Bad. Ass.

[jmcc]

They finally really did it...there's now an official version of Kaneda's bike from Akira.

Link 1 (http://www.motorcycleshow.org/info/akira.html)
Link 2 (http://www.itmedia.co.jp/lifestyle/articles/0404/02/news040.html)

(both links are JP language, but the pics are nice. Thank slashdot for the story.)

[WhipSmartBanky]

Whoa. I dunno if I'd split my skull open to ride one of those, but it's pretty damn cool.

[SneakyPenguin]

TETSUOOOOOO!

wow. i got to win the lotto and get one. dont care if i cant ride it, but that is the second coolest geek vehicle ive seen for sale (first being a street legal mach 5)

[MorganWebbLover]

That is fucking rad ! Do you think it really runs ?






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[MorganWebbLover]

whay is the sever being a little whore

[Diiz]

First link is dead, second link works, but the pictures are all dead.

[hutno]

wow thats all I can say, some engineers are really dedicated anime fans.

[daphatty]

That is bad ass!

[Darke Katt]

I knew it had to happen sooner or later.

I'm STILL waiting for a real Transforming car. :D

[Wshakspear]

You can thank Dodge for this one. Sat on it at the auto show...if drivin id probably be impotent..but i wouldnt care.
http://www.dailynews.lk/2003/01/08/z_forf.jpg
http://www.heromaker.net/gallery/robotech1.jpg
and a link to a good size pic...
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sunil/dodge_tomahawk.jpg

Id love an Akira bike though..id even go and get the right decals

[Darke Katt]

What in the world is that contraption? It looks like something out of Terminator. or maybe Robocop.

[Wshakspear]

Its real though. It basically has 2 wheels up front that just slighty move at angles to make you turn...ive sen it in motion though...wow. Butter.

Specs EDIT:The Viper-powered Dodge Tomahawk concept vehicle shatters all the barriers of conventional thinking about personal transportation. This four-wheel, single-passenger vehicle is a sleek, rolling sculpture that combines art-deco styling with extreme engineering. The 500-horsepower Viper V-10 engine powering the dual rear wheels gives this radical vehicle a potential top speed of nearly 400 miles per hour – for anyone who wants to test it.

Comense drooling

[alongx]

riding that bike would definitely be worth my death, which would most likely ensue moments after the thing starts moving

[jmcc]

Well, the Akira bike is cool, but for my money I'd rather have the (http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,61216-2,00.html?tw=wn_story_page_next1)Bombardier (http://www.popsci.com/popsci/auto/article/0,12543,489828,00.html) Embrio (http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/2003/11/04/cx_dl_1104vow.html).

[LiquidKil]

...only in japan.