Archive for 'Motorcycle Design' Category
Harley Davidson Knucklehead 3D Renderings
1 October 2008Amir Glinik, the fellow who made those sweet Italian Bike renderings, didn’t just start on that project, he’s been doing a lot of other work, too. I was looking through his site and his 3D engines are stunning. Some of you who use the various software packages that can produce this sort of thing may [...]
25 Years of Buell - Book Review
30 September 200825 Years of Buell by Court Canfield and Dave Gess, arrived last week and I read it over the weekend. This is a very complete history of the Buell Motorcycle Company starting with Erik Buell’s early years and interest in motorcycles right up through the current Buell 1125R. If you are the least bit interested [...]
KTM 640 LC4 Single Cylinder Track Bike Project
29 September 2008When asked what they want in a motorcycle, some might say narrow, lightweight, great handling single cylinder with plenty of power. That was Kim Kronslev’s idea. He looked around, didn’t find what he wanted so he designed it and built one, based around the KTM 640 LC4. Although Kim began with the intention of [...]
Brudeli 654L Leanster On the Road in Europe
28 September 2008Remember the Brudeli 625L tilting trike? When we first covered the prototype over 2 years ago, it looked pretty neat, the 45 degree lean angles it’s capable of seemed like huge fun. Geir Brudeli, inventor of the trike, says they’ve been working on getting it approved for European roads and that hurdle is finally cleared [...]
In Search of the Perfect Motorcycle
26 September 2008It’s your turn. This is your opportunity to identify the motorcycle you think is worthy of recognition because it is beautifully designed, exquisitely engineered and perfectly executed, the motorcycle you look at and say, “That’s what a motorcycle should be.” The reason I’m asking for your input is because I’m puzzled, I can’t locate the [...]
Ferrari Motorcycle Concept Drawings
25 September 2008The latest Ferrari motorcycle is still in the concept drawing stage and most likely, that is as far as it will ever get, but from an appearance and technology standpoint, it certainly looks like something the Ferrari factory could get behind.
UPDATE: A comment below by Mark notes Ferrari does not want their name attached to [...]
Buell Conversion Kit From Fusion Motorcycles
18 September 2008Remember “The Machine” from Fusion Motorcycles? Well, Will Thibeault has been hard at work on something a lot of you may find interesting, he’s designed a conversion kit that will transform your donor Buell into a custom with killer looks.
Will’s kit uses a billet T6 aluminum bolt together frame with a built in oil tank, [...]
Turbo V-Twin Concept Motorcycle by Igarashi Design
15 September 2008Yutaka Igarashi, whose 3D design skills are well above the norm, has created a gorgeous design for a turbo V-Twin motorcycle. There’s very little not to like. A few details are missing, such as gear shift and rear brake levers, but the design overall is quite impressive. A quick browse around his site reveals some [...]
