Imagination has no limits, and neither do the photoshopping efforts of Oberdan Bezzi, it seems. The interesting digital creation Bezzi has come up with this time is a Wakan with a Royal Enfield 500 cc engine. The Wakan would normally be equipped with an S&S 1640cc V-Twin, but the new version has been dubbed the Wakan 500 Superlight.

Source | The Kneeslider

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This rendering takes on what would have been an amazing piece of motorcycle engineering from the industrial revolution. This steam engine bike is a homage to the famous Stephenson’s Rocket locomotive engine built in 1829 by Robert Stephenson and Company. The rendering got me thinking about the history of bikes and steam power, and interested to know more, I checked out steam powered bikes on Wikipedia.

The first known steam engine bike to be created was in the US in 1867. According to Wikipedia, it’s not known if this was a working model, so if anyone’s an engineer and would like to hazard a guess on whether it would be workable, and how you would drive one, I’m keen to be enlightened! Wikipedia says:

If one counts two wheels with steam propulsion as being a motorcycle, then the first one may have been American. One such machine was demonstrated at fairs and circuses in the eastern United States in 1867, built by Sylvester Howard Roper of Roxbury, Massachusetts.[1] There exists an example of a Roper machine dating from 1869, but there is no patent existing and nothing proves it was a working model. It was powered by a charcoal-fired two-cylinder engine, whose connecting rods directly drive a crank on the rear wheel. The Roper machine pre-dates the invention of the safety bicycle by many years, so its chassis is based on the “boneshaker” bike.

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Check out this sexy Ducati concept, called the 599 Mono, designed by Dan Anderson, of Voltra fame. This Ducati is designed as a single-cylinder sportsbike to rival the KTM RC4. The artist’s impression shows not only the hot looks, but also gives us an idea of what we would expect technically. It has a four-valve, desmo head engine and should weigh in at about 160 kg.

Ducati concept 599 Mono by Dan Anderson

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The Ducati Multistrada 1200 has generated much debate about its looks and new style, and has even gained itself a few nicknames for its unusual front profile, with elongated beak. With everything from “tapir” to “baboon”, Marco, reader at Motoblog.it, decided to get to work and render a different Multistrada.

Removing the front beak, Marco has produced a flat front, with two “nostrils” and LED lights which are positioned lower down. The rest of the Multistrada remains more or less the same, although this change in front profile certainly makes things different. So it’s over to our readers: do you prefer this version or the original Multistrada 1200?

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Oberdan Bezzi has created this rendering of a Royal Enfield Bullet 500 enduro model. While he envisages a daily road model, we’d still be interested to see an off-road Royal Enfield. Bezzi’s version would be reliable, providing plenty of mileage, through its single-cylinder engine.

The original Bullet was a 1932 model with single-cylinder, four-valve engine, though in 1993 Royal Enfield brought out the Bullet 500, and we have also seen the Bullet Classic 500, which appeared last year.

Source | TopSpeed

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Oberdan Bezzi has rendered this new Moto Guzzi racing bike, as a hypothetical inclusion to the overhaul in the Guzzi range we’ll be seeing by 2013, since news is that production will remain at Mandello facilities.

Lord knows what Moto Guzzi might bring in the coming years with the still legendary transverse twin-cylinder, but here Bezzi tries his hand at a couple of supersport models, including a naked version. The first is called Daytona R, the second is the Daytona S with more of a road feel, while the Sport 8V is his take on a modern cafe racer.

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These Suzuki renderings show how French fan Duff sees the 2010 model range. Using a little Photoshop, Duff has designed some new models and touched up a few old ones.

The gallery shows the GSX650F, SV 650 N and SV 650 S, the B-King 1300 and the GSX-R 600/750. There is also a DRZ 450 with chassis and engine from the RMX 450, while the GSR 1000 adopts the engine and chassis of the GSX-R 1000 K9.

Source | Motoblog

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It’s a risky enterprise, undertaking an interpretation of a possible future Lamborghini two wheels, when a legend of the auto world moves onto new territory. But Laurentiu Trifescu from Romania has turned his hand to the task, producing this Lamborghini V4 1,000 Caramelo.

It’s a mix between Aprilia, KTM and Ducati style with a four stroke V engine and rear swing arm. A real challenge is: if you were to produce a Lamborghini superbike, what would your vision look like?

Source | Motoflash

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This drawing comes from design student Mirco, and features an MV Agusta F3 700. Mirco is a fan of Transportation Design and is looking to specialise in motorcycle renderings and design (he’s currently in his second year).

Mirco is undertaking the risky job (so he defines it) of trying to make the MV Agusta F4 more interesting. He uses hand digital technology and this is his first attempt of the F3 700, before moving on to working on the 3D version.

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In another design effort from Oberdan Bezzi, here’s a Ducati Hypermotard with a serious engine: the four valve “testastretta” evolution of the 848. While the engine dimensions are a little oversize for a motard, the 100 hp would certainly be something to feel on the road.

The two valve 1100cc is a more ready engine at lower revs, but it’s hard to say to no to absolute power…

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Here’s a look at Oberdan Bezzi’s vision of the Ducati 989 R Desmofighter, or the Desmosedici RR after a strip tease, with 200 hp and weighing 160 kg.

According to Bezzi, it makes the Streetfighter look like a toy. Remembering though, it’s still just a design.

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Designer Oberdan Bezzi has decided to create an even more agressive Triumph Thunderbird 1600, which has only just entered the market. Described as a “traffic light burner”, here’s a look at a different Thunderbird rendering.

It has 1700cc, squared exhaust, sports wheels and superbike suspension, and has been renamed “Hurricat”. Here the crowning rule is “big is beautiful”. Your thoughts?

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