Skip to main content

Tim Burton, your ride is here. Akrapovič’s ‘Full Moon’ motorbike is out of this world

When the artistic mind is unburdened by law or general practicality, creativity can run free.

That’s why we love one-off concepts like Akrapovič’s ‘Full Moon’ motorcycle. Lights, signals, storage, and even drivability? Leave ‘em at the door. This flowing prototype was meant to make a statement, and one look at the photos will tell you if that was a success or not.

Akrapovič is a Slovenian exhaust company, so the Full Moon’s design, naturally, starts at the back.

The motorbike’s two tailpipes have been integrated into a rounded, hand-formed sheetmetal shell, one that took the brand 800 hours to complete. The pipes are connected to a 1,524cc S&S Knucklehead V-twin, which features about the same displacement as the 2015 Honda Fit, and since the bike will likely never be fully exposed to weather, it’s completely open.

Up front sits a massive, 30-inch carbon fiber and aluminum wheel, the inspiration for the bike’s lunar name, as well as carbon ceramic brakes.

To be clear, this one-off has no plans for production, mostly because it doesn’t look like the ‘Full Moon’ can really turn. It does feature a hydraulic suspension though, which can drop the bike down on its bodywork, eliminating the need for a kickstand.

“This is an extremely technically advanced motorcycle, full of unique elements that were carefully chosen to make the bike totally exclusive, and the shape hides completely new solutions used on a custom bike for the first time,” the company says. “The Full Moon is like no other bike out there now, and Akrapovič is very proud of it.”

Akrapovič was founded in 1990 by motorcycle racer Igor Akrapovič. The Slavic company has sponsored many motorbike championships over the years, and opened a U.S. subsidiary, Akrapovič America LLC, in 2010.

In 2012, the exhaust company became an official partner with Audi Sport. That same year, the German brand’s R18 e-tron Quattro won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race with an Akrapovič exhaust.

Andrew Hard
Former Digital Trends Contributor
Andrew first started writing in middle school and hasn't put the pen down since. Whether it's technology, music, sports, or…
Honda unveils sleek electric sedan and SUV prototypes at CES 2025
Honda 0 Saloon and Honda 0 SUV prototypes.

Honda’s next-generation electric vehicles are a step closer to production. At CES 2025, the automaker unveiled prototypes of the 0 Saloon and 0 SUV, the first two of its 0 Series EVs that will start rolling off assembly lines in Ohio next year.

The two EVs follow 0 Series concept cars Honda unveiled at CES 2024. These are closer to what buyers can expect to see in showrooms, hence the label of “prototype” rather than “concept.” How close exactly? When Honda unveils a prototype, that vehicle generally makes the transition to production with minimal changes. But that would be particularly remarkable here.
They still look like concept cars

Read more
Digital Trends’ Top Tech of CES 2025 Awards
Top Tech of CES

Las Vegas is overrun. Every billboard in town is shouting about AI, hotel bar tops now sport a sea of laptops, and after hours The Strip is elbow to elbow with engineers toting yard-long beers.

That means CES, the year’s biggest tech bacchanalia, has come to town, and Digital Trends editors have spent the last four days frolicking among next year’s crop of incredible TVs, computers, tablets, and EVs. We’re in heaven.

Read more
Sony and Honda’s Afeela 1 EV makes more sense at CES than in the real world
Afeela 1 front quarter view.

The Sony car is almost here. After its creation via a joint venture with Honda in 2022 and two years’ worth of prototypes, the electronics giant’s Afeela brand is finally taking reservations for its first electric vehicle, with deliveries scheduled to start in 2026.

But will it be worth the wait? Coinciding with the opening of reservations, Sony Honda Mobility brought updated prototypes of the Afeela 1 (as it’s now officially known) to CES 2025, representing what California customers (Afeela is only taking reservations in that state) who put down a $200 refundable deposit can expect when they take delivery.

Read more