The Festival of Motoring celebrated at the “new” Kyalami on the 31 August to September 4.From all the press releases it promised to be the country’s Premier new motoring show with an added new key element of 4,5km freshly laid new tarmac available for all the top SA brands to put their new models to the test on the high speed circuit. The Festival had been designed to emulate the Goodwood Festival in the UK.
CYTECH’s 1977 R100RS Café Racer Custom
Donovan Muller is the Mechanic, Restorer and Custom motorcycle builder at Cycle Technology or CYTECH, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. CYTECH was started by Donovan’s father, Raymond Muller, in 1975. Donovan started working on motorcycles 18 years ago when his schooling was completed. The company specializes in the restoration, customization and maintenance of BMW and adventure motorcycles as well as organized expeditions into Africa on motorcycles.
Yamaha YR5 Special: Cafe Racer
The design intention with this unique one-off motorcycle was to create something very
close to the the original: The Yamaha YR5
It has become evident with the recent resurgence of interest in Japanese bikes as Classics in their own right, that history is best understood from a distance. For years collectors sought the RD350 as the most collectable of the two stroke sports bike.
LUNCHTIME DEBATE: THE 70’s and 80’s WERE THE BEST DECADES FOR MOTORCYCLES.
We’re hitting that time of year again when every motorcycle manufacture is preparing or has just launched their latest creations for 2016.But I’m not feeling the usual sense of excitement!!
Perhaps it’s because I’m getting old (er), but back in the 90’s and even the 2000s the anticipation that accompanied the unveiling of every model was a bit like the run-up to Christmas was as a kid.