BLACKTRACK BACK ON TRACK

Some time ago we brought you the Blacktrack BT-01, a limited edition custom Honda CX500 designed and built by Luxemburg-based designer, Sasha Lakic. It was a very smart take on the so-called ‘plastic maggot’, but with a price tag that started at around £30,000, a little rich for our blood. But apparently the limited edition run sold out so there are folk out there who are not quite as parsimonious as our good selves.

Now Sasha has built the next two models in his custom range. The first is inspired by the Norton Manx, using a modern Triumph Thruxton R as a donor motorcycle. Now, this was a clever move on the back of Blacktrack Motors, the name under which Sasha operates, because the bike as standard has as much performance as you need and the handling to keep up with that performance. That left Blacktrack free to concentrate on the cosmetics; metal craftsman Ludo Gaag designed a tank that echoes the lines of the original but which has been resized to fit in with the scale of the Thruxton and then hand-shaped it in aluminium. A new exhaust system was designed, while custom side covers, yokes and clip-on handlebars and a new seat…

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