Are you ready to design the next generation of motorcycles, your head filled with ideas but you're a wee bit short of cash for a top shelf commercial program? Blender is the answer and it doesn't skimp anywhere. Blender is full strength and ready to take on any design project you might have. Those ideas of yours that will stun the world can now be rendered. Of course, this … [Read more...]
IMME 1200 BMW Boxer Sport Bike
Two students at the International School of Design, Nicolas Bubar (24) and Yves Dufeutrelle (22), thought a BMW Boxer based sportbike would be a good idea and they set to work designing one. They designed a tube frame around a BMW 1200 boxer engine, with a new head and exhaust that brings output to 150 horsepower. In a 341 pound bike, performance should be quite acceptable. … [Read more...]
You Can Help Companies Build Better Motorcycles
My story about the Harley Davidson strike led to an interesting exchange about dealers getting a backlog of bikes in their inventory they did not want in the first place. It happens all the time and results when dealers must order a particular mix of motorcycles, across the company’s product line rather than just the specific models the dealer is sure to sell. This sounds … [Read more...]
Shelby Motorcycle Built by Rucker Performance
Carroll Shelby, the man who stuffed a big American V8 into the AC sports car and created the sensational AC Cobra, has teamed with Rucker Performance to create the Shelby Motorcycle. The motorcycle will be powered by the recently introduced American made S&S X-Wedge V-Twin engine. The 128 cubic inch X-Wedge produces 150 horsepower and in this application will have a power to … [Read more...]
R-Bike Shape Shifting Motorcycle
Every motorcycle is a compromise of sorts, buy a cruiser and you can't ride off road, buy something for the back woods and highway riding becomes uncomfortable. Erik Brinkman, an inventor and designer with IDS (Interactive Design Studios) in Victoria, British Columbia, thought about the problem and came up with the R-Bike, a shape shifting motorcycle. The key to the R-Bike … [Read more...]
Triazuma by Ludovic Lazareth
Ludovic Lazareth made a logical move with the Triazuma, a design based on his Quadrazuma. In the U.S., quads are not street legal but three wheelers are because they're considered motorcycles. Lazareth built this three wheeler with homologation in mind for France and the United Arab Emirates, as far as I can tell. How about the U.S.? To me, this looks extremely cool. Based on … [Read more...]
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