run up to a top speed of 112 kph. Furthermore, the Cyber Concept electric motorbike is also equipped with a lithium ion battery with a capacity of 4 kWh which, when fully charged, can take this motorbike to roam as far as 128 km.
Regarding their products in the electric motor segment, CFMoto creates a special brand called Zehoo. Unfortunately, it is not clear when the electric scooter will enter the production line and said to be in the first half of 2021. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CFMOTO | MOTORCYCLESNEWS | ELECTRIC VEHICLE WEB | AMCN.COM.AU ]
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Rare ONES For us (We hope You too) to talk about the classic scooter models that were present and were born around the 1950s to the 1960s is very exciting. Because as we all know in that period, the typical two-wheeled mode of transportation is enjoying its heyday. Many scooter models were born at that time and were made by many manufacturers from all over the world. Some of these companies come from British, and one of them is DKR which we will discuss today.
DKR line-up (Capella, Defiant, Dove, Manx and Pegasus scooter models) on display at the 2017 Vintage Motor Scooter Club’s Annual Extravaganza held in Coventry, West Midlands, England. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3nMGq9m)
For a moment, if we look physically at the scooters made in UK, they have a slightly different appearance from scooters from other countries, such as Italy, France and Germany.
The first scooter made by DKR Ltd. in 1957 is DKR Dove featured with a Villers 30C 147cc, 6.3hp engine coupled with the 3-speed manual gearbox. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3qtYwP5)
The average difference in appearance is seen in the front-ends, for example the appearance of the DKR scooters that were born since the 1950s to an early of the 1960s has a distinctive appearance with the the large-sized front-ends, making it look like a large nose.
DKR scooters were produced in Wolverhampton from 1957 to 1966. And the DKR Ltd. Co. was founded in 1957 by Barry Day and Noah Robinson, who were directors of the Willenhall Motor Radiator Co, and industrialist Cyril Kieft who also built racing cars. The company was run from premises at Pendeford Airport.
This
is DKR Pegasus featured with a 148cc single-cylinder Villiers engine coupled with a Siba Dynastart electric starter, which ensures first-time starts, a four-speed gearbox and a Villiers carburetor.
(Picture from: http://bit.ly/3oSvDvC)
Before continuing, does anyone know, what is the stands for DKR?
During the production period the company is known has five different models, ie the Dove, the Defiant, Pegasus, Manx, and Capellawhich were built and produced consecutively starting in 1957. As you've seen on the Dove, Defiant, and Manx models appeared with their front end shaped like a large nose, and some parties said those are it's just like a distinctive style and far from what could be described as "modern".
This
is DKR Defiant featured with a 197cc single-cylinder air-cooled Villiers engine
coupled with a Siba Dynastart electric starter, which ensures first-time
starts, a four-speed gearbox and a Villiers carburetor.
(Picture from: http://bit.ly/3oSvDvC)
The DKR's first scooter model is appeared in July 1957 which was named as the DKR Dove. Its appearance is said to be very stylish, although a bit heavy, and as its power source, the British manufacturer has paired a Villiers 30C 147cc, 6.3hp engine with a cooling fan, as well as a three-speed manual gearbox to drive the rear wheel.
This
is DKR Manx featured with a 249cc two-cylinders air-cooled Villiers engine
coupled with a Siba Dynastart electric starter, which ensures first-time
starts, a four-speed gearbox and a Villiers carburetor.
(Picture from: http://bit.ly/3oSvDvC)
And in 1958 there were two models appearing almost simultaneously, namely the DKR Pegasus and DKR Defiant produced and joined in the market with the company previous scooter model, the Dove. All new models are equipped with the same chassis and body.And what distinguishes it is only the engine, the Defiant is powered by a 197cc, blower-cooled, single-cylinder Villiers engine while the Pegasus uses a slightly smaller engine, ie a 148cc single-cylinder Villiers engine.
Both models have a Siba Dynastart electric starter, which ensures first-time starts, a four-speed gearbox and a Villiers carburetor.And for its performance, the engine is able to deliver it at a top speed of 60mph and gasoline consumption of 90 mpg at 30mph.At that time the DKR Defiant model was selling for £189.15s.5d and the Pegasus was selling for £177.11s.11d.
This
is DKR Capella started in the 1960 and featured with a 148cc single-cylinder Villiers engine which had revamped styling and bodywork.
(Picture from: http://bit.ly/3nUaOyP)
The DKR Manx was the next model produced starting in 1959. The scooter used a Villers two-cylinders 249cc two-stroke engine coupled with pretty much the same "distinct" body. In the 1960, the market saw the 148cc Dove II and the Pegasus II with new 174cc 2L engine.
Finally, after displaying a body style that could be said to be very monotonous on previous scooter models, it looks like this British company has been woke up and made a redemption by showing something completely new to the DKR Capella models that came out in the 1960s.
The new Capella range, which had revamped styling and bodywork. It uses the three Villiers engine types, ie the 148cc 31C only for the Capella Mk 1, while the 174cc 2L only for the Standard version and the 197cc 9E plus electric starter is offered for the De Luxe versions. At the time, the Capella Standard sold for £152.13s.6d. For the De Luxe models, the 173cc version was priced at £166.10s.10d. and the 200cc version was priced at £173.13s.10d. These models continued for the next five years.
After operating for about 9 years since the company was founded in 1957, finally this company had to cease all production activities in 1966 after being unable to compete with other scooter products in the global automotive market.😢
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spur your adrenaline on the power of the two-wheeled monster and stay
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Recently, the trend of electrification in the two-wheeler segment has also begun to develop rapidly, marked by an unprecedented boom in popularity, especially in recent years. Various well-known motorcycle manufacturers have started to introduce and even sell electricity-based products.
Vespa Elettra, elettro design for a classic soul by MA-DE STUDIO. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2ML6WmD)
But the sophistication of an electric motorbike has not been able to shake the tastes of classic motorcycle lovers who remain faithful in choosing conventional classic motorbikes, and this also includes classic Vespa scooter fans who can be said to be one of the largest fan communities in the world.
Vespa Elettra, elettro design for a classic soul by MA-DE STUDIO. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2ML6WmD)
As we all know, Vespa is the most iconic Italian scooter brand in the world. But to be more specific, we are talking about the Piaggio's Vespa model which was patented almost 75 years ago, to be precise April 1946. Until now, Vespa scooters have had a fantastic total sales figure, reaching 18 million units worldwide. So it is not surprising that Vespa has many loyal fans around the world.
In the context of the electrification trend of motorized vehicles, it has also begun to touch the scooter sector, particularly Vespa scooters. Piaggio, as the manufacturer that holds the Vespa brand, has also tried to follow this trend. There are several models of electric scooters that this manufacturer has tried, namely theVespa Elettricawhich was introduced to the public for the first time in 2016.
Vespa Elettra, elettro design for a classic soul by MA-DE STUDIO. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2ML6WmD)
However, the foregoing does not reduce the interest of third parties outside the Italian giant scooter maker to try to come up with creative ideas in the form of electric vehicles which are design inspired by the Piaggio's classic scooter.
Here's MA-DE STUDIO is answered the above questions in their latest project. "This project is not an official Vespa assignment, but something we created because of our love for this iconic Italian Vespa brand," said Andrea Della Vecchia, founder of MA-DE Studio Design, as quoted of Autoevolution.
MA-DE Design Studio itself is an international design studio based in Cuomo, Italy, so it makes perfect sense that they involve Vespa models in this serious project. As a form of support for the scooter, the pride of the Italian state.
Vespa Elettra, elettro design for a classic soul by MA-DE STUDIO. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2ML6WmD)
The electric-powered scooter named Vespa Elettra, to be electro design for a classic soul, is designed very attractive and inspired by the classic Vespa scooter, which is also known as the Vespa which is transformed into an electric scooter without losing its classic identities and souls.
Everything looks harmonious together, starting from the classic handlebar on which there's a sophisticated dashboard and equipped with a touch screen with high technology. Then as the drivetrain, the scooter uses an electric motors that is capable of producing 9.38 horsepower with 240 Nm of torque, so that it can make it go at a maximum speed of up to 95 kph.
It armed with a 5.6 kWh battery, so the electric-powered Vespa Elettra scooter can cover a distance of 150 km for a single battery charge, far above the word that is enough to be used everyday around the city with this eccentric-style scooter.
But what is also no less cool than this 'classic' with the latest technology is the Bluetooth connectivity feature to be paired with a special application, which becomes an authentication key and a virtual dashboard for relevant travel settings and data.
“I really believe in the movement towards electric mobility. It's only a matter of time, not only for cars but also for scooters and other small vehicles as mobility vehicles in urban areas,” concluded Della Vecchia.
And here's the soundless Piaggio Vespa Elettrica video, while passing through your heart.😀
Kept
spur your adrenaline on the power of the two-wheeled monster and stay
alive with true safety riding. May God will forgive Your sins and so
does the cops...... *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | VESPA | MA-DE STUDIO | EICMA 2019 | AUTOEVOLUTION | ELECTRICMOTORCYCLES ]
Sempre Una Vespa As we all know that the Vespa 946 is one of the premium Vespa variants produced by the legendary Italian scooter manufacturer. This is an iconic and exclusive scooter because it is always available in limited quantities. For your information, the Vespa 946 which debuted in 2013 was inspired by the Piaggio MP6 which is also known as the first scooter variant made by the Italian scooter manufacturer in 1946.
Previously, the Vespa 946 had also been presented in several limited edition variants, including the Vespa 946 Ricordo Italiano, Vespa 946 Bellisima, Vespa 946 Emporio Armani, Vespa 946 RED and the last Vespa 946 Christian Dior. And recently, the automotive world was shocked by the presence of the Vespa 946 Louis Vuitton. Well, Goldwingfetish, which is a car modification house from Russia in early 2021 then, has released the Vespa 946 Louis Vuitton (LV) Edition which is claimed to be the only premium scooter made by Vespa in the world.
Although it looks special, the Vespa 946 Louis Vuitton is different from the other special edition Vespa 946 which is the result of a collaboration between the Piaggio Group and a well-known fashion brand. The reason is, until now there has been no official statement from either the Piaggio Group or Louis Vuitton regarding this 946 Louis Vuitton.
Even so, the Vespa 946 Louis Vuitton by Goldwingfetish is able to create an exclusive impression. In appearance, the Vespa 946 still adopts the same design and curve as the previous version. It's just that the 946 special edition comes in blue and is studded with the very iconic LV motif throughout the motorcycle body.
Starting from the front to the back, filled with logos that became the pride of these socialites. On the seats and rims, the LV blue color is also not spared. Meanwhile, on the front wing, Goldwingfetish embeds the LV logo with serial number 001/001 which indicates that this bike is the only one in the world.
In uploads on its social media, Goldwingfetish did not include the detailed specifications of the 946 LV edition. Goldwingfetish only includes information, this limited Vespa 946 petrol cap is coated with a material that is combined between aluminum and nickel.
Regarding the price, it is unfortunate that Goldwingfetish also did not provide information regarding the price of this Vespa 946. Of course, for the Vespa 946 class the price will not be cheap. If previously the Vespa 946 Christian Dior was sold in Europe for around €10,000 (Rp. 160 million), some say that this Luis Vuitton version is sold at an even higher price tag of around €15,000 (Rp. 240 million).
Kept spur your adrenaline on the power of the two-wheeled monster and
stay alive with true safety riding. May God will forgive Your sins and
so does the cops...... *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | GOLDWINGFETISH ]
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The Dirk Oehlerking's style of modification is unique and most of the motorbikes he modifies look like works of art instead of motorbikes. This can also be seen in one of his works made on the BMW R18, a premium motorcycle is sold all over the world with a pretty fantastic price tag, starting from the US. $ 17,495 (or approximately Rp. 969 million).
