Lazareth WAZUMA V12 Quadbike...

t. · August 12, 2009

Mad BMW-powered Lazareth quad bike spotted

This terrifying creation by French motorcycle customiser Ludovic Lazareth could somehow only have come from the country that invented absinth. And we can only presume that it was conceived after a particularly heavy night on the green stuff. It’s called the Wazuma Bio and the supercharged V12 BMW lump kicks out 500bhp. We also presume the driver must be clinically insane because, judging by the

(below), it looks as if riding it is akin to straddling the bonnet of a 760Li and telling the driver to let rip while you hang on for dear life.

There’s even a sop to the green-ites, too, as the Wazuma is powered by E85 bioethanol. There is of course a performance reason for this, too: E85’s higher octane rating means the Wazuma can run a higher compression ratio. The 5.0-litre V12 starts life with 345bhp and 383lb ft of torque, before Lazareth adds the supercharger to create the 500bhp monster. Power goes to the rear wheels via a conventional torque converter auto.

Best bit of all, though, is the fact that this monster has no chassis – the rider sits directly on the BMW V12 lump (though with a seat between it and him - or indeed her).

Brave potential customers will need to shell out quite a lot – the Wazuma will set you back a cool 200k euros (£172k).

This is a level of madness I'm just not used to from the French. There is hope for France yet!

Car Freak · August 12, 2009

This thing leaves me absolutely speechless. A mental V12 engined Quad with no chassis? Wow. Although I have absolutely no idea what they mean by that. They bolt suspension and axles directly to the engine? That can't be right...