The Tribute to Hagakure

Land Speed ​​Racing is an event held in the Bonneville salt flats often provide inspiration for automotive enthusiasts as the reference modification. An aggressive shape accompanied by a violent performance was very suitable to use as one of the work with main concepts of the speed.

The Tribute to Hagakure by Laurent Dutruel. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1eNyYT)

In accordance with its shape, a motorcycle with the speed as its main elements will be deliberately lowered for drivers. Riding posisition like this is useful to reduce wind resistance, of course. And minimalist forms are presented to reduce the weight and certainly in order to more quickly reach top speed when its twisted depleted gas.

Left side view of the Tribute to Hagakure by Laurent Dutruel. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1eNyqe)

Right side view of the Tribute to Hagakure by Laurent Dutruel. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1eO0uQ)

A Frenchman custom builder named Laurent Dutruel of Zen Motorcycles brought the figure of a speed-concept motorcycle by using the Buell-engined land speed racer. And unexpectedly these figure has brought Laurent and his friends reached the second place honours in the Freestyle catagoty at the 2013 AMD World Championship in Germany.

Rear side view of the Tribute to Hagakure by Laurent Dutruel. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1eNyqe)

Inevitably the figure of Buel land speed ​​racer is so fascinating for some people who really likes to the full-throttle styled motorcycle. Look the V-Twin configuration, 980 cc, SB9 Buell engine is collaborating on a variety of custom handmade all over its body. Starting from the tank, lowbars, board-tracker styled seat with 19-inch Continental tires have been combined into a motorcycle dashing figure.

Actually Laurent was inspired by renowned Japanese builder Saga MC with his famous work named Hagakure in 1995. Therefore Laurent was gave the name of this bike as the Tribute to Hagakure as a mark of his respect for his idol builder.

Kept spur your adrenaline on the power of two-wheeled monster and stay alive with the true safety riding. May God will forgive Your sins.... ••• [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SPURCES | SILODROME | HYPERBEAST | BIKERNET.COM]

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