CrossBill – Fire Fighter Vehicle By Pang Dayang

Mention a fire fighter vehicle and the picture of a big, red colored truck will form in your mind. Now, look at the above picture and guess what it possibly is? Before you drop your jaws in surprise, let me tell you it is the new kid on the block to fight against those fire(y) situations. Named the CrossBill, it is a futuristic design conceived by Pang Dayang.


Designed to be used, not anytime soon, after 20-30 years it resembles like a beautifully crafted motorbike. The 1200 cc, 4-stroke bike has been wedged with hydraulic brakes for a much better experience. Maneuvering a hefty truck on traffic choked roads can be quite a menace but not anymore. CrossBill will make its way in an efficient manner and reach the troubled destination in no time. The bike can carry only one person and weighs 215 kg.

It measures 2800 mm in length, 720 mm wide and is 1156 mm high. Important equipments, like marshalling vest, halligan/axe tools, first aid kit, and FIT technology are carried when two bikes travel side-by-side. Marshalling vest has been positioned at the back of CrossBill and houses the oxygen vest and extinguisher. To make sure that the fire fighter gets the correct amount of oxygen, a connector is being crafted.
All the essential tools are reachable and grabbing them won’t be a task. CrossBill is a practical fire fighting vehicle and comes coated with efficient traits.
Designer: Pang Dayang
Source: DesignBuzz.com

Electric Motorcycle By Matthew Law

Personal electric vehicles and motorcycles have always struggled to capture the ordinary masses’ attention as they are in their formative years yet. Many designers have come up with realistic ideas and promises of electric motor performances that are suited for road and race tracks both. Here is a futuristic design by Matthew Law, who does not simply add an electric battery to a conventional exotic sports bike, but instead designs a retro-futuristic, steam-punk style motorbike that uses modern manufacturing technology and looks as the bikes of future – say year 2020.


The inspiration for this model comes from various backgrounds. The linear elements are designed after cafe racers and retro motorcycles. The “hunched look” of the bike is inspired from the current street fighters. There is a block on the side of the bike for battery storage. You’ll find a cylinder holder underneath which holds a high power motor. When the motorcycle rides on high speeds, the side ribs light up emitting bright light.

Designer: Matthew Law
Source:  DesignBuzz.com

Factor 4 Motorbike By Henry Wang

If you thought super bikes – like the ones shown in the movie TRON – were only possible in sci-fi movies, then you can feast your eyes on this ultra-cool big daddy of all motorbikes you may have seen till date. Conceptualized and designed by Henry Wang, this super bike called Factor 4 has just one aim, and that is to blur any and all kinds of distinctions between sports bikes and dirt bikes.


To achieve this near impossible task, Wang has provided his bike a triangular frame; also the structural core of his bike. In fact, the strength and aesthetic of this angular form can be seen in all aspects of the bike from its nose to tail, and even in the wheel spokes, rectilinear exhaust and the gauge clusters. Apart from this, Wang has taken special care to enhance the performance, efficiency, safety and adaptivity of the bike. It is the overall enhancement of these vital four vital features of the bike which has lead Wang to name the bike Factor 4.

In terms of performance, Factor 4’s turbocharger draws the most out of its four stroke, 16-valve inline four, to push all the recorded limits of performance. Due to this triangular form, the bike has useful wing like structure that only aids its superior performance. For example, the back wings of the bike are lit and act as turn signals all the time — even under low natural light to ensure that the rider is fully visible to other vehicles on the road. Further, when the wings close, they ensure that drag is kept absolutely minimal. This allows the sleek, streamlined bike to cut through air and heavy traffic more efficiently. These closed wings also help keep the rider safe, and yet provide able room to navigate this machine.

These wings enhance efficiency of the bike to the utmost. The moment you take this bike above 80 km/h, it’s intelligent braking system will immediately deploy these wings, which then act as an air brake that gradually and safely slow down the bike. Due to this unique feature, a rider need not sit upright to brake anymore. Also while taking sharp turns at high speeds, the wings again engage automatically to counteract the forward momentum, and hence provide a kind of a gentle pull to swing the bike across hairpin bends.

As far as adaptivity goes, the bike boasts of a significantly wide wheel base that provides the bike with a lot of grip on both, streets as well as rough terrains. Adaptive suspension is another important feature that allows Factor 4 to ride in any kind of terrain, as the swingarm’s range of motion can handle both the stiffness and softness setups needed to run on any kind of surface.

Lastly, for rider safety, Wang has ensured that the chain and rear sprocket are completely enclosed in the swingarm. This also prevents bike safety as it does not let any debris damage the drivetrain. Plus, all the moving and mechanical parts of the bike are enclosed in lightweight carbon fiber panels that prevent any damage to them and are consistent with the overall aerodynamic design.
Designer: Henry Wang
Source: DesignBUZZ.com

Hoverbike By Chris Malloy

If you are a motorcycle freak, then you surely want to be aware of the latest update on the new and upcoming bike models. A new bike called the Hoverbike is all set to be given a try. This hoverbike has been invented and designed by Chris Malloy, and it is meant only for all those audacious bikers in the world.


The bike comes with an 1170 cc 4-stroke engine which provides 80 kW compelling two ducted propellers. The bike is supposed to touch a height of at least 10,000 feet due to its high force to weight ratio and is expected to reach the estimated airspeed of 150 knots (278 km/hr or 173 mph). Sadly, this bike has not been tested out; hence the figures provided are just hypothetical.

The prototype Hoverbike has only a single seat and the pilot has to be on a Kevlar reinforced carbon fiber whose frame is made of foam core. This is placed in the mid point of two spinning propellers which spin horizontally and are built from Tasmanian Oak edged with a carbon fiber trailing. Hover-bike is based on a simple system of propagation and principles. The presence of two horizontal blades at front and rear cancel out each other’s torque reaction and thus improves the overall balance and efficiency of system and eliminates the requirement of an external balancing device like anti-torque vertical tail rotor.

Perhaps the reason why this vehicle is called a bike is because of its control mechanism and steering system which is based on bike like handlebar grip. But unlike a typical bike, left hand grip controls the angle of vanes, and the right hand grip controls the thrust. Left hand control is a bit complex here since the movement is meant to be in 3 dimensions unlike the two dimensional movements that are seen in the case of bikes.

It has the dimensions of 3 m length by 1.3 m width by 0.55 m high (9.8 x 4.3 x 1.8 ft). The bike weighs 105 kg (231 lb) and has the utmost takeoff weight of 270 kg 595 lb). It has been claimed that the function of the bike’s 30 L primary fuel tank is to provide a range of 148 km (92 miles) at a cruising speed of 80 kts (148 km/h or 92 mph), whereas adding subordinate fuel tanks to the automobile will double the fuel capacity and the range.

Safety feature has always been a primary concern when discussing airborne vehicles. The hoverbike design consists of multiple components which fit snugly into the design without functional aspect. The prototype also doesn’t feature pitch propellers which bring on auto rotation mode in case of engine failure. Nevertheless, Malloy justifies the design by making the rider wear a parachute as a viable and safe option.





Designer: Chris Malloy
Source: AutoMotto.com

Frantom-E and Frantom-R Enclosed Motorcycle Concepts (video)

The US-based firm Unknown American Choppers has brought about two impressive concept designs for a car and a chopper. Inspired by the movie TRON:Legacy, they have created the good looking, yet mean machines! The motorcycle in the movie has created such an impact on them that they went on to try their own trick.


Both, Frantom-E and Frantom-R not only sound stylish, but look stylish as well. The Frantom-E has an excellent white luster body and the Frantom-R trike has a less challenging body (white). The futuristic designs featuring gullwing doors take you to a different zone altogether. Despite some visible differences in the body, both the cockpits are designed the same.
The differences between the two models only relate to the tension: a single-wheel version and a version for the curious trike-R. That these are the custom of the XXII century?


Now that is something we need to wait and watch. Anyhow, the creator deserves accolades for conceptualizing such magical, clairvoyant machines! The creators are sure heading in the right direction with the right amount of creation and innovation accompanying them!

Source:  AutoMotto.com