Below is a side view of our first bike layout concept dating back to April, the idea was to reduce frontal are for best possible top speed. Mmmmm, lots of… Read More »Designing, building and optimising the PZ500 frame
Today I am delivering a presentation on the development of our two bikes at the TANDM Community Connect seminar ((TCC23) at the University of Pretoria. TANDM supplies measuring equipment and… Read More »Presentation at TANDM Community Connect at the University of Pretoria.
I’ve been quiet the last week or so but it’s not been laziness, Riempies and I have been VERY busy! The great news to start today is that “we” eventually… Read More »Carb jetting sorted out
Guys and gals, check out this great TV show clip done by Donovan Fourie on his TV show! Great work Donovan, thanks a ton‼😎 Mix passion, knowledge, ambition and some bike mad engineers…… Read More »The Bike Show – TV clip
New power valve control PCB fitted, software upgraded … Ready for testing this weekend. Thx Nico
And so the old boy’s net stsrts kicking in! We are in dire need for jets to sort out PZ490’s tuning, I collected this set of Mikuni main jets from… Read More »Mikuni main jets
Jigging PZ500 to build the frame has started in earnest at JIP Consulting in Boksburg, exciting times! Here you can see how useful the 3D printed plastic parts are.
Team Matjien received their sponsored Leatt kit on Monday. Very proud to be part of this great South African brand! Riaan (Riempies): The support from Leatt is unbelievable… Thanks for everything and… Read More »Leatt sponsored kit
PZ490’s maiden voyage across the rocks. Turn up your sound.
Highlighted in yellow are the classes in which the Bonneville bike will run: And here highlighted in yellow are the records to beat:
