Motorcycle News - Custom Bikes Of The Week: 30 June, 2019
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But the short-lived ‘naked Blackbird’ has a lot going for it in the engine department, with 136 hp in the European version and a top speed of over 150 mph. It’s also tough and reliable and a good used buy if you can find one.
Other mods include a very clever new instrument/ignition housing at the front, a powerful LED headlight from Motodemic, and stainless steel mufflers from Spark. New finishes in dark graphic and gold—even on the wheels—add a lovely touch of luxury. [More]
Next weekend, the Vector will be ridden in anger in public for the first time at the legendary Goodwood Festival of Speed. Arc’s CEO Mark Truman will pilot the ‘neo café racer’ up the famous 1.1 mile hillclimb course, showing off the reported power-to-weight ratio of 650 hp per tonne.
If you’re impressed by what you see and you have the cash to spare, you’ll be pleased to know that the first Vector model will be limited to 399 units. Customer deliveries will begin in the summer of 2020. [Arc] Honda CB1000R scrambler by Brivemo We see some oddball mashups here, but this is one of the weirdest. The Swiss Honda dealer Brivemo has taken a CB1000R—yes, the 144 hp naked sportbike—and turned it into an Africa Twin-style scrambler. Cleverly nicknamed the ‘Africa Four,’ this balls-out scrambler is sporting the front end from a CRF450R motocross bike, a new headlight and offroad bars, a new seat unit, and a custom 4-into-1 exhaust system with a lightweight carbon fiber muffler.
But Brivemoto are considering putting this bike into the next edition of their annual ‘Africa Twin Raid,’ a blast through the deserts and backroads of Tunisia. If the rider can manage to physically hang onto the bike and the TKC80 tires don’t give up the ghost, we reckon this CB1000R will leave every other bike in the dust. [More]
Enfield’s design boss Adrian Sellers describes the ‘Nought Tea GT650’ as a “retro style race bike, using all Harris Performance parts.” There’s a full set of Öhlins suspension, modified to suit the Continental GT 650 and installed with the help of custom-made yokes.
This cafe racer version of Nought Tea is designed for display at shows, and there’s a more hardcore v2 on the way that will be pressed into service on the racing scene. [More]
BMW hasn’t provided any specs or launch details, but the direction is clear: the company is sticking with design cues from the iconic boxer motor, even if that motor is replaced by a battery pack.
BMW has obviously put a huge amount of thought into this roadster concept, and we suspect that a watered-down production bike featuring many of the design elements will be hitting showrooms in a couple of years. Intriguing stuff. Motorcycles via Bike EXIF http://www.bikeexif.com June 30, 2019 at 12:23PM Leave a Reply. |
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