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Royal Enfield Bullet Sport Concept

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Now that Royal Enfield has a new engine for their new Bullet, Oberdan Bezzi thought, why not work up a sport version? Although Royal Enfield has long had a cafe racer kit to spiff up their old Bullet, the 500cc thumper was never what most of us would call a sporty engine, simple and reliable, perhaps, but sporty? The new engine is quite an improvement but this design might … [Read more...]

Synergy Fuel Cell Motorcycle Concept

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Piers Prendergast, a 2009 graduate of Transport Design at Coventry University, sent me these images of his final year project. It's a fuel cell motorcycle concept with hubless wheels which are kind of unique: The hubless wheels work though a fixed inner rim and a rotating outer rim that spins on internal bearings. The concept doesn't technically have any motors; the rear … [Read more...]

BMW Motorrad Innovation Contest 2009

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BMW wants to know what you're thinking. First, they brought out the LoRider Concept and put up a survey to see what you thought about it, which is a good way to generate feedback in the most direct fashion, "Here it is, what do you think?" Now, they have an innovation contest and they're looking for some of your ideas about future products: What will be the perfect motor … [Read more...]

Electric Powered Harley Davidson Style Trunk Concept Motorcycle

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Let's toss aside the range and recharge issues common to any electric motorcycle discussions and focus, instead, on design. The sometimes futuristic or overly utilitarian appearance of a lot of electric bikes leaves many of us cold. If you don't like the George Jetson look, you're out of luck and that's why this design caught my eye. Nicolas Petit of France, thought we might … [Read more...]

Ducati D-66 Custom Concept by Luca Bar

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Luca Bar, who we last wrote about when we showed you his BuellRod design, has another interesting concept using Ducati 1098 power in a long wheelbase custom. His Ducati D-66, is aimed, somewhat, at the V-Rod market segment, one of his illustrations even compares it directly to the V-Rod in various dimensions. With the V-Rod aiming at a slightly different and a bit younger … [Read more...]

1937 Front Drive Tracked Motorcycle Prototype

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Tracked motorcycles are a continuous source of fascination and back in the early 20th century, numerous prototypes were being built, usually with military applications in mind. This one is new to me, it's a 1937 Mercier, 1 of 3 prototypes built for the French military. The obvious difference between this example and the others most of us have seen is the front track / front … [Read more...]