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Retro customs are all the rage. Taking it just a little bit further is Dutchman René van Tuil.
Electric motorcycles? Old news by the dawn of the 20th Century. Diesel? Done. Jet turbines? We saw a machine so powered at last years Classic Motorcycle Show in Auckland. But what about steam? As a means of propulsion its authentically retro, and it certainly captured the imagination of Dutch custom shop Revatu Customs.
They came up with this baby, for owner René:
Details here.
Mar 08, 2019
False starts, dead ends, missing parts, bereavements. Nobody said attempting a land speed record would be easy, but Ferg’s preparation of a production class Triumph Bonneville has faced, and now overcome, unexpected setbacks.
Sep 24, 2018
It’s been a winter of enormous work and engineering development but Fergus Maynes’s record-chasing Bonnie is now shaping up nicely.
Apr 26, 2018
Bad news: Ferg has had to put his record attempt back to 2019 after problems manufacturing pistons put too long a delay into the timeline for this August. But the good news is that the postponement will allow more valuable time for development and testing, which continues apace.
