Meet The 'Light Rider'- The World's First 3D Printed Motorcycle

3D printed tools are not uncommon these days, rather sophistication has been empowered with the help of such course-changing innovation. Bearing similarity with Laser Ink Jet Printing, the 3D printing technology has been roaming around in research labs and in the industry for quiet a while now. However, the trend was to produce small scale devices and tiny instruments which we ought to handle with utmost care. With the APWORKS Light Rider, can we envision a world with 3D printed heavy vehicles? If so, we might recalculate the statistics related to 21st century progression towards fulfilling a tech-based environment.

Many of us are passionate about bikes and especially when it comes to adrenaline rush, all adventure seekers look to Ducatti or Harley Davidson for their classy looks coupled with ultimate performance. For a change, if we now concentrate on the latest venture of APWORKS, we could find how intuition shaped the creators' imagination in an organic framework. The Air Bus Group spin off, APWORKS has just presented the worlds' first 3D printed bike,Light Rider, that not only looks different but talks about specifications at a whole new level.


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Light Rider: World's first 3D printed bike
Apparently, inspired by the "Ghost Rider" theme, the concerned team came up with a name which blends technology with style, creating a perfect manifestation keeping up to the trend with today's growing demands. As claimed, the company aims to put down aerospace elements all together to build an electrifying relatively light weight, but strong motorcycle. The offerings were further explored to understand how evolution has taken place inside a material design.

The body of the bike features a natural flair which was made possible with the help of the Bionic Algorithm. This not only adds a praise worthy design but also provides stiffness, a must to withstand external load. Weighing only 35Kg, the bike gives a mileage of 50mph. Once charged, it can run up to 60km until the next charging is required. The core material of the model is made of Scalmalloy which is generally used for its high strength in aerospace engineering. The whole piece is powered by a 6 kW electric motor which could boost up the device's acceleration by 130 Nm torque.

The team's leading engineer Stefanus Stahl mentioned that the final output is a wonder in terms of performance and style. In the furture, the company would like to integrate more high end technologies to revolutionize the transport system. Expectedly, the device comes with a price tag of 2000 € and pre bookings have already been initiated.

Watch official video release of Light Rider:


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  • Sarathkumar Chandrasekaran
    Sarathkumar Chandrasekaran
    Very attractive design.

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