Steampunk comes to the Motorcycle Industry

[Mancha]

Not sure if this belongs here or in the Open Talk folder, but it seems to me that only VSF'ers will care at all about this, so...

This from MotorcycleDaily.com:  Steampunk: The Next Big Customizing Craze?

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/01/steampunk-the-next-big-customizing-craze/

"So what the hell is Steampunk? You actually know it well, even if you didn’t know what it was called. It’s the aesthetic of melding old—usually Victorian-era mechanical elements—with modern or futuristic  technology, or of extrapolating how that technology would look had it evolved in a different direction from our current reality. Think of the giant steam-powered war machines in the 1999 movie 'Wild, Wild West,' or the ornate vehicles and vessels of 2003’s 'League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.'"

Mind you, the only thing steampunk I see about the example bike is that some of the parts are painted brass.  Nice bike though:

[Chairface]

They need Pappa Midnight to design one.

[Hawkeye]

Seconded, Chairface.

[The_Beast]

They need Pappa Midnight to design one.

You've got that SOOO right!

My apologies to the owner, but I thought it was lame. I'm fine with the idea, and even if it's 'punk, but that just didn't do it. ;->=

Heck, my old R60/5 had more class. Mind you, if you put a faux smokestack on the tail...

Doug

[Mancha]

Heck, my old R60/5 had more class. Mind you, if you put a faux smokestack on the tail...

An R60/5 is a nice bike, and I'd love to have one in my garage.  But a Norvin with Manx bodywork shouldn't be dismissed so easily. 

[Dewbakuk]

Hmm, I'm sure my Dad still has the parts to make a Norvin buried away somewhere...

[Mancha]

Hmm, I'm sure my Dad still has the parts to make a Norvin buried away somewhere...

Oh yeah!?  I'll trade you my lead mountain for them.   

[Dewbakuk]

I bet he'd not notice if I took them, not for a year or two anyway 

[Mancha]

 

[Conquistador]

Shades of Tom Swift, Sr., and his steam motorcycle...

Gracias,

Glenn

[Mister Rab]

I rather liked this one when I stumbled across it, even if it isn't actually driven by steam:

[The_Beast]

An R60/5 is a nice bike, and I'd love to have one in my garage.  But a Norvin with Manx bodywork shouldn't be dismissed so easily. 

You and me both; tis no longer with me.

Not denigrating the classics, per se, just this one as a 'steampunk'.

I rather liked this one when I stumbled across it, even if it isn't actually driven by steam:

Still not quite there, but definitely a serious attempt.

Nope, still waiting for PM to take up the Gauntlet (unintended product placement).

Doug

[Mancha]

This one should be called The Pappa Midnight Bike:

[Grimmnar]

They need Pappa Midnight to design one.

Didnt Pappa already design one? Though it was a trike and not a bike.  :-)

Grimm