Audi roadster Motorrad concept French automotive designers Thibault and Marc Devauze and modeller Clement Couvreur have created this Audi roadster motorcycle concept based on a Ducati 848 engine but with elements of Ducati's Hypermotard and Monster. The recent purchase of Ducati by Audi means such a motorcycle is not all that improbable, and Audi adds considerably to Ducati's expertise with carbon fiber knowhow and Audi's Direct Shift Gearbox. Audi-owned DKW was once the largest manufacturer of motorcycles in the world - wouldn't it be nice to see a real one of these surface.Thibault Devauze explained to Gizmag how the concept came to be: "In 2011, I was working at Opel when I went to Ingolstadt to visit my brother, who was an intern at Audi.""We visited Audi's museum and BMW's museum in Munich and we were inspired by all the things we saw.""A few weeks later, I heard that Audi had bought Ducati, and that gave me this idea.""At the same time, my friend Clement Couvreur, an excellent modeler from ISD Valenciennes, came to work in my department at Opel."

He was the first guy who I talked about my project and he was very excited about it. We made a deal - I would make the design and he would make the 3d model."Things didn't work out as we had planned. Two months later, he moved to France to join Peugeot's design team and I moved to Italy to join Granstudio."That made it difficult to work on the project collaboratively, and why it took two years and not two months as we expected at the beginning!"A few months later, my brother Marc joined us and we finished the last 20% of the work. Marce helped a lot by managing all the details and doing all the 3D render."The bike is a vision of what an Audi bike could be. It is a our first bike for Ducati but if the reaction is good, we will do an other one which will be completely different."We think it looks great, and as we've written before, the Ducatista are blessed that the Ducati marque has found such a fertile and supportive home, and it is to be hoped it brings many new and exciting chapters to the Ducati legend.

This concept fits the design language of Audi so well, that it could easily be imagined on the Audi stand at a major auto show.big dog motorcycle speedometerThibault's outline of the Audi Motorrad concept raised some interesting aspects. motorcycle salvage yards torontoWhen the brothers visited the Audi museum, they realised how important motorcycles were to the Audi heritage.motorcycle shop westgate roadThe Audi name compromises many different famous marques, including NSU, Auto Union, Wanderer and DKW.motorcycle seat pads airhawkDKW was the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles prior to WWII, and though its motorcycles were dominant in the smaller classes in pre-WWII Grand Prix across Europe, its greatest legacy was the RT125 two-stroke single.kawasaki monster motorcycle racing leather jacket

The bike's designs essentially became open source due to reparations after WWII and became the basis for many other motorcycles, most famously the Harley Hummer, BSA's famous Bantam, Jawa 125, Royal Enfield's Flying Flea and Triumph's BDG125.avon cobra white wall motorcycle tiresRemarkably, the RT125 appears to have been the basis for the foundation of a few not-so-insignificant motorcycle companies too. Yamaha's first motorcycle (the YA125) was a direct copy of the RT125 as was Kawasaki's first production motorcycle.If that's not enough, there are also some striking similarities between the RT125 and MV Agusta's first motorcycle, the Turismo. MV Agusta remains one of motorcycling's most honoured marques, having won numerous World Championships. That's not a bad trifecta.So a motorcycle wearing an Audi badge isn't all that far fetched, and the core of Audi's motorcycle IP is now centred on Ducati.On the basis of the incredible legacy the DKW name leaves, perhaps it should also be resurrected as a sister brand to Ducati.

Many other automotive marques have been reborn thanks to the landmark values they created, and DKW's provenance is stellar. BMW Motorrad might also launch the G 310 R around the same time The G 310 R has been spotted testing in India It will be manufactured at TVS' plant in Hosur, Tamil Nadu Over the last few months, there has been a lot of speculation about when BMW Motorrad will make its presence official in India. Well, we might have found an answer to that question. The CEO for BMW Motorrad, Stefan Schaller, has confirmed that the famed Motorcycle arm of BMW will commence it operations in India from October 2016 at the ongoing Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este. At present, one can purchase BMW motorcycles through either Deutsche Motoren, in Delhi and NCR or Navnit Motors for the rest of the country. BMW Motorrad had shown its presence at the 2016 Auto Expo, held in the NCR region and it was believed that they will be announcing their official entry into India then.

All we can say is that we will be too glad to see BMW motorcycles on Indian roads. We expect BMW Motorrad to open dealerships in some of biggest metro cities in the country such as Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru and so on. BMW G 310 R It is also believed that the much awaited BMW G 310 R will be launched in India in October as well. The G 310 R has been making a lot of news and has also been spotted testing in India. The G 310 R is powered by a single-cylinder 313cc engine that churns out a solid 34bhp@9,500rpm and 28Nm@7,500rpm. The engine is mated to a 6-speed transmission and can hit a maximum of 145kmph. BMW says it has put in a lot of efforts in the motorcycle. The engine leans backwards so as to centralise most of the mass and keep the centre of gravity lower. BMW claims an efficiency of 36kmpl for the G 310 R. Other interesting bits include dual-channel ABS on a 300mm disc brake upfront and a 240mm disc at the rear. Suspension duties are handled by 41mm USD forks up front and a monoshock unit at the rear.