Jim Carducci was also a big winner at the 2018 J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show in Long Beach, winning both the People’s Choice award in addition to securing runner-up honors in the Mod Harley class for his 2018 Carducci Dual-Sport Gera Baja. Carducci’s claim to fame is the dual-sport motorcycle he created out of a Sportster years before Harley announced the release of its upcoming Pan America. I first met Carducci at the 2013 Quail Motorcycle Ride and it’s been fun watching his “dual-sporty” evolve over the years. The 2018 Carducci Dual-Sport Gera Baja is his best effort yet.
“This bike was built for Tony Gera. He’s Baja 1000 Pro Ironman champion 2017. His dream is to ride this thing from Santa Cruz to Baja, California, Ensenada, pre-run the Baja 1000, race it, then ride it back home,” Carducci said.
At the heart of the build is a Sportster engine bumped up to 1,275cc, good for more than 100 hp. The billet aluminum swingarm features a truss design while some of Öhlins’ best will battle Baja’s terrain with a generous 10 inches of travel on both the front and back. Gera will appreciate having less mass to wrestle when he’s in the midst of the Ironman class, seeing how he’ll be the lone rider in a race with no rest or breaks. Filmmaker Michael Accorsi will capture everything from the bike build to the race for a forthcoming documentary.
Source : Hotbikeweb
