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Re: Jumping on the Motorcycle Bandwagon
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Date: 
Sun, 22 Jul 2001 22:28:07 GMT
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Hey nice, I like the pipes on the back, and that huge rear wheel!

Gary
*who can't come up with a decent desingn for his own bike*

Anthony Babington <hottsnoz@swbell.net> wrote in message
news:GGuvKE.BB1@lugnet.com...
I knew it was only a matter of time before I forgot a link.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5700
...'course, now people don't have to read my backstory to get to the • link...
my diabolical plans have been foiled once again

"blessing" <blessing@icefog.net> wrote in message
news:GGsyAH.L9L@lugnet.com...
Um... what link?

Gary

Anthony Babington <hottsnoz@swbell.net> wrote in message
news:GGsIoE.6B@lugnet.com...
since everybody else has designed a motorcycle of their own, I thought • I'd
try my hand at one. it's 21 studs x 6 studs x 6.66 bricks. • unfortunately,
I
lack the l33+ MLCAD skillz of many of you, so I had to build it "the • old
fashioned way".questions, comments, suggestions? just LMKWYT. • (backstory
and
link follows)


-------BULLETIN: SIGMATEK ANNOUNCES CIVILIAN VEHICLE LINE-------

SigmaTek, one of the worlds largest designers of military weapons and
equipment, is bringing their expertise to the general public. in a • surprise
press conference last night, SigmaTek''s Chief Test Pilot announced • that
final testing had been completed on the company's first civilian • venture.
this move comes as no surprise, considering the general peace which • prevails
within human star systems. the initial offering is aimed at customers • who
don't believe there is such a thing as "too fast". the CV-7 "Vector" • is
a
high-powered motorcycle bult around a huge linear-fusion core. most
noticeable about the Vector is it's sheer size. while most motorcycles • are
built small, SigmaTek has gone to the other extreme. the driving wheel • on
this behemoth is over 6 feet tall! a quartet of tuned exhaust pipes • stand
out above it, and the massive magnetic brake-disc as a sight to • behold.
after the initial shock had worn off, we members of the press were • invited
to sit in the bike and give our opinions. the seats are filled with a
shock-gel that conforms to the rider's body, while all instrumentation • is
projected on the inside of the rider's helmet. we were then informed • that
this was only a static display model, and were shown to the elevator • which
would take us to the underground testing facility, where the final • prototype
was waiting. the size of the facility was staggering, but rightly so. • the
company tested everything from personal weapons to heavy interceptor • craft
here. most of us were not looking at the space itself, but rather at • the
CV-7 which sat at the bottom of the ramp. the test pilot was already
strapped in and had his hand on the start key. he smirked and said • "are
y'all ready for this?", to which we nodded enthusiastically. the sound • of
that fusion-core spinning up was like nothing any of us had ever heard
before. what was more impressive, though, was after he had taken the • bike
down to one end of the facility, so that he was barely visible, and • gave
us
a glimpse of the Vector's top speed. 200 miles per hour would've been
impressive, 300, shocking, but 386 miles per hour, we had to ask him • to
drive past us again just to make sure. we are told that the first • Vectors
will ship within the month, so look out.









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I knew it was only a matter of time before I forgot a link. (URL) now people don't have to read my backstory to get to the link... my diabolical plans have been foiled once again "blessing" <blessing@icefog.net> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.build)

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