Italian motorcycle design just got a touch of new talent with students from the IED design institute creating these designs based on the Moto Guzzi Griso and the Ducati Hypermotard.
The Griso is a splendid bike but in this revolutionary design it’s almost unrecognisable.
The design brief in this case was to change only the upper structures and fairing, which also applied to the Ducati Hypermotard project.
The nine students in their second year at the European design institute had carte blanche to do as they liked to two bikes provided.
The bikes had no seat, fairings, fuel tank or exhaust.
The designs produced seem to have extended the bikes charisma and are certainly worthy of the label of exciting design.
The Griso, an example of Moto Guzzi’s characteristic retro style, gets catapulted into the future with angular looks, a redesigned aerodynamic but chunky front, and a strong rear look.
Knowing it’s a Griso you can still see the original under the fairings, but otherwise it’s well disguised and we’re quite taken with it, particularly from a front-on view.
Griso and Hypermotard design concepts The Ducati Hypermotard on the other hand, is much more recognisable as the original with a more minimal intervention.
The front beak and tank cover fairing get a more integrated design and are combined with new ‘wings’ on the side of the tank which bring the design focus to the front of the bike.
The seat has been separated from the rear tail with its integrated exhaust in an attempt to create a harmonious line down the length of the bike.
Which of the two do you prefer?