We love to show you the latest cool rides available, but if you’ve been wondering what kind of awesome motorcycles may be on the horizon then check out these cool concept bikes. Some are functional, but not practical yet for mass production, while others really push the envelope in terms of creative design.

Mach Ness

Motorcycle manufacturer Arlen Ness crafted this metal monster powered by a gas-turbine helicopter engine. The aluminum outer shell with noticeably large rivets gives it a sort of steam punk edge that you just won’t get from carbon fiber and plastic. The body has been shaped entirely by hand, which lends to why it’s not being mass produced. Source

Icare Bike Concept

If we had access to all the possible concept designs for Batman’s motorcycle the Icare Bike Concept would certainly be on the list. We could just imagine the Dark Knight leaning into a tight turn on this sleek black bike. Icare isn’t just a cool concept, but a real working design. It’s powered by a six-cylinder 1.8 liter Honda engine with dual exhaust. Right now it’s still up in the air whether or not it will go into production, but keep you fingers crossed. Source

Swordfish Motorcycle Concept

Any concept bike you’ve ever thought of as sleek has nothing on the Swordfish. The Swordfish Motorcycle concept by Alexander Kotlyarevsky sports an aggressive futuristic design and hubless wheels. The overall look has interesting mix between curves and sharp angles that earn this bike its name. Source

Halbo Future Duo-Wheel BMW

If you’re looking for an incredibly small and fast motorcycle and could care less about your personal safety then we’ve got a bike for you. Designer Pierre Yohanes designed the Halbo for eco-minded people who want something compact and electric powered. The front wheel is stationary and the back tail turns, so it’s kind of like riding a motorboat. Source

Jaguar M-Cycle

This isn’t one of those concept bikes with a name like Jaguar that’s meant to represent it’s speed. Its name is pretty literal in this case. The Jaguar concept by M-Cycles draws inspiration from the Jaguar car manufacturer logo. The bike measures 8 feet in length and features ebony lacquered fiberglass over stainless steel. Source

Scarab Motorcycle

While the Scarab sounds like a bike you’d likely drive around in the desert it’s actually designed with urban situations in mind. The bike can adapt to sit completely upright while parked so it takes up as little space as possible in a crowded city parking lot. In fact you and 3 of your friends using scarabs can fit your motorcycles in a standard sized space for a car. Designer David Miguel Moreira Gonçalves envisions the Scarab to be used as a rental vehicle as a convenient and eco-friendly transpiration solution. Source

Dodge Tomahawk Motorcycle

The Dodge Tomahawk Motorcycle may be the only motorcycle listed here that technically isn’t actually a motorcycle. Based on a Viper V-10 bike, it’s got a beefy 500 horsepower engine and 4 wheels. According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration anything with more than 3 wheels on the ground doesn’t qualify as a motorcycle. That probably has something to do with why this beast of a bike never made it into mass production. Shame because this awesome machine is basically just an engine and some wheels that provide raw speed and power between your legs. Source

ENERGYA Motorcycle

Since we discovered that technically anything with 3 wheels or less qualifies as a motorcycle then technically the ENERGYA Motorcycle fits the bill. With two wheels in the front and two full seats it almost looks like a racecar, but it only has one rear wheel. The designer Higgins-Aubé actually calls it a “motomobile” since it’s sort of a car/motorcycle hybrid.Source

Ferrari V4 Motorcycle Concept

If Ferrari made a motorcycle to match the car this would be it. Industrial designer Amir Glinik took the sexy curves and sleek lines that make Ferrari so fiercely desirable and put them in bike form. The design takes the best aspects of vintage and modern Ferrari projects based on aesthetics and performance to create the perfect Ferrari Bike. For instance the Ferrari V4 Motorcycle Concept features hand controls adapted from a F-16 Fighter Jet and buttons based on the Formula 1 racers. Source

nUCLEUS Motorcycle Concept

The nUCLEUS takes everything you think you know about motorcycle design and turns it on its side. Truly unlike any other bike design out there NONOBJECT designed this bike to stand on its own in terms of design rather than take inspiration from every other bike concept out there. When not in use the motorcycle looks like a weird box, but when in motion the wheels extend and the saddle rises, showing off its function. Source

Magic Tricycle

The Magic Tricycle sounds like something your four year old daughter might drive in the back yard, but it’s actually an amazingly clever transforming motorcycle. When you’d rather be in a car, say on the highway for instance, it lies on its side and uses 3 wheels as sort of a car. But when you just want pure speed its stands upright with the third wheel on top, which supposedly helps keep it balanced.
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Speed Racer Alien Motorcycle

The folks over at Gizmodo kindly pointed out that the “Speed Racer” motorcycle concept by Dan Bailey looks like something that came out of the Aliens movies, and we have to agree. Based around the Kawasaki Ninja the bike has some solid foundations, but was designed to look intimidating yet sleek. There’s no word as to whether or not it will see production, but considering how bad ass it looks we hope it does. Source

Ghost Motorcycle Concept

Anyone else on the road will only have a small glimpse of you as you fly by them at top speed and wonder if maybe they’ve seen a ghost. Well, in a way, the sort of did. The Ghost Motorcycle concept puts the rider in an aggressive forward position that feels incredibly fast. The design draws its inspiration from the speed demon Ghost Rider as well as a flying falcon. Source

2015 Honda CB750 Concept

This blocky bike feels like a vision of the future as imagined by a video game designer from the mid 90s. The carbon fiber, aluminum and titanium frame gives the 2015 Honda CB750 enough strength to carry heavy riders. It’s powered by a four cylinder liquid hydrogen engine and features on board computers controlled by an OLED touch screen. It also features radar technology that will slow the bike automatically if it detects an oncoming collision… a feature which you can of course disable if you like to live dangerously. Source

Di-Cycle Goes Over Both Water and Land

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You’d definitely give this thing a second look if you saw it gliding down the street past you… and straight into a lake. The Di-Cycle concept bicycle is amphibious and was designed specifically for the Dutch city of Helmond to allow residents a smooth transition between land and water travel. Holland would have to construct entire parking garages for these gargantuan things if they were to actually catch on.

‘One’ Folding Bicycle by Thomas Owen

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This folding bicycle by Thomas Owen has a futuristic-looking design that compacts into an incredibly small package. It’s meant to make bicycle transport in urban environments easier by creating a super-portable bike that can go practically anywhere. It’s difficult to tell from the images of this concept, however, exactly how it works.

Sideways Bike

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Riding a bike facing forward is boring. Or at least, so says Michael Killian, the software engineer who decided that what the world needs is a sideways bicycle that uses the same body movements as a snowboard. It has a unicycle seat and little handlebars on either side. It’s not for everyone – Killian says only 6 out of 10 people are able to master it.

Rotation Folding Bike

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The ‘Rotation’ city rotating & folding bicycle design by Yirong Yang is fully adjustable, so you can determine the best position for the handlebars, saddle and distance between the front & rear wheels. It’s also two different vehicles in one – it can be used as a bicycle or unicycle – and folds up after use.

Josef Cadek Locust Bicycle

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Space comes at a premium, and with a world population that is rapidly multiplying by the day, it’ll only get worse as the years pass. That explains why so many bicycle designers are creating concepts that are getting increasingly more compact. The ‘Locust’ concept by Josef Cadek features parts that fold neatly into a circular central frame. Such a design makes it ideal for bringing it onto trains and buses.

Crazy Steel Viking Bike

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If Vikings had come up with the concept of bicycles, their design might have looked a little something like this. Like something straight from a medieval blacksmith’s studio, this handmade steel monster has a scythe-like body and opaque red wheels. It was spotted by Green Mountain Bikes in downtown Seattle.

Hyper Bike by Body Rite

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Let’s say you don’t want to sit down for some reason. Perhaps you’re restless, or you’ve got a raging case of hemorrhoids. No worries: there’s a bicycle for you, too. The bizarre ‘Hyper Bike’ by Body Rite Ltd is supposed to decrease the rider’s vulnerability on the road by offering more stability and balance. The rider has to use a total-body climbing, swimming motion to propel it forward. Good exercise, if nothing else.

The One-of-a-Kind Wooden Bicycle

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Who better to create a sort of retro-looking wooden tandem bicycle than a timber technology student? Jens Eichler made what he calls the ‘Renovatia’ by cutting, gluing and sanding sheets of beech plywood until he achieved the curvy, organic shape he was going for. No word on how much heavier a bike like this would be than one made from more conventional materials.

Eco-Friendly and Adaptable Versabikes

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With a design that oddly resembles a person on their hands and knees, the Versabike is fully adjustable so anyone can configure it to their own specific needs. That means it can be shared by multiple people, and can grow with a child. The eco-friendly design has recyclable parts and can expand out or contract while in motion.

The Shift Bicycle

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Its shape calls to mind the classic three-wheelers of yore, but the Shift has modern style as well as function. The tilting rear wheels help balance the bike at slow speeds. The wheels shift inward as the child builds up momentum, causing the balance to gradually shift from the bike to the child. That makes the transition to a traditional two-wheeled bicycle a little easier.

Backpack Bicycle

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As a cyclist, sometimes you really wish it were easier to keep your bicycle with you throughout the day, through bus rides, at the store or at the office. Chang Ting Jen’s entry into the International Bicycle Design Competition recognizes that need, offering a bicycle that easily folds up to be worn as a backpack. It’s made of plastic and weighs 5.5kg, and even turns into a handcart.

A-Bike: World’s Smallest Folding Bike

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This bicycle might just have the tiniest wheels you’ve ever seen. It’s made that way for both light weight and the ability to fold it into an amazingly small package. The A-Bike weighs just 5.5kg, and it takes just 10 seconds to fold and unfold it thanks to quick-release clamps. Despite the small wheels, it can attain normal speeds without having to pedal any faster than with an average large-wheel bike.

$30 Cardboard Bike

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This bicycle is waterproof, lightweight and only costs $30. It’s also fully recyclable, thanks to its almost 100% cardboard construction. Product design student Phil Bridge created it as a low-cost, eco-friendly option that can be easily mass produced. It’s not the nicest-looking bicycle ever, and it’s not exactly a performance bicycle either. At least you won’t have to worry about anyone stealing it.

Minimalist Spokeless Bicycle

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If you’re the type of person for whom minimalism is the gold standard of design, you’ll love the Nulla spokeless bicycle, which doesn’t have a central hub or a chain-drive. The seat juts out disconcertingly from the frame and the wheels seem a bit flimsy, but it sure is stylish.

Square-Wheeled Bicycle

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Square wheel seems like a contradiction in terms, but this bicycle rides more smoothly than you might think. The secret is the shape of the road over which the wheels roll. The wheels can keep the bike moving in a straight line and at a constant velocity as long as it’s traveling over evenly spaced bumps of just the right shape, called an ‘inverted catenary’.

Well, see this bike above and you may take it for a toy but let me tell you this is the smallest electric bike of the world. Built by Santhosh, an Indian from Mysore, this e-bike measures 12 inches in height and 18 inches in length.

Dubbed as Moosshiqk, which is Sanskrit word for mouse, the 8.8 lbs battery-powered prototype can be separated and put together in less than 60 seconds.

This biggest crab in Britain is huge and it is still growing and that is not all what you need to hear, they call this thing ‘Crabzilla’ and that is what concerns me most.

The ‘Crabzilla’ measures about 10ft from claw to claw and he is continuing to grow. It is captured by fishermen while fishing in the waters of Pacific Ocean and it is lucky that it hasn’t been eaten until now because crabs are considered as one of the most expensive delicacies. If you wish to see this thing face to face, than you can do that in National Sea Life Centre in Birmingham where the ‘Crabzilla’ is displayed for visitors.

Steampunk may bring to your mind images of brass, copper and retro gadgets that seem to be inspired by the Industrial age, when in fact, the term Steampunk in its purest form refers to the sub-genre of fiction writing or science fiction which deals with anachronistic technology from the Victorian Age. Loosely applied, it refers to the innumerable gadgets, fashion and lifestyle products that have been created after being inspired by steam age, and industrial age.

Steampunk Art has that raw and primeval appeal with which one could go back to the ages of lawlessness, and of wars and violence. Thus, it shouldn’t be a surprise that we found out that most people who are interested in Steampunk are also fascinated by Steampunk weapons. Here is an amazing list of 24 Cool Steampunk Weapons which remind you that weapons are meant to kill, no matter how beautiful they look.

Annihilating Steampunk Weapons

Weapons have always been associated with destruction, violence and death, and some weapons have been used to carry out genocides, massacres and annihilation of humanity in several countries, and in several periods in history.

These elimination weapons in a Steampunk garb remind us that man is capable of killing his own kind, and that too in surprisingly inhuman ways.

Futuristic Steampunk Weapons

They say, money never goes out of fashion, and I would reply and say that weapons shall never go out of fashion. Thus, you could imagine to see sophisticated and even deadlier weapons in the future, but what would these weapons look like?

The Futuristic Bioshock Pistol makes me not want to think about future if violence, war and such weapons may take place in our society.

The Particle Beam Pistol and Old Vic Retro Pistol seem to tell us that the future generations would meet their gory ends not through bullets, but in the way of beams and minute particles which can’t be seen through the naked eyes.

The Futuristic Saber Pistol looks awesome, and really ominous as well.

Steampunk Guns

Guns have been the most popular weapons for many centuries. Wars have been fought, won and lost thanks to guns. These guns in their Steampunk garb seem to tell us the story of man’s favorite weapon through the ages.

A stylish handmade Steampunk gun. Who would pull the trigger?

A model of a Steampunk gun found at an unknown place.

A couple of Steampunk guns including the cool Nerf Gun that seem to be inspired by the popular cultures of science and the way it is represented through media.

This cool Steampunk Raygun is something that I would love to have, but hope that it won’t work!

Steampunk Knives and Daggers

Knives, daggers and swords have always been used to defend oneself and to kill. Steampunk weapons naturally would include these sharp edged weapons through which one can either behead someone or chop off a part of the body.

This Steampunk Dagger could be used by the royals, who always found stabbing oneself in times of defeat, a noble way to die.

This cool Steampunk Swiss Knife is one of the noblest, and could be used for more constructive purposes like spreading butter, and slicing bread.

The Steampunk Sword certainly does not look pleasant, but it definitely looks really majestic.

Laser Steampunk Weapons

Laser would be the medium through which future humans would heal each other, and also destroy each other. Thus, these Steampunk weapons that use laser are quite the way to defend and assault people.

This is what is being touted as the “Aether Disrupter”. It either has something to do with the ancient Greeks, or electromagnetic particles. Go figure!

The Laser Graflex 3 Cell Lightsaber looks kick-ass and could bring Star Wars geeks to love such Victorian art.

This is a retro looking, Steampunk gun which looks majestic in its own way.

This Laser Steampunk Pistol comes with the tell-tale metallic look, for which Steampunk is known.

Steampunk Rifle

Rifles remind me of the police. Perhaps a battalion that has a common interest in all things that are Steampunk, can take a look at this cool Steampunk Rifle. They could use it instead of regular rifles.

Steampunk Wearable Weapon

Wearable weapons are always far more sinister. Someone who wears weapons can be quite ominous indeed. I would stay afar from anyone who wears this Steampunk Wristgun, but also if it wasn’t Steampunk.

Weird Steampunk Weapons

Steampunk always borders on the edge of being fantastic and weird. Here are some weird and bizarre Steampunk weapons.

I can’t believe weapons could actually look this sinister! I am sure I would never go near anybody who has something like this. Of course, I would not mind owning one of these weird Steampunk weapons!

Steampunk of course is not reserved for just weapons. It is an idea of creating something that takes us back to the Industrial Age, which was also the period when the Western Civilization and mankind as a whole lost what could be called “innocence”. Thus, the Steampunk gadgets and devices remind us that this generation too shall pass, only to be replaced by something far more advanced.