… it's tricked out with grappling hooks, cannons and machine guns. The front and rear tires are both a monstrously huge 508 millimeters, and the engines are in the hubs of each wheel. Steering isn't by hand but by shoulder, since there aren't handlebars. Instead, there are shields that fit each arm like sleeves and have the ability to rotate around the bike's frame. The two foot pegs are set 3 1/2 feet apart on either side of the tank, which the rider lies on, belly down.
It's a practical model. It really works. There were 6 made for the film.
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it does have handle bars, you can see them in the first link below and also it has just one engine which is in the same place as a normal bike, you can just see the air filter poking out from under the tank in the second pic and see the exhaust in the first pic
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p82/knogking/P1050830.jpg
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p82/knogking/P1050827.jpg
Handlebars on motorcycles are connected to the front wheel via the forks. This allows you to turn the front wheel to steer (though often just leaning is enough to make turns). However, you can see in your own pictures that the "handlebars" are welded to the frame itself. Being connected to the frame would really just make these "hand holds" or someplace to grab on to the bike, rather than steer it. What's really confusing is if the engine is under the rider, theres no belt or chains that would power the wheel(s). Best I can figure is either: there are crazy tiny engines in the hubs that are far from anything in production; the chain is inside the frame itself; or the bike's motor powers a generator and the gen powers electric motors built into the hub/frame area near the wheels.
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