Spanish masters Tamarit gives us a look at their 101st build, Norton reveals refurbished V4SV and CCM pulls out nice results from Classic Tracker. Add to that news of a destroyed 1924 most unusual Harley-Davidson and a heavily modified Moto Guzzi from Italy.
Triumph Bonneville T100 by Tamarit Motorcycles Tamarit Motorcycles is no stranger to Bike EXIF readers. The Spanish workshop has provided over 100 customs to date, shipping them to customers around the world.
This is Veneno, their 101st build. Start with air cooling Bonneville T100The Alicante team spent more than 500 hours working on the bike — including the monoshock conversion and a new swingarm, now a homologous part.
Dirty bike tires are the foundation, which leads us to the flat road-inspired front end. The cockpit has been shrunk to a minimum, using LED lighting and components from the extensive Motogadget portfolio. There is a spring design in between the upper and lower fork clamps — a detail I found very confusing until I noticed that this styling exercise is repeated on the vast majority of Tamarit bikes.
The gold Tamarit logo stands out proudly against the glossy black fuel tank background, above the nickel-plated engine box. The black Zard 2-in-1 exhaust pipe runs along the right hand side of the car and ends right on the new monoshock arm.
As the heart of the car, Tamarit claims this setup provides more stability and comfort than the old twin-shock setup. (I’ll just polish the fact that there’s no front fender or fork brace up front.) A single bobber-style seat has been welded to the frame, adorned with a nice leather saddle. The rear lights are cleverly integrated into the footrests.
Part street watchers, part bobber, part scrambler — Veneno blends these styles to create something new. It didn’t completely turn me around like everyone else Tamarit builtbut I can’t deny that it is an outstanding machine. [Tamarit]
Norton V4SV ‘new’ Norton wasn’t exactly late reporting for good reasons, thanks to the crimes committed by prison escapes. Stuart Garner. But the new owner of the historic British marque, the TVS Motor Company, is on a mission to change that.
Aim to bring Norton back from the brink (again), here’s the redesigned V4SV. First released over two years ago, TVS has taken the old bike and has made numerous improvements in reliability, manufacturing and performance.
Housed at a brand new facility in Solihull, the redesigned V4SV features a 1200cc, 72-degree V4 engine. Producing 185 hp and 125 Nm of torque, it falls short of its 200+ hp Italian rivals but is still no slouch.
The chassis and bodywork, however, are top-notch. The aluminum tubular frame is hand welded and polished and the glorious swingarm is cast from billet aluminum. The bodywork and fuel tank under the seat are carbon fiber, the latter reinforced with Kevlar.
There’s a full set of Öhlins suspension and cast wheels from OZ Racing or the carbon fiber collection, depending on your color choice. Speaking of colors, you can choose Manx Silver or Carbon. I choose Manx Silver, one of my favorite Norton colorways.
TVS is prioritizing deposits before they acquire the company in April 2020 and rightly so. At £44,000, this is an expensive piece of British engineering – almost double the price of a 2022 Ducati Panigale V4S in Australia.
However, the former CEO is an aftertaste that is hard to get rid of. I hope the redesigned V4SV is the palate cleanser Norton desperately needs. [More]
CCM Classic Tracker Many Bike EXIF governing bodies will be aware of CCM, but to the general public outside of the UK it is one of the lesser known motorcycle brands. Founded in 1971 by Alan Clews, Clews Competition Motorcycles has made a name for itself in the field of off-road racing. 
Fast-forward to today and we get this: Classic Tracker. Building on CCM’s success in flat racing, it features a hand-welded tubular steel frame surrounding a 600cc single-cylinder engine. Aside from the frame, engine, wheels and body, there’s not much to the Classic Tracker and I guess that’s the whole point.
CCM still builds bikes by hand and it shows. From the frame to the billet-machined parts, the details on this bike are exquisite. New twin exhaust pipes with carbon fiber end caps exclusive to the Classic Tracker series.
Classic Tracker is equipped with Petrol Blue body, black wheels, forks and saddle. The ‘upgraded Heritage Chrome’ package comes with a Liquid Mercury bodywork, silver forks, brown leather seats, Monza fuel caps and gorgeous gold wheels. Petrol Blue does it for me, but I’m also a big yellow wheelie and can’t help but think they’ll go together.
Prices start at £10,695 and if you haven’t used the bike configurator on the CCM website I recommend you give it a go. Turn off the lights, smack a license plate on the front fork and you’re left with a smooth machine. [CCM]
Harley-Davidson JDCA / REMOVAL For most of its 119-year history, Harley-Davidson has tried and tested proper motorcycle riding methods. But when MoCo was in its infancy, it was a slightly different story. Starting in 1903, for about a decade, HD focused solely on selling reliable machines to the general public.
By 1914, when the company was faced with pimps and big ambitions, it did what all pre-teens do: started experimenting.
No, I’m not talking about mind-altering chemicals and free love. That will have to wait until the AMF years. I’m talking racing, and this 1924 orange JDCA/B was one of those early tests.
Possibly a factory-exclusive offering, the JDCA/B had an engine design that was particularly interesting at the time: the spark plug was located right next to the exhaust valve, above the combustion chamber. This configuration of the Harley “F-head” engine never entered production due to reliability concerns, but it enjoyed some success on the track.
In 1915 at the Maywood Motordrome in Chicago, HD workshop driver Otto Walker set an average speed of 89.1 mph for more than 100 miles, a new world record. He took the lead for most of the 300-mile race and this is where Harley got the engine name ‘Chicago’.
This Chicago-powered JDCA/B has been lovingly restored to its former and recent glory offer to sell at Mecum Auctions. It’s basically a bike with the engine going downhill, like a tension member.
As is common in the day, this bike also has Flying Merkel sport forks and handlebars and no brakes. Right – you read that right. To slow down, riders must press the kill switch and cross their fingers that the engine compression will slow them down from speeds in excess of 100 mph. Give me a long, straight stretch, preferably uphill, and I want to give this a try. [Via]
Moto Guzzi cafe racer by Rusty V Dario Di Mauro’s Rusty V Motors has a passion for classic Italian style. And looking at these photos, you can definitely tell. This Moto Guzzi started its life as a California II and as you can see, it has come a long way since the cruiser’s inception.
As far as I can tell, the only thing left of the original bike is the frame. Everything else is new. There’s a Marzocchi upside-down front end with 17-inch front wheels and Brembo Gold Series brakes (probably gifted from a Ducati).
The tank looks like an early Moto Guzzi V7 and the saddle is new too. Correspondingly, they have been painted and wrapped beautifully. In fact, everything looks like it got a fresh coat of paint, and I bet the electronics have also been updated.
Engine and gearbox are from 2003 Moto Guzzi V11 Scura with upgraded interior and lighter flywheel. For a bit of classic flair, Dario is rocking (ha!) the first covers of the round barrel rocker.
A 160-section rear tire is pressed into the rear wheel, and the stock axle is fitted with new 17-inch cross-shaped rims. The soundtrack was provided by Mistral, who built the complete exhaust system for the bike.
Dario set out to create a true cafe racer and with gentle bodywork and performance upgrades, he’s managed it with style. As one Guzzisti I’m biased myself, but Dario’s creation gets a solid 11/10 from me. [Via | Images by Andrea Paternò Studio]
