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Title: Full Size Tron Light Cycle
Post by: lilrascal on August 17, 2011, 06:21:19 pm

Thought Somebody on this forum might be interested in forking over the $55,000 for this.   ;D

http://beta.hammacher.com/Product/11862?promo=search (http://beta.hammacher.com/Product/11862?promo=search)

Title: Re: Full Size Tron Light Cycle
Post by: drventure on August 17, 2011, 08:03:19 pm

Count me in. Just as soon as I win that powerball.  :)

Title: Re: Full Size Tron Light Cycle
Post by: Gray_Area on August 18, 2011, 02:10:58 am

Forget doing those wild sways and turns you see in the movie.

Title: Re: Full Size Tron Light Cycle
Post by: TOK on August 18, 2011, 07:51:00 am

Quote from: Gray_Area on August 18, 2011, 02:10:58 am

Forget doing those wild sways and turns you see in the movie.

Its good for about 25 mph in a straight line without anything scraping and has about a 100' turning circle. Think of the absolute opposite of the movie light cycle and thats what you have.  :lol

Title: Re: Full Size Tron Light Cycle
Post by: drventure on August 18, 2011, 07:54:29 am

The riding position is prone, facing forward on your stomach, pretty much like the way the ride Skeleton in the olympics.

I suspect its more of a +really+ expensive game room decoration than an actual riders bike.

But damn, one hell of a gameroom decoration!

Title: Re: Full Size Tron Light Cycle
Post by: BadMouth on August 18, 2011, 08:11:16 am

http://www.youtube.com/user/ParkerBrosChoppers (http://www.youtube.com/user/ParkerBrosChoppers)

Title: Re: Full Size Tron Light Cycle
Post by: drventure on August 18, 2011, 08:54:39 am

I love their green machine!

Title: Re: Full Size Tron Light Cycle
Post by: mgb on August 18, 2011, 09:23:59 am

Those Parker Bros Choppers are really cool.

That Green Machine is much cooler than the one my friend had when we were kids.

Title: Re: Full Size Tron Light Cycle
Post by: lilrascal on August 18, 2011, 10:52:57 am

If you zoom over the seat in the original link, I believe it say Parker Brothers.  No??

Title: Re: Full Size Tron Light Cycle
Post by: mgb on August 18, 2011, 12:42:48 pm

yeah, it sure looks like it. so this must be the same one from their site

Title: Re: Full Size Tron Light Cycle
Post by: TOK on August 18, 2011, 12:50:12 pm

Here it is inchworming and klanking down the highway with the gas engine. Doesn't sound so cool when Daft Punk isn't making the engine sounds.  ;)
Tron Legacy Lightcycle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K-1215Y2FA#)

Title: Re: Full Size Tron Light Cycle
Post by: migraineman on August 18, 2011, 01:04:13 pm

Yikes, what are they powering it with?  A poorly-tuned 50cc moped engine?  Still looks cool.

Title: Re: Full Size Tron Light Cycle
Post by: BadMouth on August 18, 2011, 01:11:38 pm

Quote from: migraineman on August 18, 2011, 01:04:13 pm

Yikes, what are they powering it with?  A poorly-tuned 50cc moped engine?  Still looks cool.

"It is powered by a fuel-injected Suzuki 996cc, 4-stroke engine."

Because of the lame sound, I'd rather have the electric version.
(even if it only had enough range to make it accross town and back)

Title: Re: Full Size Tron Light Cycle
Post by: Nephasth on August 18, 2011, 01:14:33 pm

Quote from: TOK on August 18, 2011, 12:50:12 pm

Doesn't sound so cool when Daft Punk isn't making the engine sounds.  ;)

Doesn't sound like $55k either...

Title: Re: Full Size Tron Light Cycle
Post by: Encryptor on August 19, 2011, 06:17:36 am

It's cool and all but it looks like it is very uncomfortable to ride with your hands so far apart.

Title: Re: Full Size Tron Light Cycle
Post by: drventure on August 19, 2011, 07:39:07 am

Quote

Here it is inchworming and klanking down the highway

 :laugh2:

Those hubless bearings definitely make a racket. Wow

Title: Re: Full Size Tron Light Cycle
Post by: Gray_Area on August 23, 2011, 10:26:52 pm

Quote from: BadMouth on August 18, 2011, 01:11:38 pm

"It is powered by a fuel-injected Suzuki 996cc, 4-stroke engine."

Because of the lame sound, I'd rather have the electric version.
(even if it only had enough range to make it accross town and back)

It should've been electric, because that would've been way coooler. Modern, yo. But really it's a kind of joke. You might as well foot pedal.

Parker Brothers, huh? I'm surprised legal action hasn't occured yet.