Anyone who loves Japanese Manga design is sure to appreciate these 3D computer graphics from Yutaka Igarashi

In 2008 Yutaka created two unique concept bikes: a cafè racer and an electric riderless racing bike. We’ve already showed you the robot bike and its simple but innovative design. In this further gallery you can also see other Yutaka Igarashi concepts.

The aim for the robot bike of beating a MotoGP lap time is always going to be a challenging task, but never say never! These prototypes have some impressive technical solutions, that while original now, might one day appear on our own road motorcycles.

Continue reading: Yutaka Igarashi concept bikes gallery

....

0 comments

Designer Yutaka Igarashi has come up with still another concept, a robotically controlled motorcycle.

This bike would be driven by a high power electric motor with a built in battery pack thus ensuring that the space available is utilized quite optimally. The balance of the vehicle is actively controlled by swinging the boom (takes the place of the rider) by the hydraulic actuators, no other details have been specified, except the fact that their main aim is to break a lap time of a MotoGP bike around a circuit.

It could probably beat a single lap time, but I sure like to see what it does if it has to exchange paint with someone like James Toseland or try to pass on the inside of Valentino Rossi.

Check out here other concepts by the Japanese designer.

Source | gizmag

....

0 comments