Even if we are back in Germany from our journey to Japan the Ehinger Kraftrad Silverbike is back in Germany as well. We picked it up from the German customs and the shipping company. It's a good feeling. We are looking back and we remember an impressive journey. The bike is already enriched with a lot of stories. We are excited to see in the near future who will call the Silverbike his own someday.
An American BBQ in the middle of Japan during wintertime. It sounded like an interesting invitation of Shige san and a great ending of the Mooneyes Show. All employees of Mooneyes Yokohama und special guests from abroad have been invited. It was our pleasure to took part and we were curious to see who's there. At Mooneyes Café and Mooneyes Shop about 60 guests had a great evening with a lot of interesting talks. We met e.g. Max Schaaf, Jasin Phares, Tom Foster, John Edwards, Rico Fodrey, Cole Foster und Maurice Klok from Kieft en Klok.
These are our highlight at the Hot Rod Custom Show 2008 in Yokohama. Check this out!
The "Kraftrad 2008" called attention to various shutterbugs as well as Japanese media. On the set up day the bike was photographed by hardcore shoppers magazine. Along Dec 7th Uwe talked with editors of Japanese magazines and was interviewed by NHK E (TV station). Ehinger Kraftrad decided to travel with the "Kraftrad 2008" to the Mooneyes Hot Rod Custom Show to present this bike - especially designed for this show. Each Japanese we talked to has taken our decision to come to Japan as a compliment because there was the biggest German custom bike show at Bad Salzuflen at the same time.
The doors of the Pacifico Yokohama opened at 9 am and the organizers welcomed like-minded people for technical discussions, amazement and a lot of passion for motorbikes and cars. 18.000 visitors have been at the show place during the Dec 7th. Many passionate riders, supporters of the Japanese custom scene as well as traders and custom bikers visited the show. More and more perfectly styled people came very polite to our booth to catch a picture of the only German and his technically ambitious and innovative "Kraftrad 2008". Again and again Uwe explained to fascinated Japanese visitors the bike including technical solutions.
Ehinger Kraftrad has been for the first time at Mooneyes Hot Rod Custom Show 2008 at Pacifico Yokohama. As the organizers told us we have been the one and only Germans as well as the first Germans who flew around the world to present their concept and custom bike in Japan. At set up day within an impressively short period of time Mooneyes and every exhibitor build up a show for about 300 cars and 200 bikes. Special thanks to the organizers! We got a perfect booth at the entrance of the show. In the evening of the set up day we talked a lot with other bikers and got the opportunity on stage to thank Mooneyes for the invitation to the get together as well as the hospitality. We were amazed by the technical knowledge and passion for motorbikes of the Japanese visitors. A great start of the show!
For a lot of months we prepare the show in Japan. Now we are close to the final. The bike got ready in time and we arranged everything to assure a damage-free and professional transportation to Japan. Apparel and accessories have been perfectly manufactured and already arrived. It’s only one step left: get everything ready for the shipping company to send it to the Mooneyes show in Japan!
Uwe Ehinger lives for motorbikes - he has been passionate about them for many years. This passion for antique race bikes and sports motorbikes incited him to become a race driver and also encouraged him to go on a 14 year around-the-world-trip. Since then he always developed designed concepts and realized them together with partners. At the end of the trip Uwe Ehinger settled down in Hamburg and created along with design expert Katrin Oeding the concept of Ehinger Kraftrad.
"Kraftrad" is the traditional German term for motorbikes.
Ehinger Kraftrad started in 2008 to design and construct a limited edition of motorbikes and components with the quality criteria of German craftsmanship.
Ehinger Kraftrad creates design concepts for motor bikes with perfect and unique technical solutions. These are realized with precision, highest quality standards and reduced design. To work with German craftsmanship criteria stands for technical perfection but it also represents German virtues and characteristics such as reliability, loyalty, industriousness, discipline and bravery which we live up to our daily work.
The Ehinger family is a very traditional German family with almost 900 years of family history. The redesigned family crest illustrates German tradition with a modern spirit. The image of Ehinger Kraftrad!
Every "Kraftrad" is unique. Every motorbike by Ehinger Kraftrad is a mix of German craftsmanship tradition, trendsetting technical spirit of innovation and reduced design.
dimension: 7mm thick
material: 7000 air craft aluminium
The engine guard plate is made for Harley Davidson Evolution models (1984-1999).
Further engine guard plates for other Harley Davidson models will follow.
Material: 6000 aircraft-grade aluminium cut out of a whole aluminium block
Both parts are welded in the middle.
The oiltank is made for Harley Davidson Evolution models (1984-1999).
Further Oiltanks for other Harley Davidson models will follow.
The Oiltank is available as well as stainless steel sheet metal or aluminium sheet metal.
Every “Ehinger Kraftrad” is unique. Special features of these motorbikes are their clear design, their perfect realization and implementation of technical innovations. We generate unique solutions and novel components through the ambitious developing and manufacturing process. The limited edition of components underlines the craftsmanship concept of Ehinger Kraftrad.