Ducati and Moto Guzzi concepts
Italy's best design students have come up with two concept bikes. Good, bad, or ugly? You be the judgeAre these concept bikes the future of Italian motorcycle design?
Styled by a trio of students from the European Design Institute in Turin, Italy, the aesthetic merits of the Ducati and Moto Guzzi creations are likely generate fierce debate.
The three most talented students who completed their three-year postgraduate course in 'Transportation Design' at the Turin-based design school were chosen to develop their idea of the future of motorcycle design.
The results are best described as mixed...
Both the Ducati and the Guzzi concepts are factory-endorsed – though we're not sure whether that means the factories approve of the radical designs or whether they just agreed to pay for them.
Starting with the Moto Guzzi Griso concept, by Emmanuel Baptism, it takes on an extremely angular visual style, so much so that it almost looks like something out of a 1980s sci-fi feature film. The front forks are clad with plastic shrouds that give the front end a heavy-set appearance, while the tank, tail section and seat show off harsh angles.
Ducati's Hypermotard has been given conceptual treatment by Simon Buonpensiere and Daniele Mazzon (pictured), sporting an ultra-stubby tail section and an unusual one-piece tank/seat.
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