motorcycle and scooter design | designboom.com https://www.designboom.com/tag/motorcycle-and-scooter-design/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:01:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 dust moto equips electric dirt bike ‘hightail’ with bulletproof powertrain and clutchless setup https://www.designboom.com/technology/dust-moto-electric-dirt-bike-hightail-bulletproof-powertrain-clutchless-setup-12-25-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/dust-moto-electric-dirt-bike-hightail-bulletproof-powertrain-clutchless-setup-12-25-2024/#respond Wed, 25 Dec 2024 11:50:09 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1108209

there aren’t any clutches, gear shiftings, or foot controls on board because the design team wants the user to focus on the ride without worrying about extra tools to boost or power up the vehicle.

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top 10 motorcycles and scooters of 2024 https://www.designboom.com/technology/top-10-motorcycles-scooters-2024-12-13-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/top-10-motorcycles-scooters-2024-12-13-2024/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:30:45 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1106657

our list goes over the gas, electric, hydrogen, and custom models, from the kawasaki motorcycle that has 48 cylinders to the real-life shotaro kaneda motorbike from the 1988 anime, akira.

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yamaha unveils concept superbike Y/AI with ‘sci-fi’ wheels that glow in the dark https://www.designboom.com/technology/yamaha-ai-inspired-concept-superbike-sci-fi-wheels-yai-netflix-tokyo-override-12-02-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/yamaha-ai-inspired-concept-superbike-sci-fi-wheels-yai-netflix-tokyo-override-12-02-2024/#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:50:50 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1104740

named Y/AI, the futuristic motorcycle appears in the netflix anime series, tokyo override, which is also the starting point of the concept model.

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custom road-legal kawasaki motorcycle holds world record as land vehicle with 48 cylinders https://www.designboom.com/technology/custom-road-legal-kawasaki-motorcycle-world-record-land-vehicle-48-cylinders-11-07-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/custom-road-legal-kawasaki-motorcycle-world-record-land-vehicle-48-cylinders-11-07-2024/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:00:06 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1100237

it is the special builder simon whitelock who constructed the motorcycle, which he began working on in 1998 and completed in 2003.

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scooter-like vehicle ‘ant/formica’ folds into metallic briefcase so users can bring it anywhere https://www.designboom.com/technology/scooter-vehicle-ant-formica-folds-metallic-briefcase-10-29-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/scooter-vehicle-ant-formica-folds-metallic-briefcase-10-29-2024/#respond Tue, 29 Oct 2024 03:05:26 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1098193

on the side of the briefcase, two sleek footrests swivel out, and it’s on here that the rider stands as they move through the roads.

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bandit9’s EVE odyssey motorcycle gets upgraded with a frame shaped like a sniper’s bullet https://www.designboom.com/technology/bandit9-eve-odyssey-motorcycle-frame-sniper-bullet-08-26-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/bandit9-eve-odyssey-motorcycle-frame-sniper-bullet-08-26-2024/#respond Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:00:37 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1085603

for the upgraded version, the tank is fused to the hand-brushed aluminum frame, engineered and manufactured from scratch, and the exhaust is concealed.

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kawasaki runs world’s first public demo of hydrogen motorcycle with water emission in japan https://www.designboom.com/technology/kawasaki-worlds-first-public-demo-hydrogen-motorcycle-water-emission-japan-ice-07-25-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/kawasaki-worlds-first-public-demo-hydrogen-motorcycle-water-emission-japan-ice-07-25-2024/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:10:41 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1079792

instead of regular fuel, the vehicle injects hydrogen directly into the cylinders, which are specially made for the engine.

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aluminum tank colored in hot pink shines through BMW motorrad’s R20 motorcycle https://www.designboom.com/technology/aluminum-tank-bmw-motorrad-r20-motorcycle-concept-concorso-deleganza-villa-deste-06-04-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/aluminum-tank-bmw-motorrad-r20-motorcycle-concept-concorso-deleganza-villa-deste-06-04-2024/#respond Tue, 04 Jun 2024 17:30:17 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1069413

while the hot pink catches attention, the centerpiece of the BMW motorrad R20 concept motorcycle comes from its air-oil-cooled big boxer engine.

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sci-fi meets electric cafe racer in real motors’ latest two-wheeler, project: ARES https://www.designboom.com/technology/electric-cafe-racer-real-motors-motorcycle-project-ares-04-29-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/electric-cafe-racer-real-motors-motorcycle-project-ares-04-29-2024/#respond Mon, 29 Apr 2024 09:50:11 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1061473

real motor’s motorcycle ‘project: ARES’ is being developed, with the real production model of the electric cafe racer arriving in late 2025.

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real-life shotaro kaneda’s akira bike by bel&bel glows in the dark with neon-light tires https://www.designboom.com/technology/real-shotaro-kaneda-akira-bike-belybel-01-23-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/real-shotaro-kaneda-akira-bike-belybel-01-23-2024/#respond Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:15:58 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1042327

creative studio bel&bel is ready to work on commission for selected riders who wish to own their rendition of shotaro kaneda’s akira bike.

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