The bike echoes the styling of the CCM-Armstrong machines of the early 1980s, which saw action in the famous TT races on the Isle of Man. Although those machines were two-stroke powered, this bike features a low-maintenance DRZ400 Suzuki unit, which sho

uld do over 50mpg, as well hitting 85mph flat out.

The chassis is based on the current FT35 Flat-Tracker CCM model, and the bike will be available in either fully faired, or unfaired formats. Many details like the alloy fuel tank are hand-finished, a unique aspect to the design of the bike in age of mass produced machines.

Blackburn based CCM reckon the CR40 will retail for around £5800, when it appears on the roads in 2007.

Alastair Walker

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