The Verge TS Ultra Motorcycle Is the Cyberpunk Bike of Your Dreams

LAS VEGAS, Nevada—It looks like something pulled straight out of sci-fi: a sleek motorcycle, fitted with an array of sensors and cameras that give the driver a 360 degree view of their surroundings from a display mounted on the handlebars. The rear wheel is also completely hubless, meaning you can see right through it to the other side—which might be surprising considering it’s also the bike’s motor.

“We moved the motor to the rear rim and now there’s no power transmission, there’s no gearbox, there’s no belt, and there’s no moving parts other than the two tires,” Verge Motorcycles chief technology officer Marko Lehtimäki told The Daily Beast. “We’ve been able to utilize the entire body of the motorcycle for the battery starting from the very first millimeters of the vehicle.”

Verge Motorcycles debuted the Verge TS Ultra at the Consumer Electronics Show on Sunday. The high-performance electric motorcycle leverages a unique design that puts the battery of the bike lower on its body, allowing the team to place the engine in the rear wheel for a lower center of gravity and greater maneuverability.

Read more at The Daily Beast.