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The Pedrosa Bike


Last yr Dani Pedrosa decided to hang upwards his publish 26 helmet later on an illustrious career inward MotoGP.  In award of his retirement Red Bull convey made a celluloid called” Silent Samurai” that explores the fundamental moments that made Dani i of the most talented riders of his generation 




When he was asked to usage a wheel for Dani Pedrosa to commemorate his lastly yr of racing, Michael ‘Woolie’ Woolaway didn’t trounce around the bush. With Red Bull equally a supporting collaborator, it wasn’t long until nosotros were on the blower amongst Dani talking close his favourite motorbike styles. 


For mortal similar Dani, nosotros wanted to brand this wheel genuinely meaningful. With Dani existence a Honda rider, it came equally no surprise that the CR500 motor was the perfect centrepiece, fitted amongst a hand-built chromoly frame together with trunk industrial plant that embodied a salubrious mix of Americana together with dirt rail DNA. 


The biggest complication on this build, was Dani rattling starting the beast.  After a footling research, Woolie decided to heighten the port timing a footling together with growth the bleed off notch that permit off some low-speed compression. Lectern carburettors agreed to help us out together with construct a particular carburettor that laughed at the sentiment of existence affected past times latitude. Woolie had the groovy sentiment of placing the kickstand nether the left human foot peg to furnish a platform when starting the bike. Great inward theory, until it left his feet arch badly bruised, fifty-fifty inward trials boots. 


With a major blow to the projection together with his foot, Woolie scrambled for a solution together with came across an automatic compression liberate – a cylinder caput modern that required some machining together with welding but solved the occupation completely. To give this wheel the finishing touch, nosotros took it to Saddleman for a especially made spot to outclass your measure glute cushions. ” – Michael Woolaway.


The finished wheel tin solely live described equally a certified weapon – a custom sword for the ‘Silent Samurai’ himself – Dani Pedrosa.


Specifications:

1985 Honda CR500 Motor w/ porting compression liberate completely rebuilt 

Hand built Chromoly frame 

Davie Durelle adjustable triple clamps

Ohlins 43mm Dirt rail forks

Race Tech mitt built stupor past times Jimmy Wood

DOT street legal Dirt rail tires

Lectron Carburettor / Hand built past times the owner

Saddlemen seat 

Body Work all mitt made out of 1100 O Aluminum

19in Wheels construct inward SoCal at Dubya













Photos by Scott G Toepfer

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