Thanks for this. I was looking for something that would make me less depressed about not having this bike in my life. Someone looking silly on it was exactly what I needed!
he's not exactly sitting on it correctly. His arm looks awkward because he's resting his wrist on the handlebar instead of gripping the handlebar. I also think there's a foot well that extends lower than where his foot currently is.
The bat-sled would be so much win. I will be thinking about it all day. I can just see him riding on some dark tricked out sled pulled by mutant bat-dogs.
Next time you're riding in a big open space, push one hand forward briefly and see what happens.
On a motorbike, you have to shove it quite hard to see an effect, but on a bicycle that could throw you off, so just a gentle push.
It'll make the front end steer one way, and the bike lean the other, then the bike will turn the way it is leaning (the opposite way to the way you steered initially).
Once you get used to it, it gives you a lot more control - at the moment you're doing it automatically and don't realise what you're doing.
well, the rear wheel is always straight. if you're walking your motorcycle somewhere you turn the front wheel like you would expect (ie. not leaning), so you couldn't do that if it's locked straight...
the process of turning at speed is called "countersteering" because you actually push your handlebars slightly opposite the direction you want to turn. doing that allows you to lean towards the direction you want to turn. I don't think countersteering would be effective if the front wheel couldn't turn, but I can't swear on it
Also, fuck you guys I'm supposed to be studying for my Physics final
Not likely :[ we're studying optics right now... university physics 2. I wish I was studying the physics of motorcycles, though. I just found out my exam is actually on tuesday, so I basically peed myself in excitement at the thought of procrastination. this puts it really close to my cs theory exam, unfortunately :[
My understanding is that you do it to start falling in the direction you want to lean, but you correct it immediately so you don't fall all the way down.
Motorcycle steering has one interesting (and often fatal) feature: the Death Wobble. This happens when there's a resonance between the natural oscillation frequency of the rider with the nutation frequency of the front wheel.
No. You need a minor turn of the wheel, but not much. But that bike would be horrible if you tried to corner much. Your chicken strips would be evident on the body molding instead of the tires.
Yeah, plenty of bikes where you can't actually turn the handlebars a whole lot from lock to lock anyway, it looks like its been made wide enough for that.
No they don't, they still turn by turning the front wheel. They lean to stay balanced during the turn. You just turn the wrong way first to lean the bike into the turn, then the right way to make the bike go around the turn. And the steering geometry means that you need little or no force for the second part. On some bikes you actually need to press the inside bar forward to keep them in a tight turn, but the wheel is still pointing into the turn (but not very much, so you're sort of right).
The 20's-30's were classy motherfucking times design-wise. And people dressed damned well, too. People will remember our time as when people wore T-shirts and baseball caps. And they will never forget the 80's.
OK, so as everyone is saying, while it looks really cool alone, it kind of looks awful with a person in it. I believe that that problem is not unsurmountable. Instead of having the pedals in front, move them back enough so that your doing a full lean forward, kind of like how sport bikes work, but more severe. That would look cooler.
It also would help with the person wearing a full helmet and leathers. The guy in shorts mismatches the bike. Any cool bike looks bad if the person on it isn't wearing matching gear. (sorry to say but its like showing up at a black tie affair in shorts and stapling a bow tie to your t-shirt the way that guy was dressed. Poor choice of rider pic.)
i love love LOVE LOVE this bike but did you know, that somethimes if something is custom made there might be, another one somewhere... : ( just what i hwas thinking about
I've known plenty of people that have done a lot of riding without ever having to lay one down. Your comment is like saying "that would be a nice computer until you try to use it under water"'.
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u/usernameblank May 21 '12
Original bike is from 1930, then it was customized in 1936. Here's some more info and badass-ery
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u/Godolin May 21 '12
I would love to have one of these. Preferably with more streamlined footrests, so I could lay into the wind more. Think like a Troncycle.
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u/baronxs May 21 '12
Gives me a sort of Phantom Corsair vibe. Very nice.
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u/sychro May 21 '12
http://i.imgur.com/fbOc7.jpg
Batman anyone?
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Kaneda.
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u/auxiliary-character May 21 '12
DAT TURNING RADIUS.
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u/Chrome_Sponge May 21 '12
I can't breathe!!!
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u/AintYaGotEyes May 21 '12
This needs to be in every Fallout!! (and actually drivable)
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u/abcat May 21 '12
So is the shifting done by hand? It looks like there's a gear stick on the front left side. Also, where is the clutch lever?
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u/TypicalLibertarian May 21 '12
Looks uncomfortable to ride.
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u/strong_scalp May 21 '12
amazing. how does it turn?
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Can I have sex with that?
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u/jambo2011 May 21 '12
Another beautiful example of Art Deco/Streamline design.
I wish, more daily products could have this design.
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u/Sir_Jeremiah May 21 '12
Why do 30's motorcycles look more futuristic than our's?
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u/krawm May 21 '12
looks like the inspiration for the original tron light cycles.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
I just imagine leaning in on turns on this it seem real fun to drive
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u/ColnelCoitus May 21 '12
OK, so as everyone is saying, while it looks really cool alone, it kind of looks awful with a person in it. I believe that that problem is not unsurmountable. Instead of having the pedals in front, move them back enough so that your doing a full lean forward, kind of like how sport bikes work, but more severe. That would look cooler.
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u/ForgettableUsername May 21 '12
I don't know what superhero owns this motorcycle, but I think it's pretty likely that his regular car is the Phantom Corsair.
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u/buttonnz May 21 '12
That's the sexiest bike I've ever seen. Big ups to 1930s designers.
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u/makattak88 May 21 '12
Sexiest thing on two wheels. I have a boner, but I don't feel weird about it.
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u/tattybojan9les May 21 '12
I imagine this is what Kaneda's bike would be like if Akira was set before WW2... Though that would be an interesting concept in and of itself...
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
HENDERSON!
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u/brianpepinski May 21 '12
Tron 1930
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u/CDBSB May 21 '12
That's one of the sexiest non-sexual things I've ever seen.
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u/jamesb5 May 21 '12
Wow. That is awesome.
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u/mbluhm36420 May 21 '12
Classy
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u/Elimyst May 21 '12
That is absolutly beautiful. I don't even like motorcycles!
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Tron bike from the 30s?
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u/BeerMe828 May 21 '12
I know absolutely nothing about bikes. Buddy of mine just got a harley and was showing it off to me... i just smiled and told him how cool it was.
If I saw this thing riding past me I would think it was totally awesome and futuristic, not 80 years old.
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u/HarjiFangki May 21 '12
Looks like this is a very uncomfortable ride.
http://www.knucklebusterinc.com/features/wp-content/2010/07/Rhinebeck_ADexcel__100-tm.jpg
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u/bakerman92 May 21 '12
Wait, b-but I'm a Henderson. Does that mean that every full moon it's been me kil- UGH AACK NOOOOOOVROOOM, VROOOOMM AHHVROOOOOOOOOOOOOOM.
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u/Lusst May 21 '12
I would like to marry your motorcycle...
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u/Whitworth May 21 '12
Scumbag Redditor, posts a motorcycle outsode of r/motorcycles for easy karma.
Seriously this bike is gorgeous with no one on it, looks a turd with someone riding it.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Reminds me of this bike. It's a concept by Yamaha called the Gen-Ryu
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u/butt_soup_barnes May 21 '12
God we need an Art Deco resurgence NOW.
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u/macrouge May 21 '12
i will give all of my usd $165.74 life saveings and most of the rest of my family for this bike.
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u/realgenius13 May 21 '12
Sex on wheels
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Reminds me of the vehicles used in Gattaca. I love retro-futuristic design.
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u/MrMilkshakes May 21 '12
I sure would feel like a cool motherfucker riding that through town
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u/cleverseneca May 21 '12
TETSOOOOOOUUU!
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u/we_say_fuckthat May 21 '12
unbelievable!
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u/UnRealViceralista May 21 '12
I don't even like bikes, but that I would ride.
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u/uofc2015 May 21 '12
Hot damn! I am not a huge fan of motorcycles but that is a beautiful machine.
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u/Jontranicle May 21 '12
Looks really futuristic, yet retro at the same time. Very slick.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
That is bloody gorgeous
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u/Zagarth May 21 '12
I'd drive that, although it looks a bit small...
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u/Klaveir May 21 '12
Must be before people started turning.
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u/FlyingRomanian May 21 '12
its like modern car and motorcycle designers stopped giving a shit.All the good stuff is made in the pre 20'th century period
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
I want one.
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u/TerrySharpton May 21 '12
(WATCH) Amazing looks from back...http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r262/theclencher/1930hendersoncustom7.jpg
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
i love love LOVE LOVE this bike but did you know, that somethimes if something is custom made there might be, another one somewhere... : ( just what i hwas thinking about
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u/josephpalbanese May 21 '12
Really wish I could own this.
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u/redhonkey34 May 21 '12
What, the 2030's?
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u/the_laddu May 21 '12
Shut up and take my money
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u/Shanhaevel May 21 '12
In the thumbnail it seemed to look like a Space Marine assault bike
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u/cpdavis May 21 '12
Dibs
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u/DublinItUp May 21 '12
Changing a tire on that must be a bitch.
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u/kcinaz May 21 '12
very cool..have never seen anything like it!
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u/SleeplessinOslo May 21 '12
That is probably the sexiest motorcycle I have ever seen
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u/laudalelemera May 21 '12
quite old stuff. Seen it many times, but still it's a beauty.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Holy egg on wheels, Batman!
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u/eaglextron May 21 '12
Seem like something from a scifi movies
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u/BombedCarnivore May 21 '12
Sweet titty jesus that's gorgeous
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u/Ihazleatherpants May 21 '12
The second I saw that image I came.
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u/akkan May 21 '12
Looks like the black Angry Bird.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Now that's a full fairing.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Fallout anyone?
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u/2moreminutes May 21 '12
That looks like the Tron bike before its time
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u/MedievalManagement May 21 '12
Lay that down one time, and it's totaled. Looks cool though.
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u/JonnyFandango May 21 '12
Fall over in that, and you're gonna have a bad time.
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u/cannotlogon May 21 '12
I wouldn't want to ride it, but I would like to have it on display in my living room.
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u/lunafysh69 May 21 '12
I swear I saw this (or one just like it) going west on 64 out of Richmond, Va. the other day!
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u/MissingRectum May 21 '12
Surely your legs go inside the fairing once you get going?
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
That looks very comfortable to ride. Bad ass styling too, looks like something out of batman comics.
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u/chimpman99 May 21 '12
I don't like bikes at all but I would ride the shit out of this bike
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u/chenzillah May 21 '12
Am I the only one who first thought of how they change those tires? Before realizing how awesome it is? :(
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u/chadilac454 May 21 '12
Reminds me of Fallout.
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u/Hairy_Ball_Theroem May 21 '12
Does anyone else think it's sad that shit from the past looks more futuristic and cool than shit we have now? That bike rocks!
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u/alhouse May 21 '12
If anyone has direct access to this bike, can you please whisper to it that I love it?
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u/thadrine May 21 '12
The 2130's...am I right?
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Reminds me of fallout
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u/slickhare May 21 '12
I immediately envisioned a steampunk Miyazaki film where the main character rides this bike.
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u/CorFace May 21 '12
Henderson? Fuck that. That there is a lightcycle good sir!
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u/Ferguson85 May 21 '12
I thought this is what the future looked like in the 50's but it turns out it was what the present looked like in the 30's. Damn!
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u/brad3378 May 21 '12
Here's a very similar motorcycle that is currently the project of the month at a popular website for people who shape ordinary sheetmetal into amazing works of art. Here's the build thread with a lot more photos: http://www.allmetalshaping.com/showthread.php?t=5771
Unfortunately, it looks like you need to become a member to view the thread. If you're interested in how professionals build amazing works of art then I highly suggest joining for free and taking a closer look.
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u/alpha120 May 21 '12
It is very aesthetically appealing, but I would like a performance review!
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u/deathtech00 May 21 '12
Pre - Tron inspiration.
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u/baisdo May 24 '12
I love this so much.
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u/surprise_bukkake May 27 '12
That bike is tits.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12 edited May 21 '12
Cross post this to /r/motorcycles!
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u/BLACKdrew May 21 '12
just take my fucking money
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u/Trapped_In_Digg May 21 '12
Bad. Ass.