Collection of Motorcycle concept design renderings and sketches
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Carbon Projects was selected alongside 40 other artists to exhibit the "Race Legends" series at The One Moto Show in Portland Oregon in February 2018.
“Race Legends” is a digital illustration series of five influential race motorcycles throughout the history of motorcycle racing. Each print features a helmet which hints at the brave pilots of these extraordinary machines.
For inquiries about purchasing a print, please email eric.carbonprojects@gmail.com for more details.
Proposed designs for the 2018 graphic refresh of the HJC CL-X7 and HJC IS-5 helmets.
Inspired by the Harley Davidson 883R Flat Track Series, the transformation process began with a stock 883 Sportster. Many custom parts were carefully designed and engineered to convert the model into a performance Street Tracker. The sprocket cover and triple trees were design focused components that enabled this custom machine to be able to dominate both road and track racing.
The 883 Series was a class of it's own. Racers were only allowed to make minimal modifications in order to compete; under strict regulation guidelines, stock Sportsters were converted into flat track racers. Using this race series as inspiration, the design process began with identifying the areas that needed to be upgraded. Weight reduction and performance improvements were the main focus of the conversion. Starting with a stock 1998 Harley Davidson XL 883 Sportster, many parts were designed and fabricated converting it into a race capable, street legal flat track Harley.
Photo credit: Allan Glanfield
The sprocket cover and triple trees were sketched out exploring weight saving solutions while still maintaining strength and rigidity. These sketches progressed into cad models then 3D printed prototypes for testing.
The Leader Sprocket Cover
The stock sprocket cover is known as a weak point on the evolution Sportster models. The Carbon Projects sprocket cover was designed for strength and integrity. Machined from one solid billet of 6061 aluminum, this sprocket cover is unforgiving and will never compromise under extreme conditions.
Performance Wide Triple Trees
The Carbon Projects Performance Wide 210mm trees were designed to accept a wide flat track tire. The 6061 grade aluminum trees feature a light weight construction that offers the best fork rigidity on the market. These combined features allow for enhanced stability, less stearing inertia and responsive handling making it a secret weapon on the track.
Air Hogs and DR1 racing partnered to create the DR1 FPV (first person view) race drone . DR1 is a world class drone racing organization that hosts drone races internationally with the best drone racers in the sport. this drone provides the closest experience to professional drone racing at an appealing price point. The first person view goggles receive the camera view from the drone, providing pilots with the thrill of being in the driver seat.
Design Scope: Lead product designer and creative direction from ideation, cad, prototyping, material and graphics application through to production. Working alongside the engineering team in China during the middle phase of development, further in-person direction was provided for the final production model.
The DR1 fpv race drone is streamlined for speed and durability. the chassis is injected with light weight nylon, designed to withstand high speed impacts. The ducted fan design is engineered for maximum thrust efficiency and rotor protection. The design has rear facing LED taillights for trailing competitors. The motors are brushed 7mm long, custom wound for high torque and rpm. The drone is controlled by a 2.4ghz RADIO FREQUENCY for a far control distance of 250 ft. the onboard wifi camera HAS A 150 degree lens for maximum race view. A built in barometric pressure sensor allows for easy take off and auto hover, enabling new users to race like a pro.
The video feed from the drone is transmitted to your smart device. The Air Hogs Dr1 app allows pilots to stream the drone footage to your smart device for easy viewing and recording. The FPV goggles are designed to accept Your smart device allowing pilots to experience the high speed rush of the real time view from the drone.
The Scramble Motocross Helmet is inspired by the origins of motocross racing. In the early days of scramble racing, 3/4 coverage helmets were most common. These helmets provided great breathability for the rider, but offered no face protection. As the sport evolved and gained in popularity full face coverage became the standard. The Scramble Motocross Helmet is designed to go head to head with the trails and road, offering maximum breathability that a 3/4 helmet offers in a full face design. The design process focused on maximizing ventilation, rider comfort and protection in attractive form factor.
Design Scope: One day design challenge. Choose a theme, identify a problem and design to solve the issue. End goal is exercise drawing ability and design thinking.
Air Hogs RC is a toy brand that specializes in remote control drones, helicopters, planes and ground vehicles. To mark the 20th anniversary of the brand, a refreshed logo was created. The design scope was to create an icon that would be applied to product, packaging and promotional material. The icon was inspired by the Air Hogs remote control heritage and designed to be complimentary to the newly refreshed logo.
Over the course of 10 months the process of restoring a non-running 1968 Honda CB450 began. The restoration consisted of a full tear down of the motorcycle and going through the meticulous process of cleaning, rebuilding and painting each part.
With a final vision in mind, a rendering was created to use a guide in the later stages of the build.
Design Scope: To restore the motorcycle to its original running condition under a strict budget.
In 2016 Air Hogs earned exclusive rights to the North American market for the Star Wars Remote Control license. Star Wars, being one of the biggest licenses in the world presented us with the challenge of making their iconic ships come to life. The Star Destroyer is one of the many iconic ships within the Star Wars franchise and was the perfect choice to be developed into a remote control drone vehicle for the new release of Rogue one.
Design Scope: Lead product designer from ideation, cad, prototyping, material and graphics application through to production. Working closely with Lucas Arts through a strict design approval process. Final approvals were done in San Francisco at the Lucas Studio’s for final in person production approval.
Star wars follows a strict process of design approvals to ensure all products accurately represent the star wars galaxy. In the creation of the star destroyer product, many reference images were used to accurately represent each detail of the ship into the final flying product.
Take the reins and pilot the iconic Star Destroyer with the 2.4GHz remote control for 250ft range. This symbol of the Empire and its power comes complete with a super detailed Star Wars design, light-up LED thrusters, and gyro stabilization for smooth flights. Speed through the galaxy with the Star Wars RC Star Destroyer Drone from Air Hogs!
Two types of transmitters were designed to operate a variety of remote control items in the 2017 Air Hogs product line. A larger premium transmitter was designed to control high end performance drones above the $100 price point. A smaller mainline transmitter was designed for drones and ground vehicles between the $20-$89 price point.
Design Scope: Lead product designer from ideation, cad, 3d print prototyping, material and graphic application.
The Flat Out graphic illustration was designed in Adobe Illustrator and then screen printed in a limited series of t-shirts. The graphic was inspired by the infamous flat track racer David Aldana, who wore an entirely black leather suit with a skeleton design on the front. This suit sparked so much controversy that AMA (American Motorcyclist Association) officials threatened to ban David if he continued to race wearing the suit.
