For the MX Freestyle lovers 
Triple Eight Race Engineering has masterminded a revolutionary motocross bike in collaboration with action sports innovators, Unit.
The Skycraft is the world???s first purpose-built freestyle motocross bike with a weight of just 75kg making it 25 per cent lighter than a standard machine.
Ludo Lacroix, the Brisbane V8 Supercar team???s Technical Director, led a team who engineered the Skycraft in a project which took 30 months following a concept led by Unit co-founder Ian Everest.
???Ian knew that they wanted a light bike but we didn???t have an idea if it was going to be carbon,??? Lacroix said.
???It???s the manufacturing that is the very difficult bit because it can be tricky but it???s all been very interesting.???
Skycraft uses a heavy duty carbon fibre monocoque frame containing a fuel cell while the tail design has integrated grab handles and a forked seat.
Design boundaries have been pushed all the way with the Skycraft where the silencer is integrated inside a carbon fibre swingarm.
The Skycraft has been unveiled at the American International Motorcycle Expo in Florida.
www.speedcafe.com/2013/10/17/triple-eight-engineers-space-age-freestyle-bike/
FMX is not my thing - but that is a weapon and very very innovative. EG muffler in swingarm - clever
Select to expand quoteMark _australia said..
FMX is not my thing - but that is a weapon and very very innovative. EG muffler in swingarm - clever
@ 75kgs the thing would be awesome to ride, my old KTM was about 117kgs and that was a full on mx bike!! 
Select to expand quoteWA71 said..
"....and a forked seat.
Design boundaries have been pushed ......."
Pushed a little too far for comfort?
Select to expand quoteIssa said..WA71 said..
"....and a forked seat.
Design boundaries have been pushed ......."
Pushed a little too far comfort?
I think thats the rear subframe that they talking about.
Don't let Underoath see that
It may be 75kg, but it isn't even painted
it has 'that ****ty "I'm to lazy to paint my board bike look"
Select to expand quotekiteboy dave said..
Lost me at "unit".
Yes, normally the sign of a d!ckhead, how appropriate having "Unit" written across your shirt (cap, car window etc).
But saving grace is that it does not have the Monster Energy logo all over it like everything else these days.....
Select to expand quoteMark _australia said..kiteboy dave said..
Lost me at "unit".
Yes, normally the sign of a d!ckhead, how appropriate having "Unit" written across your shirt (cap, car window etc).
But saving grace is that it does not have the Monster Energy logo all over it like everything else these days.....
It was built by Triple Eight Race Engineering unit is just the brand that bankrolled it. Just like any surf brand and related surfboards etc.....
Select to expand quoteNotWal said..
"Fuel cell" !? Is that instead of a battery or is it moron for "petrol tank"?
Yep its a fuel/petrol tank Wal
And here I was thinking this thread was going to be all about a United Nations group looking for UFO's and the associated conspiracy.
Talk about being ripped off....
