Practicality tends to take a back seat whenever you combine sci-fi cult status with custom chopper developing - and there's no space for a pillion passenger around the Lightcycle. We initial spied Parker Brothers Choppers Lightcycle project final year when it surfaced in gas-powered form, now the company has released video of a fully-electric version from the neon-packing two-wheeler in action. The electric motor might be quieter, but this one's nonetheless guaranteed to turn heads.
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The Lightcycle is based on the conveyance from 2010's Tron: Legacy and in its latest real-world type it has undergone extensive body reworking as well as getting a 96 volt electric motor and lithium ion battery pack. Parker Brothers quotes an (impressive if accurate) top speed of "in excess of one hundred mph" and a range of one hundred miles on a single charge with 35 minute recharge occasions.
There is no word however on pricing or availability of All Electric Lightcycle, but the Suzuki V-twin driven model is still being sold through Hammacher Schlemmer for an asking cost of US$55K.
You might not find yourself lane-splitting or scraping the pegs whilst astride this beast, but - a minimum of till landspeeders hit the marketplace - you'll be hard pressed to find a more radical 21st century ride.
