Car manufacturer Lotus has just come out with details of its first ever manufactured motorcycle. The bike has been produced in collaboration with Kodewa Performance Motorcycles (PMC) but under license by Lotus. Following two years of careful planning and intense development, Kodewa showed us the first images of the prototype of the world’s first motorcycle to bear the legendary Lotus marquee, and it is now road registered and ready for action. The bike is called the C-01 and it combines ample power via a 1.2 litre V-twin engine with a distinctive body designed by Daniel Simon integrating carbon fibre, titanium and aerospace quality steel. The C-01 motorcycle is not designed, engineered or produced by Group Lotus, but is the result of collaboration between motorsport veterans under the leadership of Kodewa, lead by Dr Colin Kolles. The development on the C-01 was carried out with the support of Holzer Group (co-owners of Kalex) and design guru Daniel Simon. Drawing on their wealth of motorsport experience, the team of engineers has designed a unique high performance superbike. The C-01 will be available in a range of liveries some of which pay homage to Lotus’ sporting pedigree. A customisation service is also available, limited only by the imagination of the client. With an exclusive production run of just 100 units, superbike collectors and fans of the Lotus brand will need to move fast to secure one.
