The World’s First 3D-Printed Motorcycle Is Here

Weighing in at just over 130 pounds, all parts of BigRep’s Nera e-bike were built with the Berlin-based firm’s large scale 3D printers, but for the embedded electronics. 

Project leaders Marco Mattia Cristofori and Maximilian Sedlak of NOWLAB, BigRep’s innovation laboratory, showcased lots of those out-of-the-box designs on the Nera, including airless tires, a fork-less steering along with a elastic bumper that simplifies suspension.  

“The Nera joins several creations made by NOWLAB, such as the airless tire, operational integration and embedded sensor technologies,” explains Daniel Büning, Co-founder and Managing Director of NOWLAB. 

“This bike along with our additional prototypes push the constraints of technology creativity and will reshape additive manufacturing technologies as we know it”