The Honda Chopper's styling draws on many and varied influences. There's the clean functional lines of medical machinery, 70's and 80's marker drawings and design (such as the Big Trak programmable electric toy vehicle), and a bit of manga thrown in. Just for good measure, there's also a healthy dose of Imperial speeder bike from Return of the Jedi.
The concept has a long front end and feet-forward seating position which mimics the layout of contemporary chopper bikes, but with a distincly more futuristic vibe. Norris chose Honda as the brand for his concept because the bike has a similar color scheme and rounded-off rectangular lines as the Honda ASIMO robot.
The downward facing handlebars and central headlight (positioned under a scowling brow) bring some extra attitude to the design. While the large exhausts, which at first glance look like luggage panniers, feature blue-lit LEDs giving it an almost jet-like quality.
The proposed power source for the Honda Chopper is a biofuel engine backed up by two small electric motors, one built into each wheel hub.
