Airbus Reveals New 3D-printed Electric Motorbike

Question: What weighs 77 pounds, goes 50 mph (80 kph) and resembles a Swiss cheese on wheels?
An electrical motorcycle developed from tiny aluminum alloy particles utilizing a 3D printer.

On Friday, European aeronautics gigantic Airbus revealed the ‘Light Rider’ in Germany. Made by its subsidiary APWorks, a specialist in additive layer production, the motorbike utilizes hollow frame parts which contain the cables and pipelines.

The frame weighs only 13 pounds, about 30 percent lower than traditional e-motorbikes.

APWorks chief executive Joachim Zettler stated the complex, branched hollow structure would not have been possible with traditional production technologies such as milling or welding.

The firm is open for orders for a minimal run of 50 motorbikes, costing 50,000 euros ($56,095), plus tax, each.

They’ll include a range of 37 miles (60 kilometers).