Video | Walnut

Walnut from Cineastas on Vimeo.

Another video that makes you happy and your hands itch.. handcrafted bicycle equipment by Walnut!

Update | Sanding the plugs for mold making

The last two weeks I have been sanding the HD PU plugs. These parts need to be super smooth before I send those over for a coat of 2K-paint. 2 coats of spray filler have been added and many hours of sanding.
Looking for the right company for the paint job now..

Video | Dainese presents Rossi's Ranch

Brilliant video; the quotes, the shots and the accents of Rossi and Guys Martin make this video amazing!

"It's like a dream from when you are child" quoted by V. Rossi.. love that guy! Check the video for more quotes..

Update | Plugs for mold making back from CNC milling

Last week the plugs for mold making have been CNC milled at Solid Shape! After clay modeling the body, 3D scanning the clay model and 3D CAD modelling in Solidworks, the pllugs are ready.

These plugs will now be sanded, painted and polished. After which the glasfiber molds will be made around these plugs. In the resulting glasfiber molds the final café racer body will be made, using a mix of carbon fiber and glasfibers.

More information about CNC milling and Solid Shape, please visit http://www.solidshapes.com/

Video | YAMAHA WR450F "REUNION"

YAMAHA WR450F "REUNION" Shot and Directed by Mark Toia from Mark Toia on Vimeo.

YAMAHA WR450F "REUNION" Shot and Directed by Mark Toia
One of theose feel good clips that causes goosebumps..

Thanks for BikeExif for sharing. http://www.bikeexif.com/

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!