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Paint The Town, Ride Ironwood!
“Overall it had to be recognizable as a 701,” says Arjan, “but we had to make it mean and edgy. Keep the key features like the tank with the humps, OEM wheels, speedo, and lighting. But change the lines, and make it unique.”
Up top is a custom seat upholstered in leather by Patricia, Marcel’s wife. The crew embedded a pair of LEDs (turn signals) in the ends of the frame and mounted the OEM taillight again. There’s also some clean-up work going on. The plastic back fender and plate holder combo of the 701 has been replaced by a much slimmer custom unit. Equally considered, there is a stubby front fender and a nice set of brackets to replace the originals.
A final visual hit comes from the 701’s striking new tank graphics. “For the tank design, we collaborated with Lisa from Dutch On Wheels,” Arjan told. “We’ve known each other for some years, but never worked together on a project.”
Ironwood is calling this Vitpilen a ‘neo-classic jet fighter,’ and have dubbed it ‘The Chain Smoker.’ Arjan told it also perfectly represents Ironwood’s ‘ABCD’ ethos: Aggressive, Bold, Clean and Dazzling.
“Not every build is, or can be, precision engineering, hardcore different, innovative or expensive,” he explains. “It depends on customer budgets, inspiration, time and availability.”
Photos by Paul van ML
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