Melbourne-based, Detroit-raised Metros shares his passion for hot rods, motorcycles, and art with us in Fuel’s video below:
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By ignoring all the passion that makes motorcycles great, Joey Ruiter has created Moto Undone—a powerful expression of simplicity. Built upon a bespoke chassis and powered by a 1000w electric hub motor with a 90-mile range, the bike is nothing if not unique.
I’ll let Ruiter explain the concept:
“At jruiter I.D. we want to re-set the definition of a motorbike by stripping away historical attributes that make them so great. It’s hard to image a motorcycle without fancy paint, overpowered motors, exposed mechanical genius, and sweet exhaust tones. There motorbike references are small and when someone is riding they are all you see. The bike almost disappears. The rider just floats along the streets silently.
Powered by a 1000w 48v electric hub motor, moto undone has a range of 90 miles or about 3 hours. All gauges and riding information, like speed and gps, is displayed through smart phones by downloadable apps.”
While a 7 minute 50 second whirl around the 14.173 mile Nordschleife may not be the fastest lap set, especially compared to the recent Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition lap and other sports and exotic cars, it’s damn fast for two wheels. And scary too. Just think, drivers are mildly protected in their cars, but when a rider spills, there’s not much runoff before both bike and body slam the guard rail.
So. Much. Respect.
Catch every lean and knee scrape along the 154-turn lap below:
via Autoblog
Watch Destroyer—Savage Night at the Opera.
Take a motorcycle ride through Vancouver while Canadian indie pop band, Destroyer lulls your 11 o’clock hour with their single, Savage Night at the Opera.
Enjoy the video below:
Destroyer - Savage Night at the Opera from Merge Records on Vimeo.
