OK, I’m sorry but WTF? Who in their right mind puts a Maserati engine in a motorcycle. Lazareth that’s who. Lazareth is a French customizer founded by Ludivic Lazareth. He started out customizing Yamaha VMAX motorcycles; we previously wrote about one of his projects called the Lazareth Wazuma V8f Matte Edition ($280K).
His latest project is the Lazareth – LM 847 ($TBA), which is basically a motorcycle chassis wrapped around a monster V8 4.7L Maserati 32-valve engine. That engine puts out a crazy 470 horses that most cars don’t even reach. Additional features include a Dual 420mm disc breaks for stopping power, Michelin Power Cup Evo tires, and a hydraulic coupler one-speed final chain transmission. Every speed freaks dream.
This beautiful piece of work started off as a stock Ducati 749. After some heavy modifications, it turned into the Ducati 749 by Apogee Motorworks ($CALL). Apogee started off by replacing the engine with a 749R that has a higher redline than the stock version. Additional upgrades included racing cams, titanium valves, valve guides and […]