A passing glance at the design reveals why. The bike’s design is based on the lauded 1980s anime Akira. While the connection to Shotaro Kaneda’s bike in the movie is clear, the Ichiban is much ...

The Rapid K-1988 was shown at the Bangkok International Motor Show. (@RapidThai/) The Kaneda bike from the Akira manga series and the anime movie of the same name has inspired plenty of one-off ...