Citroen 2CV, a special motorcycle for 70 years

The "special" bike was manufactured by South garage, one of the country's leading motorcycle coaches, a workshop in which customization projects are developed based on customer specifications, with extreme attention to detail and obvious inspiration. "Custom made".

The specific objective of the operation was to give the bike a stylistic imprint that immediately recalled the lines of the 2CV, but without invasive interventions on the chbadis, chbadis and engine of the original bike.

With the special series charlestoncame on the market in 1981, Citroën proposed a tribute to the twenties, a decade that is remembered among others for the diffusion of jazz: charleston is the name of a dance that is characterized by its fast and brilliant performance, perfectly badociated with the verve and dynamism of the car.

The bike clearly reproduces the lines and colors of the 2CV Charleston to whom he is inspired.

Designed and proposed by Serge Gevin, artist who worked with Bob Delpire – the brilliant advertising that revolutionized the image of Citroën of the second half of the 1950s – the 2CV Charleston it was characterized by the black body and two-tone Red Delage (typical color of luxury cars typical of the 30s in France). His success was so overwhelming that he prolonged the life of the 2CV until 1990: last model out of the production line Citroën of Mangualde on 27 July 1990 was only one of the 2CV charleston.

He calls himself "charleston"But everyone calls it 2CV, the first version that immediately fell in love with young people, thanks to a combination of shapes, design and colors, now presented in a single movement, even in the form of several pieces. undeniable rounded, coupled again to the central body of the motorcycle e flanked by paratacchi. An original has also been installed chrome package carrier, which recalls the logo Citroën, the Double chevron.

Everything is integrated in Bonneville original exhausts and with customization in terms of colors and coatings, such as leather with horizontal seams on the saddle and tank. All the craftsman work was done by hand.

Even before has explicit references to the car Citroen: in addition to the unique light with the yellow glbad, there is the showy central grid plate lined with polished and welded slats reminding the center "double chevron"In front, there is also an original para-legs, also in the Delage black and red colors, with silver threads.