The BOTT XC1 cafe racer is ready!

Finally, after publishing many renders and different assembly status photos, the first unit of our BOTT XC1 cafe racer is finished and we can show some studio photos.

Like most of our usual readers know, this bike shares many components with the BOTT XR1 (frame, secondary tanks, air intake, footpegs, etc). The bike geometry is the same of the XR1, which at the same time is the same of the donor bike (Buell XB12SS).

As we did with the XR1, we will sell a kit to transform a donor Buell XB into a BOTT XC1 cafe racer. For those customers that are not interested in assembling their bike, we will also sell completely finished bikes, like the one we show on this photos.

All the parts included in the kit bolt on, so it is not necessary to cut or weld anything. We even included an interface cable to connect the Motogadget display directly (plug and play) to the original Buell wiring loom, so it is not necessary to modify it.

The BOTT XC1 will benefit with other optional special parts that we are developing also for the XR1, like the new titanium frame or the special electronics.

Each bike we make is built completely to customer specifications, and like we did with the XR1, there are many special parts to fully customize the bike according to the customer taste. For example it is possible to order it with a carbon fiber fueltank or seat.

Talking specifically about this first XC1, the donor bike is a Buell XB12SS from 2008. We kept the engine standard, and added titanium headers and a Torque Hammer silencer. Wheels are from the donor bike, as are the suspensions. It has a 8 pistons front caliper. Front master cylinder and clutch lever, as well as the switch buttons, are ISR. Fueltank cap, oil cap, indicators, and license plate holder are from Rizoma. The display is a Motogadget Chronoclassic, and it also has a Motogadget m-lock system, which is a contact free ignition system (see video).
We are very happy with the headlight design, which is very clean.

The paint scheme is also very clean and elegant, with a glossy white, matt black and the Bottpower orange as an accent color.

The carbon fiber parts (small engine covers, right footpeg covers and both fenders) have a matt finish.

Some words from dutch designer Hugo van Waaijen, who has designed the tank and seat of the XC1:

“The brief of the design for the XC1 was clear, it should be a Cafe Racer. To get the right proportions and a low, long look was a challenging on a bike with a wheelbase of 1321 mm and a very tall engine. The fueltank should have a classical, roundish look and to connect the fueltank with the seat a horizontal line was introduced which at the same time “stretches” the bike optically to make it appear longer than it really is. This line is slightly angled so the design looks a little more aggressive. A very important part of motorcycle design is the top view of a bike and here a sculpting shape was chosen fort he XC1 meaning wider at the middle of the fueltank, smaller at the front of the saddle (to make the bike feel small for the rider) and wider at the rear to visually connect the seat with the rear tire.

After the final sketches the work in 3D started. During this process ICEM Surf was used to model the parts resulting in high-quality CAD models where the focus is on getting the highlights/reflections right. The process is very similar to the OEM process. A big advantage of using CAD in this phase is design and engineering work very close together to check the parts regarding interference, etc. The CAD data is then milled and from these parts the molds are made. The result are high-quality parts which especially in carbon-fiber have a OEM feel.“