Project Ares: The Prototype That's Turning Heads
- Buck City Biker
- 2 days ago
- 3 min read
In a sea of concept builds and back-room prototypes, Project Ares is one that actually deserves a second look. Real Motors is putting ride feel front and centre and backing it up with a design that stops you mid-scroll.
We’ve been watching this prototype evolve for a while now, and with more details landing, it’s time to dig into what Ares actually brings to the table — and whether it’s more than just a slick render.
New Kid — Real Motors
Real Motors isn’t rolling in as another faceless tech start-up chasing commuter numbers. The crew behind the brand is talking directly to riders — the ones who care about chassis feedback, weight balance, and what a bike actually does once you’re off the spec sheet and into real corners.
Project Ares is their statement piece — not a finished production machine, but a working prototype built to test what an electric middleweight should feel like on the asphalt. Their “Electric Analogue” philosophy is straightforward: keep the riding experience front and centre, keep the interface simple, and don’t bury the bike under gimmicks just because it runs on electrons.
Project Ares — What’s the Play Here?
Visually, you can see hints of ’70s sci-fi running through the design — a futuristic take on vintage fighter jets mixed with the raw functionality of a MotoGP test mule. It’s compact, aggressive, and purposeful, with modern curves and exposed motor detail giving it a proper prototype race-bike edge. The whole design nods to retro DNA without leaning on nostalgia — more like a race machine imagined from a future paddock looking back.
The real story though is how Real Motors keeps banging on about ride feel. Geometry, power delivery, weight distribution — all the stuff that makes or breaks a bike once the novelty wears off. Ares is still evolving as a prototype, which means nothing is fully locked in yet, but the intent is clear: keep it raw enough to feel like a motorcycle, not a rolling tablet.
Performance targets put it in the same conversation as traditional mid-capacity race bikes. Whether it lands there for real is still up in the air until production hardware shows up.
The Numbers So Far — Prototype Territory
Real Motors has only confirmed a handful of prototype targets so far:
0–60 mph: under 4 seconds
Range: over 100 miles / 160 km
Charging: 10–80% in under 30 minutes (Level 2)
Weight: roughly 190 kg / 420 lb
Wheelbase: 1,544 mm
Seat height: 850 mm
Tyres: 120 front / 180 rear on 17s
What’s missing is just as important — motor output, battery capacity, pricing, and locked production spec. Everything above is prototype data, and Real Motors has been upfront that details will shift as development moves forward.
The BCB Take — Worth the Noise?
Ares gets our attention because it isn’t chasing spec-sheet bragging rights — at least not yet. Real Motors is going after something harder to fake: genuine ride feel. If they pull that off, riders will notice fast.
The design will split opinion. Some will dig the retro-future race aesthetic, others will want something more familiar — and that’s fine. The electric space needs brands willing to push design limits instead of cloning the same safe template.
Right now though, Ares lives firmly in prototype territory. Until we see production parts, real road testing, and confirmed performance numbers, it stays in the promising-but-unproven pile.
Still — it feels like a concept built by people who actually ride. And that alone keeps Project Ares firmly on the BCB watchlist.
Ride safe, folks.
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