Custom Bikes Of The Week: 5 July, 2020
Voxman is back with an electric land speed bike designed to hit 330 km/h. Plus a wild Buell M2 Cyclone from France, and details of a collaboration between two storied British marques: Aston Martin and Brough Superior.
Buell M2 by Taverne Motorcycles It’s impressive enough that this fierce cafe racer is based on the clunky Buell M2 Cyclone. But it’s even cooler that the guys who built it started with just a motor. Florian and Christophe at Taverne Motorcycles in France started with just the 1200 Sportster motor from an M2, then sourced an M2 frame, and proceeded to kit it with a wide array of parts.
There’s a set of Triumph 955i forks up front, mounted up via modified yokes. The rear’s sporting a Buell X1 swing-arm, hooked up to a Shock Factory shock on custom mount points. And the wheels are 17? Aprilia RSV4 units, wrapped in Conti Sport Attack 2 tires, and stopped by a full Beringer brake system. Taverne modified parts of the M2 frame, and then built an aluminum monocoque tank and tail unit to sit on top. There’s a faux oil tank under the seat, that holds the battery and some electrical bits, while the actual oil tank sits in the custom-made belly pan. The front fender and headlight cowl are custom too, and USV Racing came to the party with machined parts like the clip-ons, grips, rear-sets and a few smaller bits.
To squeeze a little more performance from the Harley motor, Taverne added a Mikuni HSR carb, high-flow intake and a custom...
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