Ferrari superbike has fighter-jet controls

Published Oct 2, 2008

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Israeli industrial designer Amir Glinik has come up with an outlandish Ferrari motorcycle concept using a modified engine from a Ferrari Enzo supercar.

Using drive-by-wire technology, the V4 superbike features hand controls adapted from an F-16 fighter jet and buttons based on those found on the steering wheel of Ferrari's Formula 1 cars.

Other controls for the sound system and trip data computer are on an all-weather touchscreen.

Glinik started researching his Ferrari motorcycle project back in 2005, worked on some of the sketches in 2006 and has been updating and evolving the project ever since.

"Vintage and modern Ferrari projects influence my design," Glinik noted. "It's a mix of what I find to be the best Ferrari lines with the latest technology I could think of in terms of engine, gear and driving management."

He has also made a version in bright yellow.

"When you think of a Ferrari motorcycle, you probably imagine a V12 hanging between two wheels, but that was not my idea. For me, it was slicing a V4 out of one of the bigger Ferrari engines," Glinik said.

"As far as how fast it goes and how much the bike would cost, we can only speculate about very big numbers."

He's used an imaginary V4 based on the Ferrari Enzo's mighty V12.

There's no word yet on whether Glinik's V4, which he's been working on for the past few years, will ever reach production.

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