Shatner designed trike

wheelbender6 · Apr 8, 2015

Well, William Shatner helped to design the "Rivet" trike.
I like the rivets in the body panels and the cow catcher looking thing behind the front wheel.
It looks far more stable than some of the other V8 trikes.
I hope they add a windshield before Shatner drives one across the USA this summer.
http://www.gizmag.com/william-shatner-rivet-motorcycle/36907/

2door · Apr 8, 2015

I hope Bill looses a few pounds before then or they'll have to make the seat bigger.

Tom

xseler · Apr 9, 2015

Looks like he had been indulging in a wee bit of the Romulan Ale............

wheelbender6 · Apr 9, 2015

I'd like to know what was going through his mind when he designed the tail light lenses. They are like three '59 Cadillac lenses attached end to end.

Tinsmith · Apr 9, 2015

Munchin on fried Tribbles. Taste just like chicken if you fix um right!

Dan

2door · Apr 9, 2015

Tinsmith said:
Munchin on fried Tribbles. Taste just like chicken if you fix um right!

Dan

But if you eat them too fast it'll be, 'Amok Time'.

Tom

Tinsmith · Apr 10, 2015

Nice!

Dan

scotto- · Apr 12, 2015

It looks about as comfortable as Santa's sleigh........dork engineering.

Tires look like Hostess "DingDongs".

KCvale · Apr 12, 2015

It sure looks aerodynamic.

wheelbender6 · Apr 12, 2015

The rivets look very medievel,though they are more WWII.

2door · Apr 12, 2015

The oversized rivets remind me of that goofy space series with Lorne Green. Can't remember the name but I always laughed at the interior shots with those massive iron beams and rivets. Looked like a 1900s bridge instead of a space ship.

Tom

Kioshk · Apr 13, 2015

KCvale · Apr 13, 2015

2door said:
The oversized rivets remind me of that goofy space series with Lorne Green. Can't remember the name ...

Battlestar Galactica.

Allen_Wrench · Apr 15, 2015

How the heck do you steer it? Do you lean? The handles look fixed.

wheelbender6 · Apr 15, 2015

Steer it like a tractor. To turn right, grab the right brake.

2door · Apr 15, 2015

wheelbender6 said:
Steer it like a tractor. To turn right, grab the right brake.

Sounds like the 'Beatnic Bandit' a show car from the early 60s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatnik_bandit It used differential braking to steer too. Didn't work too good. It was wrecked when the steering failed and it crashed into a wall. After that it was rebuilt and never saw the road again. It was just a show car that was hauled around in a trailer.

Differential braking works okay for airplanes, bulldozers and army tanks. It ain't for the road, yet.

Tom

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