Video | Trike racing

No need for building proper motorcycles.... buy a small trike for downhill racing! This rocks!

Update | Plugs for mold making

After weeks and weeks of CAD modeling in the evenings and weekends I finally finished the entire body of my café racer. The body has been split in three different parts which will be CNC milled in RAKU-tool Modeling Board 600. This high density foam plugs will be used for the fabrication of the glass fiber molds.

Rizoma factory visit

Last weekend I have been visiting Milan, with a colleague of Spark design & innovation, for the Salone del Mobile. On our way home we visited Rizoma as well! They are sponsoring my café racer project, and I know them for quite few years now, but I was never able to visit the factory.. till now!

Main impression is awesome. The packages of the Rizoma product reflect the company very well; nicely designed, clean and well organized! The tour around the factory passed 19 CNC milling machines and many other machinery the “after care” of the milled parts.

Even the assembly line, packaging and storage systems are impressively well organized and highly efficient. All together an interesting tour around their factory, thanks guys!

Update | Starting for the first time!

Last Saturday I picked up my Ducati café racer at Star Twin. After the Motorbeurs Utrecht, the motorcycle fair, they took the bike to their shop to adjust the exhaust slightly and to connect the gas cables correctly.

Some fuel of the first test run was left in the Dell'Orto carburetors so we were able to start this loud Ducati to shoot this short clip. Unfortunately with awesome voice-overs..

Video | Audi RS4 paintball battle

Update | Motorbeurs Utrecht

Talking all weekend about the MTD café racer is quite interesting, to share my passion of motorcycle building with the audience of the motorcycle fair!

We have been welding all weekend; from small brackets till the complete exhaust manifold. The motorcycle is nearly ready to fire for the first time, the last item in the checklist before starting; the gas cables!! Most likely the MTD café racer will be back in Rotterdam next week.. exciting!

Video | Waiting out the winter

WAITING OUT WINTER from Andrew David Watson on Vimeo.

This movie makes you smile!! Another brilliant feel good movie clip with nice camera views!

Update | Headlight mounted

Last week the headlight is mounted on the café racer! The CNC milled brackets are fitting on the stainless steel brackets perfectly. On top of the stainless steel brackets the speedo meter is located, altogether a very sweet looking front of the bike.

From Thursday February 21st till Sunday 24th I will be at the Motorbeurs Utrecht; the largest motorcycle fair in the Netherlands. At the Men@Work stand I will be making the exhaust manifold! http://www.motorbeursutrecht.nl/nl-NL/Bezoeker/Activiteiten/Men-at-Work.aspx