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Terminator Motorcycles: First Up-Close Look

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damnelantra™
02/01/09

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needs more greeble...
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RS2North
01/31/09

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Seeing as the red light is highly unlikely to be a brake light (Saftey?) it would be the red eyes of the Terminator Bike. So the front is on the right side of the photo...
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Ray Wert
01/31/09

@RS2North: Yeah. Wow, how did people think this was a real bike to ride? It's clearly a robot motorcycle.
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Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
01/31/09

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I see the logic behind everyone's assumptions that the front is to the right in this pic, but if you look closely, you can see the cylinder block and gearbox side cover of the donor bike, and they strongly suggest that the wheel to the left is the front one.

Perhaps the Special FX guys have made the bike rear-steer?
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FightingChance
01/31/09

@Mike the Dog: This bike turns via 'anime rules', where bikes don't need the front wheel to pivot through a headstock, the entire bike just leans to turn everywhere. Then again, there could be enough clearance between the 4 .30 cal guns on front for the wheel to turn at least some.

It's pretty obvious the right side is the front; you can make out the machinery mimicking the form of a human tucking in (the spine bits, the ribs, the hips and legs, etc.)
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Wes Siler
02/01/09

@FightingChance: Also, look at the relative sizes of the brake discs, the rights are much larger. And yes, the whole thing looks like an extremely hunched over human being.
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howman
02/01/09

@Mike the Dog: Where you have the air cooling notation, that is a knee, the round point up and to the left is a hip... follow the lines of a body already sitting on the bike with the ankles at the rear hub, left wheel. Three spikes are ribs red lights eyes, piston pointing down where front forks would be, on right, is a forearm... Guaranteed this thing will stand up like a transformer into a robot and everyone will go 'woh' then will trash it in the blogs and forums later.

on another note, under and to the right of the far left wheel, that looks like an under slung mono shock used in rear applications such as Springers. Just squint your eyes at the image until it blurs into a blob and you can see the form of a sport bike traveling to the right.
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Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
02/01/09

@howman: I see the knee, and even what looks like a monoshock (I did say I could see the others' points about the anthropomorphic details), but behind the knee is what is pretty obviously a cylinder block. If the left hand wheel has a swingarm too (not unheard of but not common on steered wheels) that would explain the monoshock at that end. I still think there's too much crap around the right hand wheel for it to be a steer wheel, while the left hand wheel looks like it could easily be steered. I'm sure all will be answered as more spoilers leak in the time leading up to me not going to see this movie.
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Turkina
01/31/09

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Perhaps the world's highways weren't destroyed by nukes. These bikes would be great for that task. Unfortunately, once the going gets rough:

1) The ride height on the terminator bike is too low. I think the best bike to emulate would be a BMW R1200GS or a Suzuki V-Strom. Some heavy duty dual sport chassis.

2) Tires. Not suitable for heavy terrain, and rubber doesn't hold up too well against roads strewn with shrapnel.

3) The wheels... less empty space between the spokes, maybe a completely solid wheel would do better at shedding the human leg bones that might get stuck between the spokes.

I do like these things:

1) The motorcycle is probably electric powered, 2 wheel drive. I was wondering about the need for standard brakes, but it's not like a terminator needs to save fuel, as it runs off a reactor.

2)Articulation! Did you notice the 'spinal column'? Hopefully it has both vertical (up and down) and horizontal (like a snake) articulation. That would do wonders for its ability to move and stay stable.
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Bumblebee
01/31/09

@Turkina: I think we are meant to see a human-like form here.

Follow me from right to left: The glowing red as the eyes, the spine and the butt sticking up a little, leading into the Z-shape of the legs. You could even infer the rib cage.

I think it is meant to frighten in how human-like these terrifying machines can be. This also seems to be a major theme of the movie.
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Bumblebee
01/31/09

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Guys: I think gigantic guns are pointing toward the front.
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Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
01/31/09

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Oh, Goody! A Transforminating motorbike, YAY! Oops, I meant to say YAWN there. The rear end would (I guess) be the end with the red light (the right). As for motive power? It runs on the psychic energy generated by the collective suspension of disbelief present in the theater.
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P161911 probably shoudn't have
01/31/09

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Those would appear to be machine guns mounted on the side. Assuming they fire forward the front faces towards the right. Unless they are some sort of future laser tech there appears to be about 5 seconds of ammo capacity on this thing. Of course I can't find the engine in the picture either so maybe it is a moot point.
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BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
01/31/09

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Now the Bimota Tesi seems a perfectly normal bike.

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Bumblebee
01/31/09

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They've done a very good job of hiding the ToMoCo logo.
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The Auto Insider
02/01/09

@Bumblebee: It's actually their new CEO.
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Bumblebee
01/31/09

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Seems like they'd want to put a front fender on there to avoid the tire from being shot out.
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BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
01/31/09

@Bumblebee: BTW which side is front?
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BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
01/31/09

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This 2 wheels is bad, bad to the bone.

Don´t really get by what technology this is driven.
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Timtoolman, sporadically speaking
01/31/09

@BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ - two wheels FTW: Don't worry. This is the future, so the technology is above our heads.
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BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
01/31/09

@Timtoolman, now with power tools!: I had no idea that hybrid or electric technology could look so complicated.
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Deartháir II
01/31/09

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Where... do you sit... exactly? That looks uncomfortable.

Ray, didn't you say, 4 wheels good, 2 wheels bad? Did you have a change of heart overnight?
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Fox-One
01/31/09

@Deartháir discusses blown trannies just for Google AdSense:

It's a motorcycle-shaped terminator, not a terminator's motorcycle. I don't think it would take kindly to being sat upon.
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The Auto Insider
01/31/09

@Deartháir discusses blown trannies just for Google AdSense: This might be another case of Wert Be Wrong.
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Ray Wert
01/31/09

@The Auto Insider: Not at all. It's a Terminator that's a motorcycle -- a "Terminator motorcycle."
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Deartháir II
02/01/09

@Ray Wert: That sounds like you're in denial to me. It's okay, Ray, come have a seat, I find it a wonderful state of mind to live in.

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spuy767
02/01/09

@Fox-One: How is it supposed to right itself if one were to say, kick it over?
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The Auto Insider
02/01/09

@spuy767: By shooting you in the face.
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damnelantra™
02/01/09

@The Auto Insider: i like your style. a jalopnik™ brand friendship heart is in order
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levidavis01
01/31/09

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The trio of header-looking thingys on the side is giving me a Triumph vibe.
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BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
01/31/09

@levidavis01: You must have done too much Hermann Rorschach tests to see any Triumph in this.
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