The Katalis EV.500: inspired by WWII fighter aircraft

Most folks have a bit more downtime these days. Offices are closed, remote working is becoming the norm, and thumbs are being twiddled. So it’s good to see inspiring projects pop up as people switch gears to stay busy, and the guys at Katalis Company in Indonesia fall into this category. Based in a design studio south of Jakarta, they’ve spent the past few weeks designing and building a custom motorcycle. As commercial design work dried up in Jakarta, several agency bods focused their attention on a concept based on the Selis Garuda—a 90 kg (200 pound) ‘city bike’ with...