Brown! ZRX1200 adopts the Tom Selleck of colors

More typically decorated in the colors of an East London housing estate, it’s extremely rare that we see a motorcycle adopt a color of the moment, much less adopt one so sympathetic to its own design. Brown is currently on … Continued

Photos: put a little Triumph in your kitchen

We already showed you the bike parts that industrial design students in England turned into furniture, lamps and household accessories. Now, here’s better pictures of the work, including this corkscrew made from a grip, clutch lever and a little piece … Continued

This motorcycle is made from countertops

Designer Michael Young penned this concept bike after seeing a collection of Luigi Colani designs, then convincing Dupont that what they really needed to show off the possibilities of Corian was a motorcycle. You see, Michael was tasked with creating … Continued

Turning Triumphs into furniture

Design students at England’s Birmingham City University temporarily put down their torches and pick axes and picked up a whole pile of Triumph Bonneville T100 parts, turning them into a variety of furniture and household accessories for a class project. … Continued

What I’d look like on a Ducati Diavel

We can’t tell you who made this sketch of yours truly on a Ducati Diavel, nor what that individual thinks of our design critique. What we can reveal is that I make Ducati’s new performance cruiser look dead sexy.

Design Analysis: MV Agusta F3 and Aprilia Tuono V4R

EICMA in 2010 gave us a number of things to think about. Among the Chinese made, European-branded scooters and scantily-clad presentation girls, the Italian industry found some time between political scandals and a crashing economy to actually produce some new … Continued

Video: Honda’s EICMA bikes explained

Honda had highs and lows at last weeks EICMA show in Milan. High being the CBR600F, a more practical version of the Hornet that sits somewhere between that and the CBR600RR in the Honda range. Low being the V4 Crosstourer, … Continued