Tron Lightcycle

Special Interest Areas transportation
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from the new “Tron:Legacy” movie. $35K and street legal:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Custom-Built-Motorcycles-Pro-Street-LightCycle-Tron-Lightcycle-Light-Cycle-Bike-Full-Size-Running-/220627957724?cmd=ViewItem&pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item335e7377dc#v4-33

Awesome idea, not very practical in real-life I’d imagine- it looks really uncomfortable for any length of time. I wonder how well the hubless wheels perform? and if this will lead to another rash of hubless prototypes?

There’s a brief glance of the bike right at the end of the trailer:

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I think you’ll find the Ebay link is a bit of a hoax!

I think I’m right in thinking the bike was designed by Daniel Simon.

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I don’t think it’s a hoax

they’ve been getting some press for custom made batpods:
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100610/BUSINESS/6100309/1003/Osler-names-new-chief-of-practice/Brothers-to-make-custom-motorcycles-in-Billy-Lane-former-location

4

That’s hot.

5

I’m sure that thing goes lightspeed. Ha!

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Yeah, Daniel Simon was the vehicle designer on the film.

Cool bike

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Daniel Simon is awesome, but it’s a little Biomorphic/Colani-fied than I would like.

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Just ran across this on coroflot
Viggo Wake - modelmaker for life size model of Light Cycle for PR for Tron Legacy