Ronin Motorcycles.

[OutHouse]

took my bmw 1200RT to the dealer for service and as im walking out this dude pulls up in one of these ... bad ass. they are made in Denver.

http://www.the47.com/the47/

 

[lxskllr]

Ugly as hell. I'd get an Indian or Harley if I were spending real money on a bike.

 

[Mayne]

I could get behind one of these. It looks nice.

 

[DrPizza]

Ugly as hell. I'd get an Indian or Harley if I were spending real money on a bike.

With a nice custom paint job.

 

[TridenT]

Jay's Garage did a piece on them. Youtube it.

 

[AMCRambler]

Guess you'd be paying for the exclusivity of owning one of only 47 ever made. They are pretty fugly though. Prettier bikes can be had for much less dough. They'll probably appreciate in value though.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

I've been out of the bike scene for awhile. How would repairs be done on these? Do they have custom parts?
They're not me for the price I'd rather have a Ducati.

 

[OutHouse]

Yea these bikes are for a very small market.

 

[lupgam]

Watch Ronin #1 tackle Pikes Peak International Hill Climb last week via four onboard cameras...

https://youtu.be/XuDQdWJETnU

The Ronin came in second of all motorcycles entered.

 

[OutHouse]

Watch Ronin #1 tackle Pikes Peak International Hill Climb last week via four onboard cameras...

https://youtu.be/XuDQdWJETnU

The Ronin came in second of all motorcycles entered.

Awesome video, that rider has skills. people get killed in that race. Too bad he dumped it at the end.

http://gazette.com/list-5-deaths-as...peak-international-hill-climb/article/1522243

 

[John Connor]

Can they kick your ass masterless Samurai style too?

BTW- Ronin is a bad ass movie. Own it!

 

[JulesMaximus]

I've been out of the bike scene for awhile. How would repairs be done on these? Do they have custom parts?
They're not me for the price I'd rather have a Ducati.

Me too... Although, for that price you could have two Ducatis.

 

[IronWing]

Seems kind of expensive for something you're just going to throw at the ground.

 

[WilliamM2]

Looks like a home made project bike, that didn't turn out well at all.

 

[pontifex]

looks ugly and very uncomfortable to ride.

 

[lupgam]

Me too... Although, for that price you could have two Ducatis.

Those buying the Ronin generally already have a garage full of Ducatis.

 

[Brainonska511]

It looks like something Batman would ride.

 

[twinrider1]

Cool concept/story to use for a limited run bike.

He should have mounted a human head on the headlight. The bike looks like a person doing a pushup.


Ok, this is silly. Foot pegs and battery box are one casting. Foot pegs can break. And these don't even fold.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Those buying the Ronin generally already have a garage full of Ducatis.

I don't know any Ducati owners with a garage full of Ducatis. I know a guy who has 2 Ducatis but that's the extent of his collection.

 

[andylawcc]

I don't know any Ducati owners with a garage full of Ducatis. I know a guy who has 2 Ducatis but that's the extent of his collection.

quit being poor

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3814711060046&set=a.3814687859466.151362.1645670299&type=1

 

[andylawcc]

Ok, this is silly. Foot pegs and battery box are one casting. Foot pegs can break. And these don't even fold.

that's a horrible idea

 

[pauldun170]

Oh,
Another custom motorcycle that people with more money than skill or common sense buy because it "looks cool" and different enough where they can throw some talking points at other young morons.

they buy it, put about 800 miles on it and then sell it or throw it away when they find Fuck Ronin an any bike that better at being on a stand than being a real world motorcycle.

 

[olds]

Sounds horrible. Was that chain noise?

 

[lupgam]

Ok, this is silly. Foot pegs and battery box are one casting. Foot pegs can break. And these don't even fold.

that's a horrible idea

I think you miss the whole point of the bike itself.

The original bike was a design exercise done in 2010.

The Ronin then went into limited production of 47 bikes based on the original concept. Most car/bike concepts remain one offs or the concept is so diluted in the process of bringing it to market that it becomes something generic.

The Ronin falls into a rare space of a concept that remains as unconventional as the original but is able to be purchased and used.

I say "production" as the Ronin is not built using any rapid prototype materials. Several injection molds were built just to manufacture the plastic parts used. Custom circuit boards to traditional sand cast items were all built to production technical data packages.

It is just the production is for only 47 bikes.

 

[twinrider1]

I accept it as a design exercise. Engineering goals are different with a design exercise. It's more about 'can it be done' and not 'should it be done.' Doing it different just because it's different, not necessarily better. The single casting is interesting, but it provides the rider no actual benefit beyond the aesthetic.
I love the Ronin concept.
I accept it as art.

But pushing the functional improvements pulls me in the opposite direction. Improved cooling and improved electronics are great. And I'd like to see closeups of the front end. Appears to be a girder type, a take on a Hossack. Single or double wishbone hiding in there?

Where the Ronin had no master, these bikes have two; art and performance. That's what doesn't work for me.