This is what the designer, Branko Lukic, calls the nUCLEUS, an alternative fuel motorbike concept. He thinks motorcycles shouldn't mimic one another but instead should do things differently. His nUCLEUS (Why do designers write like they hit the caps lock?) is a "square against the air" which looks like a slab from the side but from the front presents only blades to confront the … [Read more...]
Derbi DH 2.0 – Motorcycle Mountain Bike Concept
If you remember Project M85 Freeride, you'll see the same idea in this new concept bike from Derbi, the Derbi DH 2.0, a mountain bike sized motorcycle with a small engine and very light weight. It has fuel in frame like a Buell, an automatic transmission, a 100cc air cooled 4 stroke engine, underseat exhaust, inverted fork, air monoshock out back and a dry weight of 88 pounds! … [Read more...]
The Uno – Parallel Wheel Electric Motorcycle
18-year-old Canadian, Ben J. Poss Gulak, has always done a lot of tinkering, model trains, rockets, that sort of thing, but the Uno, is something else entirely. The Uno, is a parallel wheel, electric motorcycle that operates like a Segway, lean forward to go forward, lean backwards to go in reverse. Ben unveiled his creation at the 2008 National Motorcycle Show in Toronto, … [Read more...]
How About Some Real Motorcycle Innovation?
Picture this, your buddies are dragging knees and pushing hard on their favorite canyon road, the familiar sound of inline 4 cylinder engines in everyone's ears, then all of a sudden you're there, no one heard you approach from behind and all they hear now is a bit of a high pitched whine. You're riding an electric! Then someone else swoops in, this time the sound is deeper … [Read more...]
Suzuki Crosscage Photos from Tokyo
The Suzuki Crosscage was one of the more distant concept motorcycles on display at the Tokyo Motor Show. Powered by a fuel cell it is unlikely to see production in the near future but one never knows. It appears to have an electric motor at the rear wheel with the usual engine space taken up by the fuel cell. This does look a lot better than the ENV hydrogen motorcycle … [Read more...]
Honda EVO6 Photos from Tokyo
The Honda EVO6, introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show was a hit with many of you but the images we had previously were a little smaller and less detailed. Thanks to the contributions of Horacio Kanashiro, we have a lot of great photos from the show which we'll sort out and bring to you soon but I thought I would start out with these closeups of the Honda EVO6. This is a nice … [Read more...]
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