Freak of the Week: Marcus Moto Design F1 Tracker
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Marcus Moto Design F1 Tracker |
Freak of the Week #10, woohoo! Every week, I'm out
looking for something balls off the wall crazy, polarizing or just
weird and worth talking about.
And this time, I thank
BikeEXIF's Facebook fanpage
for this week's find. Really, it is a bit odd that BikeEXIF decided to
post this incredible motorcycle on their Facebook fanpage wall, but not
on the main site. On the other hand, I kind of see why. The fans of
BikeEXIF that regularly come to the site to see custom classic cafe
racers won't be ready for this at all!
Older F1 fans will remember the Ferrari
312T driven by Ferrari's ace, Niki Lauda. Not a particularly attractive
race car, I'll admit, but it did win the 1975 World Constructor's
Championship before tall air boxes were banned in 1976. If anything, this
is a testament of creativity and courage from the custom motorcycle
builders Marcus Moto Design when they embraced such an unlikely race car
for inspiration.
Based on a Ducati 996, this custom motorcycle features flat track style
bmx handlebars as well as an extensive use of carbon fiber.
I'll be honest, I'm an idiot when it comes to bikes. But, stylistically,
custom bikes are absolutely fascinating and thanks to BikeEXIF, I've
caused myself a bit of an addiction.
So if you like this bike half as much as I do and also have the funds to