Straight away you think never happen, Ferrari make a motorcycle! Well Ferrari has actually had one motorcycle. For those that know, in 1995 MV Agusta Engineer David Kay built a one of Ferrari motorcycle in tribute of Enzo Ferrari. Enzo’s son Peiro Ferrari gave permission to David Kay for the use of the Ferrari Logo, so we can’t assume that the thought of making a motorcycle is not there.
Israeli Designer Amir Glinik put his mind to independently designing this quite controversial looking Ferrari F4. This rather curvaceous motorcycle has been designed under influence of classic and modern Ferrari cars and certainly makes the same statement. Ride this through any street and every man; woman and dog will admire the infusion of moving art. The bright red will stand out and no doubt so will the tones from the exhaust.
The engine then, well Amir has taken a derivative of the Ferrari V12, cutting away the cylinders to make this a V4. This is then mated to a mono-block gearbox that will support the swing arm.
When it comes to tech the Ferrari F4 has what it needs to control this powerful machine. Some may say that tech on a bike is taking away the real riding experience and yes maybe it does in some way. This is an argument between the older more classical rider and the new tech savvy modern rider. Never the less the appeal is still there and it tempting to join the tech club. Under that shiny red voluptuous body lays ride height and dampening control and computer controlled braking, that is adaptable to different weather conditions. The brakes run radial (around the rim of the wheel) and the twin pot callipers are mounted high at the top of the wheel forward of the forks and aft at the rear, instead of the common placement of centre rear at the front and centre forward at the rear.
The throttle has been designed as ride-by-wire and the handles influenced by the f-16 Fighter aircraft. There is a weatherproof top mounted touch screen interface for the control of bike systems; including brake setup, bike diagnostics, GPS, radio and current gear.
This machine had completed design in 2008 and till date does not get the exposure. There will be many of you that have never even laid eyes on this. It is a bold design but a completely conceivable one. Many designs never see the light of day with the manufacturers but the fact is these studies help form the vehicles of the future whether commissioned or not.
Article by: James Hutchinson
Images: Courtesy of Amir Glinik, creator of the V4 concept
Israeli Designer Amir Glinik put his mind to independently designing this quite controversial looking Ferrari F4. This rather curvaceous motorcycle has been designed under influence of classic and modern Ferrari cars and certainly makes the same statement. Ride this through any street and every man; woman and dog will admire the infusion of moving art. The bright red will stand out and no doubt so will the tones from the exhaust.
The engine then, well Amir has taken a derivative of the Ferrari V12, cutting away the cylinders to make this a V4. This is then mated to a mono-block gearbox that will support the swing arm.
When it comes to tech the Ferrari F4 has what it needs to control this powerful machine. Some may say that tech on a bike is taking away the real riding experience and yes maybe it does in some way. This is an argument between the older more classical rider and the new tech savvy modern rider. Never the less the appeal is still there and it tempting to join the tech club. Under that shiny red voluptuous body lays ride height and dampening control and computer controlled braking, that is adaptable to different weather conditions. The brakes run radial (around the rim of the wheel) and the twin pot callipers are mounted high at the top of the wheel forward of the forks and aft at the rear, instead of the common placement of centre rear at the front and centre forward at the rear.
The throttle has been designed as ride-by-wire and the handles influenced by the f-16 Fighter aircraft. There is a weatherproof top mounted touch screen interface for the control of bike systems; including brake setup, bike diagnostics, GPS, radio and current gear.
This machine had completed design in 2008 and till date does not get the exposure. There will be many of you that have never even laid eyes on this. It is a bold design but a completely conceivable one. Many designs never see the light of day with the manufacturers but the fact is these studies help form the vehicles of the future whether commissioned or not.
Article by: James Hutchinson
Images: Courtesy of Amir Glinik, creator of the V4 concept
