This Tron Light Cycle Is Awesome!

Hammacher Schlemmer

I love the Tron movies. I remember watching the original Tron when I was a kid and thinking it was just about the coolest thing ever. When Tron: Legacy came to theaters, I insisted my sister and Bean watch it with me, even though they weren't really interested. In the end, they loved it, too. Bean wanted one of the Light Cycles desperately. Well, now you can purchase a Light Cycle of your own, that is if you can afford it. Available from Hammacher Schlemmer for a whopping $55,000, the bike captures all of the features of the computer version. Here's the description from Hammacher Schlemmer.

This is the illuminated, street-legal motorcycle inspired by the computer animated cycle from the 2010 film Tron: Legacy. Designed for casual cruising and slow ride-bys at shows, it is made from a steel frame covered by a fiberglass cowling that replicates the sleek look of its computer-generated imagery counterpart. Electroluminescent strips built into the tire cowlings, wheel rims, and body illuminate the cycle. It is powered by a fuel-injected Suzuki 996cc, 4-stroke engine. Riders lay at a near-horizontal position astride the padded leather seat, with feet on foot pegs that control its 6-speed constant mesh manual transmission and hands on the handlebars for throttle and braking. The hubless wheels are former truck tires built up then custom-shaped to fit onto one of two counter-rotating rims spinning within each other, providing the broad-tired authenticity of the computer cycles from the movie.

Although this bike is definitely out of most budgets, it does have an amazing look. This would be the ultimate gift for a Tron lover, if only you could afford it.