Ever since Tony Fernandes and Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun took over
the Caterham Group nearly two years ago, they have promised more new products
and variety, but few could have expected this. Caterham is going into the motorcycle
market and has launched its own motorcycle division, Caterham Bikes.
Three prototype products – the Brutus 750 (dubbed the ‘SUV of
motorcycles’), the Classic E-Bike (an all-electric bike with retro styling) and
the Carbon E-Bike (a premium electric bike inspired by F1 technology), have
gone on show this week at the Milan International Motorcycle Exhibition.
Caterham Bikes will now join an expanding Caterham Group including the
Caterham F1 Team, Caterham Racing (GP2), Caterham Technology & Innovation,
Caterham Composites and the recently launched Caterham Moto Racing Team.
Production of the three launch bikes will begin as early as Spring
2014, with the Brutus 750 the first to be built, followed by the two electric
bikes later in the year.
The Brutus 750, described as the ‘SUV of motorcycles’ can be used
as a street bike, off-road machine or even a snowmobile and is the first
motorcycle with an automatic transmission.
The Classic E-Bike has a range of 40-80 kms while the Carbon
E-Bike will be a premium machine with modern styling inspired by F1 technology.
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