Four years ago, the Paris workshop Bad Winners wowed us with a custom Thruxton café racer called ?Zero Gravity.? Company founder Walid Ben Lamine has now released v.2.0 of that killer build, and he?s planning a limited production run of 25 units.
The new kit is based on a current-model Thruxton 1200 RS, and the stats are impressive. It lops just over 30 kilos from the curb weight, and adds over 20 horsepower?so it?s not just a very pretty face. A fully kitted-out Thruxton will weigh around 165 kilos (364 pounds) and pump out 125 horses, which sounds like a recipe for amusement.

The engine has been hot-rodded, starting with a TEC cam that has more lift, duration and overlap than the standard cam. A high-flow air intake kit from Free Spirits increases power still further, with gases exiting via Termignoni exhaust pipes and a stubby, custom-made muffler from SC-Project. A Dynojet Power Commander V with a custom Bad Winners map keeps the liquid-cooled parallel twin in optimum tune.

Power is only one half of the performance equation, so Bad Winners have also focused on ?adding lightness.? Ultra-light 17-inch Dymag CA5 monobloc carbon fiber wheels make a big difference to the handling dynamics, and weigh less than three kilos apiece.
The wheels are shod with Pirelli Diablo SuperCorsa road-legal race tires, in the SC2 compound. The 180-section rear tire and slightly wider rim than stock means that Walid had to fit an offset front sprocket to ensure proper chain alignment.
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