Ariel Motorcycle Being Developed By Eponymous Car Company

By Ganesh

Published: Saturday, June 7, 2014, 14:45 [IST]

The Somerset, U.K based car company Ariel Motor Company, the makers of the Atom open chassied, open wheeled, roofless sports car, taken up the task of developing their first motorcycle.

This was confirmed by company director Simon Saunders, who recently said: "We're just about to launch an all new Ariel motorcycle and we want our bikes and customers to be as safe as they possibly can be as well, so this message is important to us. There's always one certain loser in a motorcycle collision and that's the motorcyclist."

The above statement was made on the occasion when the company gifted an Ariel Atom police car to the Avon and Somerset Constabulary.

Also Read: The U.K Police Gets An Ariel Atom 3.5R

While no further official details about the car are yet available, MCN recently was able to get a shot of the motorcycle while it was out during testing.

From the looks of it, MCN believes the engine is the 1,237cc V4 unit from a Honda VFR1200F. The image also reveals single-sided swingarm and an unconventional looking front-end that resembles the Confederate Wraith.

For those unaware, Ariel Motorcycle was a British company that primarily made motorcycles from 1902 till 1970.

Ariel Motor Company has no connection to the now defunct motorcycle manufacturer, but it looks like the one of the oldest two wheeler brands could be making a return, thanks to a small performance car manufacturer from the same country, sharing its name.

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