Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

From Slashdot.org:
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At the Tokyo Motorcycle Show in Japan, the official licensed model of the motorcycle from the anime movie Akira is displayed. This Kaneda bike is not a mere replica, but a full working model with twin-steering system and 249-998cc water-cooled 4-cycle engine, and on its cockpit is DVD-navi-system + trackball & ten-key + custom computer-controlled LED meters - all licenced by the author and the publisher of Akira.

Manufacturer's web site: http://www.neo-fukuoka.com/
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Incredible. Simply incredible, as the price must be. The guy who directed League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was slated to direct the live-action version of Akira; due to an apparent disillusionment with the whole Hollywood thing (or was it just "blockbuster" films?), he backed out. I think he'd reconsider his standpoint -- akin to how I want to re-watch this anime film I've written off as utterly confusing -- after seeing these stills. NO one can look at those pics and, motorcycle training be damned, want to ride that 'cycle.

Don't really want to swear but...

That FUCKING OWNS!! (>__________<)!!

man that bike pwns!! too bad akira's bike had that handle thingy that went up and down.... actually wasnt that bike kaneda's bike?. :hehe: But this bike looks awesome, motorcycle companies have been designing bikes like this too... I know suzuki and kawasaki have got bikes that are similar in style. I forget the name tho... :mrgreen:

in fact, from what I remember, the design of Kaneda's bike evolves throughout the comics.

so it dosn't seem to exactly match the movie bike, but I think it is pretty close to designs seen in the manga...just check, it reaaly does look like the one at the "beginning"* of the manga

*see, as an example, when kaneda escapes the military complex (in the olympic site) he just discovered with kay. (I won't give page number, since it would be refering to the french colored edition, and thus useless to most...)

Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:man that bike pwns!! too bad akira's bike had that handle thingy that went up and down.... actually wasnt that bike kaneda's bike?. :hehe: But this bike looks awesome, motorcycle companies have been designing bikes like this too... I know suzuki and kawasaki have got bikes that are similar in style. I forget the name tho... :mrgreen:

Heh, I knew you'd appreciate this, ChoyBoi, being a cycle guy... :D

wow!
if i could only have one of those... :inlove:

It looks like a bike you could buy from Kaybee or Toys-R-Us! :beaten:


Forgive me, I'm not too much into bikes. (Have a somewhat, 'phobia' if you may)

ahochaude wrote:It looks like a bike you could buy from Kaybee or Toys-R-Us! :beaten:

That's where I saw it!!

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :hehe:

Forgive me, I'm not too much into bikes. (Have a somewhat, 'phobia' if you may)

What about biker chicks?? Eh?? Huh?? Eh?? :nut:

bmwracer wrote:What about biker chicks?? Eh?? Huh?? Eh?? :nut:

Oh nothing................ *whistles*

bmwracer wrote:That's where I saw it!!

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :hehe:

Serious?????!

ahochaude wrote:
Serious?????!

Aisle 10.




:hehe: :hehe: :hehe: :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Aisle 10.




:hehe: :hehe: :hehe: :hehe:

Hahahahaahahaha. You got everyone here bugging!!!!!!!

that bike is so fuckin hot.

TANG wrote:that bike is so fuckin hot.

Great for a two year old!

what the hell do u mean?

TANG wrote:what the hell do u mean?

Man, why are you tripping? Read the previous posts and find out where he found them bikes at. Don't get all nuts on me now......

Read before you react.

just like my typing in caps i have a cursing problem. i cant help it. i was not yelling at u man.
-im not a dude

TANG wrote:just like my typing in caps i have a cursing problem. i cant help it. i was not yelling at u man.

I got a cursing problem too but I try to keep it out of the forum as much as possible. Don't let that be an excuse to curse. Just an FYI Thanks.

TANG wrote:-im not a dude

I got it. You can read my apology in the Signature thread. If not, then sorry girl.

Where are the biker chicks?! :hehe: I havent found met one on the street yet... :( It seems that i always see them when im driving my car but wen i ride i never see them... :mad: WHATS GOING ON?!?! :angry:

Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:Where are the biker chicks?! :hehe: I havent found met one on the street yet... :( It seems that i always see them when im driving my car but wen i ride i never see them... :mad: WHATS GOING ON?!?! :angry:

Plain and simple, my friend! "Murphy's Law". :hehe: