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(Daniel Simon has BLOWN me away with this bike that looks like a cross between a chopper, an automotive welding robot, and a industrial pizza cutter.)
The cool thing about fantasy is that it is normally fantastic… a push of the imagination beyond what we think is possible. It’s a creation that forces you to briefly consider the impossible. I’ve seen Daniel Simon’s fantasy work before, but just when I wasn’t looking he comes up with THIS device. The Detonator v4 6.0 Six Liter Monster Bike Sculpture. So when can we expect to start terrorizing (maybe I shouldn’t use that word) the tarmac on this eye boggling 2 wheeler? Never. It’s just an art piece. Here’s how Daniel describes it:

The Detonator v4 6.0 is pure sculpture with no intention of being a functional motor bike. The initial idea was to shape a radical bike using simple shapes such as cubes and cylinders, a heavy & brutal look, with a mix of retro style and modern simplicity.

The Detonator comes without a visible frame. Instead, there is a simple block housing the giant 6 leter 4 cylinder engine. All the additional parts i.e. seat, steering, suspension and exhaust are geometrically linked to the V-shaped engine.

The front suspension is a complex lever system. The steering is achieved by an electromagnetic sled located directly behind the front wheel. The pilot controls that digial impluse with the 2 independent handle bars. These control bars also include the front lights.

On top of the frame, where one might expect a front light, sits a glas tube radar system to navigate the bike. Design wise it also necessary to give the bike a face. Without that feature it just looked blind.

Looking at something like this is really inspirational. Danke Schoen Daniel! Keep up the great work! (oh, and thanks to motoblog.it for the scoop!)