The Veloce Aperion X-8 1000cc 280 hp.
https://www.bikebound.com/2026/06/25/veloce-aperion/
If you can afford to buy one of the planned 24...
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Well, I will send this to my kids and tell them this is were there inheritance is going to...
Hell yea...!!! :whoop: : :cheers: whoop: :whoop:
everything about it is awesome but that forward leaning tank dropped on there.. that makes me hate it. fucking fix it please. all that and you lose the plot on the fuel tank? ffs. :whatever:
I just want to hear it.
I read a couple of articles that mentioned the expansion chambers being sintered. I'd like to find more about how that process applies to such a complicated shape. And yes: sound byte please!
id imagine they are sintered metal printed. so awesome
Kinda looks like a mess to me, just way too much going on (I'm a simple guy, mostly).
It's for the (rich) people that crave excess.
"When only too much is enough..."
Im poor but crave two stroke HP.
It does look a bit slapped together, but damn, that motor makes the makeshift swingarm/rear wheel, seat, and so on disappear.
This computer version looks a bit better.
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I forwarded that article to some of my riding mates who are also avid 2-strokers. Here's some of the comments that came back:
"The motor is very interesting, but damn couldn't they just pay some Italian guy to make it beautiful also. It looks like you are sitting on a bag of potatoes over a tank that's not level at all."
"It looks like it overheated and melted...."
"I like it but would be sweating bullets riding that thing with some serious hand over clutch hovering. I rebuilt my Aprilia 125 engine and I couldn't imagine an 8 cylinder version with 8 carbs. How would you know if No 7 was a bit out? 🤷🏼.
The biggest esthetic problem for me is the ugly single sided swingarm. I think it would have been better with a nicely shaped twin sided unit. Let's see what their 4 cylinder will be like. Might actually be better."
So, this one is more practical:
https://www.bikebound.com/2022/06/17/langen/
Quote from: JKV45 on June 30, 2026, 12:42:49 PMKinda looks like a mess to me, just way too much going on (I'm a simple guy, mostly).
It's for the (rich) people that crave excess.
"When only too much is enough..."
Gotta agree, there is nothing about it I like.
Sad part is it will be soo expensive that they will most likely end up sitting in rich peoples collections and never ridden
for posterity and if they pull the article, heres the pics.
"How would you know if No 7 was a bit out? 🤷🏼."
With all the technology that went into the engine, why on earth would they use carburetors? Just from a packaging standpoint, fuel injection would seem to be desirable.
I agree with a lot of what y'all said. Looks fat and melted.
Reminds me of the typical bike that was designed by a committee of non-motorcyclists.
Always more power, with no concern for balance and handling.
It looks unfinished to me. Like they polished some parts to try and make it look done.
Additive manufacturing is ideal for pipes though. Pretty sweet.
I see no practical use case for it as a registered daily driver or even a closed course race bike. They couldn't mass produce these affordably, so what you'd end up with is a collector's item and/or museum piece.
What's wrong with a collector bike?
Pointless technology got us where we are today in motorcycles. I prefer excess tech over boring repetition myself. Otherwise we would all be on scooters and never know there could be more.
It makes me think of the original V-Max, which didn't handle or brake particularly well, had a strange riding position, looked odd and wasn't the fastest thing around...but I could bang up through the gears on one all day long and never stop giggling.
I think that swing arm should be anodized black... It's FUGLY.
Quote from: busa1300 on July 02, 2026, 07:13:33 AMWhat's wrong with a collector bike?
Pointless technology got us where we are today in motorcycles. I prefer excess tech over boring repetition myself. Otherwise we would all be on scooters and never know there could be more.
Nothing wrong with a collector bike- but that wasn't the point of my post. Very few motorcycle owners and enthusiasts are in a position to collect and maintain exotic bikes. I'm a Luddite and don't really care for technological advancement in every aspect of life. It's too all-consuming and suffocating trying to keep up. I made a great living in Electronics including defense, Satellite, Video, security, modems, internet, broadband, mobile phones and more. Still, I prefer to live by the K.I.S.S. principal and really don't care for any tech advancements beyond 1979. Whatever floats your boat, go for it and be happy.
I'd say this is the prototype. Hopefully the production model (though limited) is a bit more finished looking.
If typical they are looking to sell them all first to get the money to actually build 24. Do they even have tooling? It's got to be $150k+. ~$3.6m total. Pay now. Ride later. Unless we go out of business before you get yours. It's a one-off custom at this point. Selling a dream...
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