Motorcycle News - ROOKie: A street scrambler with an 80s BMX vibe
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This angular and curiously appealing light motorcycle comes from Belgians Yves Noël and Wouter Bollen, who have been running Rook motorcycles since 2013. The guys describe ‘ROOKie’ as a “minimalistic urban scrambler with an eighties BMX influence.”
It’s an odd but clever name, and you could probably describe Noël and Bollen in the same way. Bollen is a bird lover, moto freak and aggression expert—supporting social workers in his day job. Noël works for Jaguar Land Rover and loves enduro bikes.
Noël and Bollen have designed this bike the old school way, drawing a ton of sketches, and using a tube bender and a frame jig. They also got a present from a good friend: an old but very solid lathe. Then they bought a cheap SYM XS 125 for its wheels and forks. “It was a wreck that we got for 50 euros!” says Bollen.
“The greatest advantage of this engine is that we can spoon a variety of Honda clones into our frame,” says Bollen. “From a modest 50cc for a youngster to a 200cc 4-valve Takegawa for adrenalin junkies.” The exhaust header is custom made, and snakes discreetly between the swingarm and the rear wheel.
“We thought: let’s embrace asymmetry,” says Bollen. “So the cover of the dummy tank is painted in signal white, with a stripe in Volvo Rebel Blue and the ROOKie logo. The rest of the tank, headlight and front fender are painted in solid blue.” The paint is stunning and was done by CQ & S Carrosserir.
The rectangular headlight unit flows neatly into the triple clamp and two micro LED Indicators are mounted on either side. At the back are more micro LEDS handling blinker, rear light and stoplight duties. The front fender is a modified aftermarket item—as are the rearsets, which were originally designed to fit the Suzuki Bandit.
“The first step is done—we built a motorcycle that’s a wink to our youth: the mighty Honda PA50 Hobbit/Camino!”
We reckon Rook are onto a winner here. ROOK motorfietsen Facebook | Instagram | Images by De Motograaf Motorcycles via Bike EXIF https://ift.tt/2Mf9b0c November 28, 2019 at 11:13AM Leave a Reply. |
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