Ishrub
That's my name ....built like a truck
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2016
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- Location
- Duffy, Canberra, ACT, AUSTRALIA
- Ride
- 2x2010 ABS Roadsters, Sprint ST 1050 ABS, 3x250s
'Names' or Technical descriptors?
newatlas.com
'Magnolia' seems a bad one to me, as does the journos quote.
Sounds like a French Letter (Condom) brand.
It looks pretty 'Steam Punk' to me so keeping to a theme, Bagster, Roadster, Bobber it should of been SPUNKSTER or SPUNKER!



bienvillestudios.com
12-only $200,000-a-pop Magnolia 4 aiming to reimagine the traditional American inline 4.
The 1750cc air- and oil-cooled SOHC 2-valve engine seems simple enough at first blush, but the rationale behind a three-speed transmission and centrifugal clutch might need some explaining, and the decision to make the bike kick-start-only is another spec you might question until you hear why it was done that way, or see the mechanism designed for the task.

Configurable-crankshaft Magnolia 4: A cornucopia of mechanical intrigue
JT Nesbitt has already created a string of iconic motorcycles at his own Bienville Studios and previously at Curtiss Motorcycles (nee Confederate), with his latest 12-only US$200,000-a-pop Magnolia 4 aiming to reimagine the traditional American inline 4.

Sounds like a French Letter (Condom) brand.
It looks pretty 'Steam Punk' to me so keeping to a theme, Bagster, Roadster, Bobber it should of been SPUNKSTER or SPUNKER!



"The 2024 Magnolia 4 ... an enduring love letter to all things mechanical"
magnolia 4 – Bienville Studios

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