Was there a point in your life when you realized you were no longer in control? Aimlessly working without the drive to achieve something great?

I, Cornelius Quiring, reached that point last year when a client insisted on blatantly ripping off another site whilst we fussed over shades of red accents. Not only was there no pride in what I was creating, I had let my contribution devolve to being a grunt.

I actively questioned myself and realized I want to create great things, without compromise. I want to pour that passion into a project combining my love for fashion & design with the spirit of motorcycle culture.

The Lilyboys shirts are the first result. They are an ultra soft bamboo and cotton blend manufactured by a Canadian company investing in their employees. The graphics aren’t self serving to Lilyboys either. I won’t slap the logo on a shirt and sell it. Rather, I want the art to be visually appealing and speak to the qualities embodied by motorcycle culture.

How do electric and petrol bikes stack up?

Granted electric motorcycles are in their infancy, they inevitably need to offer stats close to that of the current performance metrics of gas bikes. Three major areas will determine the success of greener bikes:

Cost

On the outset, how much does a new electric bike cost verus a new combustion engine motorcycle? But more importantly, what are the operating costs of each and is there a break even point?

Range

This is currently the Achilles heel of the greener bikes. The eco-bikes have far less range but it’s still interesting to see how they stack up.

Environmental impact

Most importantly, are the new electric bikes going to save the polar bears, keep the rain forests lush and hopefully aid in world peace? How much CO2 do they really keep out of the air?

We’ve searched the internet and tabulated the results in a neat infographic. Click a size below to view the full size image.

Sources

The links below is where we got our information from: