Vintage Moto X Des Nations Farleigh Castle 2017

Posted on September 22, 2017January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

22 Sep

Well, People ask if my family are into Motorcycles, My old man was and guess thats what got me and my brother into it, We had shitty bikes as a kid, what we bought with our own money but, to us they were millions dollar machines, I think it made us better riders as we had crap bikes but rode them as hard as any of our mates did on their expensive machines.

Below is My Brother (Mike Carpenter) with his restored HONDA CR250 that he stripped to the frame a rebuilt with a buddy of his using just his spare time, such a great machine and I managed to locate some of the parts over here in the USA for him to be able to make sure all was bang on the money. I guess it does run in the family, what a killer machine.

I have been into both style, where my brothers passion was Moto X and still today at the ripe old age of 53 he is still riding and entered for the second year, the VMXDN at Farleigh Castle in Bath Somerset. Below Mick and Life long mates Kevin Edwards #11, Probably the best mechanic for Motorcycles I know of anywhere in the world to be honest.

The Biggest Vintage Twin Shock Evo Event In The World, he had an awesome time Racing and was stoked to finish them all, Well Done Bruv.

Mick says “.I look forward to this every year,its by far the best old school Moto cross meet there is,seen some very big names here,who would ever think the likes of Jeff Stanton,J M Bayle,Jeff ward, Jeff Emig, would be riding in Wiltshire,well the guys who put this event together make sure there are top class riders there who you can get to meet in person,its a cracking weekend of top class racing,amazing crowd and some great classic 2 strokes racing,def go ever year”

Such a great event to go see if you can and a gnarly track too. More ruts there than an abandoned Pikey Campsite.

So. just a quick blog to show what My Brother Mick is into and you gotta love the tree pulling power of these Crazy machines, great job Bruv, yeah we are identical eh?

So, if you can get to the 2018 VMXDX do it as its a superb meet.

Aboveis my Brother back in the 80’s Having a go, I think it was at Patchquick in South Devon . Have a Great weekend everyone.

Hill Climbs , absalute nut jobs but great to watch.

Posted on April 13, 2014January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

13 Apr

Crazy Hill climbing nutters take on some Gnarly hills.

Here we have one sure way of totally buggering up your machine for good.

Can’t really get enough of this stuff.

Little bit more ok?

These hill climbs are great to watch!

Need more of these down our way!

Lotus motorcycle officially revealed

Posted on February 20, 2014January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

20 Feb

Lotus motorcycle officially revealed

By Andy Downes of Motorcycle News

20 February 2014 11:24

As exclusively revealed by MCN more than five weeks ago, Lotus has taken the covers off the new motorcycle it will produce as a road bike and go on sale within months.

MCN got hold of leaked images over a month ago and revealed the plans for a road-legal motorcycle were way ahead of where many expected. The German-owned company Kodewa which has a licence to run the Lotus name has now officially revealed the final styling of the bike and technical details for the first time.

We can see the engine is a 1195cc V-twin from KTM’s RC8R superbike with a claimed 200bhp and dry weight of 180kg.

Lotus Motorcycles states: “The C-01 combines ample power via a V-twin engine with a distinctive body designed by Daniel Simon integrating carbon fibre, titanium and aerospace quality steel.

“The C-01 motorcycle is not designed, engineered or produced by Group Lotus plc but is the result of a collaboration between motorsport veterans under the leadership of Kodewa, led by Dr Colin Kolles. The development on the C-01 was carried out with the support of Holzer Group (co-owners of Kalex) and design guru Daniel Simon.

“Drawing on their wealth of motorsport experience, the team of engineers has designed a unique high performance superbike.

“The C-01 will be available in a range of liveries some of which pay homage to Lotus’ sporting pedigree. A customisation service is also available, limited only by the imagination of the client. With an exclusive production run of just 100 units, superbike collectors and fans of the Lotus brand will need to move fast to secure one.”

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