DSG 371: Vehicle: Future Motorcycle with 1 wheel

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Today's topic is: Vehicle: Future Motorcycle with 1 wheel

[Commander Obvious]

And awaaAAAaaay we go!

http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v83/Russell_Collins/DailySketchBook/DSG371_MonoMotorcycle.jpg

[jook]

some reference....? sorry I couldnt resist...

EDIT: LINK ONLY PLEASE (http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/jook13/the_entity.jpg)

I have one on the way...

[Sinix]

Lol.. yea.. I was trying to decide from a few different general designs (including the whole.. "IT" thing.. hah).. but I gave up and just made a very quick and carefree photoshop sketch.

http://img5.photobucket.com/albums/v14/Sinix/dsg030304.jpg

[Skank]

quick 20 min sketch
stoopid markers..all decided to die on me at the same time =P

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Skank/unicycle_copy.jpg

[jook]

damn this one turned out lame.. It looks like it is from an older time not the future..
oh well guess I will post it anyways...
http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/jook13/onewheely.jpg

the first three have been awesome so far...

[grinn]

Had to try...but didnt have much time..hope you get the idea..I really dont have time right now to do front/back views..too much real work to do. Maybe later today.

http://www.chevyhotrod.com/dsgbike.jpg

[samhain]

awsome ideas so far!

http://img30.photobucket.com/albums/v91/freistil/12.jpg

[hito]

couple more refs

http://www.automobilemag.com/photo_gallery/0306_monowheel/index.html

http://www.bikemenu.com/photosunibike.html



Neat design Commander Obvious, just realized the rider is riding on a free swinging arm.

[Signature]

Is using legs in the design cheating?
I wasn't sure ...

http://www.andyart.de/images/oldandbad/dsg/onewheelonly.jpg

[village idiot]

BEHOLD THE FUTURE!!!!!!
http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v96/villageidiot/one_wheeled_transport.jpg

[Brium]

Arghh... I lost this one before I had anything. It's supposed to somehow balance on the wheel, but there doesn't seem to be any possible way for that to happen the way it's designed... :confused: Maybe i'll try something later today after class.
http://www.brium.net/images/art/bike.jpg

[dfacto]

Finally! A rockin topic! i'll be around with a pic in a bit.

[Chermilla]

This is the first time ever that I have attempted to draw a vehicle of some kind, I've always thought it was "boys stuff" !!

But I just did a quick skectch and threw it in photoshop and I had so much fun with it!! This is the best DSG i've done so far, I loved every minute of it....I spend around four hours on it.:D

http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v85/chermilla/cybyke.jpg

I thought it could be a high-speed racing bike, with turbo thrusters and when it stops little legs come down out of the back to stop it falling over. :)

[plaf]

http://www.skjoldbroder.dk/gfx/24bit/bike.jpg

the idea is that you have two rotating discs on the central wheel, allowing you to turn - kinda like the principle used with tank tracks.

[brawkstake]

Blatherin' Blatherskite!
dustin' of the old Gizmoduck concept

http://img9.photobucket.com/albums/v24/brawkstake/dsg_gizmo.jpg

chermilla, sinix.. nice!!

[Chermilla]

thanks...

hey can anyone tell me why on my computer my picture looks really nice and crisp, but on here it look all fuzzy looking?

My host page resizes anything over 250K but it was a smaller file than that so i dont know why its gone all wierd......:(

[P_N_R]

Ok,
here goes, C&C welcome!!

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/P_N_R/1_Wheel.jpg

Stretching the definition of a wheel a bit (doesn't HAVE to be round, does it???)....

[Milady]

Hey! :)
Just a little idea of me. It looks strange, I'm as always unhappy with it but no one knows what the future brings. *g*
I think it's not such a vehicle ;)
Anyway, here's my

http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Milady/DSG.jpg

Very good ideas to this theme!
I had no favs today! :beer:

[maximusPrime]

oh man, next to art, bikes are my passion so I WISH I WISH I WISH I had time to join this DSG. Maybe I can squeeze something in during my lunch break...

Does the steampunk cowgirl horsebike that I made for a DSG a while ago count? hehe..
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/uarshad/art/_steampunk_cowgirl_.jpg

Also, this topic SCREAMS "Venus Wars" - an anime/manga by Yoshikazu Yasuhikio about a biker kid who rides one-wheeled-demolition-dirby-style dirtbikes and then gets hired by the military to drive a one-ton-one-wheeled-anti-tank attack motorcycle. Pretty sweet anime and manga if you havent already checked it out.

Anyways, this is awesome stuff everyone!

- Skank: that is a slick design! I love those overlapping fairing/seat things! Where's the driver sit, though? Kinda hard to tell...
- Plaf: its so simple and sleek looking... awesome! My favorite so far... :D Just one thing - how does the driver see where he's going?
- Village Idiot : you take teh cake for originality... I was cracking up in my office when I saw that...
- Command Obvious : I like that you drew an engine and the exhaust. The guy in the colored version looks a little cramped, though, and it looks like his seat is coming off the wheel for some reason?
- Chermilla : I'm digging those colors!! Love the fact that you just replaced the back tire with a rocket!! must be a seriously fast machine!
- P_N_R - I like the bike design, but with the driver laying down like that and such a thick tire, he wont relly be able to see where he's going... heheh that's okay though cuz it doesnt look like he can turn it to avoid obstacles anyways ;)

[Mr Man]

Its a bit sloppy, around 5 minutes.
(note its kinda futuristic)
http://img21.photobucket.com/albums/v63/mrswoman/ug.jpg

[Jens]

Decided to do some dsg's again

http://users.pandora.be/NO1/Jens/motor.jpg

[jeroentje]

Hm, looks a bit too much like the Akira bike.... Anyway, I had fun with Illustrator today.

http://jeroen.cgcommunity.com/pics/monobike.jpg

[Kexe]

Skank: very cool...I like that its so small and compact(dont know if thats the right word for it) so it wouldnt break if you hit a wall at full speed :P

Everyone else: Great work!

Here is mine for today: photoshop7
http://www.halfeld.dk/dsg/bike.gif

[OLSEN]

Hi all, heres mine.

http://img12.photobucket.com/albums/v31/ksm_olsen/monobike.jpg

[plaf]

maximusprime: yeah, i was thinking that too =) how does mate see where he's going. i wanted to do a transparent section of the wheel but that wouldn't really give enough visibility, so the display in front of the rider is all he has to navigate.

[Jane Radstrom]

This topic intimidated the heck out of me, but I decided that was a darn good reason to go for it. And actually, it just came out!

http://www.velondra.com/images/doodle/motorunicycle.jpg

~20 minutes in painter & touch up in PS

[Commander Obvious]

Originally posted by maximusPrime

- Command Obvious : I like that you drew an engine and the exhaust. The guy in the colored version looks a little cramped, though, and it looks like his seat is coming off the wheel for some reason?


He is coming off center but not actually detaching. hito hit the nail on the head with this one though. The rider is on a quasi free-swinging arm so that the cycle can be steered. Without some sort of static hing to push against, the only way you can really turn something like this is to shift the balance (and being essentially a huge gyroscope, it will tend to automatically right itself too). I know the driver looks cramped (I shrank the design down a bit) but that's because I'm lazy :P

Sweet topic though. I'm glad I stayed up late enough to see what it was going to be.

[Osmus]

i like all the nice ideas here

http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v18/osmus/bike.bmp

[lahbaid]

Hm it looks more like an egg :( however, it was fun to make this :)

http://img25.photobucket.com/albums/v76/lahbaid/1wheelbike2.jpg

[buz]

here's my monocycle ! harley-style :D
http://alt64.gotdns.com/dsg/371_monocycle.jpg
hey btw any of you heard of the embryo ?
check it out! (http://www.brp.com/en-CA/Media.Center/Press.Releases/2003/1/2003.07.09.htm)

[dfacto]

Cockpit in back with a nice covered space, and a counterweight out in front. Plus a big wheel.

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/dfunkt/371_copy.jpg

OLSEN and plaf, my favs today.

[wayfarer]

wow, everyone did a great job. most favs so far are from sinix and plaf.

http://www.bleistiftblume.de/GFX/motorbike2.jpg

[bbwolf]

Before I start I have to get something of my back.

I HATE PHOTOBUCKET.COM

Whenever a pic of some of you is not visible to me, or stopped while loading, or turns out crappy on the net (hey CHermilla;) ) it´s hosted at photobucket. I mean, c´mon folks. In Europe you can get a website with sufficent space for monthly the average amount for three packs o cigarettes. I´m dead sure there´s similar hosting offers in the US.

Anyhow, back to the dsg now:

INN DA HOUSE: Commander Obvious (I think I´ve seen something like this moving at robodockfestival amsterdam) ; SINIX & SKANK ARE IN THE HOUSE; JOOK IS IN THE HOUSE; :::::: Sorry Folks, yer all doin great, can´t salute all of ya t´day. But one more YEEA jeroentje!!! Grat minimalistics.
And lahbaid.. Konkret Tronmäsisch, Allder >>Translation: Dude, that´s sooo Tron, y´know?


Now. First thing I thought about was this:

EDIT: LINK ONLY PLEASE (http://www.highlight-comic.de/conceptart/dsg01/monowheel00.jpg)

Battle Angel ALITA from the prodigy Yukito Kishiro.

This was my first attempt. The obvious wholewheel thing.

http://www.highlight-comic.de/conceptart/dsg01/monowheel02.jpg

And then I got like this.

http://www.highlight-comic.de/conceptart/dsg01/monowheel1b.jpg

Somehow it got hijacked by a trooper. I really love troopers. Who knows the trooper /clerks crossover spoof? :chug:

And then I gave it a fast twist in photoshop. I´m not entirely comfortable but this will have to do for today.

http://www.highlight-comic.de/conceptart/dsg01/monowheel01a.jpg

Yer all doin great and I love each day of dsg. Are there T-Shirts yet???:D

[trevor]

ahhh but wolf, if you size yer images correctly on photobucket they come out just fine (even if all of mine show up a bit big)
its a great resource for those of us that dont have any money and the website i do have doesnt allow direct linking and even if it did i dont know how to post my images on it(i know im retarded yadda yadda...) and with photobucket you dont need to know how
by the way love the work today

[lahbaid]

:bash:

:D

[Shambacca]

http://gallery.passion4art.com/members/shambacca/dsg1wwheel.jpg

[Kirt]

I'll have to color mine a bit later (look for another late night entry from me). Mine is Johnny Hart inspired. I knew I wasn't going to get an original idea on this one, so I just went with what first came to mind.

Lots of good entries today.

http://kirt.cgcommunity.com/images/dsg371.jpg

[Commander Obvious]

Kirt: dude that's awesome! :D

[lahbaid]

@bbwolf: Hehe *g* alda, stimmt, Du haben rrescht :P
translation > yes, u r right ;)

Ps. I like your drawing style bbwolf!!

[Carnifex]

http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fisite/bike.jpg
slowly i'm getting into painting entirely digital...learning everyday something new...and my first somewhat better attempt at doing a vehicle...

[young paddy1]

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/youngpaddy1/dsg/unicyclejet.jpg

Very weird feeling of deja vu I was drawing monowheels based on Mike Corriero's thumbs in sketches and ideas all day then I logged on and spotted the DSG, I was to say the least a little freaked.

Nice work people, better than my pile.

[Andrey]

Here's mine. I really liked today's topic. Even this is the first time when I have joined the DSG.
http://adox.ahoj.sk/cao/dsg3march.jpg

[JörgenGiftmördaren]

http://www.fik.nu/bobo/dsg5-bike.jpg

[Chrysophylax]

well shoot!... all the good designs are taken... now mine'll just look like a knock-off of a half-dozen other designs... oh well... i'll get the pic up soon.

this was my first post, by the way:D

[SABRE]

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/SABRE/CONCEPTART%20ORG/MOTOS.jpg

dfacto & Shambacca: COOL DESIGNS!!



AU REVOIR......................

[Brium]

It's unfinished, but i'm out of time here. Maybe i'll get to it later...or not. It's the bat bike or something... it's more a luge bike because I think you lay down in it.

http://brium.net/images/art/bike2.jpg

@ Daniel - reminds me of Tron in a way

[mintyfreshdoom]

Originally posted by bbwolf

Whenever a pic of some of you is not visible to me, or stopped while loading, or turns out crappy on the net (hey CHermilla;) ) it´s hosted at photobucket. I mean, c´mon folks. In Europe you can get a website with sufficent space for monthly the average amount for three packs o cigarettes. I´m dead sure there´s similar hosting offers in the US.


I'm sorry for posting without something to contribute artwise, I thought I'd share that http://www.tripod.lycos.co.uk/ gives you 50 mbs of space for free (whereas the american verison gives you only 20), and allows outside linking of your images. You merely have to take 5 minutes to throw up a psuedo webpage to appease their terms of use. It's awesome, I've been using them to post my images for the last year with no problem.

Ahem, I'm not totally off topic, really! :D

JörgenGiftmördaren - Hehe, that's cool. It looks like space age gear for the geriatric set.

Shambacca - I love the look of the exposed engine bits, that's really lovely.

[SABRE]

@ Daniel - reminds me of Tron in a way

XD YEAH, TRON ITS EVER A GOOD INSPIRATION......


BYEE..................

[Helzer]

Not too original, but then there's only so much one can do with a single wheel. If I have time tonight, I need to add steering components and stuff...plus a driver.

http://www.blitzdesign.net/dsg/one_wheeler.jpg

[Iotrez]

I guess the big ones more of a scooter type of thing...but what the hell.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/simon.davies/FutureMotorcycle.jpg

[Codexus]

I spent way too much time on this one, about an hour with pencil and paper trying to find a decent concpet and drawing it more or less in perspective and more than 2 hours painting it in painter 8. (Photoshop for final color adjustment as usual). But I learned things in the process so it was a good use of my time.

http://www.codexus.com/dsg/vehicle_one_wheel_bike.jpg

@buz: oh it's such a cute design, I want one like that!
@SABRE: wow i would like to play the videogame ;)
@lotrez: cool organic design!

[Jaded]

Wow all the submissions look great today!

bbwolf - second one's my fav.

olsen - looks great love the color scheme

young paddy - very cool idea

sabre - Cool looks like a video game scene

Helzer - Wow looks like a photo amazing skills how did you do that?

Iotrez - Love your style!

[Maruchan]

This DSG is by far one of the better ones, some of the greatest art I've ever seen in DSG is in this thread. Real inspiring stuff (wish I had time to do one today!:() Great job everyone!

[buz]

heh couldn't resiste to remake it a tad more "real"..
http://alt64.gotdns.com/dsg/371_monocycle_3d.jpg

[GK Smith]

Here is my one wheeled bike. I have mixed feelings about it. I like the way the crome came out for the most part. Feedback is welcomed. As always, there is amazing work being posted. Keep it up everyone.

Greg


http://www.gksmithstudios.com/OneWheeledBike.jpg

[shadoman]

Great submissions today.

Very busy, so very little time today, which really bites too, because this is such a great topic.

30min pencil sketch while watching Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital.
http://www.shawnadomanis.com/dsg/dsg371.jpg

[Ryden]

All of you are amazing. I am scared to death to post any of my art. Maybe one day I will get around to it. I keep saying "WOW...all of these were done on the computer" AMAZING!!

Ryden

[Helzer]

Found some time to add the driver and steering wheel.

http://www.blitzdesign.net/dsg/one_wheeler2.jpg

[0kelvin]

http://pluh.com/members/baldy/DSG/MotorUnicycle.jpg

This one started off terrible, and at a few points I was ready to declare it a lost cause and start over. But I stuck to it and eventually came out with something halfway decent.


SABRE, great action scene. There's a great sense of speed in the picture.

Helzer, great stuff. My only complaint is that it looks paper-thin. Although, adding the rider has definitely helped that a lot.

Shambacca, you've definitely got the coolest rider so far. I also like how you can clearly see how the bike (or would it be unike?) works. The kickstand is a nice touch.



0kelvin

[Dahsramu]

- Helzer : holy crap. very cool, very slick!!!

- Iotrez : those bubble cockpits are awesome!

- Shambaka, bbwolf and buz : very original and cool concepts!

Okay, so I DID have time to draw a really small (4" high) sketch... :D

I had the same idea as plaf about two steering treads on the wheel itself. I think I should have made the wheel flatter, though, because this is not a fast moving vehicle so would not balance itself out well at slow speeds with a rounder wheel... oh, and dont ask me why there's a samurai flag there.. :confused:

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/uarshad/art/conceptart/one-wheeled-bike.jpg

C & C is appreciated!

[Matt Smith]

I am not sure what i think of this yet, there are parts i like and dont like, but tell me what you all think. thanks.

http://www.mattksmith.com/bike.jpg

[Shelldragon]

Sabre and Helzer, I loove yours! Buz's too - how'd you chrome it out like that? So awesome. Here's my two pence, lame joke, i know. :electric:

http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/10594/motorcycle%20of%20the%20fuuuture%21.jpg

[delta wolph]

This is really weird. I was JUST modeling a one wheeled robot for a personal project. It's not done yet, but I made a quick render for this. Detailing of the torso needs to be done. All textures are temporary (they all look rubbery now, I know), and something really weird is going on with the shadow. I'm still a lightwave noob though, under 2 weeks of use. :(

http://img25.photobucket.com/albums/v74/_delta/smallrabbitbot.jpg

I don't even know if 3D is valid for the DSG... I'm pretty new here too, though i've been lurking a while.

This is my first entry BTW.

Fullsized [1024x768] (http://www.deviantart.com/view/5625168/)

[silentbrain]

I almost did a spoof of the Segway, but I like hogs...

http://venimarolka.com/dump/030404-dsg-onewheelmoto.jpg

Well considering I like hogs (haven't...actually ridden one....I just like the aesthetics :D ) how could I not love this entire thread. :chug:

I can't wait till finals are over. Don't have much time to actually take a real good look at all the posts, much less make comments...(sorry)

[delta wolph]

@silentbrain: wow... just... wow.

[William b. Hand]

About 75 min. in PS7

http://homepage.mac.com/dsgfiles/.Pictures/monocycle.jpg