2008 Travertson V-REX Review
Not a new review, but bumped into this while browsing aimlessly. Its a bad ass looking bike with a video review.
"If Angelina Jolie strolled down Main Street naked, perhaps with her hair on fire, she might come close to attracting the amount of attention the Travertson V-REX does.
Such is the life of the rider of this science-fictionish contraption, an instant celebrity who is continually barraged with questions each and every time the bike comes to a stop. And, even then, many wouldn’t wait until it was parked, as several times cell phone cameras were dangled out open car windows and wide-eyed, smiling gawkers would yell out above the breeze, “Hey, what the hell is that thing?!”
Yes, the V-REX is as subtle as a ballpeen hammer to the forehead. And we imagine that’s the way its small but well-heeled market likely prefers it.
This cartoon on wheels was brought to life by one of the clever people who created the Y2K jet-turbine bike made famous by the inimitable Jay Leno, a certified bike nut who delights in telling the story of watching the front bumper of a Camry melting from the intense heat of the turbine’s exhaust after it had pulled up too close at a stoplight.
The V-REX first existed only in a 3D rendering authored by noted mechanical futurist Tim Cameron, then called Dream Bike. Cameron’s ultra-adventurous design caught the eye of Christian Travert, one of the crew at MTT which built the jet-copter-motored Y2K mentioned above. Travert became instantly obsessed with Cameron’s design, so much so that he decided to turn the concept into reality.
This proved to be easier said than done. Cameron, working in the digital realm, wasn’t constrained by bothersome details like actual engineering principles. So it was up to Travert to envision a three-dimensional structure that remained true to Cameron’s art project while not collapsing from the stresses of an elongated 79.2-inch wheelbase. Consider the Star Raider, one of the longest bikes MO has ever tested, whose wheelbase is almost 9 inches shorter.
Travert, a Frenchman transplanted to Florida, came up with a unique cast-aluminum frame structure that doubles as the fuel tank. A framework of steel tubes stretch over the engine to create the steering-head section and use the V-Rod’s Revolution motor as a stressed member. The company claims a 670-lb dry weight."
2008 Travertson V-REX Review - Motorcycle.com
"If Angelina Jolie strolled down Main Street naked, perhaps with her hair on fire, she might come close to attracting the amount of attention the Travertson V-REX does.
Such is the life of the rider of this science-fictionish contraption, an instant celebrity who is continually barraged with questions each and every time the bike comes to a stop. And, even then, many wouldn’t wait until it was parked, as several times cell phone cameras were dangled out open car windows and wide-eyed, smiling gawkers would yell out above the breeze, “Hey, what the hell is that thing?!”
Yes, the V-REX is as subtle as a ballpeen hammer to the forehead. And we imagine that’s the way its small but well-heeled market likely prefers it.
This cartoon on wheels was brought to life by one of the clever people who created the Y2K jet-turbine bike made famous by the inimitable Jay Leno, a certified bike nut who delights in telling the story of watching the front bumper of a Camry melting from the intense heat of the turbine’s exhaust after it had pulled up too close at a stoplight.
The V-REX first existed only in a 3D rendering authored by noted mechanical futurist Tim Cameron, then called Dream Bike. Cameron’s ultra-adventurous design caught the eye of Christian Travert, one of the crew at MTT which built the jet-copter-motored Y2K mentioned above. Travert became instantly obsessed with Cameron’s design, so much so that he decided to turn the concept into reality.
This proved to be easier said than done. Cameron, working in the digital realm, wasn’t constrained by bothersome details like actual engineering principles. So it was up to Travert to envision a three-dimensional structure that remained true to Cameron’s art project while not collapsing from the stresses of an elongated 79.2-inch wheelbase. Consider the Star Raider, one of the longest bikes MO has ever tested, whose wheelbase is almost 9 inches shorter.
Travert, a Frenchman transplanted to Florida, came up with a unique cast-aluminum frame structure that doubles as the fuel tank. A framework of steel tubes stretch over the engine to create the steering-head section and use the V-Rod’s Revolution motor as a stressed member. The company claims a 670-lb dry weight."
2008 Travertson V-REX Review - Motorcycle.com
