Game Art Archive

Kawasaki ZX-RR: motorcycle model

Two renders of a 3D model of the Kawasaki ZX-RR, the racing prototype Kawasaki ran in the MotoGP world championship. The archived caption describes it as a high-resolution model made for in-game use. Both views show the bike from the side, with its full fairing, exposed wheels and suspension.

What to look at

A motorcycle is harder to model convincingly than its size suggests: unlike a car, most of the machine is on show. Fork legs, brake discs, the swingarm, the exhaust and the gaps between fairing panels all sit in plain view. Look at where the model keeps hard, crisp edges and where it softens them, and at how the paint and decals follow the curve of the fairing.

Kawasaki ZX-RR model, view 1
Kawasaki ZX-RR model, view 1
Kawasaki ZX-RR model, view 2
Kawasaki ZX-RR model, view 2 (select the image for the larger render)