lotus motorcycles

[komp]

Lotus Motorcycles has begun work on its Lotus C-01 hyper bike, which boasts a futuristic design and high-end technology.

my first thought is ... expensive

for details
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/lotus/85883/lotus-motorcycles-designs-its-first-bike

[Coxy]

Needs JPS livery

[Lord Danoir the first]

Pure garage bling if that's what you're in to.

Apparently absolutely nothing to do with Hethel and purely a marketing stunt.

I'd like to think that if Lotus genuinely brought out a motorcycle, it would have genuine Lotus DNA with challenging and innovative technology and be characterful, fun, flawed but brilliant.

Bit like what Eric Buell did.

[Green_Ninja]

does nowt for me, just looks 'wrong'

[zxrob]

Fugly, 

Rob

[Alzo]

I'll pass.

[CBr6y]

   enough said!

[ninjabob]

Looks comfy!

[David W]

And doesn't actually exist outside of a computer either!

[Gilby104]

It's the sort of thing I would quite like to see made to feature in a film, I think in it's own way it's quite good looking. As a bike for the road its a pointless exercise.

[Phil_8]

That rake tends to suggest it would only be hyper in straight line and not really enjoy corners

[Lord Danoir the first]

From the MCN:

"The C-01 motorcycle is not designed, engineered or produced by Group Lotus plc but is the result of a collaboration between motorsport veterans under the leadership of Kodewa, led by Dr Colin Kolles. The development on the C-01 was carried out with the support of Holzer Group (co-owners of Kalex) and design guru Daniel Simon."

I'm actually relieved.