MRW Issue 27
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NEWS DESK<br />
Back on topic: this electric-driven motorbike<br />
has a 100 V 21,5 kWh battery – no mystery<br />
there; it’s written all over the sides.<br />
Aerodynamics are not accounted for, as the<br />
boxy body couldn’t care less about drag. It<br />
doesn’t seem user-friendly in any aspect:<br />
the seat is repulsive to even gaze at, let<br />
alone ride on. The rider’s knees are the only<br />
crash bars available; the tall mid-section<br />
screams with eagerness to puncture the<br />
motorcyclist’s ribcage on every possible<br />
occasion.<br />
Apart from the two straight-angle rails<br />
that flank the charging port cap and shine<br />
menacingly right under the biker’s torso, the<br />
lack of cushion acts as a second repellent.<br />
The rearward-positioned footpegs and<br />
down-low handlebars indicate a sporty<br />
tenure (the large rear wheel chain sprocket<br />
backs this first impression).<br />
Twin radial front brakes also hint at highspeed<br />
performance, as do the fat tires<br />
and minimalistic bodywork. The designers<br />
describe their work as “highly modular” with<br />
“cost-effective materials such as sheet metal<br />
to build a self-supporting monocoque frame<br />
also doubling as the exterior panels of this<br />
brutalist motorcycle.”<br />
One circular display is the digital interface<br />
between the rider and the jagged electromechanical<br />
two-wheeled chisel. The dismal<br />
color combination of gray soot and grim<br />
reaper ash only adds to this vehicle’s nuclear<br />
fallout prospective habitat.<br />
Solid, the Dutch company that<br />
commissioned the Belgians to design this<br />
motorcycle, needed a proof of concept for<br />
their drivetrain. However, what came out<br />
was far-fetched from the objective motoring<br />
industry mainstream ideas.<br />
Meet the Solid CRS-01<br />
E-Bike Concept<br />
Solid CRS-01 is an electric motorcycle that<br />
is made to withstand time, elements, and<br />
design trends. Straight lines, sharp edges,<br />
flat surfaces, and overall uncomfortable<br />
looks inspire an apocalyptic version of<br />
future reality. It makes motorcycling sound<br />
as if it were a punishment rather than the<br />
leisure adrenaline shot of today.<br />
Crafted by the pens and imagination of<br />
the Belgians from the design studio of<br />
VoyagerCo., the motorcycle is a technology<br />
demonstrator for the Dutch EV company<br />
Solid. Yes, this oddity broke the digital<br />
realm’s boundaries and made it into the real<br />
reality of the palpable three dimensions. (If<br />
anyone questions the limping grammar of<br />
“real reality,” please explain the concept of<br />
virtual reality).