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Glynn Kerr is a British-born
After finishing his degree at Coventry University, Kerr worked briefly as an interior and exterior designer for TVR Sports Cars in the UK before moving to Munich to join BMW as an exterior designer in 1982.
Two years later, he transferred to the motorcycle division, BMW Motorrad, since when he has worked exclusively with bikes.
From 1987 to 1990 he was Chief Designer with Amsterdam-based Global Design (now GK Design Europe), the styling studio for Yamaha's European operations, where he penned such models the TDM 850 and TDR 125, also contributing to varied projects such as the 
As an independent consultant, he has worked with the world's top motorcycle manufacturers, including 
In addition to his design activities, Kerr was lecturer at the Art Center College of Design in Europe, and is co-founder and President of the Motorcycle Design Association. Best known as a contributor of articles and illustrations to diverse motorcycle magazines, he is also Creative Director of Motovisions, California, along with other designers offering a variety of motorcycle-based design services.
motorcycle design
Motorcycle design can be described as activities that define the appearance, function and engineering of motorcycles.
Professionally it is a branch of industrial design, similar to automotive design using identical techniques and methodology, bu ...
er residing in California, who has specialised in motorcycle design for over thirty years. He has written for ''Bike India
''Bike India'' is a motorcycle magazine published by Next Gen Publishing Ltd. The magazine was launched in 2005 under founder editor Adil Darukhanawala. Indian Motorsport legend and Isle of Man TT alum Aspi Bhathena has been at the helm of the ma ...
'', ''Kicxstart'' (Netherlands), '' Motorcycle Consumer News'' (USA), ''Solo Moto Trienta'' (Spain), and ''Two Wheels'' (Australia). In 1981, Kerr undertook a BA Hons Degree in Industrial Design (Transport) in Coventry University. His designs have appeared on models by manufacturers BMW, Ducati
Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. () is the motorcycle-manufacturing division of Italian company Ducati, headquartered in Bologna, Italy. The company is directly owned by Italian automotive manufacturer Lamborghini, whose German parent company is Au ...
, Honda, Triumph, Aprilia
Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded immediately after World War II in Noale, Italy, by Alberto Beggio. The company started as a manufacturer of bicycles and moved on to manufacture scooters and small-capacity motorcycles. ...
, Harley-Davidson, Kymco, Voxan, Kawasaki
Kawasaki ( ja, 川崎, Kawasaki, river peninsula, links=no) may refer to:
Places
*Kawasaki, Kanagawa, a Japanese city
**Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, a ward in Kawasaki, Kanagawa
**Kawasaki City Todoroki Arena
**Kawasaki Stadium, a multi-sport stadium
*K ...
, Midual, Fisher and Bajaj.
Work experience
After finishing his degree at Coventry University, Kerr worked briefly as an interior and exterior designer for TVR Sports Cars in the UK before moving to Munich to join BMW as an exterior designer in 1982.
Two years later, he transferred to the motorcycle division, BMW Motorrad, since when he has worked exclusively with bikes.
From 1987 to 1990 he was Chief Designer with Amsterdam-based Global Design (now GK Design Europe), the styling studio for Yamaha's European operations, where he penned such models the TDM 850 and TDR 125, also contributing to varied projects such as the GTS
GTS may refer to:
Education
* General Theological Seminary, in New York City
* Grace Theological Seminary, in Winona Lake, Indiana
* Great Torrington School, in Devon, England
Computing
*Giga-Texel Shader, a line of GPUs marketed by Nvidia
Or ...
, Superténéré, XT600 and BW's scooter.
As an independent consultant, he has worked with the world's top motorcycle manufacturers, including Ducati
Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. () is the motorcycle-manufacturing division of Italian company Ducati, headquartered in Bologna, Italy. The company is directly owned by Italian automotive manufacturer Lamborghini, whose German parent company is Au ...
, Honda, Triumph, Aprilia
Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded immediately after World War II in Noale, Italy, by Alberto Beggio. The company started as a manufacturer of bicycles and moved on to manufacture scooters and small-capacity motorcycles. ...
, Harley-Davidson, Kymco, Voxan and Kawasaki
Kawasaki ( ja, 川崎, Kawasaki, river peninsula, links=no) may refer to:
Places
*Kawasaki, Kanagawa, a Japanese city
**Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, a ward in Kawasaki, Kanagawa
**Kawasaki City Todoroki Arena
**Kawasaki Stadium, a multi-sport stadium
*K ...
. For nearly two decades, he was senior consultant to Bajaj Auto in India, helping the company transform the market for smaller-capacity domestic models such as the Pulsar
A pulsar (from ''pulsating radio source'') is a highly magnetized rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation out of its magnetic poles. This radiation can be observed only when a beam of emission is pointing toward Ea ...
. As well as major commissions, Kerr has worked with smaller enterprises and start-up companies, creating the Midual Roadster, the Boxer 654, VB1 & B2, Voxan Scrambler, the Fischer MRX, and more recently, the 218 mph street version of the Lightning electric land speed record holder.
In addition to his design activities, Kerr was lecturer at the Art Center College of Design in Europe, and is co-founder and President of the Motorcycle Design Association. Best known as a contributor of articles and illustrations to diverse motorcycle magazines, he is also Creative Director of Motovisions, California, along with other designers offering a variety of motorcycle-based design services.
References
External links
* Bajaj designers British motorcycle designers Motorcycling writers Alumni of Coventry University British expatriates in the United States Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-artist-stub