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I suppose it goes without saying, but the design team at Non-Object took all of the things we have learned about making motorcycles and threw them in the trash, pooped in the trash, then lit the can on fire when they came up with the "nUCLEUS"concept bike. But then again, they never intended for the design to be taken seriously. Rather, it is meant to push the boundaries of design beyond the norm.
Outside of the obvious design features, this "square against air" electric motorcycle includes a hydraulic system that lowers the body to the ground when idle and then raises it up when in motion. Again, this bike is only a concept, so don't expect to see it on the street anytime soon. [Non-Object via Yanko Design]
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Uh oh, someone left the capslock on.
This would look like you were riding a big harmonica.
Designed by veteran Battlebot pilot?
Ah, so they decided to let the people at scion develop a bike. Not a good call. Not a good call at all.
This isn't a diamond in the rough so much as a cubist-zirconium.
@strider_mt2k: THAT's what it needs! Diamond shapes a la HTC.
What, no touchscreen? That's no iPhone killer.
Huh? A motorcycle?
Shut up.
Looks... uncomfortable.
On the planet Htrae there are no Bézier curves in Tron.
The designers of this should be forced to ride it across the Bay Bridge everyday to work for a week.
It might give them some insight on the phenomenon commonly referred to as "cross-breeze."
Just sayin'
Looks easy to work on, too.
I know you have a lot of product to cover and not much time. I get that. But dude, you've got to at least take it out of the box before the photo shoot, you know?
@i_prefer_sasquatch: Just having solid, non-spoked wheels is bad enough on a breezy day. Have fun with this one fellas. Not only that but it looks like once you hit about 30 mph, the wind being forced into the front end would induce a wheely whether or not that was your thing.
This just goes to show that a lot of the stuff from Yanko design is from people who just don't give a damn about physics, economics, or general practicality.
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They talk about it like it really exists, but all they have is a render. Even if it didn't just exist in the land of makebelieve, the front would behave like a giant funnel and the giant flat sides would mean a crosswind or passing car would mean bad news. Ever hear of the bernoulli effect? I would hate to see somebody riding one of these get too close to an oncoming bus or semi.
We've had motorcycles for over 100 years and wind tunnels for nearly 150 years. Science is not something to toss out the window and start from scratch because you want to go "away from the beaten path".
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"umCLUELESS"
They probably thought that a "wind tunnel" was "3 blonds in a line"!!!!!
So when are they going to unveil the bike ?
I am a REAL designer and I say: this is total bullshit. I dont even call it a design.
It is as if a noob 3dsmax user modelled sthg and said "this could be a bike if I put wheels under it" Retard!
Retard twice! Even the surfaces on that thing are retarded. How can you claim to be a designer if you cant even model a box?
Please dont put these on the blog man it isnt even funny!
back to the drawing board me thinks
Yanko, stick to what you do best : design unrealistic little crappy gadgets that will never go into production.
Ok, ok let's at least give it a fair shake. It's got everything faired in, possibly reducing drag. It's got unusual headlights, possibly more noticeable.....Awww! What am I doing!? This hurts! That thing is so FUGLY! The front end is like a gigantic air scoop....to the firewall....as if it's also pretending to be a parachute! It looks like a gigantic axe-head that rides up into your crotch!
It's a Xerox machine on wheels.
You would look more manly riding a Vespa.
It can't corner either. Imagine what would happen!
It looks like a toilet tank to me.
Looks like it would be nasty in an accident too.
I would think that when you sit on the outside of a vehicle instead of the inside, drag is always going to be a problem.
I like it.
This is a pretty good design, I think. Those sides look like they'd make pretty good prybar/spatulas for scraping you up after you get blown under a truck...
@wlcrm: Haha - I have that T-shirt. I get compliments on it every time I wear it!
Damnit! Nothing from Yanko is technology! It's all just delusional postings of a handful of trippers with photoshop!
I will eat my keyboard if any of their designs ever makes it past prototype stage.
@ SEAN
I can think of:
Drag
Uncomfortable
Impractical
Seeing as how having a lower center of gravity while in motion is usually the "in thing" so as not to become too top heavy - you'd think that these folks would have learned from past engineering advances in motor-cycle technology and automobile development where the modern thinking is to have the vehicle auto-magizally lower to the ground during motion_
I'd rather ride Rosy O'Donnell than that thing.
@Absent Blue: be **careful** what you ask for!
Yet another design by the always entertaining Yankoff boys.
Delicious. The classy looks of a high-end refrigerator, combined with the comfort of sitting on a block of aluminum. Having my legs fall asleep never looked so good!
How do you unpack it if the handlebars stick out of the box like that?
Oh, you mean that's THE BIKE and not some disguised prototype?
That's retarded.
"Rather, it is meant to push the boundaries of design beyond the norm."
Yes, because when I think of pushing the boundaries of design, I think "Brick".
THE ONLY REAL FORM IS FUNCTION
This is counter-design bullshit.
But if Apple ever starts making motorcycles... *shudder*
Can anyone say, "SPLAT!" These guys need help. That is far from aerodynamic. artsie-trendy people need to say far the f&#@ away from photoshop.
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