The Prodigy star Maxim's £100,000 Renard BMW R100 revealed
Hot on the heels of headlining Glastonbury, The Prodigy frontman, Maxim, revealed his custom collaboration with Renard Motorcycles
The Prodigy frontman, Maxim, has teamed up with the custom bike builder Renard Motorcycles to build a BMW R100 named 'Wings of Freedom'.
The late Keith Flint might have been the most well-known bike fan from the band The Prodigy, although it turns out Maxim, the group's current lead vocalist, is also into his bikes. He's also a renowned visual artist, and added his signature style to the bike, which features white feathers set on a light blue background.
The bike was revealed earlier this week at MotoArto, at The Bike Shed, and it is now for sale with a £100,000 price tag swinging from the handlebars.
Alongside the visual upgrade the bike gets, it also receives updated suspension and a braking system from Beringer. The engine gets breathed on in-house at Renard, and features modified cylinder heads with twin spark plugs and a revised gearbox. Performance should be adequate, if not record breaking, with claimed 80bhp and 70lb-ft on tap.
Andre Uibomäe, founder of the revived Estonian bike maker, said: “Every Renard is a reflection of its owner’s vision. For this special collaboration we gave Maxim complete creative ownership, and when we saw his intricate artwork on the bike for the first time we couldn’t be happier. It represents freedom and soul, which is at the core of a Renard. This is truly a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, yet is still very much designed to be enjoyed as a bike."
Apeaking about the bike prior to the event, Maxim said: “This motorbike isn’t just a machine, It’s a canvas. It’s delicacy meeting force, which challenges our perception of what a motorcycle can be. It’s not just about rebellion or motion; it’s about fragility, transformation, and unexpected beauty.”
Joining Renard at the event was Langan, which revealed its new Lightspeed model to the world at the event for the first time.
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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!
