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The Stoopie generation

The yamaha slider is a favourite in the amature stunt community, its basic stripped body and price make it very attractive to the young adventurous market. Its simplicity is its selling point.Its a through around bike.

Riders taking their small engine scooter to the full potential, people all round the world are pulling wheeling and stoopies on motor bikes, if this can be harnessed, as in making a bike that users do amiture tricks on, video them and share them with the world.

Personable Transport

Here is a very interesting bike i found which is more of an extension of the body rather than a motorbike.It made me think how the traditional motorbike shape could be adapted to holster the human form and make it feel more like the machine is one with the user.

An Article on Riding Position

http://citybiker.wordpress.com/2007/05/21/riding-tips-finding-the-right-position/

This is a very useful article which focuses on the rider relaxing into the correct riding position but says some important stuff on how different part of the riders body should be while riding. eg. 

Arm position. Notice the pivot point on a motorcycle’s handlebars. Many novice sportbike riders sit tall above the bars and hold the bars on a downward angle (note: this guy in the pic is just sitting on a bike at the dealership…but many guys ride like this). The proper arm position for any bike involves having your elbows at or slightly below the level of of the handlebars… So that your forearm is parallel the ground (or bent slightly upward). This is the position in which you have the most control, and the least resistance, where the bars feel lightest and respond most accurately to your steering inputs. (Check out the top pic, Leno has it right).

Sketches Busing Back from Aucklands Meeting

There is a huge difference between the sketches before and after the 3rd meeting. I had way more direction after the meeting and have been developing the idea of having a lower plastic fuel tank, like a semi stepthru but not that step thru-able.

Busing to Auckland sketches

Not Just A Machine (Personification)

Tonight i was watching a great episode of human planet. The Mongolian Nomans were the main part of the show and a segment of this topic caught my attention. The horse man have to work as one with their horse to catch the wild horses to collect their milk and tame them.

This could be transfered into this project. Ive own bikes for a few years now and the one thing i love about them is that i give them a personality, i say things like, "shes playing up in these cold mornings, bit cold for her in the garage at night". I as much as i need the money at this time of my life, i cant bring myself to sell 'her'.

Ive created a story for my bike, i know the insides and out of getting it started in the morning and 'her' fuel consumption in different situations. I need to transfer this into my design, maybe even in a literal sense.

I want to create a partener in riding and commuting, not just an object which aids the process.

Group Collaboration Findings

Initial Design Specifications

- A design which is not trying to be something that its not. eg. look faster or more high spec'd than it really is.

-As much storage integrated into the bike as possible. eg. under the seat, small compartment at front.

-Small convenient storage space for users phone and wallet. Most probably at front and easily accessed.

-Two seater, one rear seat for carrying a passenger a short distance, half the size of the drivers seat.

-Less aggressive aesthetic, not intimidating. Will help with the vibe of being a safe form of transport.

-Personifcation of machine, giving the design of the machine character, possibly integrating animal shapes.

-As little damagable metal as possible.eg. tank. Plastic tank with 10 litre volume capacity.

The safe look. but cool. Possible side lighting, rider must not be able to see it when riding.

-A unique aspect where the rider can customise their bike to their taste. eg. Fairing decals

Rider Coverage Consideration

In the design process the consideration of what the rider will be covering needs to be thought of. If say the legs are covering a intake or a airflow outlet this may result in the bike not performing how it should or discomfort for the user.

Animal Silhouette inspiration

I thought integrating the side profiles of animals into my sketches might give a fresh take on motorbike design, will see how it goes.