Caiman Urban n Dirt- RWU’s first sponsor
After being dormant for three months, we are happy to be back with our regular weekly articles about our South African flavoured custom motorcycle creations. Our blog's resurgence is made possible by the generous sponsorship of Caiman Urban n Dirt. Their assistance also means more frequent CROSA and Retro Write Up events. They kindly sponsored the R1500 Old Skool Trading
Brad’s Yamaha SR500 Café Racer
My memories of our annual December holiday pilgrimage to Durban include the warm sea, crowded beaches, rickshaws on the Marine Parade, surfers and Yamaha XT500 scramblers. You see, right from the launch of these venerable "thumpers", Durban has, until today, been the capital city for XT500s in South Africa. I think it was on our December 1976 holiday that my
Yamaha XJR café Racer
As the café racer building craze has gained momentum locally, we have watched the prices of popular donor motorcycles become increasingly ridiculous. Let's face it; café racers were a British phenomenon from the 1960s, so if you are not building your café racer from a 1960's British motorcycle you are building a look-a-like and it does not then surely matter
One One Customs 1945 Royal Enfield Bobber
We like modern Royal Enfields. The current Bullet model range are un-intimidating, easygoing motorcycles which unashamedly show off their classic 60 year old British heritage. The lovely Continental GT café racer we tested last year is a modern classic straight off the showroom floor. Royal Enfield is best recognised for its Bullet model, which has been in continuous production since
CB77 Brakpan Bobber- 100th feature
Most creativity is born out of necessity and these creations are designed to bring about a practical improvement in an aspect or quality of our everyday life. The owner and builder of our featured motorcycle, Tim, is an Industrial Designer, who earns a living expressing this form of creative ability. His bobber does not fall under this form of creativity.
Minimalist XS650 Bobber
What on earth did men talk to one another about before the Industrial Revolution? Farming, hunting, war and plagues were probably about all the discussion topics that were available. Thank goodness for the introduction of mechanisation and all the engineering marvels which, after infinite years of boredom, eventually gave man something to get excited about during the following 250 years