Light Rider Is the World's First 3D Printed Motorcycle

Energy-efficient, eco-friendly, and undoubtedly pleasing.

Automotive
3,447 Hypes 0 Comments

Founded in 2013, Airbus Group subsidiary APWorks produces bionically optimized metal parts that help engineer machinery as varied as automotive to robots.  Their latest development, the Light Rider, is a 3D-printed electric motorbike which uses Schalmalloy, a custom aluminium alloy that is resistant to corrosion and nearly as strong as titanium. Weighing at just 35 kg (77 lbs), it is 30% lighter than most e-motorcycle. The vehicle can go 80 km/h (50 mph) and run from 0-45km/h in three seconds. The battery is exchangeable and offers 60 km (35 miles) over the course of one charge. There are only 50 motorcycles available for per-order at the price of €50,000 EUR (approximately $56,100 USD) each. Place your €2,000 EUR (or $2,200 USD) deposit right now.

 

 

 

Read Full Article

What to Read Next

Bentley Invests in 3D Printing As Part of New "Dream Factory" Project
Automotive

Bentley Invests in 3D Printing As Part of New "Dream Factory" Project

Doubling its current printing capacity.
By /
1,086 Hypes   0 Comments
3D Artist Renders XL Version of the Honda Motocompo
Automotive

3D Artist Renders XL Version of the Honda Motocompo

This version won’t fit in a Honda City.
By /
3,262 Hypes   2 Comments
AMD Unveils Its First-Ever 3D V-Cache-Enabled Ryzen CPU
Tech

AMD Unveils Its First-Ever 3D V-Cache-Enabled Ryzen CPU

Zen 4 will be introduced later this year.
By /
2,012 Hypes   0 Comments
Meta Introduces 3D Avatars to Instagram Stories
Tech

Meta Introduces 3D Avatars to Instagram Stories

Bringing avatars to comments, stories and more.
By /
5,213 Hypes   5 Comments
Medicom Toy Gives Bearbricks a Joker Makeover
Design

Medicom Toy Gives Bearbricks a Joker Makeover

Why so serious?
By /
1,535 Hypes   0 Comments
The New Balance 990 Is Now Available In Neutral Tan Colorway
Footwear

The New Balance 990 Is Now Available In Neutral Tan Colorway

“On a scale of 1000, this shoe is a 990.”
By /
4,174 Hypes   0 Comments
Vanessa Beecroft and Maya Rudolph Meet for the First Time and Clunk Coconuts
Entertainment

Vanessa Beecroft and Maya Rudolph Meet for the First Time and Clunk Coconuts

Find out what the notorious performance artist has to say about working with Kanye.
Check out Adele's Trippy Music Video For "Send My Love"
Music

Check out Adele's Trippy Music Video For "Send My Love"

First seen at the Billboard Music Awards.
By /
3,582 Hypes   0 Comments
Liana Bank$ Teams up With Mura Masa for “Leave Me Alone”
Music 

Liana Bank$ Teams up With Mura Masa for “Leave Me Alone”

Look out for her debut mixtape, ‘Insubordinate,’ in Spring.
By /
297 Hypes   0 Comments
Mic Torrance & Taylor Bennett Share "Chains"
Music 

Mic Torrance & Taylor Bennett Share "Chains"

Listen to the track here.
By /
167 Hypes   0 Comments
RZA, Interpol’s Paul Banks & Ghostface Killah Share Gritty Video for “Love & War”
Music 

RZA, Interpol’s Paul Banks & Ghostface Killah Share Gritty Video for “Love & War”

Banks and Steelz with a nice new visual.
By /
132 Hypes   0 Comments
BMW Pays Tribute to the Past by Ressurecting the R5 "Hommage" Motorcycle
Automotive

BMW Pays Tribute to the Past by Ressurecting the R5 "Hommage" Motorcycle

A bike that set the standard in design.
By /
3,109 Hypes   0 Comments
Uniqlo Announces Collaboration With Theory
Fashion

Uniqlo Announces Collaboration With Theory

A follow-up to their 2012 down collection.
By /
28,263 Hypes   0 Comments
Former Megadeth Drummer Nick Menza Dead
Music 

Former Megadeth Drummer Nick Menza Dead

The 51-year-old musician collapsed at a show.
By /
162 Hypes   0 Comments
More ▾
 
Subscribe to our Newsletter

Gain access to exclusive interviews with industry creatives, think pieces, trend forecasts, guides and more.

By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Looks like you’re using an ad-blocker

We charge advertisers instead of our readers. Support us by whitelisting our site.

Whitelist Us

Already whitelisted us? Refresh page

How to Whitelist Us

screenshot
  1. Click the AdBlock icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.
  2. Under “Pause on this site” click “Always”.
  3. Refresh the page or click the button below to continue.
screenshot
  1. Click the AdBlock Plus icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.
  2. “Block ads on – This website” switch off the toggle to turn it from blue to gray.
  3. Refresh the page or click the button below to continue.
screenshot
  1. Click the AdBlocker Ultimate icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.
  2. Switch off the toggle to turn it from “Enabled on this site” to “Disabled on this site”.
  3. Refresh the page or click the button below to continue.
screenshot
  1. Click the Ghostery icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.
  2. Click on the “Ad-Blocking” button at the bottom. It will turn gray and the text above will go from “ON” to “OFF”.
  3. Refresh the page or click the button below to continue.
screenshot
  1. Click the UBlock Origin icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.
  2. Click on the large blue power icon at the top.
  3. When it turns gray, click the refresh icon that has appeared next to it or click the button below to continue.
screenshot
  1. Click the icon of the ad-blocker extension installed on your browser.You’ll usually find this icon in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. You may have more than one ad-blocker installed.
  2. Follow the instructions for disabling the ad blocker on the site you’re viewing.You may have to select a menu option or click a button.
  3. Refresh the page or click the button below to continue.