A few years in the past, SWM made worldwide waves, notably amongst Harley followers, when it first showed off its Stormbreaker 1200. And, I imply, as our personal Enrico identified (and as anybody with eyes can see), it is fairly troublesome to disclaim the concept that it is a Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 clone (in design, a minimum of).
Quick-forward to 2025, and a Stormbreaker-based motorbike design simply took middle stage, fairly actually, at SWM’s EICMA 2025 launch. It is known as the Bumblebee Idea (or relatively, BUMBLEBEE.Idea, to put in writing it the way in which the corporate does), and SWM mother or father firm Shineray describes it as, “the sci-fi mech-inspired idea beast.” Alongside bikes, the corporate additionally took this chance to indicate off its first-ever ATVs to the world, however they do not appear to share any design language with our yellow and black buddy right here.
This video is completely in German, but it surely’s a pleasant walkaround of the idea in query, so you possibly can take it in from each angle. That entrance brake disc is significantly giving noticed blade, no?
And, I imply, aside from the truth that this song is now inexplicably lodged in my head for the primary time in years, it is not a nasty factor to take a look at, though I can not assist however consider all of the little water traps which are undoubtedly ready for you in case you’re the one to clean it. I imply, the highest of the tank alone has so many little nooks and crannies that may inadvertently function bonus hydration packs in case you aren’t cautious.
Motorbike designs that firms confer with as ‘ideas’ can have every kind of paths. Some undergo additional improvement, and should even finally discover their approach to market in some kind or one other. Others are ‘ideas’ in identify solely, and are already near manufacturing. And nonetheless others won’t ever, ever see the sunshine of day, as a result of they’re just too cool for this world.
In keeping with Shineray, a part of the aim of displaying off BUMBLEBEE.Idea alongside its different automobiles at EICMA was to display the potential energy of its “cross-China-Europe R&D system,” integrating its expertise and manufacturing processes with design strengths. So, it is not completely clear whether or not this idea is merely a design train, or one thing the model plans to develop additional with a watch towards manufacturing. Would you wish to see it (or one thing prefer it, developed from it) on the highway?
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