MRW Issue 27

NEWS DESK
Back on topic: this electric-driven motorbike
has a 100 V 21,5 kWh battery – no mystery
there; it’s written all over the sides.
Aerodynamics are not accounted for, as the
boxy body couldn’t care less about drag. It
doesn’t seem user-friendly in any aspect:
the seat is repulsive to even gaze at, let
alone ride on. The rider’s knees are the only
crash bars available; the tall mid-section
screams with eagerness to puncture the
motorcyclist’s ribcage on every possible
occasion.
Apart from the two straight-angle rails
that flank the charging port cap and shine
menacingly right under the biker’s torso, the
lack of cushion acts as a second repellent.
The rearward-positioned footpegs and
down-low handlebars indicate a sporty
tenure (the large rear wheel chain sprocket
backs this first impression).
Twin radial front brakes also hint at highspeed
performance, as do the fat tires
and minimalistic bodywork. The designers
describe their work as “highly modular” with
“cost-effective materials such as sheet metal
to build a self-supporting monocoque frame
also doubling as the exterior panels of this
brutalist motorcycle.”
One circular display is the digital interface
between the rider and the jagged electromechanical
two-wheeled chisel. The dismal
color combination of gray soot and grim
reaper ash only adds to this vehicle’s nuclear
fallout prospective habitat.
Solid, the Dutch company that
commissioned the Belgians to design this
motorcycle, needed a proof of concept for
their drivetrain. However, what came out
was far-fetched from the objective motoring
industry mainstream ideas.
Meet the Solid CRS-01
E-Bike Concept
Solid CRS-01 is an electric motorcycle that
is made to withstand time, elements, and
design trends. Straight lines, sharp edges,
flat surfaces, and overall uncomfortable
looks inspire an apocalyptic version of
future reality. It makes motorcycling sound
as if it were a punishment rather than the
leisure adrenaline shot of today.
Crafted by the pens and imagination of
the Belgians from the design studio of
VoyagerCo., the motorcycle is a technology
demonstrator for the Dutch EV company
Solid. Yes, this oddity broke the digital
realm’s boundaries and made it into the real
reality of the palpable three dimensions. (If
anyone questions the limping grammar of
“real reality,” please explain the concept of
virtual reality).