Motorcycle News - How RYCA used augmented reality to design a cafe racer
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It was a big success, and they’re now celebrating their tenth anniversary with a new ‘CS-1X’ kit that was designed using augmented reality. It’s an approach we’ve never heard of before, and quite intriguing.
RYCA founders Ryan Rajewski and Casey Stevenson are fans of the tech, and have big plans for using it. It was Casey who first got the idea to combine AR and motorcycles a few years ago: when remodeling his house, he used basic AR apps from furniture retailers, and was impressed by how useful they were for visualizing ideas.
“We got the ‘virtual’ parts to just snap right on, like magic. So when it was time to build a tenth anniversary edition of the CS-1, we wanted to use AR in practical, realistic ways. To prove it’s not a novelty or a toy.”
“On a typical day, Ryan would come up with a design idea, and I would piece together a 3D model of the concept,” says Casey. “We’d use AR to ‘see’ it on the bike, in full context, then either go with it, or move on to something else. It’s the most fun we’ve ever had designing and building a motorcycle.”
On this prototype, Ryan also had the tank polished and triple chromed by Brett at Cal-Tron Plating Inc. (Brett handled the satin chrome and nickel plating on the rest of the bike too.)
For the Suzuki’s tail section, RYCA went with a fully upholstered version of their current cafe-style seat design. Ryan then made up a new set of side covers out of aluminum—featuring vented slots—that hide the new electronics tray.
The matching 18” wheels are also part of the kit, and are wrapped in vintage tread from Shinko.
RYCA are offering the first five limited edition kits as perks to people who invest in their FantomView concept—an AR platform they’re developing that has raised an incredible $65,000 via crowdfunding so far. It’s aimed at everyone from motorcycle dealers that want to mock-up a showroom, to garage builders who want to ‘preview’ parts on their bikes.
That’s why AR makes a lot of sense in the custom world. And if RYCA pull it off, it could change the way we modify motorcycles for ever. RYCA Motors | Facebook | Instagram Motorcycles via Bike EXIF https://ift.tt/2Mf9b0c August 29, 2020 at 12:21PM Leave a Reply. |
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