Sunday 7 November 2010

1:1 Akira Bike






On of my really big Manga heros Shōtarō Kaneda’s motorcycles have actually been fabricated in 1:1 size by Japanese custom motorcycle shop WhiteHouse. How cool is that?!?

It was built on order from Streamline Pictures/Kodansha, all the folks on the AKIRA Committee, as a promo for the film's opening in theatres way back in the summer of 1988. But where is this bike now? I want one to cruse the streets of Copenhagen, pop some capsules, and beat up the Joker and all the other clowns if they come my way!

The future of Café Racers has already been shown in this Manga Masterwork, and if you have not read all the volumes in this series you have something to look forward to.

Happy reading.























LINK: http://www.burningart.com/meico/moto/akira/

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