BMW Wahnsinn

The BMW Wahnsinn ('insanity' in German) was a 2003 concept motorcycle designed by Jiro Arborgh.

The BMW Wahnsinn is a fuel cell powered motorbike intended for the urban rider. Its design is intended to highlight advanced technology, while retaining the essence of conventional motorcycles.

The BMW Wahnsinn is an attractive concept which uses an unusual, single-sided, hub-centre steering system. The bodywork, seat and engine cover has a sleek and clean appearance which hides the majority of the mechanical elements. At the rear of the BMW Wahnsinn concept, the innovative brake light wraps around the single, central-exit exhaust.

The Wahnsinn concept was developed with assistance from designers at BMW Motorrad.

BMW IMME 1200

The IMME 1200 concept motorbike was the creation of two French design students of the ISD (International School of Design).

The IMME 1200 is based around the BMW R1200 engine. The name IMME comes from a now extinct German motorcycle maker.

The IMME 1200 concept motorbike gained the interest of BMW who helped in the creation of a prototype for the 2006 Intermot Motorcycle Show in Cologne to go on show at the BMW stand.

A slick trick of the BMW IMME 1200 concept bike is that all the parts needed to be road legal, license plates, lights, mirrors can be removed with the engine start key and then the machine becomes 'track ready'.

audi moto

The Audi Moto is the work of vehicle designer Bertrand Bach who, working independently of Audi, designed the Moto concept to be a motorcycle which could clearly be identified as an Audi product.



The TT provided inspiration for the Audi Moto concept


Bach used the iconic first generation Audi TT sports car as inspiration for the Moto concept. This is due to the fact the TT fits in with his intended vision for the Moto concept including clean, strong lines and intricately detailed elements.

A predominant feature of the Audi Moto concept is the fact it uses the bare minimum of bodywork, instead favoring to show off the mechanical parts which themselves have been designed with aesthetics and proportions as a factor.

aprilia kerkennah

The Aprilia Kerkennah motorbike was a concept supermotard created by Italian designer Donato Cannatello in conjunction with Aprilia. The unusual Kerkennah name takes after a small desert island located off the coast of Tunisia.

The Aprilia Kerkennah was designed with commercial materials in mind, no carbon or titanium, instead sturdy aluminum, steel, and magnesium.

Apart from the single cylinder engine, all of the Aprilia Kerkennah has been designed with alternative solutions in mind. It is a concept technologically avant-garde, but not revolutionary. The most dominating characteristics of the Kerkennah is the location of the radiator behind the engine, and the seat-tank unit which can be lifted up and forward in order to access the engine and mechanical elements from the top.

The Aprilia Magnet concept was the Transport Design Degree project of Heikki Naulapää, a 2004 student of the Royal College of Art.

The Magnet concentrates on creating an intense sensation for the rider The Aprilia Magnet concept is based around the idea of rider sensation.


Naulapää wanted to create a vehicle which offered a new kind of experience while riding.

With the Magnet concept he mixed the leaning characteristics associated with motorbikes, with a formula 1 style driving position and small sports car feeling with instruments and "being half-inside".


The primary power source for the Aprilia Magnet concept is a 550cc combustion engine, with drive to the wheels provided by in-wheel electric motors (including magnets, where the name comes from).


There is also an additional battery, which gives the Magnet extra power for rapid acceleration. The rider can also switch off the combustion engine for a more subdued and silent riding experience.


The Aprilia Magnet features a tilting mechanism which allows the concept to lean into corners like a motorbike.


Other novel ideas featured on the Magnet concept include; brake lights in the helmet for improved visibility, a hidden pillion seat under a removable cover, and side panels with adjustable transparency which the rider can alter depending on the required riding sensation.