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“The Quail Gathering” is a world-class display of motor exotica, perfect restorations and brilliant customs. It’s really not easy to win this award. This year Niki Smart with his incredible Honda XL500 board-tracker won two awards at once: the Custom/Modified category, as well as the “Design and Style” award.
Niki is well known in the automobile world. Currently a British car designer is working in the USA. He became famous as the lead designer on the Ariel Atom sportscar, plus concept cars for Cadillac.Most recently, he was a design manager for General Motors. He worked closely withthe Advanced Design team in Los Angeles.
In this project, an army of his friends supported Niki.
Specifications:
- donor: 1981 Honda XL500
- inspiration from images of classic board-trackers and experimental European racers from the second half of the 20th century.
- Hossack forks
- Vee Rubber 120-50R26 tires
- 26x3.75"wheels, modular design (aluminum hubs, carbon spokes)
- rear suspension: swingarm made of chrome-molybdenum steel,adjustable shocks under the seat
- LED headlights
- custom tank (carbon/fiberglass)
- standard Keihin carb with custom inlet system
- a compact 6V battery to connect devices and headlights
- custom seat, made in carbon fibre and Kevlar
- sprocket: 15/46
Photo credit:Bike EXIF
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