Located on the gulf of Finland, Estonia's capital of Tallinn is best known for it's 'Old Town', one of Europe's best-preserved medieval cities. A couple of year's ago I visited the Eastern European capital with zero expectations when it came to custom motorcycle workshops. However, after a chance encounter with a friendly local, I ended up at the workshop of Renard Motorcycles. Workshop front man Andres Uibomae is an industrial designer who over the past few years has been working to launch his own motorcycle named the 'Renard GT'. Powered by a Quattrovalvole Moto Guzzi engine and featuring a carbon fibre monocoque frame, the GT resembles something you'd expect to see on the set of Blade Runner rather than on the streets of a medieval city.
Along with developing his own motorcycle Andres and his team build outstanding custom motorcycles and their latest creation is as unique as their GT. Unlike the GT though, the Renard 'Martini Racer' took inspiration from classic race bikes and beneath its fairing lies an Italian engine that most people are unlikely to recognise.

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