Exposed at an international exhibition in Seattle, this gold plated chopper has raised more than a few eyebrows and the gold has nothing to do with that. The amazing part is the $500,000 price tag for which it can be yours. I sure know I can’t have it (it’s a the Naomi Campbell of motorcycles), but if you’re an eccentric millionaire and plan on buying it, be sure to leave a comment to this post or even send us a few pics from the first ride on it. Good luck with that! Make sure you don’t scratch the “paint”!
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Most of us have seen or heard about outrageous motorcycles that are built to stand out from the crowd or measure as much as the entire crowd put together, but we’ve never wondered if they can actually be ridden on legal roads at least with the minimum safety precautions.
It seems that somebody has not only considered this aspect, but also came with a solution to it. By its name, the Gunbus motorcycle is the latest creation of Mr. Clemens F. Leonhardt. Also, this is the first world’s biggest motorcycle expected to go into production so imagine how would be to ride one of these things.
Quite a bang, I’m telling you! With a 410-cubic-inch, air-cooled, pushrod V-Twin the Gunbus stays true to its name: shoots like a gun, drives like a bus.
What we’re still waiting to see is the sidecar which is being designed for it, but we’re sure it is going to be another world braking record. Hey, at least you can take the kids with you and know that they’re safer that on a regular bike with sidecar.
But until, the sidecar arrives (or the kids) check out this blonde girl!
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Triumph has its own special way of celebrating its entry in the World Supersport Championship as Together with the Scuderia SC Team, it has created the Garry McCoy World Supersport replica of the Daytona 675.
The bike not only celebrates the first year for Triumph racing in the World Supersport Championship, but also the Triumph-SC partnership so the new approach towards this bike had to be a little different. In fact, they’ve made it look like a racing bike with headlights, two seats and mirrors, something that puts Triumph on the map.
Because we are talking about a street bike, the Garry McCoy replica was kept “pretty much” the same. I am here referring to the tuning cylinder head and gas flowing, camshaft inlet and valve kit. Though it is improper said the same as he power commander Dynojet increases performance and Termignoni full titanium race system deals with the extra power, making the bike sound as good as it looks. It still had to remain stable through the corners so the FG Gubellini was the perfect solution for the question mark appearing in the minds of Triumph engineers.
Of course, it had to feature the Garry McCoy replica paintwork and Triumph SC decal kit and there have also been added carbon parts such as the front and rear mudguards and frame protections.
So if you were considering on buying a Triumph Daytona 675, you can now have the tuned-up and special painted version for 14,000 euros. Isn’t that great? But what if you already have a Daytona and wish to upgrade it like this? No problem at all as the kit can also be sold separately for 3,500 Euros, but you’ll have to deal with the mounting in this case.
>> read During the years, we’ve kept you informed on everything that was new, outrageous and about everything that broke the rules and now we’ve come across this video which, through its slides, brings those bikes back to your memory and others more. So enjoy!
The “Troubled Waters”, as it was named, is a custom creation of Phoenix Trike Works and the result of a lady’s order. The future owner lives in Palm Spring, CA and what better place to come up with such an outrageous creation. Why outrageous? Well, check out the title! It is powered by a 2 liter Porsche 911 boxer-6 engine!
Slightly retuned in order to perform and sound as a trike motor, the unit was mated to a five-speed transmission and hooked up with a unique exhaust that has never previously seen its way onto a Porsche engine. But everything has a start. As well as the hand built headers, carburetor stacks, leather seats, air brushed paint featuring images of many sharks, air ride, polished billet stainless steel forks, handlebars, rear A-arms and many other pieces that have never been associated with the Porsche name before. Also being fitted with a 23 diameter front wheel with matching, one of a kind custom cut 20” diameter 18 inch wide in the rear, our lady won’t have any troubles at all standing out under the California sun.
Experience is all that counts when building trikes and the team at Phoenix Trike Works has plenty of it. Willis Wilcken has been building three wheelers ever since the mid-sixties and after his son Joseph was born he co-opted it in the family business. This gives Phoenix Trike Works an old and new feel which reflects on their products, leaving people open-mouthed.
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Enzyme is an innovative design company with headquarters in France. Their idea on futuristic motorcycle design is gathered under the name ICARE. The machine looks like a Bat Mobile frankly, but it seems to have made quite a big impression at Zaha Hadid’s Chanel Mobile Art pavilion.
Sculpted in the air tunnel, the aggressive and aerodynamic shape makes the rider the completing part of an oval looking thing, but what sustains those looks is the 1800 cc six-cylinder engine provided by Honda.
This is definitely something I would love being seen on in the near future so let’s hope that the French will go on with the concept!
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Practically a dressed-up motorbike in a jet fighter’s clothing, this is one of the most appreciated approach towards a cockpit looking bike. MonoTracer is its name and it is as nice to meet you as you are, only that this is a “you can look, but you can’t touch” situation. Why? Well, have you checked up its price tag? It says $82,350! That’s enough for me to make a heart attack!
I mean, what’s it got that other bikes don’t? A top speed of 250 km/h…normal thing, 0 to 100 in 5.7 seconds…easiest thing for other bikes also, a cabin…not to be seen in any parking lot! Ok, but is it made out of platinum? Not sure. It does protect you from the wind and rain, and from curious looks, but in the same time it looks a little hard to handle and it makes me wonder how will I go in reverse if I suddenly go nuts, robe a bank and buy the damn thing?
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When your kid is tired from riding that rubbish old motorcycle and begs you for a motor powered two-wheeled vehicle, preferably nicer than the one ridden by the neighbor’s child, this is what you come up to.
Using imagination and everything you’ve learned by watching the OCC guys in action, you’ll strip down the old fashioned bike, custom design and build a frame on which the 5 horsepower engine would find its place and, in order to remind him what he left behind, attach the bike’s front wheel to the also custom made forks.
Don’t lose a lot of time designing an impressive exhaust system (it won’t fit on the small bike, anyway), but make sure that you have it custom pained. In this case, Orange was the color of choice with blue flames.
Christmas is long away and the weather is perfect for riding so you won’t have any reason of keeping the thing away from the enthusiastic small rider. After all, it reaches more than 50 mph so it is a real blast, definitely better than what the neighbor has.
Fitted with pull levers for gas and brake, it is the easiest thing to ride, something you’ve wished to have when you were a small child with a thing or two in mind.
It is by now clear that the best commuting solution features two wheels as they are economic and occupy less space in today’s crowded cities, but we often find ourselves wondering what the future reserves for the continuously developing motorcycle market.
An answer to our questions came in the form of the Vincent Nero, a concept bike implementing features of early-days motorcycles which are refreshed and propelled into the future. For instance, there is the mid-size V-Twin engine – configuration that has been around ever since pioneers found out how to properly air-cool their constantly-heating engines, the spoked wheels and the Harley-type exhaust. The upright riding position is ideal for this kind of motorcycle and this also brings the massive, high tank and the imposing, futuristic forks.
Designed by students Ian Galvin and Craig Mackiew, the Vincent Nero opens up the gates to a new motorcycling era, especially now that gas prices are going nuts.
The Vincent Nero is designed both as a naked concept bike and a half-faired one so let’s just hope we’ll soon be put in the situation of choosing among the two.
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Industrial designers and motorcycles; futuristic approach
Most motorcycle designs are collaborative projects, involving several people and functions. This means that most design style becomes, dare I say it, ’bland’. Everyone needs to agree on the look of the motorcycle, and as the saying goes, “you can’t please everyone all of the time”.
Most motorcycles that have that very special look were designed by small teams, often just one designer. That’s what makes the bike unique, since it’s the individual’s taste that has been added to the bike.
So if you let a single individual design a motorcycle from the ground up, and if that person is a talented industrial designer, the resulting motorcycle can be out of this world, literally!
Englishman, Dan Bailey, is such a talented designer. He took a Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle and used the image of the alien from the movie Alien
and created this master piece:
You’ve got to admit, it does look like the creature from the movie. The whole motorcycle is extremely streamlined and futuristic looking. The bike is called “Indian” Speed-racer and is meant for (future) races. The hub-less wheels are impressive to say the least.
The whole concept is very pleasing, and could very well be the way motorcycles look in the nearby future, but one question remains in my mind: how do you sit on the bike? Or more, where do you sit?
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