Picasso FLAT TRACK Stradale 450 – From The World Championship To The Road: 105 kg, around 55 hp and a carbon fibre frame with adjustable geometry and stiffness.
A year of development in the Flat Track World Championship and the Independent championship in the United States. A project shaped by racing, testing and workshop development, with the aim of exploring new possibilities for the structural use of carbon fibre. This experience has led to the Picasso Flat Track Stradale 450, unveiled at EICMA in its road-legal version.
Lightweight and stripped back, with exposed mechanical components and proportions that immediately reveal its origins. The new Picasso brings race-developed solutions to the road, starting with its carbon fibre frame, alongside the adaptations needed for everyday use. The engine is derived from the Honda CRF 450R: around 55 hp and a claimed weight of 105 kg. Two figures that capture the character of a project in which every component serves a clear purpose.
Carbon fibre with an extra dimension
At the technical heart of the Flat Track Stradale 450 is a carbon fibre frame featuring patented DAST® technology: Dynamic Adaptive Stiffness Technology. Interchangeable brackets allow adjustments to geometry and torsional stiffness, changing the way the chassis responds.
Carbon fibre therefore becomes a means of tuning the motorcycle’s behaviour as well as reducing its weight. Replacing the connecting elements makes it possible to achieve different configurations using the same structure. Proven in competition, this approach is one of Picasso’s defining features.
The bodywork is also made from carbon fibre. Both the frame and bodywork are manufactured in Italy, shaping a compact motorcycle in which form and construction remain closely linked.
A chassis built around the project
Development of the front end encompasses the wheels, hubs and triple clamps. The Bart Factory spoked wheels feature an exclusive hub that accommodates triple clamps with a fork centre-to-centre spacing of 213 mm, a solution chosen to provide greater control at the front end.
The triple clamps are manufactured by Geco Special Parts, as are the footpegs and numerous other components: CNC-machined and anodised parts developed to suit the requirements of the project.
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The fully adjustable Showa suspension features a dedicated setup and tailored suspension travel. The Bart Factory rims are fitted with road-approved Mitas Flat Track tyres, retaining a visual link to the discipline in which the motorcycle was developed.
Adapted for the road
The cooling system has also been adapted: the aluminium radiator is supported by an electric fan that helps maintain the correct coolant temperature, even when low speeds limit airflow.
Developed in collaboration with Volcano Industry, the seat incorporates a carbon fibre insert with the same fabric areal weight as the carbon fibre used for the bodywork. A largely hidden detail that reflects the attention paid even to the less visible elements of the construction.
Honda engine and Spark titanium exhaust
The Picasso Flat Track Stradale 450 uses the Honda CRF 450R engine and retains the Japanese motorcycle’s titanium fuel tank. Claimed power is around 55 hp.
Standard equipment includes a full titanium exhaust system developed in collaboration with Spark. In this configuration, maximum power exceeds 60 hp.
A carbon fibre frame and bodywork, a titanium fuel tank, billet-machined components and a chassis developed in competition: the Flat Track Stradale 450 brings these choices together in a motorcycle that remains closely connected to its racing origins. At EICMA, Picasso presents the result of this development journey: a road-legal flat track motorcycle built around low weight and the ability to tune the behaviour of its frame.
Technical sheet
Frame: carbon twin‑spar with 7075‑ T6 alloy nodes; modular spars with alternative layups (including
asymmetric)
Geometry: wheelbase 1,438 mm; width 844 mm; height 1,191 mm; seat 873 mm; adjustable rake
Transmission: Slipper clutch; 5-speed gearbox
Engine: 450 cc single; 96.0×62.1 mm; 13.5:1; PGM‑FI 44 mm; 3 maps; TC; E URO 5+.
Wheels: Front: 19” x 2.50, Bartubeless spoked wheel; Rear: 19” x 3.00, Bartubeless spoked wheel.
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