3 dimensional technologies enabled sectors question what can be done in manufacturing one more time. That’s why the idea of one type of mass production is changing day by day. Becoming much easier and something that anybody can do with 3D modelling and printing, manufacturing expands with new alternatives. Deciding to try these alternatives, Yamaha started a project to develop customizable motorcycles.
It is now very easy to manufacture a design idea with 3D technologies for everybody. This of course affects manufacturing styles and directs it form mass production to smaller ones and the leading firms aim to keep pace with it. One of these firms, Yamaha developed My Garage App where the customers can design their own motorcycles.
The custom fittings and tweaks made in the app can be sent directly to your local Yamaha dealership and, if you are in the market for a new ride, be built to spec based on your custom requirements. I imagine explaining all the changes directly at the dealership without the app would have been a tiring ordeal. The potential of this process simplifies things without a doubt.
The app also gives us a chance to see the full range of options that will be coming out for the MT-07 based XSR700. For even more evidence that Yamaha is aiming to take on the Ducati Scrambler, there’s a range of very hipster inspired soft panniers and tank bags available, as well as scrambleresque seats, high slung exhausts and fork gaitors.