Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Rare Rossi Replica

Stopped by Scuderia to order some pieces to a puzzle we are putting together and ran across this lovely scooter in the service area. Not many of these made and even fewer made it to the US. This was a replica of the Valentipeace & Love 250cc Aprilia GP bike Valentino Rossi rode to victory at Mugello in 1999 which was his 250cc championship year.

Super sweet scooter in for service at Scuderia!

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

SR50 Tunnel Cover Swap

One thing that has always bugged me about the looks of the SR50 has been the silver tunnel covers in the middle of the black scooter. It bothered me even more when I happened to see a brand new 2014 SR 50 at Scuderia and it came with the covers in matching black so I had to research and find out the part numbers for the 2014 pieces to swap mine out. A quick search revealed the three part numbers needed to order the covers:
LH Tunnel Black- AP8269396 ----Price $14.99
RH Tunnel Black- AP8269395 ---- Price $14.99
Tunnel Cover Black- AP8269397 ---- Price $10.99

As you can see the silver stands out like a sore thumb.

The worst part about the silver is they are in high contact areas so they easily accumulate black scuff marks from shoes and if painted would probably start to peel or chip quickly due to excessive contact.


After 15 minutes of turning screws and allen bolts the new black molded pieces are in place and looking the way it should have come from Italy in the first place!


Sweet!

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Beautiful City

I love San Francisco, especially when riding Derbi! Nothing quite like ripping through a 7x7 mile playground at full throttle, but you have to find moments to pause and take in the beauty that is the city by the bay!

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Scuderia Visit

Stopped by Scuderia to pick up and order some bits for the KTM and my SR50, but if you've ever been to this place you know there are always interesting pieces of motorcycling exotica to explore and find throughout the remodeled landscape.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

The Bats Endurance Racer Prepares for Battle!

CN Racing begins the transformation!


The dog supervises!
Race rotors before
Race rotors after CN Magic!