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THE WINNING LOSER PHOTOGRAPHED BY KRISTINA FENDER

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The Winning Loser was El Solitario’s first ever bike to be built from scratch, and it was executed to perform in the first edition of the extint Metamorfosis Masiva garage builders contest in Spain. The only two rules to participate in this contest were, to transform a Yamaha SR250 & to spend less than €1.000 in parts.
There was no limit on the amount of hours we could spend fabricating and that is what we did. With over 500 hours the Winning Loser is a true example of what constitutes an El Solitario One-Of-a-Kind Motorcycle.
Specifications:

• Front end lowered 4″
• Metric wrenches used as struts to lower rear
• Vintage bicycle handlebars on vintage flanders risers are positioned upside down
• Vintage head light
• Hand painted Insignias by Artists Raulowsky & Ornamental Conifer
• 19′ avon speedmaster front tire
• 16′ firestone deluxe rear tire
• Custom leather “rock star” seat
• 2x 1.5 liter stainless fuel tanks with brass petcocks and caps
• 1983 yamaha xt250 kickstart installed in order to simplify the layout
• No battery – 68.000 microfarads capacitor for sparks
• Chopper Dave cast alloy “cheat death” pegs
• Custom 50-tooth rear sprocket and new regina chain
• Vintage smith tachometer on custom aluminum bracket
• Rear light from an old bultaco caged inside the cowl
• Rearset foot controls

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