British-made motorcycle to be revealed next week at Salon Prive

The event, held from 23-26 September at Blenheim Palace, will be the first time the two-stroke, road legal motorcycle has been seen in public.

An engine with Ferrari engineering

The Two Stroke’s engine is produced for Langen by Vins, based in Maranello, Italy.

Born from an extra-curricular passion project from members of the Ferrari R&D department, the 75bhp CNC-machined engine has been developed over the last five years and is ideal for the Langen Two Stroke.

A combination of fuel injection, ECU-controlled oil injection, carbon fibre reed valves and electronic exhaust valves enable the engine to produce incredible performance figures, yet within an environmentally-friendly set up as a highly tractable, road legal motorcycle.

Power-to-weight ratio is the key to the Langen Two Stroke performance, with a design philosophy of simplification and lack of weight. The result is the Two Stroke weighs just 114kg. This gives a power-to-weight ratio of 660bhp/ton – more than most supercars.

Manufacturing the Two Stroke

The Langen Two Stroke is a handmade, bespoke creation. The chassis is made by hand from large-diameter, laser cut aluminium tubing, with bonded and machined connection points.

Light, Ohlins front forks and British K-Tech rear shocks control the nimble machine. The bodywork, including the fuel tank is made from hand-laid carbon fibre, as is the gold leaf detailing.

The Two Stroke has been designed, engineered and built in Wigan.

Partnerships have been made with some of the best British manufacturing companies to produce components of the bike which require specific expertise and experience such as such as Hel Performance brakes, Dunlop tyres and K-tech suspension.

Each engine will be built to order and individually numbered to match the customers motorcycle, with fully CNC machined casings and custom interchangeable gearbox.

Chris Ratcliffe, creator of Langen and designer of the Two Stroke, has more than 10 years’ experience designing successful motorcycles. He commented: ‘The company has been founded with the aim of producing motorcycles with a simplicity and purity of days gone by, like the ‘Ton-up boys’ and their Caf racers – yet pushing the limits of modern technology.

“My dream has always been to create a small piece of British motorcycling history. To be able to launch this special motorcycle under a completely new brand really is a dream come true.

“The aim is to continue to push boundaries and create more interesting bikes, which we hope will really please people.’

How many Two Strokes will be made?

The initial build will be limited to 100 individually numbered Two Strokes, which will be road legal in the UK. Production is targeted to begin in summer 2021.

A further 150 motorcycles will be produced starting 2022, which will be available in homologated form for road use in other countries around the world. The total number of builds will be strictly limited to 250 bikes, each of them built to order.

The Two Stroke is priced from £28,000 plus VAT where applicable.

Langen www.langenmotorcycles.co.uk