You know that scene in Crocodile
Dundee where Mick says, “that’s not a knife, this is a knife!” and whips out a
big-ass bowie blade? That’s the inner-dialogue Alessandro Tartarini (of modern
Lambretta fame) must have had as he designed the simply named “Brutus”
motorcycle concept. Likened to being half an ATV, the main calling in life for
the Brutus is to go where no other motorcycle dare dream.
Helping it achieve that lofty goal,
the Brutus has a massive 750cc water-cooled single-cylinder motor, which is
rated at around 50hp, and is paired with a CVT transmission. 14″ wheels are
mated to Maxxis Big Horn tires, which give the two-wheeler that Bigfoot look,
though we were surprised to learn that the Brutus is only one-wheel
drive.
Expected to debut a production model
later this year, with public availability in Spring 2013, the Brutus will come
with a bevy of options, including sidecar, ski, and fire-fighting
configurations. Massively over built, the Brutus is completely ridiculous in
almost every way, yet the idea of monster-trucking our way through the most
rugged terrain seems oddly appealing. Hrmmm…
