Roger Goldammer has created some pretty wild custom motorcycles over the years, but to our eyes, his 2007 ‘Nortorious’ is the best of the lot. It’s a modern take on a Norton Manx cafe racer, with a featherbed-styled frame housing one half of a Harley V-twin. That single cylinder is a substantial 965cc though, and force-fed by a Rotex supercharger running 20 pounds of boost. The oversized headlight, slanted back in the modern style, is actually from a VW Beetle—and the drum on the front wheel is hiding four-piston disc brakes. The finish is up to Goldammer’s usual extraordinary standard, but there’s little paint on this bike: most of the bodywork is clear coat over bare metal. Delicious. [Image by Randall Cordero.]
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Pretty much exactly the bike I wish a big manufacturer would build and sell to me.
Yummy.
While I don’t doubt the skill involved in building this, to me it looks like a caractiture of a cafe racer.
Also assuming it’s not kickstart…
I too see only a cartoon bike with oversize wheels and a huge light. I’m sure it’s wonderfully finished, but the concept leaves me cold. Perhaps if it had a bullet fairing…
Jesus Christ that is beautiful
Looks like a nice ‘Wheelie Machine’ when you look at the foot pegs set halfway down the swingarm!!
Give me disk brake front ends for a bit more confidence on the track. I don’t mind if you put covers over them to look like Drum Brakes..
Nice..
I agree with both sides here; it IS a caricature, but so is Jessica Rabbit and SHE’S pretty hot. Put me down in the “yummy” column.
JR, it’s not a million miles away from what Mac Motorcycles are planning to do.
I wonder if we can convince them to fit blowers…
well Mick read the article and you’ll find out that there is a disk brake in front
“and the drum on the front wheel is hiding four-piston disc brake”
cheers,
B.
I want, I want, I want.
*drool*