Video: RSD Desmo Tracker, when Roland Sands daydreams
2024 Author: Nicholas Abramson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-10 16:54
When the Californians of Roland Sands communicated to the public what their next project would be, they were, or were, many of us who thought they had totally lost their minds. From the beginning the RSD Desmo Tracker He had neither feet nor head, but the truth is that it is precisely this restless madness that leads some geniuses to create their best works. His plans were to convert the jewel in the crown of modern motorcycling and turn it into a bulgaric "vulgar" dirttrack motorcycle. That jewel evidently could not be other than a Ducati Desmosedici, exclusive and spectacular in equal parts. They were in front of one of the most complicated ideas to carry out, how to modify something that is so beautiful and perfect?
Mixing MotoGP with the mud lacked any reasoning, as well as eliminating the studied and sensational Italian design to give it a radically different new line. It did not look good although it is true that this is what the preparations consist of, right? In improving, changing or giving a new use to something previously built. If the Orange County have succeeded or not I will leave it up to you, but from my words you will be able to intuit my insignificant opinion.
RSD Desmo Tracker, building the beast
It was in March of this year when we first saw the Desmosedici at the RSD headquarters in Los Alamitos. She arrived dressed in that slender red dress, sparkling, cared for and pampered like no other. It is not for less, then, "the donor", Justyn Amstutz, has two other models at home. In a way it is understandable to think that having three identical motorcycles you want to turn one of them into something a little more special, something that is even more than normal, that no matter where you look, leave no one indifferent. As soon as they arrived at what would be their new home, they began to work on the first step, and surely the most painful; dispossess it of its fairing and other parts that would not have a place in the project.
Of course, Justyn was present at this task, participating and ensuring that everyone treated the bike of their eyes with affection. Shortly after they had finished with the subframe and began to shape the tank. They decided to follow many of the lines marked by the Desmo in its fairing so as not to stray too far and be sure that they do what they do, it would look good. With the lower tank and housing the pump between the cylinder head and the exhaust outlet, they managed to keep the subframe area free. Before they finished with that tank of gas they went to work with the design of the tail and the seat making sure they would fit perfectly. The seat would also have to be large enough and make crossings at more than 160km / h as comfortable as possible.
The body, wide for the seat, thin and stylized in the tail and respecting the original line in the tank was made of aluminum, discarding the fiber. At this point the Desmo Tracker already had an image to give to the public, a figure that even then it was scary to imagine in action.
Another of the great issues to be discussed and that should not escape our attention is the all-new single-arm swingarm that they designed and developed in California. It is not easy at all to bring to reality a part that must withstand the force and inertia of a MotoGP engine, so its construction was not based simply on an idea but rather a good handful of information had to be collected on which to base his first sketches, geometry, position of the shock absorber, chain etc … But yes, once finished it becomes a spectacular part and worth observing carefully.
Before finishing they wanted to humanize a beastly engine that easily passes 200cv and reaches 18,000 laps. That is possible because, as we will see, it is really difficult not to constantly go sideways or drive a motorcycle normally that challenges those who climb to seek the limit.
RSD Desmo Tracker, the final product
You have already seen the final result in the header of this post but it is much more interesting to see it in action. Over the land The Desmo Tracker behaves like what it is, a Dirttrack bike, but also takes the concept to a new level of demand and fun. So much so that Mark Gernicky, pilot and tester for CycleNews magazine that you can see in the video, ended up with dreams of the track. Already on asphalt he had to calm down a little more although the delivery and response of a motorcycle of this type leaves no option to boredom. Roland Sands' latest project had come to an end and she was ready to devour the streets and slopes of San Diego, where she will live alongside her owner.
As i said, In your opinion, I allow the work of these people to be valued. Regardless of the end result, the work done taking into account the base used is worthy of admiration having turned an entire MotoGP into a machine born to run sideways on gravel. I cannot deny that I would love to have one but I suspect that the cost of maintaining something like this is still far from my purchasing power and even my imagination.
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