Batcycle
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The Batcycle is the fictional personal motorcycle of comic book superhero Batman. In the comic book universe, Batman's personal Batcycle is a modified street-bike with a 786 cc liquid-cooled V-4 engine.
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[edit] Harley Davidson
The Batcycle made its first appearance in 1966 in the Batman TV series. It was a 1959 Harley Davidson with a side car, but it was taken on lease and was only used for the first season episode "Not Yet, He Ain't".
[edit] Yamaha Catalina
Later that year, a new Batcycle was introduced. It was produced by Kustomotive, concieved by Dan Dempski, designed by Tom Daniel, and built by Dan and Korky Korkes using a Yamaha Catalina 250. It was leased to 20th Century Fox starting on April 18, 1966 for $50 a week with an additional $350 up front. The new Batcycle was first used in the 1966 film Batman: The Movie and continued to appear in the rest of the TV series. Hubie Kerns and Victor Paul did most of the stunt work with the motorcycle throughout the series. The total amount paid to Kustomotive was $2,500. When the series was cancelled, Kustomotive used the Batcycle in car shows, paying a royalties to Greenway, 20th Century Fox, and National Periodical Publications. Kustomotive built four replicas of the Batcycle for tours.
[edit] Toy
Art Asylum created a toy version of the Batcycle for C3 Sets Wave 2 of Minimates in 2005.
 The Batgirl-cycle as seen on Batman (TV series).[2] |
 The Toy Biz produced Batcycle inspired by Batman (1989 film). |
 The Kenner (under the Dark Knight Collection label) produced Batcycle inspired by Batman (1989 film). |
 The Kenner produced Batcycle inspired by Batman: The Animated Series. |
 The Kenner produced Batcycle inspired by Batman Forever. |
 The Kenner produced Robin Cycle inspired by Batman Forever. |
 The Redbird as seen in Batman & Robin.[3] |
 The Kenner produced Redbird inspired by Batman & Robin. |
 The Batblade as seen in Batman & Robin.[4] |
 The Kenner produced Icestrike Cycle inspired by Batman & Robin. |
 The Hasbro produced Strikecycle inspired by Batman Beyond. |
 The Mattel produced Batcycle inspired by Justice League (TV series). |
 The Mattel produced Batcycle inspired by The Batman (TV series). |
 The Mattel produced Batcycle inspired by Batman Begins. |
[edit] References
- ^ Built by Dan Maglera, the Bat-Cycle was an instant success. Maglera used a donated Yamaha 250. The bike was customized with a front steering assembly (the part with scallops on it), made of Filon, a fiberglass sheet with integrated nylon. The windshield was made out of plexiglass which had to be specially molded and custom blown. The sidecar was also a go-cart that would breakaway from the cycle it self.
- ^ In the third season Magiera, who had built the Bat-Cycle, was called in to build the Batgirl-Cycle. The cycle itself was a Yamaha YDS-5E. Since it was for Batgirl it also had a vanity mirror on the front, big batwings and a bow on the back to make it look more frilly..
- ^ Robin's off-road motorcycle has two drive nozzles, with which it can rise, dependent on the speed when taking off, 20 seconds or longer into air. A central computer on the tank supplies about an LCD announcement additional information to the driver with. Additionally, the Redbird has small burls to the tire, which can be driven out very fast, in order to increase the road grip. There's grappling hook that's attached in the front fender over the tire.
- ^ This vehicle can function under the most extreme weather conditions. A special device controls the freeze levels, so the engine can function even in temperatures under -40 degrees Celsius. The in cylinder engine lends an enormous torque and a high agility to the Batblade; The special Design keeps the Batblade upright also in close curves.
