Monday, October 13, 2008

Talk about riding in style


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The Leaper bike is the brainchild of Barend Hemmes and came about when interior designed-by-trade was doodling in his office and combining corporate logos with motorcycles. He happened to notice how well Jaguar's leaping cat fit the frame of a motorcycle, and so enlisted the help of Polar Cycles in South Yorkshire to build it.

The bike is six feet long and cobbled together with parts from a 1,200cc Buell 97 S3 Thunderbolt that was bought off eBay. It can only reach speeds of 50 mph, but that makes it easier for bystanders to check out the meticulously sculpted fiberglass body that pay's tribute to Jaguar's official mascot.

The finished product is a pretty spectacular piece of rolling art, so we think its dynamic shortcomings can be forgiven.

-- from www.autoblog.com

1 comment:

  1. Oh my god. I want to buy one of those and drive it down SUNSET BLVD!

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