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01-08-2010, 06:05 AM
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Harley-Davidson 2020 Concept
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Harley-Davidson is probably the last company we’d expect to start showing concept motorcycles, but that didn’t stop designer Miguel Cotto from imagining what the Milwaukee brand would look like in 10 years. We don’t know what the next decade will have in store for the American brand, but we’re willing to bet this isn’t it.
While Cotto’s design is perhaps a bit too Tron-like for most Harley riders, he has been sure to keep intact the company’s iconic air-cooled v-twin powerplant. As such, at the heart of the 2020 concept is an 883cc Sportster motor.*The rest of the design elements are new though, with a hubless drive system being the centerpiece of the design.
We dig the futuristic look that’s going on here, which is also the reason why most Harley riders will hate it, and why this is probably a misguided foray into the brand’s identity. Maybe Cotto should pitch the idea to someone like Honda instead?
Source: Yanko Desgin
 
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01-08-2010, 06:27 AM
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That's just goofy looking  and those huge wheels will have so much gyroscopic effect that turning, accelerating (esp with an 883 sporty motor  ) and slowing (not that there'll be much need) will be pretty dreadful.
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01-08-2010, 08:12 AM
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What's the front and what's the rear?  |
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01-08-2010, 10:56 AM
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I cant see any iconic air-cooled v-twin.
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01-08-2010, 10:58 AM
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WSB Pit boss
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I cant see any iconic air-cooled v-twin.
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Of course you can't... It's iconic  |
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01-08-2010, 11:03 AM
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Harley concept?
Can you picture a hell's angel on that!
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01-08-2010, 11:11 AM
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Can you picture a hell's angel on that!
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01-08-2010, 11:40 AM
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it just seems too far off for HD...just too futuristic and not very attractive...just my .02...
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01-28-2010, 04:59 AM
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I cant see any iconic air-cooled v-twin.
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By 2020 the motor would be spacialy compressed into a nano fiber intermolecular transformator materail phased array container.
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01-28-2010, 05:09 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BikePilot
That's just goofy looking and those huge wheels will have so much gyroscopic effect that turning, accelerating (esp with an 883 sporty motor ) and slowing (not that there'll be much need) will be pretty dreadful. |
Sounds like its in keeping with HD traditions |
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