Fuel Scram Africa BMW

From Karles at Fuel, Barcelona.

Hi all, 
Just a few lines to introduce you our last build: the Fuel Scram/7 The bike was built to be ridden at the Scram Africa trip and the pics has been taken as the bike was when arrived after 2.000km of roads, trails and dunes. Hope you like! 
Kind regards 
Karles Vives 

The FUEL SCRAM/7 project started 2 years ago when Mark from Australia participated into the Scram Africa, a trip to desert for classic and neoclassic bikes organized by us.

After that experience he asked us to build a bike to participate again this year.

The donor bike is a BMW R100/7 from 1977 and the main goal was to convert that road bike into a scrambler .

To achieve that goal we start changing the entire front for a Suzuki DR 650 fork and  21”wheel. The fork was trimmed for better bike geometry and the rear shocks were replaced for a longer Ohlins ones.

To get even more height we remove the original oil pan for a new one more robust and narrow getting more height on the bike

The tank is from a BMW R27 with 17 liters capacity which gives sufficient autonomy for the stages of the trip.

We love to add to our builds some creative details…on this bike, we have added a compass at the top of the tank ..you can’t get lost in the desert!

For a better scrambler look we mount a new high exhaust pipe on the right side with a modified Ural silencer at the end.

The tires was a customer request, on the rear we got a Maxxis Maxxcross Soft  Terrain, a tyre designed for riding on really deep sand and mud and a Pirelli Scorpion MX on the front.

Inside the tires we mounted a tubeless sistem called Nuetech Tubliss, wich replaces conventional inner tubes with a small red 100 psi insert that creates two different pressure zones inside the tire itself. This increased tire stability and eliminates pinch flats. In turn, this allows you to run very low tire pressure for massive gains in traction and a much plusher ride

A high seat and rear rack gives an old enduro look and practicality at the same time.

The Fuel Scram/7 finished the 2.000km trip with no damages and Mark greatly enjoyed the ride through the sand and dunes. 

 Main Mods

-Classic trial front light

-Analogue speedometer for BMW

-70’s enduro handlebar

-Oury grips

-Ohlins vintage rear shock

-Maxxis Maxxcross rear tire

-Pirelli Scorpion MX front tire

-Handmade exhaust pipe

-Seat designed and built by Fuel

-Handmade subframe

-Odyssey battery

-New front and rear fenders

-Off road footpegs

Scram Africa photos by Manel Portugal

Fuel R100 Tracker

From our friends at Fuel Motorcycles, Barcelona.

Based on a BMW R100 RS from 1979 the Fuel R100 Tracker HP ( High Performance) was commissioned by Dave from England. Dave participated last year in the Scram AfrIca (a trip to dessert for old bikes) and the bike unfortunately broke during a desert stage.. so when the trip ended he left us to fix and transform the bike. 

We worked on several designs and finally the chosen one was a dirt track design. The bike must have an small tank, solo seat, high exhaust pipe and keep it as simple and light as possible. 

On the other hand we wanted to improve the performances of the bike. We started changing the front fork for a BMW K75 one, the whole brake system ( a bigger disc and four caliper brakes), a MIkuni carbs , K&N air filters, a rear Ohlins suspension, fast throttle grip, etc.. 

One of the details of the bike refers to the ignition system. The bike has the ignition key on the left side of the bike but it starts with a car start button located beside of the speedometer.

The bike has a lot of new parts designed by us and machined by a specialist..speedometer holder, bracket indicators, front and rear fender brass fixing screws, etc..and other handmade parts as the battery box, the rear frame, the tubular structure under the seat, high exhaust pipes, aluminium number side panels, number plate holder , etc..so we really use a few aftermarket parts. 

This bike represents a step forward in our learning, it was a challenge that we achieved thanks to 5 months of hard work and the talent of many people as our engineer Alfons. Now just remains to share the result with all of you. Hope you like! 

Main mods and parts:
Bates front light
Motogadget speedometer
LSL handlebar
Triumph front and rear fenders
Leather seat
K&N Air filter
Oury grips
Ohlins rear shocks
Dunlop K70 tires
Dirt track tank
Offroad footpegs
Kawasaki Z1 brake master cylinder
Fuel front disc
Progressive springs
Mikuni 36 carbs
Fondseca quick throttle
Handmade exhaust pipes
Handmade side number panels, battery box, subframe, number plate holder
Machined front indicators brackets, speedometer holder, ignition key holder

Scram Africa

Inspiring advert for North African guided tours (from Spain) that's a reminder (to me at least) how hard it can be to ride heavy bikes in soft sand, from our friends at Fuel in Spain. G

Fuel Motorcycles Photo Comp

Our friends at Fuel Motorcycles (and Scram Africa) in Barcelona have organised a photo comp to win a camera. You need to be wearing some of their kit, but there's time to order, shoot and win. G

Own some of our Fuel Bespoke Motorcycles t-shirts and sweatshirts? Send us a cool photo of any of our apparel and we’ll enter you in our "Shoot the T-Shirt!” competition to win an awesome and limited edition BelAir X6-12 analog camera. A jury of professional photographers will decide which rider deserves the prize.

Send the pics at: store@fuelmotorcycles.eu
Add to the photo a title and your name
Deadline: October 1st, 2013
More info at www.fuelmotorcycles.eu

Fuel Motorcycles

Our friends at Fuel Motorcycles in Spain have some new T-shirts out.

You might remember then from the great Scram Africa story in Sideburn 12. G

Fuel Motorcycles R100

FUEL R100 Tracker advert from Fuel Bespoke Motorcycles on Vimeo.

Fun short from our Spanish friends at Fuel Motorcycles. You've got to listen to the soundtrack. G

Scram Africa

We're turning up the central heating to max for Sideburn #12 as the ambient temperature drops toward 0º. Buy your copy, pour yourself a tropical drink and get naked! Four sweaty Spaniards and a German are going to take you on an adventure to the Sahara. BP

Fuel Motorcycles, Barcelona

Karl from Fuel, a Barcelona-based clobber and bike company, got in touch a while ago, then followed up with this press release and images of his tasty new shirts.

We are proud to present you the new entries at Fuel Apparel collection. A high quality garment designed and made in Barcelona for riders around the world. We add to our range two t-shirts with long sleeve made of 100% cotton with round neck, long cuffs, elbow pads and special printing techniques for a vintage look. 
 The "T-Race" t-shirt with the 79 number on the back was inspired by and is a tribute to one of the biggest motorcycles riders: Sam Arena. This is a limited collection ready and available on our website. 
Thanks! 
Karles 
Fuel Motorcycles

Remember, Sideburn will be in Barcelona on Thursday, July 26 for our Kiddo party. G