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[webbikeworld.com] - Custom Eye Candy: The Akira Bike Project
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Some might wish to carry forward their family’s biker legacy; some hunt for the ultimate adrenaline rush, while others are just looking to save a few dollars on the daily commute.* I myself began riding only a handful of years ago, but my love for bikes began almost a decade before that when I first set my eyes on the Japanese cyberpunk action film, “Akira” (1988).* About “Akira” (1988) Secret military projects, ESP experiments, biker gangs, and an atomic climax aren’t even half of what this flick has to offer, but if you’re looking for summary highlights, one big feature the film still rests in the camaraderie of “The Capsules” – a vigilante b?s?zoku gang pulled into conspiracies that threaten humanity and, consequently, the world as they know it. Amidst the chaos and beautifully depicted scenes of carnage lie a series of frames where gang main man Kaneda swoops in on his main swanky machine called “Shotaro.” A poster illustration of Kaneda and “Shotaro” from “Akira” (1988). Media provided by Akira Fandom.About “Shotaro,” the original Akira motorcycle Kaneda’s two-wheeled choice is a blood-red bike that sits so low – and so far back – that “cruiser” aesthetics lean more toward “recumbent.” To the slightly unrealistic visuals, we add Shoei, Arai, and U.S. Air Force stickers. Akira fandom’s website also points out the following hardware/specs for Shotaro:
A view of Bel & Bel’s “Akira Bike Project.” Media provided by Bel & Bel.Bel & Bel: The guys behind this Akira-inspired motorcycle build That would be Carles Bel and Jesús Bel, the lovely pair of gents responsible for creative studio “Bel y Bel,” or “Bel & Bel” (Bel & Bel Facebook page).* In an interview with RideApart, Carles mentions how much of their first prototype (the working one) was used bike parts): We could say that more than half of the parts have been made expressly for this bike, many parts are reused but have had to be somewhat modified for this purpose.”– Carles Bel, Bel & Bel (RideApart) What went into the “Akira Bike Project?” For “The Akira Bike Project,” Carles and Jesús apparently took a Yamaha gas engine and mated it to an electric motor for a hybrid design that would be durable and easier to work with.* To this was added fiberglass/carbon fiber fairings and 17’ wheels shod in race rubber.* If you’re looking for a generous wheelbase, look no further; Bel & Bel’s Akira bike touts a 78.74” spacing between the front and rear tire, with the whole caboodle weighing a surprisingly scant ~374 lbs. A view of Bel & Bel’s “Akira Bike Project.” Media provided by Bel & Bel.Are Bel & Bel taking orders for future Akira bikes?* Yes!* Heads up, the next models will be a bit different from the prototype we’re covering in this article. Coverage from Janaki Jitchotvisut (RideApart) shows that the next generation of Bel & Bel Akira bikes will feature the following, among other things:
What do you think of the Bel & Bel Akira Bike Project? *Media provided by Akira Fandom, as well as Bel & Bel and my own copy of the AKIRA series* The post Custom Eye Candy: The Akira Bike Project appeared first on webBikeWorld.
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