Motosketches: bike design blog

Tags: automotive design Published on 7 June 2007 | 6,727 views 
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Motosketches and Scooterdesign are two weblogs created by Italian bike designer Oberdan Bezzi. In his sketches he shows many original proposals, including bikes that adopt styling cues from automakers such as Audi, Bugatti and Mercedes-Benz.

Bugatti EB-01: typical Bugatti's blue racing color,
hand-hammered magnesium body and 1,750 cc engine

Every project posted by Oberdan Bezzi on Motosketches and Scooterdesign includes a sideview rendering and a textual description (in Italian) which describes the concept, the targeted market and offers some technical details.

Among the many original and wee-designed bikes are the Audi TT 600 quattro (see cover image), the Bugatti EB-01 and the Mercedes-Benz 1000: all of them translate the different automakers' design languages into a two-wheeler concept.

We particularly appreciated the informal style of the descriptions which show a true passion for the bikes world and the capability of setting the different products in a precise market niche.

Other online works by Oberdan Bezzi include a comprehensive set of studies for the Triumph model line-up.

To see all the high-resolution images visit Motosketches and ScooterDesign.

BMW 1000 V6 Concept by Oberdan Bezzi Mercedes-Benz 1000 (1999) by Oberdan Bezzi
BMW 1000 V6 Concept
1,000 V6 engine, drive-by-wire, carbon-fiber structure, ventilated brake discs
Mercedes-Benz 1000 (1999)
a "scultura" frame blended into the body, automotive-like exhaust pipes, and an exclusive retail price

About the designer

Ducati Desmoquad 1000Oberdan Bezzi is an industrial designer specialized in motorbike and scooter design.

He has worked for many years in the field, both as an employee designer and as a freelance consultant for many Italian bike manufacturers.

In addition to the above mentioned weblogs, he also works in the editorial staff of online magazine CyberScooter, where he writes about bike design and occasionally presents original prototypes.

(Source: Motosketches via CarDesignFetish, MotorcycleNews)

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