CCM say the Spitfire is the cumulative work of a small group
of mechanics and designers who have been working away behind the
scenes and developing their ideas in their spare time. Like the
original Lockheed Martin Skunkworks, CCM say the Skunkwerx team
was able to build a dream bike without the hassle and
constraints of budgets and bureaucracy.
The Spitfire has an all new 600cc single, which puts out 55bhp
and 58nm of torque. Looking at the data, the engine appears to be
the same one fitted to the SWM RS650R, itself an unused model from
when BMW owned Husqvarna. Keeping a lid on the speed are Brembo
calipers front and rear, while the 19” wheels and tyres solidify the
flat track look.
The most visually arresting part of the bike is the frame, which
has been constructed from T45 steel – the same steel used to build
the fuselages of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter plane. To produce
the complex shapes of the trellis frame, CCM employed the skills of
veteran welder Ted Unwin, who was one of the original members of
Alan Clews’ Clew Competition Machines in the early 1970s. Despite
all this fancy trellis work, the claimed weight is only 121kg dry.
Engine: 600cc single, 55bhp, 58nm
Frame: Hand-made T45 steel trellis
Suspension: 150mm full adjustable front & rear, WP 48mm USD
fork