Like sex on 2 wheel of carbon fiber...OH MY!

[Gas Man]

From Cyril's blog - Darwin Motorcycles RLX American Muscle Bike





Last Wednesday August 10, 2011. Location Lazelle Street in Sturgis. At 3.45 pm Dar Holdsworth is called on the stage of the AMD World Championship Of Bike Building to receive his trophy for winning First Place in the Production Manufacturer Class for the bike featured here. During the last 9 months, Dar emailed and texted me almost every week images of the progress of this new creation, both a tribute to American Racer Robert “Bobby” Rahal, an International Motorsports Hall of Fame and Motorsports Hall of Fame of America inductee, and also a salute to the American Soldier. This RLX Darwin Motorcycles bike will be promoted both in the auto racing world and motorcycle world to be raffled with all proceeds to support our US troops through 2 military focused charities, Steel Anchor and Pros Vets.

As a matter of fact, Dar Holdsworth is himself a veteran of the Desert Storm operation, and since he started his custom motorcycle business, he tries each year to build one bike to benefit in one way or the other the brave men and women who fight for us, including their families. It’s in 2008 that Dar conceived and was ready to develop this custom American muscle bike, but the economy falling out he didn’t find at that time the vendors’ support he expected. Towards the end of 2010, although we are all still living in a very tight US economy, Dar eventually convinced some top part vendors of the necessity to continue to support our nation’s heroes returning from war and in exchange promised a top creation able to give their names and parts top media exposure. First step here in my Blog.

Before being displayed and competing for the 1st time at the AMD World Championship, the Darwin RLX was presented as a Roller at Sema, then introduced to the Tahal Team during this year’s Indy 500. And this week in South Dakota, one of the strongest custom building trend being to incorporate many sport bikes attributes in bikes built from the ground up, the RLX got a lot of attention of both the public, media and show competitors. I value it around $60,000 + and you can win this beautiful limited production bike signed by Bobby Rahal by buying online a raffle ticket through Dec. 24th. Winner will be announced in January. Jump to Darwin Motorcycles to be directed at the page where you can purchase your tickets. Below the Darwin RLX tech sheet

S&S 132″ X-wedge. Baker FFP primary w/ Baker King Kong Clutch. Baker 6 Speed Transmission. 2 into 1 into 3 stainless exhaust built by Darwin Motorcycles (materials from D&D). Beringer Dual 4 piston front and single 4 piston rear brakes. Beringer hand controls. Brock’s Performance BST Carbon Fiber wheels 19″x120mm front, 19″x180mm rear. World Ceramic Bearings. Dunlap Sportmax tires. Ohlins Road/Track suspension. Racing Innovations Muscle Bike frame: 25 degrees rake. Autometer STACK race gauge. Braille carbon fiber battery. Vortex clip ons. Vortex sprocket. Vortex gas cap. Vortex/Darwin foot controls with reverse shifting (GP style 1 up – 5 down) Joker Machine bar end mirrors. Motion Pro cables & switches. MoFlo Air Cleaner. Alloy Art headlight. Hix Design custom seat. Escort / Passport radar detector (machined into top clamp) Cycle Electric Regulator & Stator. Darwin tag bracket. Darwin custom Top Clamp & rear brake hanger using Summit Machine. Custom body work by Darwin Motorcycles. Front Fender: Shark Skins. Paint: Manny’s Ink & Air.



For more pics see the link at the begining... it's DEAD SEXY!!

[OneSickPsycho]

Everything I want in a motorcycle...

[shmike]

Definitely sexy as fuck.

Except the cans......three pipes on a twin?

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by shmike

Definitely sexy as fuck.

Except the cans......three pipes on a twin?

Yeah, I scratched my head a bit at that as well... Plus, you've obviously got a lot of top of the line shit right there... and you top of the controls with a cheap plastic brake fluid reservoir? If someone gave me that bike I'd do two things to it immediately... billet reservoir and wheelies.

[derf]

Originally Posted by shmike

Definitely sexy as fuck.

Except the cans......three pipes on a twin?

The thing I noticed right away (thanks for pointing out the exhaust) is that lazer cut rear rotor, and that very normal non lazer cut non vented, non anything front rotor.

Bike is cool but there seem to be a lot of small inconsistencies or places where the builder just went cheap, possibly to afford the carbon fiber?

[Tmall]

Originally Posted by derf

The thing I noticed right away (thanks for pointing out the exhaust) is that lazer cut rear rotor, and that very normal non lazer cut non vented, non anything front rotor.

Bike is cool but there seem to be a lot of small inconsistencies or places where the builder just went cheap, possibly to afford the carbon fiber?

It kind of looks like a carbon race rotor. But, I've been wrong once or twice in this lifetime..

[derf]

Originally Posted by Tmall

It kind of looks like a carbon race rotor. But, I've been wrong once or twice in this lifetime..

Very possible, or it could possibly be that it looks exactly like the aftermarket solid brake rotor that my old 1981 cb750 had.

[KSGregman]

I wanna like it...for the cafe racer theme...but I'm turned off by some of the "hey, look at me" parts....like the rear rotor...and "extra" exhaust tip.

Less is more for a cafe racer....IMHO, of course.

That said, I'd still take it out and flog the piss out of it.

[Avatard]

Fix the rotors, change the exhaust, and I'd ride it. Styled well, save the niggles.

Like betta:
http://www.bikeexif.com/1982-yamaha-virago

[Gas Man]

Have I told you recently Zoom, how much I hate you?

plastic brake resv... so it weights less.

I'm sure there must be a reason for the non-vented front rotors, all your basic hd rotors are vented...