The Goodwood Festival of Speed is not an easy room. When the event is stuffed with seven-figure hypercars, a custom motorcycle shop from Munich rolling in with a one-off prototype sounds like a losing proposition.
And yet Diamond Atelier’s DA#22, internally nicknamed ULTRON, may have been the most photographed machine on the grounds. The shop is calling it the world’s first hyperbike, a claim we’ll let the riding public litigate.
Paint That Plugs In
Those red graphics aren’t vinyl wraps or hidden LED strips. In fact, they’re electroluminescent paint that was developed for this build by Alex Bloch of Stilbruch Lack, and they emit light from within the surface itself when voltage is applied.
Kill the current and it behaves like ordinary paint. Only one liter of the formulation was ever mixed, and every last drop went onto this motorcycle, meaning the finish can never be duplicated. As cliche as it may sound, the TRON comparisons are inevitable here.
800 Hours of Aluminum
Marvin Diehl of KRT Framework shaped every aluminum panel by hand, a process the shop says consumed north of 800 hours, all in service of a silhouette that was designed before a single mechanical component was selected.
The tank disappears into the bodywork, the stubby tail hovers over the rear wheel, and the cockpit hides beneath a recessed glass panel. Aluminum is also just the opening act; future production examples are slated for full carbon fiber.
A Super Duke at Heart
Diamond Atelier wisely didn’t reinvent the drivetrain. Power comes from KTM’s proven LC8 V-twin, lifted from the 1290 Super Duke and tuned to more than 205 horsepower, parking the DA#22 squarely in modern superbike territory.
Suspension duties fall to a Wilbers TYPE 46 RR fork derived from World Superbike racing, paired with a rear shock built exclusively for this project.
Yes, There’s a Real Diamond
The detail work is where the hypercar pretensions shine through on this project. Aconity3D 3D-printed the titanium exhaust and upper triple clamp, DKB Special Parts supplied Formula 1-style switchgear along with an illuminated clutch cover sporting a glass inspection window, and 4JET machined a one-off diamond-pattern tread into the front tire.
And mounted dead center in that titanium triple clamp sits an actual diamond, set in sterling silver.
Spec Sheet
Builder: Diamond Atelier
Model: DA#22 “ULTRON”
Engine: KTM LC8 V-twin (1290 Super Duke)
Power: 205+ HP
Bodywork: Hand-shaped aluminum (800+ hours)
Suspension: Wilbers TYPE 46 RR fork, bespoke rear shock
Exhaust: 3D-printed titanium (Aconity3D)
Paint: Electroluminescent, one-liter batch (Stilbruch Lack)
Status: Road-legal one-of-one prototype
Debut: 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Pricing & Availability
Diamond Atelier hasn’t attached a price to the DA#22, which tracks for a road-legal, one-of-one prototype rather than a catalog listing. The Munich shop says it marks the beginning of an ultra-limited series, so if a glowing hyperbike sounds like your thing, keep an eye on Diamond Atelier’s website.
Recap
Diamond Atelier DA#22 ULTRON Hyperbike
Munich’s Diamond Atelier unveiled a 205HP, KTM-powered, one-of-one prototype at Goodwood, wrapped in hand-shaped aluminum and unrepeatable light-emitting paint.
