Gullwing by Tamarit Motorcycles

The Gullwing by Tamarit Motorcycles is a custom Triumph Thruxton 900 motorcycle built as a tribute to the 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, featuring hydraulically operated one-piece bodywork that opens like the car's iconic doors, released as a limited series of 9 units in the original Gullwing colours.

The Concept

Tamarit Motorcycles draws a distinction between vehicles that are beautiful and vehicles that are iconic. The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing belongs unambiguously to the second category: a 1950s sports car whose upward-opening doors defined an entire visual language for speed and aspiration. Tamarit's challenge was to translate that language into a motorcycle without producing a costume or a joke. The solution was structural: if the defining feature of the Mercedes was its doors, then the motorcycle's body would open the same way, lifted by hydraulics, in a single piece, exactly as the car's wings rose. The rest of the design followed from that single decision, right down to the classic tyre profile that echoes the period.

The Build

The foundation is a Triumph Thruxton 900cc producing 78 hp, chosen for its period-correct character and torque delivery. The frame has been modified and the engine disassembled and rebuilt with fortified internals. The signature feature is the hydraulic one-piece bodywork, a bespoke fabrication that opens as a single unit, revealing the engine and mechanics beneath in a manner that directly references the 300 SL's gull-wing doors. The oil radiator has been redesigned and relocated inside the chassis for a cleaner exterior line. Electronics run through Motogadget devices and a remapped ECU. Proximity start replaces a conventional ignition. Kustom Tech levers and brake cylinders, a custom aluminium triple clamp, chromed HAGON Nitro rear dampers, Galfer brake discs, KN Power Filters, and Victory Classic TT tyres complete a build where every component was evaluated for visual and mechanical coherence. A limited run of 9 units will be produced in the same colour combinations used on the original Mercedes sportswear.

Specifications

• Builder: Tamarit Motorcycles (Valencia, Spain)
• Engine: Triumph Thruxton 900cc
• Power: 78 hp
• Bodywork: Hydraulic one-piece opening body
• Frame: Modified original
• Seat: Gel cushion
• Air filters: KN Power Filters
• Exhausts: Improved intake exhausts
• Electronics: Motogadget devices and ECU
• Ignition: Proximity start
• Rear suspension: HAGON Nitro shock absorbers (chromed)
• Tyres: Victory Classic TT
• Brake discs: Galfer
• Levers: Kustom Tech
• Triple clamp: Custom aluminium
• Certification: European road / street legal
• Edition: 9 units, limited series

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