At Reload Land in Berlin, motorcycle maker Ichiban Motorcycle debuted its first prototype of an upcoming electric bike inspired by Shotaro Kaneda’s own from the popular Akira anime movie. In an email release, the motorcycle was described:
“Our First Prototype Debuted at Reload Land. The First Step of Something Big. Last weekend, something incredible happened. At Reload Land in Berlin — Europe’s premier showcase for electric bikes — we unveiled our very first prototype to the public: Ichiban Prototype 01.
It’s bold.
It’s electric.
And it’s built with one obsession in mind: the rider.“
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You can check out images of the Akira-inspired Ichiban Prototype 01 motorcycle below:
Per the email and website, the bike’s specs report a dual-motor drivetrain delivering 45kW, 0–100 km/h in just 3.5 seconds, a 250km range on a full charge, a 70% charge in 30 minutes, and a “Godzilla Mode” torque boost. Preregistrations have passed 2,000 emails, with Ichiban stating that the next steps are taking the bike from prototype to production and revealing the price range. You can find out more about Ichiban Motorcycle’s bike via Instagram.
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Katsuhiro Otomo directed Akira at Tokyo Movie Shinsha. Adapting Otomo’s manga of the same name, the anime film premiered in July 1988 and remains among the most critically acclaimed films ever, receiving multiple re-releases overseas. Crunchyroll streams Akira in English subbed and dubbed in the United States, describing it:
Clandestine army activities threaten the war torn city of Neo-Tokyo when a mysterious being with powerful psychic abilities escapes his prison and inadvertently draws a violent motorcycle gang into a heinous web of experimentation. As a result, a biker with a twisted mind embarks on a path of war, seeking revenge against a society that once called him weak.
Source: Email release
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