1 / 5   Jonathan Brand, a New York artist, has completed a life-size model of his dream bike, a 1972 Honda CB500 motorcycle, by using an open source 3D printer of Ultimaker. /VCG Photo

2 / 5   Brand started by designing each of the motorcycle’s components required for the full-scale build using 3D modelling software. He used more than 18kg of PLA plastic when printing the model, with certain individual pieces taking as long as 24 hours to complete. /VCG Photo

3 / 5   To maintain the bike's transparency, Brand had to make sure that each individual piece was kept to an extremely thin one millimeter depth. /VCG Photo

4 / 5   The artist then undertook the painstaking process of assembling the entire bike, ensuring that all elements had life-like qualities, including real rolling wheels. /VCG Photo

5 / 5   The bike was totally made from environmental-friendly material – 18 rolls of biodegradable corn plastic weighing less than 20kg. /VCG Photo