Written by Martin Hodgson
For a university student who just wants to build motorcycles, all that time stuck in front of a computer can suck the life out of you! Unless of course you’re Marc Vertesi and you cleverly convince your professors that building a race bike would absolutely make sense as your Masters of Architecture thesis project. Joined by his brother Philip, a Physiotherapy student, they run 2VMotos in Lausanne, building and repairing classic customs when their heads aren’t in the books. So, inspired by European designers of the early 20th century comes this peer-reviewed racer from the bones of a 1976 Honda CB400, aptly named ‘Schienenzeppelin’.

The motorcycle journey for the Brothers started early when at 14 their father bought them a clapped out old Moped and let them loose on the tools to bring it back to life. Passing on his passion for all things two wheels the boys haven’t looked back with scooters soon replaced by more serious machines. But when a ?two-day build? of a Honda CB250 left their old man without a place to park his car for months, it was time to make things official and move 2VMotos to a permanent location. With a shop found they headed for the mountains to see a retired hill climb champion about some bikes.
Here they struck gold, his property was littered with sheds full of motorcycles, parts, trophies and a lifetimes worth of memories. With the Honda CB400 and another bike picked out and loaded onto the traile...