has officially been released in Japan — with a nearly $555,000 online price tag, according to the company’s site.— inspired by the “Star Wars” universe — was developed by the aircraft company AERWINS., is designed to draw power from two large central rotors running on a 228-horsepower, gas-fueled Kawasaki motor.
Additional oomph comes from an electrical battery that powers four fans on the vehicle’s outer edges that provide stability to the ride. The bike — hyped as “a manifestation of the dream of air mobility” — can reportedly hit speeds ranging from 50 to 62 miles per hour. “Brining science fiction to life: Imagine a world where humans have free reign over the skies. Surely, life would be more free,” reads the official description. “Expand your ideas about transport, experience the world like never before Pioneer the next generation of transport. XTURISMO was created with this in mind. A new journey begins.”
A “Star Wars”-inspired hoverbike has officially been released in Japan and costs nearly $555,000, according to the company’s site.AERWINS called the hoverbike “a manifestation of the dream of air mobility.”The bike bears a similar resemblance to the speeder bikes used by the Galactic Empire to chase Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia through the forests on the planet of Endor in the franchise’s sixth installment “Return of the Jedi.
Damn the only person who could afford this is Ukraine
Petrol of diesel
My honest reaction
Wow
this is getting to be an advert, the many times posted.
Star Wars speeder bike come to reality.
JohnjayVanEs Here you go!!
Return of the Jedi style
Pretty sure an actual motorcycle would travel faster….
I think you accidentally added an extra zero? 50k sure.
Need, fuck sitting in traffic
Meet George Jetson
Alexa. Add flying bike to wish list. “OK”.
500,000 for four blades and some molded plastic ? Fu.
Somehow I doubt insurance will cover anything. Nothing like flying around on a foam seat without a seat belt and a pile of high speed fans surrounding you sounds safe.
I'd love for my ex wife to test one of these over the Pacific Ocean
Technology changes lives
Walmart prices are much better from San Diego to Bangor Maine
For whatever reason, the pilot doesn't look too comfortable. Stiff as a board. Either because he is scared out of his life OR the 'bike' is not very stable.
When your car breaks down you pull over. When this breaks down you die. Enjoy.
I thought that looked like Mount Fuji. 😊
Toss the keys to Hunter while he’s on a bender
How loud is it? Nevermind. Owner life expectancy need not worry about hearing loss.
goodbye savings, hello flying bike!
Badass
How about a big NO!
It was so expensive that no one could afford it.
We are going to need more cobalt
I really need one of these.
Where’s the wheels?
Lawyers will squash this silly idea the first time it kills someone.
Yeah, ok.
Doesn't look stable enough for $500k. Also, it sounds like a loud lawnmower.
I hope to see flying cars in my lifetime
500k? Looks like rich folk will be the first to find out how easy it is to die on a flying bike.
Another fraudster on the stock market. Stay away from any 'revolutionary product' that put stock symbol in their ad.
Nothing good will come from you City folk and your flying machine
Okay I need this. But I also need 500k so anyone wanna make me a gofundme?
That's not the first flying bike.
For $500,000, it should already have Ferrari written all over it. China will soon launch a copy on the market for $50,000
This only brings James Bond villains to life… who’s got Half a Million for a flying bike?
I'll take two