And throw in an Icare as well. When I become a billionaire, Mr Worf, I'll be bankrupt within an hour.
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 8:29 AM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 14 Cool Concept > Motorcycles<http://coolmaterial.com/cool-list/cool-concept-motorcycles/> > > By JC <http://coolmaterial.com/author/jenni/> > > [image: 14 Cool Concept Motorcycles] > > We love to show you the latest cool > rides<http://coolmaterial.com/cool/rides/> available, > but if you’ve been wondering what kind of awesome motorcycles may be on the > horizon then check out these cool concept bikes. Some are functional, but > not practical yet for mass production, while others really push the envelope > in terms of creative design. > > 0diggsdigg > > [image: 14 Cool Concept Motorcycles] > Mach Ness > > Motorcycle manufacturer Arlen Ness crafted this metal monster powered by a > gas-turbine helicopter engine. The aluminum outer shell with noticeably > large rivets gives it a sort of steam punk edge that you just won’t get from > carbon fiber and plastic. The body has been shaped entirely by hand, which > lends to why it’s not being mass produced. > Source<http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/oneimage.asp?id=423> > > [image: 14 Cool Concept Motorcycles] > Icare Bike Concept > > If we had access to all the possible concept designs for Batman’s > motorcycle the Icare Bike Concept would certainly be on the list. We could > just imagine the Dark Knight leaning into a tight turn on this sleek black > bike. Icare isn’t just a cool concept, but a real working design. It’s > powered by a six-cylinder 1.8 liter Honda engine with dual exhaust. Right > now it’s still up in the air whether or not it will go into production, but > keep you fingers crossed. > Source<http://hypebeast.com/2008/07/icare-bike-concept/> > > [image: 14 Cool Concept Motorcycles] > Swordfish Motorcycle Concept > > Any concept bike you’ve ever thought of as sleek has nothing on the > Swordfish. The Swordfish Motorcycle concept by Alexander Kotlyarevsky sports > an aggressive futuristic design and hubless wheels. The overall look has > interesting mix between curves and sharp angles that earn this bike its > name.Source<http://gizmodo.com/5155563/swordfish-motorcycle-concept-imagines-our-hubless-wheeled-future> > > [image: 14 Cool Concept Motorcycles] > Halbo Future Duo-Wheel BMW > > If you’re looking for an incredibly small and fast motorcycle and could > care less about your personal safety then we’ve got a bike for you. Designer > Pierre Yohanes designed the Halbo for eco-minded people who want something > compact and electric powered. The front wheel is stationary and the back > tail turns, so it’s kind of like riding a motorboat. > Source<http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/07/02/super-green-super-dangerous-super-bike/> > > [image: 14 Cool Concept Motorcycles] > Jaguar M-Cycle > > This isn’t one of those concept bikes with a name like Jaguar that’s meant > to represent it’s speed. Its name is pretty literal in this case. The Jaguar > concept by M-Cycles draws inspiration from the Jaguar car manufacturer logo. > The bike measures 8 feet in length and features ebony lacquered fiberglass > over stainless steel. Source <http://m-cycles.com/> > > [image: 14 Cool Concept Motorcycles] > Scarab Motorcycle > > While the Scarab sounds like a bike you’d likely drive around in the desert > it’s actually designed with urban situations in mind. The bike can adapt to > sit completely upright while parked so it takes up as little space as > possible in a crowded city parking lot. In fact you and 3 of your friends > using scarabs can fit your motorcycles in a standard sized space for a car. > Designer David Miguel Moreira Gonçalves envisions the Scarab to be used as a > rental vehicle as a convenient and eco-friendly transpiration solution. > Source<http://www.yankodesign.com/2008/11/19/scarab-is-small-scarab-is-fast-scarab-is-hot/> > > [image: 14 Cool Concept Motorcycles] > Dodge Tomahawk Motorcycle > > The Dodge Tomahawk Motorcycle may be the only motorcycle listed here that > technically isn’t actually a motorcycle. Based on a Viper V-10 bike, it’s > got a beefy 500 horsepower engine and 4 wheels. According to the National > Highway Traffic and Safety Administration anything with more than 3 wheels > on the ground doesn’t qualify as a motorcycle. That probably has something > to do with why this beast of a bike never made it into mass production. > Shame because this awesome machine is basically just an engine and some > wheels that provide raw speed and power between your > legs.Source<http://www.allpar.com/cars/concepts/tomahawk.html> > > [image: 14 Cool Concept > Motorcycles]<http://coolmaterial.com/become-a-fan-of-cool-material/> > > [image: 14 Cool Concept Motorcycles] > ENERGYA Motorcycle > > Since we discovered that technically anything with 3 wheels or less > qualifies as a motorcycle then technically the ENERGYA Motorcycle fits the > bill. With two wheels in the front and two full seats it almost looks like a > racecar, but it only has one rear wheel. The designer Higgins-Aubé actually > calls it a “motomobile” since it’s sort of a car/motorcycle > hybrid.Source<http://www.yankodesign.com/2008/10/07/3-is-the-new-4/> > > [image: 14 Cool Concept Motorcycles] > Ferrari V4 Motorcycle Concept > > If Ferrari made a motorcycle to match the car this would be it. Industrial > designer Amir Glinik took the sexy curves and sleek lines that make Ferrari > so fiercely desirable and put them in bike form. The design takes the best > aspects of vintage and modern Ferrari projects based on aesthetics and > performance to create the perfect Ferrari Bike. For instance the Ferrari V4 > Motorcycle Concept features hand controls adapted from a F-16 Fighter Jet > and buttons based on the Formula 1 racers. > Source<http://coolmaterial.com/rides/ferrari-v4-superbike-concept/> > > [image: 14 Cool Concept Motorcycles] > nUCLEUS Motorcycle Concept > > The nUCLEUS takes everything you think you know about motorcycle design and > turns it on its side. Truly unlike any other bike design out there NONOBJECT > designed this bike to stand on its own in terms of design rather than take > inspiration from every other bike concept out there. When not in use the > motorcycle looks like a weird box, but when in motion the wheels extend and > the saddle rises, showing off its function. > Source<http://www.yankodesign.com/2008/05/08/born-to-be-wild-design/> > > [image: 14 Cool Concept Motorcycles] > Magic Tricycle > > The Magic Tricycle sounds like something your four year old daughter might > drive in the back yard, but it’s actually an amazingly clever transforming > motorcycle. When you’d rather be in a car, say on the highway for instance, > it lies on its side and uses 3 wheels as sort of a car. But when you just > want pure speed its stands upright with the third wheel on top, which > supposedly helps keep it balanced. > Source <http://dvice.com/archives/2008/07/magic_tricycle.php> > > [image: 14 Cool Concept Motorcycles] > Speed Racer Alien Motorcycle > > The folks over at Gizmodo kindly pointed out that the “Speed Racer” > motorcycle concept by Dan Bailey looks like something that came out of the > Aliens movies <http://coolmaterial.com/cool/media/movies/>, and we have to > agree. Based around the Kawasaki Ninja the bike has some solid foundations, > but was designed to look intimidating yet sleek. There’s no word as to > whether or not it will see production, but considering how bad ass it looks > we hope it does. > Source<http://gizmodo.com/5017369/speed-racing-motorcycle-inspired-by-aliens> > > [image: 14 Cool Concept Motorcycles] > Ghost Motorcycle Concept > > Anyone else on the road will only have a small glimpse of you as you fly by > them at top speed and wonder if maybe they’ve seen a ghost. Well, in a way, > the sort of did. The Ghost Motorcycle concept puts the rider in an > aggressive forward position that feels incredibly fast. The design draws its > inspiration from the speed demon Ghost Rider as well as a flying falcon. > Source<http://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-news/ghost-motorcycle-concept-ar77743.html> > > [image: 14 Cool Concept Motorcycles] > 2015 Honda CB750 Concept > > This blocky bike feels like a vision of the future as imagined by a video > game designer from the mid 90s. The carbon fiber, aluminum and titanium > frame gives the 2015 Honda CB750 enough strength to carry heavy riders. It’s > powered by a four cylinder liquid hydrogen engine and features on board > computers controlled by an OLED touch screen. It also features radar > technology that will slow the bike automatically if it detects an oncoming > collision… a feature which you can of course disable if you like to live > dangerously. > Source<http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/04/22/mega-block-motorcyclin-on-down-the-line/> > > [image: 14 Cool Concept Motorcycles] > [image: 14 Cool Concept > Motorcycles]<http://feeds.feedburner.com/CoolMaterial> If > you enjoyed this article, consider signing up for our > newsletter<http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=CoolMaterial&loc=en_US>, > subscribing to our RSS feed <http://feeds.feedburner.com/CoolMaterial>, or > following us on Twitter <http://twitter.com/coolmaterial>. > > > > Read more: 14 Cool Concept Motorcycles | Cool > Material<http://coolmaterial.com/cool-list/cool-concept-motorcycles/#ixzz0yT8WgLfn> > http://coolmaterial.com/cool-list/cool-concept-motorcycles/#ixzz0yT8WgLfn > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
