After seeing some of the comments about the recently introduced Honda Fury, I can appreciate Honda's thinking and the same goes for the 2010 Triumph Thunderbird. Both of these bikes are simply a blank canvas for whatever the owner wants to create. Both are complete and finished on the dealer floor but, as offered, very plain. Though Harley Davidson has always promoted the sale … [Read more...]
Chinese Motorcycle Design Curiosities
Some examples of Chinese motorcycle design are inspiring. Take this example for instance, maybe it's just me but this HBMoto "250 Sport Cruiser" looks like it was "inspired" by the Storz XR1200. Just a coincidence I suppose. Of course, no one is going to mistake this 250 for a 1200 but c'mon. Tom wrote in to point this out and said: HiBird is one of China's second tier … [Read more...]
New Motorcycle Design Studio for Xenophya Design
Major motorcycle manufacturers have their own in house design studios but smaller builders often hire out much, if not all, of their design work to specialized firms. Even the large companies occasionally go outside for a portion of their work and, whether for large firms or small, that's where studios like Xenophya Design come in, they are one of a very few consultancies … [Read more...]
Victory Core Concept Motorcycle
Victory unveiled their Core concept motorcycle to show their idea of the possible future direction of motorcycle design. It's a performance cruiser stripped to the core, hence the name. I think their design team has some interesting ideas. The frame is sandcast aluminum, the engine is their 106/6 Freedom V-Twin (106 cubic inches/6 speed) and wheelbase is 64 inches. Of … [Read more...]
2010 Honda Fury Unveiled
As promised, the 2010 Honda Fury has been unveiled and it looks exactly like the drawings we showed you already. A 1312cc, water cooled, shaft drive, 71.2 inch wheelbase factory custom chopper from Honda. It looks very well constructed and it will most likely deliver the seamless and trouble free experience you would expect from Honda. It will be very interesting to see how … [Read more...]
Honda CB1100F Ready to Go?
With all of the moaning and complaining about the Honda Fury that is supposed to be released on the 16th, take a look at what we have here. I dug up these drawings when I was pulling up those other ones. Looks like the CB1100F might be ready to go. I wrote about this last January when there was a lot of talk about it going into production and this set of drawings was for a … [Read more...]
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