Icare Concept Motorcycle by Enzyme Design
July 19th, 2008 at 10:16 am by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider"
Concept motorcycle design is supposed to grab your attention and the Icare by Enzyme Design certainly does that. Looking more like a creation from a futuristic sci-fi movie or computer game, it is actually based on technology and engines already available.
Power comes from a flat six, either Honda 1800, or as one rendering shows, perhaps a Porsche. With all of the bodywork on this bike, you could hide all sorts of engine accessories like blowers, turbos or what have you, plus the suspension could be pretty exotic and it, too, would be well hidden. Of course, with this much bodywork you could hide almost any kind of powerplant, you’re not confined to the old internal combustion engine by any means though it’s interesting to see something this far out with a Honda 6.
The side skirts around the wheels seem to rotate up out of the way as does the bodywork which evidently has some type of parked mode which then moves into riding mode when you turn it on.
I rather doubt we’ll see anything like this from any major manufacturer, at least not for the foreseeable future, but a technically proficient custom builder might pull it off. Interesting.
A tip of the hat to Brian for the pointer.
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Link: Enzyme Design via Wired
All images: Enzyme Design
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July 19th, 2008 at 10:24 am
I wouldnt be suprised if we saw something like this in the future but that looks like it wont handle very well with that giant front wheel.
July 19th, 2008 at 10:35 am
I think the appearance is deceptive, most of what you see is bodywork, not the enclosed tire and wheel, though it is hard to tell from these images.
July 19th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Art. In the eye of the beholder .
July 19th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
icare? no
July 19th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
I could probably buy 2-3 bikes for what it would cost to repair that thing if it ever fell over in the garage!
July 19th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
dig it. lots. just wondering how the front wheel would be able to turn, or the front suspension could compress. even if it’s all bodywork i’m having trouble visualizing how there’s room. either way, it’s pretty and i’d like to see someone turn out something like this that actually works.
July 19th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
sorry for the double post, i was just thinking it’d be REALLY easy to put TWO wheels in the back of this thing. imagine the grip coming out a corner. . .
July 19th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
First of all I would like to say I dig the exhaust. If you look at the bottom picture it doesn’t look as the front tire is so wide. In regards to the rear tire, you could hide some decent saddlebags under that body work. Lean angles would surely be affected though. My biggest concern would be suspension compression on the front wheel. I think it would be awesome to hide a twin turbocharded mill under all of that fairing work.
July 19th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
If you scan through their website under the “Atomo” and “Voxan” tabs on the left they have additionaly motorcycle designs. Well worth the look.
July 19th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
I like it a lot.
July 19th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
bikes should look like bikes so that ting is ugly!!
July 20th, 2008 at 12:58 am
i like out of the box thinking but where would i put my feet. reminds me of something of the old voltron cartoons
July 20th, 2008 at 3:18 am
Its very locomotive. I like it. Front suspension travel could be improved by articulating the frame rather than the front “forks”. Of course this is just over the top and imaginary, but if i saw it on the street my jaw would drop.
July 20th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Good call on the locomotive, Clive. The black one in the front 3/4 view especially. Perhaps the Raymond Loewy influence is alive and well in France.
Looking into this further, I now see there’s distinct differences between the red/black version and the bottom tan version. The top two pics do look like they have unconventional wheels. Sort of a blend between Akira and Minority Report, if you will. But the tan design, is perhaps a later version, with a sleeker automotive front end, conventional wheels and rear saddle bags.
July 21st, 2008 at 9:32 am
I like it.
July 21st, 2008 at 8:40 pm
paint it black and mount some guns and lights and Judge Dredd would be right at home. Or Batman.
Yes, I want one.
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Nice to see someone finally came out with a body for the Tomahawk..
Comedy aside, Its nice to see a concept bike that isnt about getting rid of material, but allowing for some storage while looking into aerodynamics. I would ride one, as long as it had enough room for a passenger to ride with some comfort.