Renovatio concept motorcycle.

       The Renovatio (Latin for "Rebirth") concept motorbike from Confederate Motorcycles based in America is a radical concept bike designed by Confederate's lead designer Ed Jacobs.

       The Renovatio is extremely minimalistic with all the mechanical elements of the bike on show. With large attachment points easily accessible on the engine, upgrades and various configurations can easily be exchanged.

        The 135 horsepower, 125 ft/lbs of torque V-twin engine of the Confederate Renovatio concept was built by Katech Inc. of Detroit. Katech was hired to design five prototype engines, they chose to base the 1686 cc (103 cu in) V-twin on General Motors LS7 7.0 litre V8. Katech were also responsible for the 16 cylinder engine found in the Cadillac Sixteen concept car of 2003.

Confederate already manufacure two high-end and unique bikes, the Confederate Wraith and the Hellcat F131. The Confederate Renovatio is a concept created inline with Confederates current vision.

Aprilia's Moto 6.5

Aprilia's Moto 6.5 was designed to be different, but does the Philippe Starck styled form detract from the Rotax powered function? Enter Paul Miles on his Marmite motorcycle...

London, the home of hustle and bustle, style and passion and, in 1995, Yuppies.

Imagine that you were an up and coming motorcycle manufacturer, Italian of course, wanting to make your mark, differentiate yourself from all the other bike producers. What market to go for? What about all those young guys in the cities, cash rich and time poor, willing and able to pay for something stylish or new? If they wanted speed they'd drive their Porsches; no, what they want is something funky and nippy for whizzing about town on. These guys buy £1000 coffee machines and £5000 sofas from that French designer, Philippe Starck, so who can we get to... Hang on, I've got it!

Philippe Starck is one of the modern world's great jobbing designers. He's designed everything from orange juicers to houses and shot to worldwide fame when he redesigned president Mitterand's apartments in the 80's. Along with Ross Lovegrove (small matter of the Sony Walkman and the Audi TT), maybe, he can lay claim to be the designer of the 20th century. He was tasked by Aprilia in the early nineties to produce a motorcycle to appeal to the new generation of slick city dwellers. Essentially, he was told 'you draw it, starting from a blank sheet of paper and we'll build it' with minimal interference from the factory. The result was the extraordinary Moto 6.5 Starck.

concept motorcycle : Honda V4 Super Concept Bike 2010

The American designer, Anthony Garcia presented a new development - super concept bike (with elements of fantasy in the design).

Black and red gaunt outlines a little car like Honda V4 concept in 2010.

Anthony Garcia - a well-known artist-designer from Los Angeles, specializing in the design of concept cars, motorcycles and automotive accessories.

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