Search This Blog

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Yours for £33,000: The real-life Tron Lightcycle superbike that can hit speeds of 120mph

If you have a spare £33,000 and are in the market for the ultimate boy's toy, then this might be the treat for you.

A motorbike painstakingly engineered to replicate the computer-generated bike in science fiction film Tron: Legacy is now on sale.

In the film, the bike was created using state-of-the-art CGI graphics and is controlled by computer programs and gamers.

The real version, created by Parker Brothers Choppers, is 8ft long, 23 inches wide and weighs 474lbs. It can also reach a cool 120mph.

The incredible £33,000 pounds motorbike is inspired by the science fiction movie, Tron: Legacy

The incredible £33,000 pounds motorbike is inspired by the science fiction movie, Tron: Legacy

A still from the new Tron: Legacy film which shows computer programmes and humans racing on Lightcycles

A still from the new Tron: Legacy film which shows computer programmes and humans racing on Lightcycles

Its hubless wheels are produced using former truck tyres that have been custom-shaped to fit and decorated with electro-luminescent strips.

A fibreglass cover encases a steel frame and, unusually, riders have to lie at a near-horizontal position just as in the film.

The bike is powered by a fuel-injected Suzuki 996cc, four-stroke engine and is spring-loaded at the front and back.

Every bike is custom-built and are available to buy online from Hammacher Schlemmer.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2029641/Tron-Legacy-inspired-Lightcycle-superbike-hit-120mph-costs-33k.html#ixzz1W36jEIDX

1 comment:

  1. I am continually amazed by the amount of information available on this subject. What you presented was well researched and well worded in order to get your stand on this across to all your readers. motorcycle tours india

    ReplyDelete