American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 169 August 2013 | Page 56

Bonneville with Tribute to Hagakure, due to there not being a class for him to run in, he faired much better at the World Championship of Custom Bike Building where the bike placed second in the Freestyle class. ZEN MOTORCYCLES Douvaine, FRANCE Tel: [phone] [email protected] www.laurentdutruel.com When Laurent describes the bike as being rigid he really means it, as not even the seat is sprung As Tribute to Hagakure was built as a land speed racer it only needs a small gas tank at the rear, both wheels have been shod with Continental Race Attack tires. Finishing off the wheel package is a single disc on each wheel gripped by a single-piston Nissin calliper. Both of which are activated by one-off controls. Completing Tribute to Hagakure is the minimalist bodywork, which is simply the tiny gas tank suspended under the frame’s backbone. This and the frame, forks and wheels was then all dispatched to Daddy graph for painting. While Laurent may no t have set any records at The narrow profile of the bike not only helps with the aerodynamics, but also echoes the look of the board track racers that inspired the build In order to simplify the bike’s electrics, the fuel injection has been replaced by a Mikuni carb Rearsets mount off the axle to put Laurent into an extremely aerodynamic racing tuck when riding the bike As Tribute to Hagakure is primarily a race bike, the controls are kept to a minimum; brake, clutch and throttle 56 AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - AUGUST 2013 www.AMDchampionship.com