Scene from the Disney 2010 film "Tron: Legacy" featuring lightcycles
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If you’ve ever wanted to own a Tron bike, now is your chance. A sustainable, fully functional and cheaply fueled replica of Disney’s 2010 “Tron: Legacy” lightcycle is about to hit the auction block. But this one of a kind model doesn’t come cheap. The lightcycle is expected to bring in between $25,000 and $40,000 and you’ll need to head down to Texas just to make a bid.
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The bike was created specifically for the Andrews Family car collection, which includes numerous vehicles of tiptop quality and of historical significance. The lightcycle will be auctioned off along with numerous other vehicles, including children’s pedal cars and beautiful old-timey wheels like the 1935 Duesenberg SJ Town Car and a 1962 Ferrari 400.
According to Mashable, March 21, the vehicle is listed as being in “new condition.” It “runs on 96 Volt direct-drive electric motor with lithium batteries and a computer controlled throttle,” and has only been ridden around the Andrews Family museum a few times. Todays News Gazette wrote that the bike was created in 2011/2012 and while it doesn’t leave trails of light behind it when you ride it, it is thought to travel up to 100 mph when it is fully charged. To make the deal even sweeter, the bike is absolutely street legal.
“We want to get down to a smaller number of cars – perhaps 15 to 20 – that we very much enjoy driving and that we can use on events with the family,” said Chris on Sotheby’s webpage for the auction. “There are a number of events we’d still like to try overseas and here in the United States, and in order to do that, we need to focus on a more manageable collection.”
According to Sotheby’s, it is unlikely that a motorcycle such as this one will be created or sold in the future. However,according to CNET on March 22, this isn’t the first time that similar Tron style bikes have been created, though they are a bit difficult to come by. Only 10 of them were built by Parker Brothers Choppers, as reported in 2010. There were a few differences from the “Tron: Legacy” bike but the semblance could still not be denied.
*originally published on the now defunct Examiner.com
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