Formula One star Charles Leclerc is selling his custom bike
The Ferrari Formula One star, Charles Leclerc, is selling his custom Husqvarna Vitpilen 701, and it could turn out to be a bargain!
Formula 1 and motorcycles have a long and intertwined history. From Senna to Webber, Vettel to Hamilton, plenty of drivers have admitted that the lure of two wheels is hard to resist.
Another name that was added to the list is Charles Leclerc. The Monegasque Ferrari driver who was spotted collecting a custom Husqvarna 701 in January 2020.
That bike wasn’t just any 701, though, and it could be yours, as the F1 ace has sent it to auction. It’s called the 701 Serie Apex 2.0, a custom motorcycle built by the Paris-based Bad Winners. The firm offered limited edition builds of the machine, ranging in spec from Stage 1 to Stage 4, each progressively more aggressive, exotic, and wallet-thinning.
The top-spec Stage 4, which is the one for sale here, would have relieved you of €20,990 when new, making this bike a potential bargain thanks to bidding that is hovering around the €6,500 mark. There is still quite a bit of time left on the auction, though, meaning there is still some opportunity for a flurry of bids to take the price up. If it stays below the €10,000 mark, the new owner will be getting a seriously trick bike for not a lot of money.
The bike features a reworked frame and full carbon fibre bodywork. Underneath, the engine breathes through a full system exhaust and decat system, with fuelling handled by a Power Commander V. Add in a lightweight Li-Ion battery, an SC-Project end can, and DYMAG carbon wheels, and you’ve got a package that’s as sharp to ride as it is to look at.
It also seems like it's only had the lightest of use since being collected by Monsieur Leclerc, with only 3,000km (1,864 miles) being recorded on its odo, with most of those apparently coming before its custom transformation.
So, if you fancy owning a cool-looking custom with some genuine F1 provenance, head over to the Collecting Cars website to place a bid!
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Simon (AKA Toad) has been working within the motorcycle industry for more than twelve years, and a member of the motorcyclist family since birth. Growing up around British-built single and twins, it was inevitable that a life on two wheels was on the cards, from a very early age!
