Heavy motorcycle

For those who crave speed and have a good road available, not to mention access to appropriate fuel (alcohol or synthesized diesel will be most common).

Subassemblies and Body Features: 2 Wheels (Wh).

Propulsion: 30 kW wheeled drivetrain [50 lbs, 1 cf, $500].

Controls: Electronic [$500].

Occupancy: Short.

Passengers: 1.

Crew: 1 driver, who steers vehicle.

Accommodation: 1 cycle crew station [10 lbs, $50], 1 cycle seat [5 lbs, $50].

Safety Systems: None (drive carefully, wear a helmet).

Environmental Systems: None (just the wind in your hair, if you're not wearing a helmet that is).

Power Plant: 30 kW turbo Ceramic engine [70 lbs, 1.4 cf, $840, 2.7 gph at full power, 0.9 gph at cruise power (10 kW)].

Fuel: Liquid-fuel tank, 9 gallons [4.5 lbs, 1.35 cf, $45. Full of diesel: +54 lbs, +$10.8, Fire 7].

Empty Space: 7.5 cf.

Volume: Body (Bo) 11.25 cf, 30 sf. Wheels (Wh) 1.13 cf, 6.5 sf.

Structure: Light, cheap, 36.5 sf [82.1 lbs, $456.25].

Hit Points: Bo 23. Wh 3/5 each.

Armour: DR 5, cheap metal, everywhere [73 lbs, $73].

Surface Features: Not much (do your own custom paint job if you want it).

Vision: Good.

Statistics: Empty weight 294.6 lbs. Usual load 205.4 lbs to 455.4 lbs. Loaded weight 500 lbs (0.25 tons) to 750 lbs (0.375 tons). Volume 12.38 cf, Size +1. Structural HT 11 to 12. Cost $2,514.25.

Ground Performance: Top speed 143 mph to 175 mph. gAccel 7.2 to 8.8. gDecel 10. gMR 1.75 g, gSR 2. Off-road speed is 1/6.

Water Performance: Nah.

Air Performance: Like a rock.

Space Performance: Like a rock.

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Last modified: Sun Mar 2 13:39:05 MET 1997