Bienville Studios, a business founded by former Confederate Motorcycles designer JT Nesbitt, has launched the Bienville Legacy Motorcycle as a commission under The ADMCi (American Design and Master-Craftsmanship Initiative) Foundation.
Bienville is the first aftermarket manufacturer to make use of the American designed and made V4 from Motus. The 100ci motor, with a claimed 185hp output, is used as a stressed member in a tubular 4130 chromoly single-radius bend frame.
Suspension on the bike is made up of patented bilaterally symmetrical carbon-composite blades at both front and rear. The system, which uses titanium axles, axle nuts, hardware and linkages, features worm-gear-driven eccentric adjustment for chain tension and adjustable trail; rake can be adjusted between 27 and 28 degrees. Each pair of carbon blades is connected to a single composite leaf spring that runs along the length of the machine and provides springing for front and rear suspension.
Carbon composite wheels in a 17in diameter and 3.5in front and 5.5in rear widths carry 250mm Swedish-made ISR rotors and these are matched to radial mount four-piston calipers.
The performance of the Bienville Legacy can be further enhanced by specifying a supercharger kit, which is claimed to take the output up to 300hp. Personal fitting and custom geometry is included with each model and there is a first-right-of-refusal buy-back program in place, too.
Three Bienville Legacy motorcycles have so far been produced and two are going to be taken to Bonneville later this year.
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Photo credit: Marc Bondarenko
