A friend of mine, Torben Poulsen, has created his own electric MC brand and is currently marketing his first motorcycle via his website here – I thought the bike looked interesting and suggested I could do a styling pitch for it, just to expand on where the design could go in the future.
The design I came up with is a simplistic retro futuristic approach that covers the central components of the bike. It adds legacy style gauges where the tank cap would normally sit and lowers the handlebar to allow for a more sporty style rider position.
You can inspect the new design here
Electric vehicles are often measured on range and efficiency, in this case the styling could help achieve slightly better aerodynamics, but it in order to be fully efficient, a wind screen and other alterations would be necessary to properly include the rider in the overall airflow.
Having a tachometer isn’t really necessary on an electric motorbike, but since it connects to the legacy feel it’s included, in this case it’s purely an aesthetic parameter that measures the revolutions of the electric engine.
It’s going to be interesting to see where the design goes from here, Poulsen Motors have expressed interest in taking the design further, so let’s see. As an added benefit my design students will be able to use this as an interesting foundation for their upcoming electric vehicle design class 🙂
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