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When building a home, there is often a good chance that you will end up in a traditional style house that resembles many other nearby homes. However, some people want to avoid tradition altogether, opting to design homes that stand apart from others as a reflection of their personalities. We found 18 mind-blowing and bizarre home designs that will surprise you in the fact that they stand upright! These homes will give you a fresh perspective on design and function! Are you ready? Let’s take a look at a few of the most bizarre houses in the world! Look again! No, this picture has not been distorted in any way. In fact, the home has been constructed in a unique architectural design that creates the appearance of being distorted. Structurally sound despite the appearance, this uniquely beautiful home opens its center to a ceiling of glass windows that offer breathtaking overhead views. Let’s be honest: if there weren’t people in this picture, we would have turned the photo around to ensur...

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We rarely feature contemporary Harley customs, but when I saw these images by Australian photographer Michael Drabikowski, I had to make an exception. Because this isn’t your typical V-twin show bike; for starters, it’s an absolute featherweight. It tips the scales at a smidge under 360 lbs (162 kg), thanks to the liberal use of lightweight custom parts and carbon fiber. The motor is a thoroughly rebuilt 1969 XLCH—blueprinted, balanced and ported, drinking through an S&S Super E carb, and converted to a left-hand gearshift. The chromoly steel frame is a custom one-off, powdercoated in carbon black. It’s fitted with heavily modified Ducati 916 forks, carbon fiber wheels designed by Blackstone Tek, and Brembo calipers. Builder Dylan Robb is a master craftsman, as the images below show, and pretty much built this bike in his garden shed. For the full low-down, check this Bikernet reprint of an article from Australian custom magazine Heavy Duty. Is this future of Harley custom building...

E-bikes are gaining ground in this world of fast cars and powerful two-wheelers. The need for eco-friendly transportation has inspired designers to create easy to handle and comfortable bikes that don’t require you to stress yourself while riding. EH Line’s latest range of e-bikes called Street Racer has been named the Ferrari of the line-up owing to its electric motor and riding dynamics.The colorful bike can take you to speeds of 45 kmph. The 250W motor, which is tastefully concealed, drives you longer distances on a single charge though we can’t confirm the driving range. What we do know is that it’s selling for an expensive price of $9,250 which will make it a tad difficult to buy. What we do like is the look of the Street Racer with its soft curves and sporty design. Ideal for non-racers, the e-bike is a good investment if you’re searching for a two-wheeler to ride short distances.The efficient bike has been constructed out of carbon monocoque for superior strength and rigidity. I...

Great news for those of you interested in the brand new Empulse and Empulse R electric motorcycles – Brammo has finally released availability and pricing details regarding these motorcycles. We already knew that both these versions, the regular and R, have a range of 100 miles (160 km) and can reach a decent top speed of 100 mph (160 km/h). They come with a 10.2 kWh lithium-ion battery, all-time magnet AC motor that can generate 54 HP (40 kW) at 8,200 RPM, 63 Nm of torque and 6-speed gearbox. They can reach city ranges of around 121 miles (195 km) and highway ranges of 56 miles (90 km). It’ll take 8 hours to fully charge any of them, in case one doesn’t purchase the 3.5 hour fast

The fastest big block V-twin motorcycle in the world, the Confederate X132 Hellcat Combat motorcycle is finally going into limited series production. The 172.2 mph world speed record was set by James Hoegh at the Bonneville Salts during last summer, reportedly equating the asphalt speed of 200 mph. This stunning 2-wheeler boasts with a 2,163 cc engine which delivers a massive 160 HP, tied to a 5 speed transmission. It is, at the same time, extremely light, weighing just 500 lbs – this is in fact the reason for which the X132 is able to reach those speeds. In addition, to be able to effectively drive it to a halt, Confederate Motorcycles have also fitted it with a set of Brembo brakes at the rear and Beringer brakes at the front. source: luxatic.com

The newly finished KTM 1290 Super Duke R prototype has been recently unveiled at the EICMA and Intermot and quickly became one of the top viewed vehicles. In fact, it’s an extremely lightweight trellis-framed naked bike, propelled by a 1,290cc version of the RC8R V-twin engine, fitted with an entire array of disengageable electronic riding assistance, drive-by-wire, new prototype WP suspension at both the front and rear and all sorts of carbon fiber parts. According to KTM, this bike will hit the market in less than an year from now. The fun side of this 2-wheeler though is not what we know about it, but rather on its basis – the RC8 R motor, which delivers 173 HP (129 kW) and 120 Nm (88.5 lb-ft) of torque in the 1,190cc version, will reportedly be developing somewhere between 180 and 200 HP until the bike hits showrooms. source: luxatic.com

This futuristic bike was designed and built for Mathhieu Kasovitz’s “Babylon A.D.” movie, released in 2008, with Vin Diesel as protagonist. The sci-fi screenplay needed an out-of-the-ordinary vehicle to be driven by Diesel, thus the Yamaha FZR Compressor Prototype was born. Lazareth took care of designing the motorcycle, using a Yamaha FZR 1000 as blueprint. The original bike got almost completely modified. The suspension and the whole frame were lowered, and among the many additions it now features a single arm to the rear. source: luxatic.com

The bike is still powered by a Harley Davidson engine which is able to produce 110 HP but thanks to the stripped weight it will be a lot faster than the standard Harley. The price for this beauty? “The One” is priced at $145,000 but if you’re looking for a bike with perfect balance between beauty and performances, this might actually be the one.

The Intel bike is fun simply for all the bits and pieces that you can’t see in the side profile. Intel commissioned the bike to celebrate the introduction of their quad-core processors so the OCC gang gave it a four-cylinder engine. The heart of the bike is a small mobile PC mounted in the gas tank with a fingerprint recognition starter, a digital dashboard, cameras instead of rear-view mirrors, a GPS system and wireless (maybe 3G) internet connectivity. This was easily the most technologically advanced bike that OCC produced.

Baseball’s Evil Empire even invades this list about choppers. This bike was commissioned by the Yankees and the Jorge Posada Foundation for a charity auction. Even if you hate the Yankees, you’d have a hard time hating this bike. An expertly fabricated baseball and Yankees logo are on the engine and the Yankees “NY” logo is inset into the front and rear wheels. And, naturally, the trademark pinstripes feature prominently in the paint scheme.

The bike was commissioned by Northrop Grumman (the lead contractor for B-2s) and the US Air Force to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the B-2′s first flight. The most obvious design feature is the gas tank which was built around the handle bars to look like the cockpit of the B-2. The wheels have five aluminum B-2 models mounted to form a star in the middle on each side for a total of 20 B-2 models representing each of the B-2s in the Air Force fleet.

Also called the Future Bike (so as not to upset the lawyers), this bike was designed for the premiere of the Will Smith movie of the same name. Smith himself was also consulted in the design of the bike. What resulted was the bike world’s equivalent to those crazy concept cars you see at international car shows. The biggest difference is that this thing can actually run. It’s probably not the best bike to take out on the back roads but as a design experiment, I think it’s a good look at what choppers will eventually start to resemble.

The CRF250R is one of two motorcycles heavily featured in the opening chase scene for “Skyfall”, the 23rd entry in the 007 James Bond film franchise. Bond, played by Craig, commandeers the bike from a Turkish street merchant to chase after the villain Patrice (played by Ola Rapace) who rides another CRF250R dressed to look like a police bike.The unique CRF250R is expected to raise “tens of thousands” of British Pounds (so at least US$15,800).