Bubba the Biker has landed in Italy!

Starting in June 2012, Bubba traveled from Germany to Thailand, to Romania, then Greece and has now arrived in Italy, where he celebrated the New Year in Florence thanks to Mr. Ottonero.
http://ottonero.blogspot.gr/2014/01/bubba-biker-was-here.html

Bubba in Thailand and how it all started:
http://omega-racer.blogspot.com/2013/06/bubba-biker.html

Bubba in Romania:
http://omega-racer.blogspot.com/2013/08/bubba-biker-in-bucharest.html

Bubba in Greece:
http://omega-racer.blogspot.com/2013/08/bubba-arrived-in-greece.html

 05 / 01 /2014 -Bocca d' Arno - Marina di Pisa - Pisa -Italia
 

05 / 01 /2014 - piazza dei Miracoli - Pisa -Italia

Where will he go next??

2014 Omega Racer Calendar

Wish you all a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!

Here is my gift for you: a free paper-craft Omega calendar.
Follow the instructions below. If you have the skills to work on your motorcycle, you'll have no problems with this. ;-)

DOWNLOAD the PDF file here

If you're looking for a cool table top calendar, with 12 original Ben Avenell designs, we might have something for you...

Two sizes:
6" x 8" ......$19.00
4" x 6" ......$15.00

FREE worldwide shipping

Inquire within

A visit to my 'tank-guy'

A couple of weeks ago I went to see Mr Mangoon, my aluminium tank manufacturer, but only now I find the time to post the pictures.
Enjoy


Right there at the entrance he had this gorgeous and very rare Honda with 6 glorious cylinders! And look....what's there hiding behind it?

Yes! A nice Ducati Pantah...

Mangoon is making the whole new aluminium bodywork for this beauty.

...and finished!

Soon in the shop: aluminium tanks for Harley Davidson Sportster!

Men at work...

Another rarity in Thailand...

Yamaha SR aluminium side covers
Find them here: http://omegaracer.com/parts_store/prod_2739442-Yamaha-SR-Aluminium-Side-Covers-Special.html

New Yamaha SR aluminium tank

New! Yamaha SR tank....soon on www.omegaracer.com

Not really my style, but still....

3 DAYS TO CHRISTMAS FLASH SALE

3 DAYS TO CHRISTMAS FLASH SALE

Maybe you thought we at Omega are all old Grinches and Scrooges. Not so!

In fact, we decided to offer all of you a nice Christmas gift:

10% on many of our products from the 22nd till the 25th.

The first 3 customers to take advantage of the sale will get a free tool roll worth 25$ with their order!

We wish you all a blessed time with your families and friends, good health and may all your motorcycle dreams come true!

The Omega Team

A 1973 Suzuki TS185 on the horizont

I've been looking for another bike to add to my Yamaha SR400. I wanted something classic, powerful, agile, badass ad of course within a reasonable budget.

It came down to basically a few bikes: the Suzuki A100, the Yamaha DT100 and the Suzuki TS125.

After a few weeks of research I came across an ad for a very nice Suzuki TS185, year 1973. That makes it 1 year older than me, but she seems to age much better...

Thankfully, the owner speaks English well enough, so off I went to check out the bike in Bangkok. As was to be expected, it had a few age related blemishes. The thread on the speedo was bad and wouldn't connect to the cable, the tank lid wouldn't lock 100% and there was some clear oil dripping from the carb (I think). The last one was my biggest worry, so I asked the seller to fix that and contact me again once done.

The test ride was quite surprising. For such an old lady she still "paekks a punch" (as Rossi would say). The 2-stroker is supposed to have around 18hp. Rather refreshing after the efficient but unexciting Suzuki Shogun Axelo, our family bike.
Brakes were so-so, but handling was great. All in all I really liked it and I can't wait to get it. :-)

Kamen Rider on the 250cc version of the TS

From Wikipedia: The Suzuki TS series is a family of two-stroke, dual-sport motorcycles produced by Suzuki Motors from 1969 to 2005 and sold in several different countries. Most of the TS line had an air-cooled engine and most models were introduced alongside the closely related TM (Motocross) or TC (Trail) models, also the DS (for Dirt Sport, which had no turn signals, and simplified lighting) which in most cases shared engine and chassis designs. Suzuki's first motocross bike, the TM250, was introduced in 1972 and was based on the TS-250 that first hit the market in 1969. The TS series were the first Suzuki trail bikes sold on the mass market. They were robust, reliable and performed well. They were best suited to unsealed roads or off road in dry conditions-the limit being the lack of tyre grip with the standard tyre. Possibly the pick of the models was the TS185 which had the weight of the 125 and nearly the power of the 250 but with a much more free reving motor.The larger Ts series, 125 and over had piston port engines while the smaller TS serier-90 and 100 had rotary valve induction. A factory race kit was available for the TS90 which consisted of an expansion chamber,light piston and rings,carburetor and harder(colder range) plug and head which increased the size to 100cc. Different gearing was available for most models.

Here's a very nice review plus specs:

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/suzu/suzuki_ts185%2071.htm

Link to the Suzuki TS forum with tons of diagrams, owner's book and service manuals:

http://suzukits.informe.com/gallery/main.php

November Video Pickings

New Arrivals at Omega Racer!

Many new parts now available and many more to come!

Check them out :-)
http://www.omegaracer.com/parts_store/cat_629117-Accessories.html

New Arrival: LED Vincent/ Miller STOP light

I'm proud to introduce these top quality LED Vincent/Miller replica stop lights. 

The stop light's outer shell is pressed mild steel and is powder coated black for extreme durability. No cheap plastic here.

The "STOP" light cover is stamped polished 304 stainless steel, looks like chrome, but won't rust!

This is an LED taillight with E4 E mark for ADR compliance.

Features a 12volt LED stop-tail and number plate illumination. 

The lens is bright red plastic with a clear number plate light in the base of the cover.

Suitable for any 12V running motorcycle, car or ATV.

For more details and pictures, please visit:
http://www.omegaracer.com/parts_store/prod_2971734-LED-VincentMiller-STOP-light.html

Elders Helmets are BACK!

After relocating and expanding their production site and stocking up on helmets, ELDERS HELMETS are not only back, but they are stronger than ever.
They come with a range of new products, including cool t-shirts and most importantly 2 new helmets!
More pictures and details coming soon.

So, if you've been waiting to get your hands on an Elders helmet, hop over to my website and choose yours.
http://www.omegaracer.com/parts_store/cat_628140-Custom-Helmets.html