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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    03/22/09

    In reply to New Terminator 4 Trailer Features More Humanity-Ending Terminator Motorcycle Action
    Wow, so much tension and anger from John Connor.


    It's small wonder he blew his top so insanely on set.

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    Image of VicVegas84 VicVegas84
    03/22/09

    In reply to New Terminator 4 Trailer Features More Humanity-Ending Terminator Motorcycle Action
    This trailer has been available for the last two weeks!


    Good stuff though cant wait.

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    VicVegas84 was starred VicVegas84 was unstarred
    Image of The Auto Insider The Auto Insider
    03/22/09

    @VicVegas84: It was new to us and cool enough to show you guys.
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    Image of shenanigans shenanigans
    03/22/09

    In reply to New Terminator 4 Trailer Features More Humanity-Ending Terminator Motorcycle Action
    Here's hoping that the Terminators get their f**king lights trashed, in this movie and the next two to come.

    Good times.
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    shenanigans was starred shenanigans was unstarred
    Image of RoninianHoon RoninianHoon
    03/22/09

    @shenanigans: Considering the human cyborg, and the direction of TTSC, I don't think all out war will be the outcome, something more along a cylon guerrilla war, with "replacments" or in skynets mind "improvments"
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    Image of shenanigans shenanigans
    03/22/09

    In reply to New Terminator 4 Trailer Features More Humanity-Ending Terminator Motorcycle Action
    I'm gonna have to see this and Wolverine, in the SAME SITTING to make up for the shit-fest that was Watchmen. I mean, it was good for a storyline, but it needed much more action/explosions/slow mo etc.
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    Image of RoninianHoon RoninianHoon
    03/22/09

    @shenanigans: I've read some of the comics, from what it sounds like they tried to put to much into one movie.
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    Image of Bumblebee Bumblebee
    03/22/09

    In reply to New Terminator 4 Trailer Features More Humanity-Ending Terminator Motorcycle Action
    The robots in this movie do not have cool paint jobs.


    The robots are probably going to lose in this movie.


    Coincidence?

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    Image of RoninianHoon RoninianHoon
    03/22/09

    @Bumblebee: They have skin...
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/22/09

    In reply to New Terminator 4 Trailer Features More Humanity-Ending Terminator Motorcycle Action
    This looks like it might even be worth 12 bucks to go see.
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    03/22/09

    @Mike the Dog will work for a Preview Button!: Eh, it'll be worth 12 bucks to Netflix on Blu-ray.


    Nine Inch Nails is cool, though.

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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    02/01/09

    In reply to Terminator Motorcycles: First Up-Close Look
    needs more greeble...
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    Image of RS2North RS2North
    01/31/09

    In reply to Terminator Motorcycles: First Up-Close Look
    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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    Image of Ray Wert 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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    Ray Wert was starred Ray Wert was unstarred
    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    01/31/09

    In reply to Terminator Motorcycles: First Up-Close Look
    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.


    Terminator_Salvation_Motorcycle


    Perhaps the Special FX guys have made the bike rear-steer?

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    Image of FightingChance 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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    Image of Wes Siler 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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    Wes Siler was starred Wes Siler was unstarred
    Image of howman 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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    howman was starred howman was unstarred
    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. 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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    Image of Turkina Turkina
    01/31/09

    In reply to Terminator Motorcycles: First Up-Close Look
    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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    Image of Bumblebee 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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    Image of Bumblebee Bumblebee
    01/31/09

    In reply to Terminator Motorcycles: First Up-Close Look
    Guys: I think gigantic guns are pointing toward the front.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    01/31/09

    In reply to Terminator Motorcycles: First Up-Close Look
    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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    Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was starred Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was unstarred
    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    01/31/09

    In reply to Terminator Motorcycles: First Up-Close Look
    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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    Image of BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
    01/31/09

    In reply to Terminator Motorcycles: First Up-Close Look
    Now the Bimota Tesi seems a perfectly normal bike.


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    Image of Bumblebee Bumblebee
    01/31/09

    In reply to Terminator Motorcycles: First Up-Close Look
    They've done a very good job of hiding the ToMoCo logo.
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    Image of The Auto Insider The Auto Insider
    02/01/09

    @Bumblebee: It's actually their new CEO.
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