META - El Trineo

Client: Vahna // Back in the 1960s and 70s hundreds of fearless barbarians would line up in the Californian desert to race what were essentially street bikes with each rider making unique modifications to their machines. The generic term used for these bikes was “desert sled”.

A pile of tires would be set aflame in the distance, a plume of smoke would arise to offer a visual waypoint and off they would disappear into a thick cloud of Mojave dust.

These days one can only imagine the glory of 100 scrappy death machines with no form of sound dampening, throttles wide open, plowing through deep sand, over creosote bushes or anything that had the misfortune of being in the way.

For most, the goal was to merely be able to finish the race, bike and body somewhat intact - A great achievement in itself.

To win was a feat of marvel.

This bike was built in the spirit of those likeminded individuals; men and women who put a pair of wings on a two wheeled pig. Roman gladiators of their time.