MOVIBILLIA on wheels makes for big profits when
it comes to selling them again.
A working replica of the famous Lightcycle from
the 2010 movie TRON: Legacy has smashed
expectations by selling for $77 000 (R921 074) as part of the record-breaking
Andrews Collection auction.
RM Auctions’ auction guide expected to get
between $25 000 and $40 000 for the TRON Legacy, which is powered by a 96 V
direct-drive electric motor with lithium-ion batteries and features a
computer-controlled throttle.
The pic above, btw, is not that working replica, but one of several conversions of a Suzuki superbike by American custom chopper builders, Parker
Brothers Choppers, who sold replicas of the 2010 bike powered by a V-twin engine
from a Suzuki TLR1000.
Stopping power comes from a custom made friction
drum that keeps the bike true to the look of Daniel Simon’s latest Light Cycle
design. Customers have a choice between actual gauges and an iPad dock that
displays vital statistics on the iPad’s touchscreen.
Jeff Halverson of Parker Brothers said their
TRON bike looks like it drove straight off the movie screen, but weighs over
350 kg and the rider lies 72,5 cm off the ground. Halverson said that it rides
like any sportbike, though we’ve got to wonder with that huge front tire
