With the Italian Resilience, the Italian customizer Lorenzo Frugaroli has built more than a Cutombike, it should also become a symbol.
The customizer was inspired by the corona crisis. He built the custom bike during the ongoing shutdown in Italy.
Italian resilience means a psychological resistance, or the ability to survive difficult life situations without lasting impairments.
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Rare sports tourer as a base
The basis is a Yamaha GTS 1000 from 1993, a sports tourer that has a swing arm at the front instead of a traditional fork. The front suspension has been reinforced with a damper from the Yamaha YZF-R6.
The rear swing arm was exchanged for a single arm swing arm of the Honda VFR. The Showa damper comes from a Buell Cyclone. Frugaroli combined the rims of the VFR with the spokes of the Honda NSR.
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Carburetor instead of injection
Nothing was done on the engine itself. However, the electronic fuel injection had to give way to a carburetor from an 87er Yamaha FZR 1000. Since the GTS engine is a modified version of the FZR engine, it didn’t take much effort.
Due to the larger space requirement of the engine and carburetor, the tank was removed and exchanged for a cover. The left side has a clear view of the carburetor. On the right side, the cover was also cut out in the upper area. This allows a view of the carburetor from the side and from above. A plexiglass pane serves as a cover. The fuel-tank moved to the stern and under the seat.
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Frugaroli wants to participate in the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building on a motorcycle. The event is planned for October 2020, but it is not yet possible to estimate whether there will be shifts due to the Corona crisis.
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