MAKE. Voxan
MODEL. Black Magic 996 V2 (UK bike, No. 147, 3500 miles, VERY RARE)
YEAR. 2006
REGISTRATION. 56
OWNERSHIP. UK Voxan dealer + 2 owners – Last owner 15 years
MILEAGE. 3500 miles (5500 km) with service history
- Original UK (English text) owners’ manual present
- Extensive collection of original Voxan marketing material, including brochures and road tests
- Numerous service bills/invoices
- New Michelin Pilot Power 2CTs fitted
- All old MOTs
- New MOT provided at point of sale
- Clear HPI report
- All documents/keys present
COLOUR. Aluminium Brossé (Brushed Aluminium)
ENGINE SIZE. Liquid Cooled 72 deg V-Twin 996 cc 100 bhp / 97 Nm
TRANSMISSION. 6 speed manual – Wet clutch
TOP SPEED. 143 mph
WEIGHT. 185 kg (dry)
KEY POINTS.
Voxan Black Magic 996cc V2 in Aluminium Brossé
UK supplied new
No. 147 of 198 bikes produced (see text)
UK Voxan dealer + 2 owners – Last owner 15 years
3500 miles (5500 km) with service history
Original UK (English text) owners’ manual present
Extensive collection of original Voxan marketing material, including brochures and road tests
Numerous service bills/invoices
New Michelin Pilot Power 2CTs fitted
All old MOTs
New MOT provided at point of sale
Clear HPI report
All documents/keys present
Chassis designed by esteemed race engineer Alain Chevallier
Motor produced by Sodemo Moteurs with input from Renault F1 engineers
Double tubular frame with factory adjustable headstock and swingarm mounting points
Dry sump oil in frame lubrication
Magneti Marelli fuel injection and engine management system
21 litre brushed aluminium fuel tank
Brembo 4 piston Gold Series calipers
320mm diameter floating discs
Marzochhi 41mm dia. inverted fully adjustable forks in Black
WP horizontally mounted adjustable monoshock rear suspension
Bespoke adjustable rearsets
MODEL SUMMARY.
Wow. A very RARE bike indeed…
Voxan Black Magic 996 V2 in Aluminium Brossé
No. 147 of 198 bikes produced (see later text) UK Voxan dealer + 2 owners – Last owner 15 years. 3500 miles (5500 km) with service history. Original UK (English text) owners’ manual present with extensive collection of original Voxan marketing material, including brochures and road tests, numerous service bills/invoices and all old MOTs. New Michelin Pilot Power 2CTs fitted. New MOT provided at point of sale. Clear HPI report. All documents/keys present
Voxan was founded by French entrepreneur Jacques Gardette, and the Black Magic was the ‘creme de la creme’ of the Voxan range. Very much a limited production ‘numbered’ special, intended to ‘showcase’ Voxan, initially there were 250 of these handbuilt bespoke models planned. Actual numbers built are hard to quantify but, from what we can gather, 198 were actually produced. We are happy to be corrected on this…
The chassis was designed by esteemed race engineer Alain Chevallier, utilising a double tubular frame with factory adjustable headstock and swingarm mounting points. The motor was produced by Sodemo Moteurs with input from Renault F1 engineers, and featured dry sump oil in frame lubrication and a Magneti Marelli fuel injection and engine management system
The motor was a 72 degree V-Twin of 996cc capacity and developed a lazy 100bhp (the maximum French law would allow) with 97 Nm torque. Having ridden this bike over some mileage, the power delivery is beautifully smooth in the mid to upper ranges, and performance decently quick, with good brakes, and genuinely very planted handling. See later text regarding exhaust note, it sounds fabulous whether on or off the throttle…
The styling is quite unique with the fuel tank and scrambler-esqe side routed exhausts clearly being very distinctive. Perhaps, there is commonality with certain Nortons, or some might say a Hesketh, but this is a very, very individual machine
This bike has PowerTech carbon style slip on exhaust cans with removable baffles fitted. They sound truly superb, actually quite incredible, particularly on the over run, but we do also have the original silencers and they come with the bike
The specification further included a 21 litre brushed aluminium fuel tank, Brembo 4 piston Gold Series calipers, 320mm diameter floating discs, Marzochhi 41mm dia. inverted fully adjustable forks, WP horizontally mounted adjustable monoshock rear suspension and Bespoke adjustable rearsets
This bike is no.147, and has some nice provenance. These Black Magics were all but impossible to source for UK buyers, but during 2006, Phantom Motorcycles in Barton on Humber, a designated Voxan (UK) distributor, had managed to secure this one for it’s original owner Mr Butler of Scunthorpe..
..as such it was the first Black Magic to arrive in the UK and, naturally, journalists were interested. With Mr Butler’s permission, the bike was magazine featured, being provided by Phantom Motorcycles to the journals, prior to Mr Butler taking delivery. Copies of those magazines, and the bike featured within, are within the history file, essentially immortalising it for all time
Mr Butler retained the bike until 2009, and it has then been in the same ownership for 15 years before coming to us. Conscientiously owned and maintained by a collector of predominantly British bikes, that collection has recently been sold and with it this Voxan
It’s not clear how many ultimately made it to the UK, but it is safe to say very few indeed, perhaps single digits…
In terms of finding another for sale, then in the UK it would be all but impossible. Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, who passed in 2017, owned one and that bike did sell through a UK auction recently. Google will provide those details
A handful can be found in France for sale, and all at a price level that puts this one at the lower end (actually the cheapest)
For French or other international buyers WE DO HAVE THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY to enable registration outside of the UK
Truly a collectors’ bike of extreme rarity. One that will turn heads and create interest around it wherever it goes, and yet completely docile and usable. Fabulous bike…
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PRICE. £SOLD
