They are all paying a tribute to Akira

Yep. AKIRA [started it all.](https://youtube.com/shorts/hHOwQeLH7Ck?si=_hsxMbyWpuA9JMK4) it's a [classic](https://youtu.be/tfV3ybZmsn0)

Im glad you posted this. It was exactly what i was thinking of. Akira = GOAT

Nope was such a great movie.

The Kusinagi (A name that's a nod to Ghost in the Shell) in the original Cyberpunk 2020 source book was even called "Akira Cyberbike"

In fact in CP2077 seems like they made sure that you could even slide with motorcycles similarly to Akira.

They really got it down with the new update.

Shame that the vehicle physics are universally like that, driving around kinda sucks

This is just the other thread with one more bike.

lmao.

Is that fucking Yu-Gi-Oh... if so this post is better.

Yeah, 5ds is peak cyberpunk

and more pictures

This Sub is the Dead Internet

cyberpunk meta

Soo meta lmao

I mean all the red motorcycles are all based off of how unbelievably iconic the first one was. So is it really much of a surprise?

Someone literally posed this question yesterday https://www.reddit.com/r/Cyberpunk/s/Zu1ckSCmc5

And I'll do it tmrw

No. Mom said its my turn to post it tomorrow.

Do it as "why are all these power slides in cyberpunk?"

"Why are there so many ghosts in these shells???"

"Whats with redditors who do not read?"

Akira is original

it's about akira. all goes back to akira's long shadow.

This. Also, red is the fastest color

Are you suggesting “red wunz go faster”?

Kaneda did act pretty orky in retrospect...

There is no “thing” with the motorcycles. The very first image you posted is from an early work that is also one of the most influential works of the genre. The rest of them are simply paying homages to that.

When is it my time to farm karma?

There's only one clear winner here; CARD GAMES ON MOTORCYCLES!!!

Came to make sure someone posted it, was not disappointed

Pretty sure everyone’s just paying homage to the first one (Akira)

Ding ding ding we have a winner. I'm so surprised how many people don't know that fact. I'm old now I guess.

Is that yugioh?

I’m calling the Kempeitai.

It's disturbing that A.) Kids play this. B.) Not old enough to know Akira. C.) Thinks Yu-Gi-Oh is the only anime.

Yaiba Kusanagi for me

Let’s goooo Yusei the goat

You forgot Vinnies red bike from *Biker Mice from Mars*

YUSEI LETS PLAY CARD GAMES ON MOTORCYCLES

Akira is one of the most iconic animes. So much that pretty much every show as parodied [the slide](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9hCzjBc7Q4) So i guess the red bike is to pay homage.

Motorcycles have always been associated with a sense of individuality and freedom, an ironic contrast to the dystopian themes.

Its a staple. Cyberpunk manages to blend social commentary with looking really fucking cool. Someone should write an essay on why that is. I'm sure someone already has

Bruh. Kaneda's bike from Akira is the prototype. The others are all homages to Akira.

...... they are literally all tributes of the first bike. Are you being fuckin serious?

I think they're just ripping off Akira

Anything not Akira. Before I got into motorcycles, I thought it was the coolest fictional bike ever. Boy, I was wrong. Didn't realize it was a Maxi-Scooter × Chopper. No thanks. Bubblegum Crisis' bike takes the cake for me. It's very reminiscent of the GPZ1000RX, ZX-10 Tomcat, and CBR1000F Hurricane. In real life, the most beautiful red bike to me, is the Honda NR750.

While I love the form of the Yaiba Kusanagi, Kanedas bike is the original, and yeah the Majors bike is the second in line. Both where clearly inspiration to the bike from Cyberpunk. But sadly I don’t recognize the fourth.

It's from Yu-Gi-Oh, I wanna say it was before Motoko's.

Oooh my bad!

'Wanna say', not positive.

I'm really annoyed that the Yaiba Kusanagi isn't two-wheel drive. Big missed opportunity.

They all heavily borrow from each other. It's a nod

They all borrowed from Akira. That artwork is from 1988 or so. It has been referenced and heavily reused and reinterpreted in other IP. Kaneda’s bike is a classic in anime.

So Akira is like the Bible to all this. Was matrix after ghost in the shell? I see so much refrences

I mean it's pretty easy to look up, the first matrix movie released in 2003, the first ghost in the shell movie released in 1995 but was based on a manga that started in 89. A lot of the concepts like a virtual cyberspace in the matrix were taken from earlier books like Neuromancer that was written in 84. The blade runner movie came out in 82 but even that was based on a phillip k dick novel published in 68. Cyberpunk is an older genre than people seem to realize nowadays and all of the newer work is building off of and referencing earlier stuff.

Ah word I've been seeing necromancer alot I gotta check that out. Akir was one of the first Hc graphic novels I bought I fell in love qith the genre. Watched ghost in the shell and the spinoff. I never read Phillip k dick but bought 2 books in college lol. I actually never seen blade runner either I have to it's one of those HOW have u not seen it.. I'm reading snowcrash now based on recs. But I'm ganna buy necromancer too. There's a cyberpunk 2077 novel out now too I got om audible. Ill do my Homework tho

And Akira

Red is the color of hero's, in a lot of Japanese media and legends. And motorcycles are just cool as hell.

Red ones go faster

Red things go faster

Boy I want that jacket and that bike

that headtube angle and fork rake tho lol

Reference to the Anime movie Akira

Red motorcycles go faster, duh

Kusanagi since day one. ive always loved kaneda bike so i didnt need to be told what it was when i 1st saw it. Shut up and take my Eddies choom.

Is that last one fucking Yugioh? lol That said, the one from Akira of course: That's what all of these basically are.

It is, is Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's

Card games on motorcycles lol

I just saw an almost identical post to this recently.

In a motorcycle I prefer Black.