Anvil Motociclette is an Italian custom bike studio run by the duo San Marco and Phonz, brought together by their shared passion for building and customising sensational motorbikes.
Last February they caught the attention of Indian Motorcycle with their plan to build a flat tracker out of a Scout Sixty, inspired by the memory of Albert “Shrimp” Burns. A talented young American racer, “Shrimp” died tragically in an accident on the track in 1921, aged just 23.
San Marco and Phonz translated the spirit they wanted to achieve with this machine into a design, and set down the lines on paper. Having stripped out the engine, they then built up something completely new around it, starting with the chassis: a tubular frame with a central beam and single cradle, holding a traditional swingarm pivot.
The fuel tank – a key element in their overall design concept – was hand-made by a boilermaker to give it the same finesse and curve that brings to mind certain English motorbikes. Its contours are beautifully extended by the flat saddle that ends in a handcrafted mudguard. The obvious choice for the suspension was Öhlins, and the flat tracker’s single rear brake is by Brembo. Spoked wheels give an authentic period feel, and to add a perfect finishing touch, the era’s square number plates have
been recreated by hand.
After the black drape was removed in a solemn unveiling at the Wheels and Waves Artride exhibition in Pasaia, Spain, the “Shrimp” was raring to prove that it’s not justfor show. The very next day it set about racking up the laps a few miles away in the El Rollo race, where talented Italian flat track rider Emanuele Marzotto demonstrated
what the machine is capable of.
On July 8th – pitted against 32 other bikes – Emanuele raced the “Shrimp” to victory in the Over the Top championship on the Lonigo track in Italy, in a magnificent tribute to the memory of Albert Burns.
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