Mechanical

Designer Yacouba Galle reveals the Feline One, his latest motorcycle project. Unlike other of his ideas, the Feline One will actually become available in 2016, but it will be a treat to those who are both bold and wealthy. That is, bold enough to throw a leg over such an uncanny motorbike, and wealthy because the rumored price tag reads a hefty $280,000, which in Europe today weighs around €250,000. Yacouba himself describes the bike as being much more than a motorcycle: “FELINE is the combination of sophistication and high technology for highly demanding customers looking for innovative and unique novelties,” he says. “During 10 years I tested the best machines around the world and my conclusion has been to make a synthesis of two worlds: the best that I encountered and my vision of the motorbike of the future, FELINE was born!” adds he. Modern design meets high-tech materials Feline one is not just another bike concept with futuristic looks. Yacouba Gall...

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