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Motorcycle of the Year

Triumph had a good thing going when it unveiled the sweet Street Triple 675, a pared-down streetfighter version of the beloved Daytona 675 sportbike.

Michael Sturtz and his industrial-arts group called the Crucible based out of Oakland, California have successfully modified an old motorcycle using a diesel V6 from a BMW to not only run on Biodiesel, but to even clock a staggering 130mph. Apparently, the speed comes from a chain gear system fitted onto the motor and the gearbox as well as the crank on the motor side which has twice the number of teeth on the gear box side, giving a top engine speed of 8,200rpm. It took the team 6 months to get the mod street-ready with a $20,000 investment. That’s cool and very eco-friendly too. Wanna know what it can do? Check out the vid after the jump.

Ghost Motorcycle Concept

Anyone else on the road will only have a small glimpse of you as you fly by them at top speed and wonder if maybe they’ve seen a ghost. Well, in a way, the sort of did. The Ghost Motorcycle concept puts the rider in an aggressive forward position that feels incredibly fast. The design draws its inspiration from the speed demon Ghost Rider as well as a flying falcon.

Speed Racer Alien Motorcycle

The folks over at Gizmodo kindly pointed out that the “Speed Racer” motorcycle concept by Dan Bailey looks like something that came out of the Aliens movies, and we have to agree. Based around the Kawasaki Ninja the bike has some solid foundations, but was designed to look intimidating yet sleek. There’s no word as to whether or not it will see production, but considering how bad ass it looks we hope it does.

Ferrari V4 Motorcycle Concept

If Ferrari made a motorcycle to match the car this would be it. Industrial designer Amir Glinik took the sexy curves and sleek lines that make Ferrari so fiercely desirable and put them in bike form. The design takes the best aspects of vintage and modern Ferrari projects based on aesthetics and performance to create the perfect Ferrari Bike. For instance the Ferrari V4 Motorcycle Concept features hand controls adapted from a F-16 Fighter Jet and buttons based on the Formula 1 racers.