Isle of Man TT: The last true test of Man and Machine

About a year ago, we posted a hauntingly beautiful video about the Isle of Man TT.  Autoblog just posted this much more up-tempo video, which is equally spine tingling.  If you want to know what the human mind and body are capable of when pushed to their limit, just watch this. Sorry about the music, by the way.

Hat tip to Off Camber

Frog Design's Rana Motorcycle Concept: A Vision of Future Past.

If anything is proof of the cyclical nature of design and taste, the 1985 Frog Design FZ750 Concept, penned by the firm's founder Hartmut Esslinger for Yamaha, is a great example. The bike's styling and color scheme is incredibly dated. Yet time has been kind to the design, which has great proportions and a sleek, geometric style that still seems futuristic despite its clear early 1980s provenance.

The original prototype was created for Yamaha and was never produced, but Honda saw the published design and used it as inspiration for their Hurricane sport bike.  The prototype is now entering SFMOMA's permanent collection.  More info at Frog's blog HERE.

via FastCoDesign

The Seductive Danger of the Isle of Man TT

Haunting, beautiful, and intimate - this short documentary on the Isle of Man TT really gives poetic insight into one the last great road races left in the world.

Tourist Trophy, Isle of Man from Carwell Casswell on Vimeo.