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Title: a cafe'd nevada from portugal
Post by: Lumpy Idle on June 17, 2018, 12:42:04 PM
i originally saw this on pipeburn's most recent bikes of the week. the maker's site has good pics but its in portugese.

link to maker's site:

http://revivalofthemachine.com/blog/2017/11/06/8-by-rua-machines/
Title: Re: a cafe'd nevada from portugal
Post by: Shiftonthefly on June 17, 2018, 01:03:40 PM
That's freaking perfect right there. The fairing is a bit odd but I like it anyway. The color combos are spot one. Wish I could read about it.
Title: Re: a cafe'd nevada from portugal
Post by: Guzzistajohn on June 17, 2018, 01:06:38 PM
An improvement over the stock Nevada fer sher
Title: Re: a cafe'd nevada from portugal
Post by: Lumpy Idle on June 17, 2018, 01:21:13 PM
ooops - my bad! the post was on the Bikexif "bikes of the week" site NOT pipeburn.

http://www.bikeexif.com/custom-bikes-week-113  (scroll down - way down)

you can go there for a brief english description of the bike
Title: Re: a cafe'd nevada from portugal
Post by: chuck peterson on June 18, 2018, 06:09:53 AM

(https://thumb.ibb.co/nFAfkJ/image.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nFAfkJ)
Title: Re: a cafe'd nevada from portugal
Post by: JeffOlson on June 18, 2018, 12:33:50 PM
That is beautiful!

(http://kickstart.bikeexif.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/moto-guzzi-nevada-cafe-racer-rua-machines-1.jpg)
Title: Re: a cafe'd nevada from portugal
Post by: Unkept on June 18, 2018, 12:49:58 PM

(https://thumb.ibb.co/nFAfkJ/image.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nFAfkJ)


Goodbye U-Joint my old friend...

 :grin:
Title: Re: a cafe'd nevada from portugal
Post by: Lumpy Idle on June 18, 2018, 03:01:18 PM
agreed. you cannot get that tail end altitude without some cost - and the cost here comes in the unacceptable angle for the u-joint.
Title: Re: a cafe'd nevada from portugal
Post by: Zoom Zoom on June 18, 2018, 03:21:22 PM
agreed. you cannot get that tail end altitude without some cost - and the cost here comes in the unacceptable angle for the u-joint.

I was thinking the same thing, but it is a nice job none the less.  :thumb:

John Henry
Title: Re: a cafe'd nevada from portugal
Post by: Mayor_of_BBQ on June 18, 2018, 04:35:24 PM
That's freaking perfect right there. The fairing is a bit odd but I like it anyway. The color combos are spot one. Wish I could read about it.

cut and paste the url here: https://translate.google.com/ (https://translate.google.com/)

I didn't translate it, but the electrics are in the tailpiece (fiberglass), the tank is a modified ducati 350, and the exhaust is stainless. They say it's not very loud. It's got bitubo brakes & tarozzi controls.

I love it, looks sweet.
I would shorten the shocks and drop the forks in the yokes to keep the stance/geometry and ride the wheels off of it
Title: Re: a cafe'd nevada from portugal
Post by: alanp on June 18, 2018, 05:40:36 PM
Possibly the most aesthetically pleasing cafe bike I have seen.  Almost too beautiful to ride, though.
Title: Re: a cafe'd nevada from portugal
Post by: Diploman on June 18, 2018, 08:39:11 PM
The exaggerated u-joint angle is a major design flaw here, one that would cripple the bike in actual usage.  Perhaps they've worked on too many chain-drive bikes.

Otherwise, this is a truly beautiful cafe rendition.  Love the Cordova leather seat cover. 
One of the very best Guzzi cafe's. 
Title: Re: a cafe'd nevada from portugal
Post by: JeffOlson on June 19, 2018, 09:37:08 AM
Sometimes looks are paramount.

One of my sons was way into E30 BMWs. His always needed to be slammed to the ground. It was so low he was constantly cracking his drain pain, but man, it looked cool!
Title: Re: a cafe'd nevada from portugal
Post by: Lannis on June 19, 2018, 09:47:45 AM
agreed. you cannot get that tail end altitude without some cost - and the cost here comes in the unacceptable angle for the u-joint.

That bike would look even better if the tail was gotten down out of the skies a bit, and it would make it rideable with the U-joint angle too.    It needs to be ridden and not just looked at.

I'd like to know what the photo backdrop was for that bike, all those brick in a motordrome sort of setting.   I scanned the text looking for a place-looking word but didn't spot one ....

Lannis
Title: Re: a cafe'd nevada from portugal
Post by: hidn45 on June 19, 2018, 11:47:36 AM
I know near zero about such things, but would the rider's weight bring the drive angle down into acceptable spec's during actual operation?  It is a lovely creation, & yes, nearly too pretty to ride, which is a shame.