Saw this over the Easter weekend and instantly forgot to blog it, but if on the off chance you haven't seen this, then this blog post is for you. One of the most iconic vehicles in cinema brought to life: Kaneda's custom built motorcycle from the 1988 classic 'Akira'.

There have been real life versions before, and in my opinion it's impossible to make a perfect replica of the bike due to the proportions you can exaggerate in drawing form but this is the only officially recognized replica bike built by Shinji Tejima from Showa Studio. It's only taken him 7 years and 10 million yen ($120,000). The bike is being ridden across Japan raising money for Children's Autism Research. It's stunningly beautiful and it's as close a match to the bike depicted on the film poster than the way it looks in the film. 

The major thing i love about this bike is the stickers, which are all present and correct, unlike all toy versions of the bike you can buy which have loads missing/edited because of copyright :( Also i bet this bike is an absolute pig to ride with a lean angle of about 10 degrees it's def not a bike i'd fancy doing anything other than ride in a straight line. Look at that wheelbase! it's the bike equivalent of a limousine.

Despite my gripes i would kill to ride it! and then keep it on display in my house. lol