SCRA Member Company’s motorcycle named to Designboom’s Top 10 Motorcycles of 2024
January 10, 2025Real Motors’ Project: ARES motorcycle was named to designboom’s top 10 motorcycles of 2024. Real Motors became an SCRA Member Company in 2022 and has received a Project Development Fund Grant and an Acceleration Grant from SCRA.
From DesignBoom.com: https://www.designboom.com/technology/top-10-motorcycles-scooters-2024-12-13-2024/
Our top 10 motorcycles and scooters of 2024 range from gas to electric and hydrogen. Custom and DIY models are also big this year. They include the Kawasaki motorcycle that holds the Guinness World Record as the land vehicle with the most cylinders (48, in total), and the custom electric monowheel by Make It Extreme, made using discarded tires. Hydrogen is an interest for MIT as the team assembles an electric motorcycle that runs on a fuel cell. It has swappable parts for easy maintenance, plus anyone can try to build it because it is open-source.
Retro designs also influence some of the models, including the Nitro button on the gearless electric motorcycle DAB 1α – inspired by the 2000 game Need for Speed – as well as the real-life Shotaro Kaneda motorbike by Bel&Bel from the 1988 anime, Akira. For the other models, the design elements stand out from the get-go, such as Bandit9’s EVE Odyssey motorcycle with a body shaped like a sniper’s bullet. Our list below of the top motorcycles and scooters of 2024 goes over the design features of these on- and off-road rides.

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Barcelona-based creative studio Bel&Bel remakes Shotaro Kaneda’s bike in the anime film Akira as a real-life motorcycle. It has a split-open body and cruises with the signature shade of red seen in the anime’s vehicle. The motorcycle comes with 200 horsepower and electronically controlled anti-lock brakes, two features that weren’t available in the 1980s, the time the anime was set in. Bel&Bel also works on commission, so owners can customize the motorcycle.
Should the owner want, the creative studio may equip the ride with a hybrid engine. It can also feature the recordings of a MiG-21 fighter jet and a 1927 Harley-Davidson motorcycle to accompany its cyberpunk aesthetics, and there’s even a noticeable green static electricity that flutters around the front tire as the rider cruises. The spokeless wheels, surrounded with neon blue lights, resemble giant buttons and remain faithful to the original design.
BANDIT9’S EVE ODYSSEY MOTORCYCLE SHAPED LIKE BULLET

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