The TheArsenale x Blitz Motorcycle collaboration produced a 1994 Suzuki DR 600 tracker that defines what a custom city motorcycle should be: total black, sub-140 kg, and stripped of every component that does not serve the ride. It is one of the most coherent objects to come out of both TheArsenale's and Blitz Motorcycles' respective catalogues.
Who Are Blitz Motorcycles?
Blitz Motorcycles is a Paris-based custom garage founded in 2010 by Fred Jourden and Hugo Jezegabel. Jourden came to motorcycles through mechanics and night-school training; Jezegabel arrived via landscape design and vintage scooters. Together, they built one of the most recognised custom motorcycle shops in Europe, published a book of their work through a major publisher, and developed a design philosophy that has remained consistent across more than a decade of builds: simplicity is the only rule, and redundancy is not welcome in their garage.
The Build: 1994 Suzuki DR 600 Reimagined
The base for the collaboration is a 1994 Suzuki DR 600, a single-cylinder dual-sport that Blitz chose specifically for its proportions and its potential as a lightweight city tracker. The original 644cc engine produces 45 hp, which is not a racing number, but the DR 600's real asset is its kerb weight: the finished build comes in at 140 kg, light enough that power becomes secondary to agility. Every component was rebuilt or replaced with premium parts. The entire motorcycle was finished in a uniform matte black that eliminates any visual hierarchy between engine, frame, bodywork and wheels.
Design Details: Yellow Light and Rally DNA
The single deviation from the all-black palette is the front auxiliary lamp, a powerful yellow unit drawn from rally car lighting rather than motorcycle convention. On a rally car, auxiliary lights are mounted low and aimed precisely to cut through dust and darkness at speed. On the DR 600 tracker, the yellow lens functions as the sole point of contrast in an otherwise monochrome machine, and it carries a performance reference that the rest of the build earns. The minimal handlebars, stripped subframe and unobstructed tank continue Blitz's established formula of removing until the motorcycle cannot be reduced further.
A Machine Built for the City
The DR 600 tracker is a city motorcycle in the most honest sense. It is not engineered for the motorway or the track; it is engineered for the street, where its sub-140 kg weight gives it an immediate response to every input. The Blitz aesthetic has always been urban and punk in the best sense: anti-ornamentation, anti-spectacle, direct. The TheArsenale edition of the DR 600 is an expression of that sensibility applied to a collaboration between two Paris-rooted brands with shared values about what objects should look and feel like.
The TheArsenale x Blitz Motorcycle
The collaboration is available as a unique motorcycle through TheArsenale. The TheArsenale x Blitz Motorcycle is a confirmed collector piece from one of the most respected custom garages in Europe. Explore the wider Blitz Motorcycles collection and the full TheArsenale Motorcycles range for further custom and production motorcycles curated for those who understand what simplicity costs.
