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For the Scoot People with Too Much Luggage
Though the classic cross-city bike messanger method / character / lifestyle will never be trumped by a motorized vehicle, one can dream of a nicer* way to carry one’s briefcase to work. *Nicer, in this case, meaning, gosh, I have to go to work every day, but it’s only a short distance. I’d sure like a more eco-friendly ride, but I have too much to carry!
It’s time to stash!
Scooter people. You see them. I see them. We all see them. They can’t carry a very huge amount of peanuts. Only what can fit in their backpack or in their under-seat compartment.
What designer Elliot Ortiz has whipped up here is the solution for your luggage woes, the aptly titled, “Cargo” scooter. With its large capacity for storage and a “Drive by Wire” tank-style steering system, it can carry up to “one whole crapload of junk.”*
*I made up that unit of measurement.
Note from Elliot: the small gas motor is “tucked away on the rear swing arm in case you were wondering 
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Designer: Elliot Ortiz
37 Comments »
Victor Assis says
Cool concept! I like it a lot. It’s much safer to carry stuff like this because the gravity center is lower than if you put things on top of a motorcycle, and I guess the scooter will be more balanced and stable.
You could also work on a heavy duty version.
Def says
Cool!!
I think you can even carry another scooter with it.
Mixel says
Nice concept, I really like it. I was wondering how you can steer with it. Is it just by pushing or pulling the handles?
Chung Dha says
Looks allot like the honda concept scooter just only altered it for cargo use instead of design element.
jin_woo_han says
Briliant Idea! so pratical
Todd says
That is pretty cool looking and original. You could sell ice cream out of it
powers says
This is a nice looking concept, Which also seems plausible and practical. Amazing. I can’t help feeling like I’ve seen something very similar, but nice work.
Klappstuhl says
Do want, do want!
Boy, I wish this was used for selling ice cream!
Awesome concept there!
Mark says
It would be neat if the steering was based on which way you leaned, so as you lean left, the sensors inside turn the wheel.
Hope it comes in black like a Batpod!
pouet says
(more realistic) same concept already made in Coventry Transportation school in… 2004
Mark says
I’d love to see that too, post a link if you can.
pouet says
couldn’t find the one I had in mind (which the same design as above), maybe it was from an another school.
this one is a motorcycle for delivery
http://features.conceptcaronline.com/coventrymdes2004/pages/DS-Dent06.php
Mark says
That’s pretty nice too.
arnold says
did you already ride a motorbike/scooter? what about the center of gravity? how does the front wheel really turn? electro-mechanical handles are cool, but yours doesn’t even turn.. Where is the engine? Oh, I see, it’s small and hidden…
Nice 1st year design student work btw..
Mark says
Well this is a concept, so no one should expect all the details to be there. And only 1st year work? Awesome.
Lawrence G says
it’s dangerous to balance on the road !!
Mark says
It’s dangerous to dance in the shower.
bruno gomes says
where can i buy this please
Luke says
Wouldn’t a Dutch cargo bike or trike be a much more reasonable foundation for a transport scooter design?
Just a thought.
Mark says
http://www.madeinmundo.com/2009/02/motobecane-motivo/
Another great design along the same lines. But I like the one featured on Yanko better!
Eric says
Done:
http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/02/03/dandyism-rule-ride-must-be-stylish/
soyun says
cute!
Cromagnum says
We all have too much luggage
Is that a dog or a kid in the white crate?
Mark says
It does need hard sides that fold down to keep everything inside, either the same colour as the bike, or transparent/translucent. They could be made to be removable. This design concept looks great, it makes me want a functioning version.
JES says
sweet ride. Where do I get a thing like that????
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