Sara Horvath with Laurent Dutriel's "Tribute to Hagakure" is featured in the 2015 Iron & Lace Calendar

Zen Motorcycles "Tribite to Hagakure" by Laurent Dutriel

One of the most beautiful custom bikes we've ever seen is this very simple, hand crafted Land Speed Record stle bike by French artist Laurent Dutriel. It is bare bones basic with no starter, no transmission gears, no lights, and is started by attaching a rope pull cord to the clutch to spin -over the engine. It is the pure essence of motorcycling - fast, loud, thrilling and beautiful.

"This bike is a tribute to old racers at the beginning of the twentieth century, and also of a Japanese bike made in 1995. I made this bike to challenge in the Land Speed race in Bonneville August 2001, to prove to myself, I could run more than 200 km/h, without any suspension and no gearbox.

This bike has 95 horsepower, and weighs 115 kg. I didn't set any records in Bonneville, but I made different runs at a max speed of 208 km/h. I didn't set any records in Bonneville, but I made different runs at a max speed of 208 km/h."

Laurent Dutrel / Zen Motorcycles
1 ROUTE DE THONON, 74 140 DOUVAINE, FRANCE • phone +33 679 695 965 • www.laurentdutruel.com

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ZEN MOTORCYCLES
Tribute to Hagakure

Builder
Laurent Dutruel

Owner
Laurent Dutruel

Location
Massongy
Country
France

Bike Name
Tribute to Hagakure

Year/Model
2011
Engine Make/Size
Buell / 980cc

Drivetrain
Chain / Dry clutch

Frame Make/Type
Zen Motorcycles / Single tube

Front End
Zen Motorcycles / rigid
Rake
28

Wheels Front
HD / 2,75 x 19

Wheels Rear
HD / 3,5 x 19

Tires Front
Continental Race Attack
Tires Rear
Continental Race Attack

Brakes Front
Nissin
Brakes Rear
Nissin

Painter
Daddygraph

Additional Info:
"This bike is a tribute to old racers at the beginning of the twentieth century, and also of a Japanese bike made in 1995.

I made this bike to challenge in the Land Speed race in Bonneville August 2001, to prove to myself, I could run more than 200 km/h, without any suspension and no gearbox.This bike has 95 horsepower, and weighs 115 kg.

I didn't set any records in Bonneville, but I made different runs at a max speed of 208 km/h."