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FIRST RIDE: 2008 Traverston V-Rex
Written by: Adam Waheed
Motorcycle-USA.com   http://www.motorcycle-usa.com
03/27/2008 - 09:29 AM
Eugene, Oregon
 
The unique front end of the V-Rex looks like something you would typically see on the rear of a motorcycle. (Photo: MotorcycleUSA) ยป More Photos

The weather couldn't be more gorgeous as I motor down one of Orange County, California's mystifying backroads. With the chrome trimmed throttle fully wrapped, the liquid-cooled V-Twin beneath me hurls forward at a startling rate. The ferocious roar emitting out of the torpedo-shaped muffler builds quickly, yet contradicts the futuristic styling of this burgundy stunner I'm seated on. With the rattle of the engines two big power pulses increasing to an almost sportbike-like crescendo, I grab an up-shift while glancing down at the Harley-Davidson speedometer as the needle slams past the century mark.

But this ain't no Harley. True, it does share a fair amount of Milwaukee DNA as evidenced by the high-revving V-Rod-sourced powertrain, elegant instrumentation and chromed-out switchgear. However, with the machine's chiseled body panels, stuffed elongated stance and eccentric suspension
componentry, it looks as if it were plucked right off the floor of Tokyo's concept motorcycle show.

Despite the bevy of people that gravitate to the bike like Keith Richards to a bottle of liquor, a one-off prototype this bike is not.

The Travertson V-Rex began as a fairy tale two-wheeled creation engineered in the binary world by Australian designer Tim Cameron. A life-long motorcycle rider and enthusiast, Cameron has been sketching motorcycles since he was a school boy.

"A lot of my influences come from aviation and science fiction," says Cameron. "I don't pay too much attention to categories and styles of bikes. I've used motocross bike features on road bike designs and as long as it works visually, I'll use it. I just want to create something that leaps off the page."

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