Tron Light Cycle Fully Functional Now Street-Legal and For Sale

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Last year Tron: Legacy, the remake of the 1982 classic film Tron hit cinemas around the world. Following the story of Sam Flynn as he tries to find his lost father who disappeared twenty years earlier,Tron: Legacy received mixed reviews from fans and critics alike.




But while the reboot of the pioneering Disney classic may not have been to everyone’s tastes some elements of Tron: Legacy have proven very popular among fans, causing Parker Brothers Choppers to recreate its Light Cycle as a full-sized, working, electric-motorcycle.

According to Autobloggreen, the all-electric replica has a claimed range of 100 miles, a top speed of 100 miles-per-hour, and a recharge time of 35 minutes. When you consider that there’s only one motorcycle on the market at the moment capable of such impressive performance, the custom motorcycle is certainly not just a prop. Combine the performance with a custom frame, blue night-time lighting strips and huge 22-inch dual hub-less wheels and it’s bound to make every Tron fan drool.





This isn’t the first time that Parkers Brothers Choppers has made a replica of the Tron:Legacy Light Cycle– but previous models were powered by gasoline. Selling for $55,000, the original gasoline-powered Light Cycle wasn’t cheap, and the team behind the electric version haven’t disclosed the price. Instead, Parkers Brothers Choppers are giving the replica away in an online social media competition.

Full details of  how thy built that are at the Parker Brothers Choppers website.

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Vincent Nero poised for new motorcycle golden age

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Vincent_Nero_s.jpgBecause of skyrocketing fuel costs, increasing congestion levels and a growing demand for risk among America’s corporate classes, 


transportation design students Ian Galvin and Craig Mackiewicz foresee a new golden age for motorcycles looming on the horizon. 


This Vincent 
Nero concept is their vision for the era’s ideal motorcycle, 


one that combines the romance of the past with an economical, but fun to use, mid-size v-twin engine and an upright riding position. 











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Keeping It Simple – Minimalist design at the finest

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All Photos Courtesy of Joey Ruiter

Designer Joey Ruiter set out to make a custom motorcycle that ignores everything thatmakes custom motorcycles awesome. He took a simple bike and made it as generic and boring as possible by wrapping it in a metal box, obscuring everything but the bottoms of the wheels and the handlebars. No wild paint, gratuitous gadgets, exquisite metal work or crazy add-ons. The result is not only head-turning, but awesome.

The reflective metal and the silent electric engine of the Moto Undone give the impression that there is no bike at all- just a rider floating down the road. Even the dashboard is stripped away; the vital stats can be checked on your smartphone via downloadable apps.

Ruiter’s jruiter + studio has a taste for the beguilingly simple: its minimalist inner city bikemay be the perfect urban ride. Ruiter calls the Moto Undone “pure generic transportation;” it’s anything but. The insistence on simplicity makes the design all the more riveting.

The Moto Undone has a range of 90 miles, or about three hours. And while you won’t be seeing any on the roads anytime soon, you can check it out at the Grand Rapids Art Museum, September 21 through October 9.

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Auto Expo 2012- motorcycles displayed

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“We are considering to extend the show by a couple of days more. For the next auto show, we will put this proposal as organisers, but it is for the exhibitors to take the final call on it as each extra day would mean an additional cost for them,” CII Trade Fairs Council Chairman Rajive Kaul told PTI.

He said the lesson learnt from the experience this time is that one day should be reserved strictly for the media and exhibitors and no extra passes should be given out for that day.

The 11th Auto Expo co-hosted by SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers), CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) and ACMA (Automotive Component Manufacturers Association) kicked off at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on January 5 and is on till January 11.

Kaul, however, feels that crowd management continues to be a challenge for organisers of the show.

“Managing the crowd is a challenge as there is a lot of interest from people across age groups and infrastructural bottlenecks remain,” he added.

The organisers have already taken several steps to make it easier for all the stakeholders of the show, he claimed.

“In the past, we had never put a cap on the number of visitors, but this time we have put a restriction of one lakh people, including 30,000 people from the exhibitors’ list and support staff,” he said.

Even the exhibition space this time has been reduced to create 10,000 square metres of free space for people to walk around. Furthermore, the number of exhibitors has been reduced to 1,500 from 2,100 in 2010, he said.

“To make ticket access easy for public, we have sold tickets at 26 metro stations as well. We have also tried to minimise the chances of copying passes and tickets

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HELLCAT DEVELOPMENT

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HELLCAT DEVELOPMEINDUSTRIAL STRENGTH

Ed puts the final touches on the next Hellcat swingarm before removing it from its jig.

HELLCAT DEVELOPMENT

JUST AROUND THE CORNER…

Confederate X132 Hellcat Motorcycle Steel BackbonesProduction of our third generation Hellcat is just around the corner, as signaled by the delivery of steel backbones for the first twenty production machines.  

HELLCAT DEVELOPMENT

MECHANICAL MUSCLE

Confederate X132 Hellcat Motorcycle Engine and Frame

HELLCAT DEVELOPMENT

HELLCAT POWERPLANT

Confederate X132 Hellcat Motorcycle Engine

HELLCAT DEVELOPMENT

IN THE JIG: FINAL PROTOTYPE FRAME

Confederate X132 Hellcat FrameThe steel frame for the final X132 Hellcat prototype is cools in its jig.

HELLCAT DEVELOPMENT

WELDED K CONNECTION

Confederate X132 Hellcat Motorcycle Frame

ENGINEERING HELLCAT DEVELOPMENT

22.8 LBS.

Confederate X132 Hellcat Motorcycle Front Wheel, Tire, BrakesWeighing in at only 22.8 lbs., the X132 Hellcat’s front wheel and tire assembly minimizes rotating unsprung weight to maximize performance and agility. 

DEVELOPMENT HELLCAT DEVELOPMENT

WORK BEGINS ON THE FINAL HELLCAT PROTOTYPE

Confederate X132 Hellcat Motorcycle Frame WeldingAfter testing and validating the first batch of prototypes, we have begun fabricating the final X132 Hellcat prototype.   

HELLCAT DEVELOPMENT

TIMELESS QUALITY

Confederate X132 Hellcat SeatThe X132 Hellcat’s handmade leather saddle is designed and crafted to be an ageless and timeless interface between you and your machine. 
CRAFTSMANSHIP HELLCAT DEVELOPMENT

AMERICAN HANDMADE

Confederate X132 Hellcat American HandmadeAs we approach the start of production, craftsman Josh Coker uses a die grinder to cut steel tubing for the handmade X132 Hellcat.
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50 sexy motorcycle sketches

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Most of us admire the beauty of motorcycles. A curved shape, very detailed and astonishing design. You can’t get tired exploring every part of it. And let’s be honest, you are also the another one who always turns around, hearing a noise that is different from cars.

In this collection you are welcome to have a look at fifty creative, well detailed, amazing motorcycle sketches! Some of them are just a fantasy of designers and others are already manufactured. You will be able to see marker rendered  sketches, digital sketches and mixed techniques.

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Motorcycle Sketching Tutorials

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STEP 1. Start off with two perfect circles that will be the tires, and a line coming from the middle of the back tire forming a half handle shape.


STEP 2. Finish off the handle shape to create the top of the bike where the gas would actually go, and another line going toward the front wheel.


STEP 3. Now start to sketch the holding mechanism for all the pipes and tubing. On the top of the bike sketch out the slim seat.


STEP 4. The back fender is the next thing to work on, as well as the kick stand and other detailing that a chopper will have.


STEP 5. The handle bars and muffler system is the next thing to work on. The best thing to do is enlarge the image and just look at the detail that needs to be drawn.


STEP 6. Sketch the front fender is next along with the forming of the front tire. This bike has flames on the holding tank, but you can create your own decal.


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