The ultimate PURRING machine - a motorbike in the form of the pouncing Jaguar logo

Daily Mail ^ | 11th October 2008 | Cher Thornhill

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acclaimed designer and motorbike fanatic have joined forces to create the ultimate purring machine.

Designed in the shape of a jaguar car logo with an exclusive 'CAT 1' numberplate, the one-off creation is already turning heads.

Acclaimed designer Lee J. Rowland teamed up with motorbike fanatic Barend Hemmes, from Bermondsey, South London, to create the super-sleek, 6ft long bike

The exclusive design is made from parts of a classic 1,200cc Buell 97 S3 Thunderbolt bought off ebay.

It is more a cruiser than a racer, reaching speeds of 50mph.

Mr Hemmes, 36, said he came up with the idea when doodling in the office.

'I was combining corporate logos with morobikes and I suddenly realised how well the two went together,' he told The Times.

The interior designer had no previous experience building a bike, but together with South Yorkshire motorcycle maker Polar Cycles, his design took fine shape.

Mr Hemmes said: 'I did all the fibreglass bodywork with a sculptor and the guys from Polar Cycles did the stainless-steel frame. The finished product was so much better than I ever expected. It's a labour of love.

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Catmobile! The super-sleek motorbike based on the elegant form of the Jaguar logo is already turning heads

The one-off design has an elegant 'cat 1' numberplate, which cost £240,000

Classic: The super-sleek creation is made from parts of an old 1,200cc Buell 97 S3 Thunderbolt

[Daffynition]

Zoomaroonie!

[fabian]

that’s ugly...

[Professional Engineer]

Very cool. If the numberplate cost 240K pounds, I wonder what the whole bike cost.

[Daffynition]

That's b/c all ideas originate at Burning Man...

[Chode]

[martin_fierro]

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[rom]

You said it. It looks awkward, probably because the Jaguar Logo’s proportions are not suitable for a bike.

[newfreep]

Say it correctly...it’s Jag-U-ar

[Daffynition]

Found this:

"The cost of the jaguar bike is £290,000, which includes the cherished number plate as well."

[bannie]

Maybe it's just me...but...I'm thinkin' that's somehow not a "guy bike."

[Daffynition]

Remember this classic guy's bike?

[martin_fierro]

Based on how you'd have to sit on the damn thing to ride it, it'd look like you were humping a jaguar.

[1rudeboy]

I can't picture a guy on that bike, either.

It'd be like this, only worse because of the hand placement.

[Daffynition]

Right-O!!

Geraldo may be in the market for a new set of Jag wheels. ;)

[bannie]

LOL!

Ok...that's a guy's bike.

(I can see mom tryin' to divert the kids' attention as that flies past on the freeway. "Look, kids! In the bushes! A deer!!")

[tet68]

Kewl, a Jaguar bobble head bike.
It’s how you say ugly in 24 languages.

[Daffynition]

Art bikes can be problematic ... maybe it'd make a better coffee table or lamp base.

[yorkie]

[Kirkwood]

I wouldn’t be caught dead on that thing. It looks like something Richard Simmons would ride.