Pierre Terblanche
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Pierre Terblanche | |
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| Born | 6 November 1956 Uitenhage, South Africa |
| Occupation | Motorcycle designer |
Pierre Terblanche is a South African
Subsequently, Pierre Terblanche worked for Piaggio on the Moto Guzzi and other brands, along with former colleague Miguel Angel Galluzzi, who designed the Ducati Monster.[2][3] Terblanche left Piaggio to join Norton Motorcycle Company in January 2011.[4]
In early 2013, it was announced that Terblanche had joined
In late 2014, Terblanche left Confederate to join Royal Enfield in India.[7] After working for 20 months at Royal Enfield, Terblanche resigned from his post on 2 August 2016 for reasons unknown.
At the 2019 EICMA show, carbon fiber wheel manufacturer Blackstone (BST) unveiled the hyperTEK. The motorcycle is the first in-house electric motorcycle; Terblanche, who designed the motorcycle, stated that the hyperTEK is 'the best work I have ever done.'[8]
Designs
Terblanche designed the following motorcycles:
- Ducati 888
- Ducati ST Series
- Cagiva 600 Canyon
- Cagiva 900 Gran Canyon
- Ducati Multistrada
- Ducati Hypermotard
- Ducati Supermono
- 1999–2007 Ducati SuperSport
- Ducati MH900e
- Ducati 749/999
- Ducati SportClassics
- Moto Guzzi Concepts - Eicma 2014
- ConfederateX132 Hellcat Speedster
- Royal Enfield Himalayan
- BST hyperTEK Concept - Eicma 2019
References
- ^ Pierre Terblanche Bio, Ducati.com
- ^ Ben Purvis (20 December 2007). "Ducati design boss Pierre Terblanche leaves". Motorcycle News. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
- ^ Ian Kerr (22 June 2009). "Terblanche Working with Piaggio". MotorcycleUSA. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ Siler, Wes (12 January 2011), "Pierre Terblanche joins Norton", Hell for Leather, retrieved 20 January 2011
- ^ "Pierre Terblanche joins Confederate Motor Company", Motorcyclist, 22 February 2014, retrieved 14 March 2013
- ^ Jensen Beeler (15 August 2014), Confederate X132 Hellcat Speedster – by Pierre Terblanche, Asphalt and Runber
- ^ "Design legend Pierre Terblanche joins Royal Enfield". Royal Enfield.
- ^ Chris Hunter (15 November 2019), Surprise: Carbon Expert BST reveals the $80,000 hyperTEK, Bike Exif