While Skoda is known for its cars, the company's very first vehicle was a two-wheeler. Launched in 1899 under the original Laurin & Klement brand, the Slavia B looked like a cross between a bicycle and a naked motorbike.

Skoda car designer Roman Bucaille has now reimagined the Slavia B as an electric motorcycle concept. Taking elements from the original bike of the same name, he has transformed it into a futuristic café racer.

The project reflects the brand's new 'Modern Solid' design language, which emphasises minimalism, robustness and a futuristic aesthetic.

The concept, which Skoda unveiled as the first in a new series of similar design experiments, is a stylistic tribute to the company's early days, when founders Laurin and Klement moved from producing bicycles to motorcycles.

The new Slavia B also pays homage to the motorsport heritage of the original model, which rider Narcis Podsedníček famously rode to the finish line of the Paris-Berlin endurance race in 1901. The Slavia B was the only one of ten motorcycles to finish.

"I wanted to reference those sporty qualities in my concept. The seat is designed to look like it's floating, disconnected from the body of the bike," says Bucaille of his creation. "I also added a vintage touch with a leather tool bag integrated into the frame - an essential item for endurance events back then”