Tuesday 3rd November 2009

Subaru Engined Street Bike Project

Rendered WRX powered motorsickle named KickBoxer

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This little beastie is a project dreamed up by RogueMoto, a US based design/fabrication outfit based in the US.

We're not sure if the KickBoxer is going to be built or not, or even if it would work if it was, but we love the concept because a) it's completely mad, and b) it features a 265bhp turbocharged Subaru Boxer engine plundered from the Scooby WRX.

According to the designer Ian McElroy, the engine is mated to a gearbox from a Mitsi Evo, and front and rear hubs from a nameless 1980s GM-mobile. The rear end runs a modified Datsun 280Z stub axle, and the whole concoction sits within a 56ins wheelbase, hardly more than a 161hp Yamaha R1.

But surely a bike with a WRC rallying heritage like this deserves a 2x2 drive system? Back to the drawing board, Ian...

 

 

 

[LCR270]

certainly looks futureistic, but what is the point really when you can get almost double that from a tuned busa ?

[Bencolem]

So this is another computer generated image? That's a serious amount of effort for a fabrication house and shows how the times have changed - these bikes were all about taking existing metal and 'chopping' it up. Still, bloody impressive CAD work!

[k-ink]

I'm sure some tuners can look at it for you. Don't they get north of 800bhp now?

[tossbag]

Any chance you guys could start using a slightly different title for 'news' threads about things that only exist on a designers hard drive?
RE: Subaru Engined Street Bike Project (Render)
Something like that?
Would save me clicking a load of links in future

[CMB123]

Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD.

[4rephill]

That looks fing ugly to Me!.

Where's the suspesion on it?. And would you have to ride around everywhere with your chin sat on the fuel tank?.

As has been said already, seems a bit pointless.

[Renn Sport]

Looks great. Mechanical monster of a bike.

Bring it on.. love the boxer engine config all exposed.

[srob]

4rephill said:

That looks fing ugly to Me!.

Where's the suspesion on it?. And would you have to ride around everywhere with your chin sat on the fuel tank?.

As has been said already, seems a bit pointless.

Loads of show vehicles are 'pointless' - they're still brilliant though. I for one hope people keep building 'pointless' things for our entertainment (and yes I know this one hasn't actually been built yet).

As for suspension, I'd imagine it's a (relatively) traditional hub-centre steering setup (as seen on the Bimota Tesi's from the 90's to present and in the 1920's on Neracars) on the front and a single sided swingarm on the rear.

[rhinochopig]

I agree with the article, it needs an Ohlins hydraulic drive to the front wheel.

[PJR]

Crikey, looks like one of those BMW boxer bikes on steroids!

Still, I think I prefer Leno's Jet turbine bike.. It's very real! Which is nice..
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/at-the-garage/motorc...

Edited by PJR on Tuesday 3rd November 14:13

[leon9191]

This masterful use of solid works, you can run all the testing on the computer to see how it would work as well.

Love it, hope at least one gets made.

[ian_c_uk]

"a US based design/fabrication outfit based in the US."

That's handy, being a US based outfit, basing yourself in the US

[vz-r_dave]

4rephill said:

That looks fing ugly to Me!.

Where's the suspesion on it?. And would you have to ride around everywhere with your chin sat on the fuel tank?.

As has been said already, seems a bit pointless.

With an attitude like that thank fk we dont have people like you sitting in design houses.

[ploz]

Hasn't anyone noticed that this design is going to put your knackers inches away from a very hot and very fast spinning turbo? I hope that seat is armour plated

Edited by ploz on Tuesday 3rd November 14:27

[Celt]

Thats howling!

[RJDM3]

Its bonkers...i love it

[andyroo]

I know it's not in the spirit of all things PH, but wouldn't you just end up stranded a mile down the road after leaving the petrol station?

[Turbobanana]

Needs a flat-6 from an SVX. Or a 911...

[sprinter1050]

Bet Kimi Raikkonen fancies one ! Or maybe he just goes for the chopper look
It does like kinda scary & with a 2.2L Boxer motor it might not quite handle as sophisticated as say, a GPbike.

still not as big an engine as a Trumpet Rocket 111 tho

[annodomini2]

Still prefer this:

http://www.remarkablecars.com/ppads/showproduct.ph...