Entries in Concept (3)

Tuesday
May112010

Concept Motorcycles

These radical concepts look like they could have been created by maverick designer Phillipe Starck. In reality they are the brain child of young english designer Paul Van Denton. After completing a masters in vehicle design from the Royal College of Art in London he now works for industrial designer Ron Arad. But Paul's true love is designing motorcycles - a lot of the time in his lunch hour. Paul says he is "unsatisfied with bike designs at the moment" and wants to build nostalgic rides with a futuristic twist. The pictured café racers below may not be very practical with their extreme riding positions but we love their simplicity (although not a huge fan of hubless wheels). Paul is also planning to build a full scale mock-up of one of his bike designs in the near future. Will keep you posted and have the pics when it happens. For now you can check out more concepts on Paul's blog

Wednesday
Apr282010

Pony Express

This beautiful machine named 'Pony Express' was built by brilliant Israeli industrial designer Amir Glinik. Unfortunately he didn't build it with a wrench but in 3D with his computer mouse. Amir's artwork is some of the best we have seen, his bikes look so real you can almost smell your jeans burning on the pipes. This is what Amir has to say about his creation "There are not any high performance parts on this bike, its all just an experiment with some retro lines and technology, using as much HD stock parts as possible except a custom single down tube racer chassis which still relay on HD stock swingarm and forks". This is just one of many motorcycles Amir has 'fabricated', if you want to see more of his incredible handy work check out his gallery. [Found on Rockefeller Customs]

Sunday
Jul262009

Cafe Racer Concept

Industrial designer Alp Germaner from South Africa is well known for his Peugeot Capsule. A one person, off-road, electric vehicle inspired by the KLR 650 motorcycle. Although it's his latest concept that is really turning heads. In true cafe racer style it is a stripped down motorbike geared towards speed and style. The rear suspension looks cool but we would have loved to see a more classic cafe racer shape (especially the seat). Overall it's a bold design but not sure whether it would be welcomed at the Ace Cafe or Ton Up Club. For more pictures of this bike visit Industrial Design Served.