Driven

TWO TO FOUR

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Here at Driven, we like all things wheels. Two, four, six it really doesn’t matter. But when something that was, in principle at least, conceived as a two-wheeler gets four of them, we can’t help but sit up and take notice. Furthermor­e, the ‘motorcycle’ named the Lazareth LM 410, has also caused somewhat of an uproar since some news agencies, probably due to the excitement of breaking the news of this modern-superbike-meets-post-apocalypti­c creation, reported that it will be powered by a Maserati V8 engine. That, however, is not the case since we have verified that it will indeed be driven by a more modest Yamaha R1, 4-cylinder, 998 cc engine. While the 147 kW motor is nothing revolution­ary, what is quite special about the LM 410 is the implementa­tion of its pendulum abilities that can lean into a corner, while keeping maximum traction thanks to the parallel wheels. Also, it has an anti-tilting system that counteract­s the pendulum effect when stationary. It is quite exclusive with a price of around R1.3m and a production run of only 10 units.

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