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Fans of Katsuhiro Otomo’s cult cyberpunk anime Akira can now ride the motorcycle its hero Shōtarō Kaneda rides around the city of Neo-Tokyo.
That’s because bel & bel, a small workshop studio in Barcelona, has created an amazing replica of the legendary red motorcycle.
A fully electric model will eventually be made available to the public in a limited edition.

The studio’s founders, Jesús Bel and Carles Bel, are artists and upcyclers inspired by motorcycles and their history. They initially created motorcycles based on the Dragon Ball series. A positive response prompted them to take on one of the most famous anime motorcycles of them all - Akira’s iconic red bike with its light-up wheels.
The Akira bike is made from metal for the chassis, fiberglass and carbon, along with electrical components and various LED lights - with the latter providing its amazing light up wheels.
Their prototype has a Yamaha 250 cc motor in the rear wheel and a 1000w electric hub motor in the front wheel. But the designers are looking to create new fully electric model with a 5000w 72v motor.
Just like the movie version, the bike has 3 speed modes and reverse. It also boasts a digital panel with all lights and controls integrated, rear and front air suspension, perimeter LED lights on both wheels, a front pop-up light, , 17" rims, and Moto GP slick tires.
If you want your own you will have to order by special request - with each bike costing around €20,000.