Deus Vintage Ride

May 26, 2016

Highway is the boring line between Milano and the sea. Starting from this statement and considering how many people use scramblers on the tarmac, we organized the first Deus Vintage Ride. The recipe is simple and funny: move from Milano to Sanremo avoiding the highways and alternating normal roads to beautiful dirty tracks suitable for (almost) every bike. The meeting took place Saturday morning at Castelletto di Branduzzo’s speedway for a breefing and an inaugural round of the track. Then GO! To the outstanding mountains between Lombardia and the sea, crossing the Turchino Pass and enjoing the sea views from the Faiallo Pass. After lunch we face off the offroad trails: gravel, mud, rocks and a couple of amusing fords. The rare Yamaha TT600R 2WD were the queen among all bikes. This bike, kindly borrowed from Yamaha Italia to Deus, is one of the two only one-off 2WD bikes ever built and has been the winner of the Rally di Sardegna. Besides we have seen a gorgeous 1971 Ducati Scrambler, a couple of Deus 400 - easy and perfect for this type of route - two beautiful Yamaha XT500. A lot of vintage BMWs, from the oldest and awarded R100/7 to the iconic R 80 GS Paris Dakar, passing from Honda Africa Twin, XL, Suzuki DR Big. Farther the specials from the friends of Anvil Motociclette and OMT Garage. Even a Vespa 300 with tread tyres that was celebrate its seventy glorious years of history. Last but not least a small and sprightly two-strokes Cagiva SX 250. All bikes succeded on the dirt giving big smiles to all the bikers. After the night spent in Finale Ligure, Sunday morning we moved west, aiming Sanremo and facing again beautiful landscapes like the Passo Altare and the dirt. Grand final in Bussana Vecchia with lunch and awards: for whom came from far away, to the couples who took the dirt togheter, to the most in theme, to the oldest bike, to the little bike. And finally to the “new” couple born from this trip… It has been a big weekend of fun and party, without competitive spirit but always full gas, sharing the beauty of nature, test ourselves with our bikes. In short words: the willing of travel. Photo: Marco Renieri -------------- L’autostrada è la linea più noiosa tra Milano ed il mare. Partendo da questo assunto, e considerando quanta gente utilizzi le proprie moto scrambler esclusivamente su asfalto, abbiamo dato vita alla prima edizione della Deus Vintage Ride. La formula è tanto semplice quanto divertente: partire da Milano con destinazione San Remo, evitando l’autostrada e alternando bellissime strade asfaltate a tratti fuoristrada alla portata di (quasi) tutte le moto. Sabato mattina ci siamo quindi trovati a circuito di Castelletto di Branduzzo, per le operazioni preliminari ed una prima sfilata in gruppo lungo la pista. Poi via, verso le incantevoli montagne che dividono la Lombardia dal mare, vivendoci lo splendore del Passo del Turchino prima, e gli epici scorci sul mare del Passo del Faiallo poi. Dopo pranzo è stata la volta dei tratti offroad: sterrati, fango, piste su roccia, e anche un paio di divertentissimi guadi. Reginetta tra le moto la più unica che rara Yamaha TT600R 2WD , una delle due moto realizzate a trazione integrale vincitrice ai suoi tempi del Rally di Sardegna e gentilmente prestata da Yamaha Italia a Deus per l’evento, si sono viste in azione poi una bellissima Ducati Scrambler del 1971, le Deus 400 (ideali e facili per questo percorso misto), Deus 600, 2 bellissime Yamaha XT 500, numerose BMW vintage dalla più anziana e premiata R100/7 alle iconiche R 80 GS Paris Dakar, passando per le Honda Africa Twin, XL, Suzuki DR Big, oltre alle special degli amici Anvil Motociclette e OMT Garage, e addirittura una Vespa 300 con tanto di tasselli che celebrava i suoi gloriosi 70 anni di storia, fino alla più piccola e arzilla Cagiva SX 250 2 tempi del 1986; le moto hanno agevolmente affrontato i tratti non asfaltati, regalando grandissimi sorrisi a tutti. Dopo la sosta a Finale Ligure, la domenica si riparte verso ovest, puntando su Sanremo e affrontando nuovamente tratti asfaltati come il fantastico passo Altare e tratti offroad, ormai con grande disinvoltura. Gran finale a pranzo con vista mare a Bussana Vecchia sopra Sanremo con le premiazioni dei partecipanti: da chi arrivava da più lontano (Roma), alle coppie che hanno affrontato in due anche i tratti fuoristrada, al più a tema Vintage Ride, a chi ha affrontato il viaggio con la moto più anziana, e alla moto più piccola di cilindrata. Infine anche alla “nuova” coppia che si è formata durante il viaggio.. E’ stato un weekend di grande divertimento e festa, senza agonismo ma comunque con la voglia di dare gas, condividere la bellezza degli scenari naturali, mettersi alla prova con la propria moto; in estrema sintesi, la voglia di viaggiare. Foto: Marco Renieri

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Sabtu pagi, 17 Juni 2023, menjadi hari yang ditunggu-tunggu oleh 250 peserta reli sepeda motor dan 80 kontestan flat track race di Bali. Itu merupakan acara Rally & Camp Tasik Adventure keempat yang diselenggarakan oleh komunitas pecinta motor trail vintage yang lebih dari sekadar menggemari motor dual purpose era 80-90-an. Dikenal sebagai Trail Asik Adventurer, AKA… Tasik Adventure yang telah menunggu setahun untuk merencanakan dan mengerjakan nya demi tidak mengecewakan siapapun yang ikut berpartisipasi.

Coba kamu bayangkan , ada dua sisi koin berbeda pada event kali ini. Yang pertama adalah Reli. Mereka memberi nama Challenge "Tantangan", menjadikan setiap peserta sebagai "Penantang" Challenger. Jadi, di tempat parkir Sangeh Monkey Forest, sambil menikmati keteduhan pohon jati raksasa yang awet muda, 250 Penantang parkir untuk menerima kode QR untuk etape pertama rute reli. Seluruh perjalanan adalah 3 etape dengan 3 titik pemberhentian. 4 jika Anda menghitung tujuan.

Ada beberapa motor keren di sana, Honda XR, Yamaha DT, Suzuki TS, Suzuki DR, dan beberapa custom modern, motocross dan scrambler. Sekitar sepuluh atau lebih, mereka berbaris di titik start dan memulai rally dari sana. Misi setiap orang adalah menyelesaikan setiap tahap dan berhenti di 3 titik pemberhentian untuk mendapatkan kode QR untuk bagian berikutnya. Keindahan Bali selalu menjadi pendamping, saat kami terbang di sepanjang kombinasi jalan aspal, jalan pedesaan, dan jalan tanah di daerah Tabanan. Kami perlahan-lahan terbang tinggi dan semakin tinggi ke perbukitan dan pemandangan sawah dan hutan akhirnya habis, sebenarnya lebih seperti perlahan menjadi satu ketika kami sampai di tujuan. Bali Outbound Farmstay (BOF) yang juga menjadi tempat berkemah semalam. Jika Anda mengumpulkan semua kode QR Anda, Anda mendapat medali Rally sebagai bentuk penghargaan.

Sisi lain dari koin yang disebutkan sebelumnya, atau event kedua, adalah balap jalur datar (flat track). Atau dalam hal ini jalur dengan landasan yang tidak rata karena tempat mereka membangun jalur itu berada di atas tempat yang dulunya terdapat dua sawah terasering. Jadi titik start finish lebih tinggi dari jalur lurus pertama dengan penurunan pada tikungan pertama dan sedikit menanjak pada tikungan kedua. Saat kami masuk ke BOF, kami sudah bisa mendengar suara motor flat track dan sorakan penonton yang berkumpul. Kami parkir dan membuat jalur jalur seperti lebah.

Keseruan seutuhnya pada acara, disaat tingkat kesulitan tambahan dimasukkan ke dalam jadwal sore hari menarik perhatian yang sangat luar biasa. Mereka berhasil menarik sekitar delapan puluh peserta, terbagi dalam 4 kelas: Kelas Mesin Horizontal, Kelas FFA 4T Max 250cc, Kelas FFA 2T Max 250cc Flat Track, dan Kelas FFA Big Bore.

Antusiasme untuk balapan flat track sangat terasa. Kegembiraan tumbuh saat kami melewati babak penyisihan dan membangun sesuatu yang luar biasa untuk final setiap kelas. Tidak ada kata menahan, mereka hadir untuk memenangkannya. Pembalap dari setiap komunitas bersaing sengit di setiap kelas. Nama-nama seperti Maulana Sandi, Dewa Dimas, Harris Manasi Ride, Nova Rider Sing Mebekel, Ferry Rider Sing Mebekel, Bontok Giga MX, dan lain-lain tak main-main, sebagian besar dari memamerkan skill mereka tanpa mengesampingkan sportifitas dan keselamatan.

Trek dengan permukaan tanah liat merah keras yang kering memberikan tantangan. Di awal, para pembalap disuguhkan dengan bagian menurun pada tikungan pertama, setelah itu mereka memeras gas di bagian trek lurus sebelum berputar ke kiri lagi tapi kali ini menjadi bagian menanjak pada tikungan kedua. Itu memaksa mereka untuk menggabungkan keterampilan balap trek datar mereka dengan banyak teknik motocross. Pada akhirnya, semua pembalap bersenang-senang dengan debu tanah liat merah yang menutupi segalanya dan semua orang.

Saat matahari terbenam ke arah cakrawala, saudara dan sahabat motoran kami meraih pecahan cahaya terakhir untuk mendirikan tenda mereka dan dalam persiapan untuk berkemah malam. Matahari menghilang di balik Gunung Batukaru memberi semua orang pemandangan yang menakjubkan, tetapi segera menyelimuti kami dengan udara yang jauh lebih sejuk dari dataran tinggi di Baturiti Tabanan ini.

Percakapan tentang rute reli dan balapan flat track mengalir dari pintu tenda semua orang yang berkemah, yang lain membaringkan tubuh mereka yang lelah untuk mengantisipasi perjalanan keesokan harinya, perjalanan yang relatif santai ke Pantai Pasut.

Dengan begitu, acara Rally & Camp Tasik Adventure 2023 pun berakhir. Sampai bertemu lagi tahun depan, salam untuk semua penantang, pengalaman yang luar biasa.

Berikut daftar pemenang Kelas Flat Track:

Flat Rack Horizontal Engine Class Winners:
1. Chiko GTT Bali
2. Panduk Pisaga Delodan
3. Andika Monkey Brothers

Flat Rack FFA 4T Max 250cc Class Winners:
1. Nova Rider Sing Mebekel
2. Ferry Rider Sing Mebekel
3. Bontok Giga MX

Flat Rack FFA 2T Max 250cc Class Winners:
1. Sandi Maulana
2. Dewa Dita
3. Eponk Road Country

Flat Rack FFA Big Bore Class Winners:
1. Dewa Dimas
2. Haris Manasi Ride
3. Sandi Maulana

Saturday morning, June 17, 2023, was a highly anticipated day for 250 motorcycle rally participants and 80 flat track race contestants in Bali. It was the Fourth Rally & Camp Tasik Adventure event organized by a community of vintage trail motorcycle enthusiasts who love more than fanging about on their dual-purpose motorcycles from the 80s and 90s. Known as the Trail Asik Adventure Community, AKA… Tasik Adventure people had waited a year for the follow up and none were disappointed.

Just so you can get it straight in your head, there’s two very different sides to this coin. The first one was the Rally. They hung it under the banner of “Challenge”, making each partaker a “Challenger”. So, in the carpark of Sangeh Monkey Forest, which enjoys the shade of giant ageless teak trees, 250 Challengers parked up to receive the QR code for the first leg of the rally route. The entire ride was 3 stages with 3 stop points. 4 if you count the destination.

There were some amazing bikes there, Honda XR’s, Yamaha DT’s, Suzuki TS’s, Suzuki DR’s, and some custom modern motocross and scrambler bikes. In lots of ten or so, they lined up at the starting point then let them out for the event. Everyone’s mission was to complete each stage and stop at the 3 stop points to get the QR code for the next bit. Bali’s beauty was the constant companion, as we flew along a combination of asphalt roads, rural roads and dirt tracks in the Tabanan area. We slowly winded up high and higher into the hills and the views of rice fields and forests finally ran out, actually, it was more like blurred into one when we reached our destination. Bali Outbound Farmstay (BOF), which was also to be the overnight camping spot. If you collected all your QR codes you got a Rally medal as a form of appreciation.

The other side of the aforementioned coin, or second event, was the flat track. Or in this case staggered track because where they had built the track it was over a spot that had once held two rice terraces. So the Start finish straight sat higher than the return straight with a drop on the first turn and an uphill bit on the second. As we were pulling into BOF we could already hear the flat track bikes and the assembled crowd cheering. We parked up and made a bee line track side.

What an absolute corker of an event, the added degree of difficulty jammed into the afternoons schedule made for the most marvelous distraction. They’d managed to attract around eighty participants, split over 4 classes: Horizontal Engine Class, FFA 4T Max 250cc Class, Flat Track FFA 2T Max 250cc Class, and FFA Big Bore Class.

The enthusiasm for the flat track races was palpable. The excitement growing as we whittled down through the heats and building to something of a crescendo for the finals of each class. There was no holding back, they were in it to win it. Racers from each community fiercely competed in each class. Names like Maulana Sandi, Dewa Dimas, Harris Manasi Ride, Nova Rider Sing Mebekel, Ferry Rider Sing Mebekel, Bontok Giga MX, and others were letting nothing slip, flaunting their skills without compromising sportsmanship and safety. Mostly.

The track, with its dry hard red clay surface, presented challenges. Off the start, the racers were presented with a downhill section on the first turn, they hit the gas on the bottom straight before spinning left again but this time into an uphill section on the second turn. It forced them to combine their flat track racing skills with a slew of motocross techniques. In the end, all the racers had fun with the red clay dust lay across everything and everyone.

As the sun dipped towards the horizon, our compadres and accomplices grabbed the last shards of light to set up their tents in readiness for a night of camping. The sun disappeared behind Mount Batukaru affording everyone a magnificent view, but immediately enveloping us in the much cooler air of these high grounds here in Baturiti Tabanan.

Conversations about the rally route and the flat track race flowed out of the tent flaps of all those who camped others bedded their weary bodies down in anticipation for the next day's ride, a comparatively leisurely meander down to Pasut Beach.

With that, the Rally & Camp Tasik Adventure 2023 event came to an end. Until we meet again next year, greetings to all challengers, what an amazing time.

Here is the list of the days winners:

Flat Rack Horizontal Engine Class Winners:
1. Chiko GTT Bali
2. Panduk Pisaga Delodan
3. Andika Monkey Brothers

Flat Rack FFA 4T Max 250cc Class Winners:
1. Nova Rider Sing Mebekel
2. Ferry Rider Sing Mebekel
3. Bontok Giga MX

Flat Rack FFA 2T Max 250cc Class Winners:
1. Sandi Maulana
2. Dewa Dita
3. Eponk Road Country

Flat Rack FFA Big Bore Class Winners:
1. Dewa Dimas
2. Haris Manasi Ride
3. Sandi Maulana