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From the Builders of the now famous "Batpod" replica recently listed here on ebay comes the next exciting movie bike from the big screen. The new Tron Legacy movie will hit theaters in December of this year and the lightcycle sequence will be the hit of the movie. To celebrate this historic event, the Parker Brothers team is building 5 custom one off "Lightcycles" to the exact specs of the movie bikes. Each bike will be black with an accent color - 5 bikes with 5 different accent colors (red, blue, yellow, green, and orange). There will only be one bike made per color so if you must have a certain color, you better call now. This is a first come first serve project so don't delay. Disney designers built a "movie prop" of this bike for the TRON Legacy promotions and not a running version so these will be the only known running versions to exist. The engineering behind a fully functional version is mindboggling to say the least.

Now, about the bikes themselves, the wheels are custom made 22" x12" dual hubless wheels with custom made tires (Hoosier is custom making 5 sets just for us specifically for this project). (Buyers will have the option of additional tires as needed) The frame is 2" cold rolled and boxed hardened steel with carbon fiber/fiberglass bodies. Accent colors are neon glowing from behind frosted plexiglass and can be turned off or on with the flip of a switch.

Unlike the "Batpod" replica, the "Lightcycle" is being built for everyday street use. Each bike will come with a manufacterers build sheet and a certificate of title with purchase. Each bike will come with either a high powered electric motor or a high performance gasoline motor and transmission depending on the buyers needs. Be the envy of everyone who sees this bike as it will make motorcycles as you now know them seem like antiques on the road. No future "Lightcycles" will be made to ensure the value of these custom motorcycles in the coming years. They will get individual vin numbers at first order 001 to last 005 as well as the original prototype vin number 000.

The back cover opens up at the push of a button and there is a neon


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first link broken? or is it my firewall...

i have no opinion, i'm too young to know what tron is.

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I couldn't ride anything that is named after how I do my laundry and puts my in a position that is ideal for anal rape.

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Win.

Hubless wheels and electric motors should have been incorporated into bike designs years ago.

Do like.

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I've always wondered why hubless wheels never made it past Sbarro's prototypes. A book mentioned that repairs to the wheel are too expensive & there are more bearings to replace. I am not sure if these hurdles have been resolved, or if the maker of this Tron bike just doesn't care?

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RobPaulson wrote:first link broken? or is it my firewall...

i have no opinion, i'm too young to know what tron is.
No you're not. I love Tron.

Once I become awesome, I'm building that bike.

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Do want.

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They need to sell the suit with the cycle, cause any normal person on it would look like a total douche.

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imagine hitting a big bump on the highway on that bad boy

needless to say, do want :yesnod

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RobPaulson wrote:i'm too young to know what tron is.
who the f*** are you, and what have you done with my gerry?

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man, I can only imagine how much they will cost. Do want

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Lame.

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I don't know. It doesn't look practical to me . :gotme

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[quote="tiger-SE-R"]man, I can only imagine how much they will cost. Do want

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Did you even click the link? $35,000

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what link? don't call someone out unless there's something to call them out on...

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sx moneypit wrote:I don't know. It doesn't look practical to me . :gotme
its a friggin light bike. It doesn't need to be practical.

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numbnuts240 wrote:what link? don't call someone out unless there's something to call them out on...
:werd:

After searching ebay heres the link


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Custom-B ... 681wt_1167

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From a certain practicality standpoint, somewhat of a fail.
But everything else about that bike is total Win. I'd love one.


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