Do you remember Vanguard? Back in December 2016, the motorcycle startup took its first prototype design, the Vanguard Roadster, to the International Motorcycle Shows (IMS) International New York Motorcycle Show. Powered by an S&S X-Wedge V-twin engine, which also served as part of the frame, the design was striking.
Although it was a prototype, the Roadster packed other interesting features into the package. That included premium components such as an Öhlins suspension and Brembo brakes. The bike was designed by Ed Jacobs and Francois-Xavier Terny, with the former man having been chief designer for Confederate Motorcycles, and the latter man going on to become CEO and co-founder of electric bicycle and motorbike startup Fuell, alongside Erik Buell.
