@Xavoc: I believe her name is Tila Tequila

Or if you opt to no have the motorcycle you can stow your tiny Asian sidekick in there. Looks like there's enough room for four of them. Or two and a karaoke machine. That's like having your own little Olympic Opening Ceremony kit, for shows on the road.

Rabid Penguin

This is awesome! It solves the problem of how to get around once you land. This truly makes the freedom of flying even more...free!

I love the idea.

clearthumbtack

@ Shub-Niggurath: Is what I meant.

John Mahoney

@: Comment of the day so far.

John Mahoney

Well thank goodness someone finally got around to building this. My portable commuter options have been rather limited of late.

Geisrud

@Dr.Danger, Shogun of Jalopnik: AND, if the plane could release an explosive behind you right after you jump so then you would leap out of an aerial explosion on your chute-motorbikepowered-boat.

@FrankenPC: yeah I was gonna say you just downed that bike.

"What Do I Do With My Motorcycle When I'm Flying My Cessna?"

RACE THEM! Haven't you seen Iron Eagle 1!?

+ Watch video

@Xavoc: There is a separate pod available for her storage under the tail.

TheAdAgency

What if you have a tiny hot blonde asian sidekick?

Xavoc

What would be even-more badass is if the bike was mounted upright and use the power from the bike to move the boat in the water. Then have the eject option to jump on land or just dump the boat in the air. Also add in a chute so you can drop from the air.

That would be the perfect land/sea/air trifecta.

maybe even throw in a mounted mini-gun, for fun.

Dr.Danger, Shogun of Jalopnik

This is a problem? What happened to the good old fashioned solution of simply climbing out of the plane after locking the controls and doing donuts on the wings? Kids these days are such a lazy bunch, I swear...

mhlaxp

@Gann:
LOL, exactly...

LittlestLamshi

@FrankenPC: Wow, so do I!

Kaiser-Machead's WALL-E fetish

@FrankenPC: The article says they give you a modded foldable motorcycle. I'm guessing that's part of the mods.

Git Em SteveDave displays attention-grabbing vanity

you should have puta warning DO NOT ATTEMPT on that Prius article

parliamentpoet

@FrankenPC: i was wondering about fluids also.

I don't think bikes like being stored like that.

-and if the ejection system includes installing the front wheel I'm in.

strider_mt2k

Did you really just say "mount up with a hot blonde"?

Huh huh huh...

jaylake

So that's how you use the word trifecta. Thank you Giz.

xThadd

You can use the MotoPod as a boat too!

If you have a hard time choosing between a cessna and a motocycle. You have issues

Uh...Motorcycle carbs typically dump gas when you turn them sideways. I bet the FAA would LOVE that!

FrankenPC

what a relief. I was worried we wouldn't have enough Harleys in Milwaukee for the 105th.

faabshaam

Yes, but still unanswered: What will I do with my segway when I'm diving in my submarine?

Gann

@Rabid Penguin: Short-Round does the flying. You could go in there with a girl, but this no time for love, Dr. Jones.

Git Em SteveDave displays attention-grabbing vanity

I see a severe lack of pilots in this thread.

One of the problems with flying is that small airports are almost always out where land is cheap and there are no neighbors to annoy with noise, and getting a cab to go out there is always a hassle.

You get to the airport nearest your destination, only to be stuck in the middle of nowhere.

Yea, some pilots use folding bikes ... and an electrified folder is also a good option. But, like it or not, greenies, I.C. engines rule for convenience.

kbarrett

I like how they completely skipped the part where the guy had to attach the front wheel. I wonder if it's exceedingly difficult, or just difficult for that guy (considering the amount of trouble he had getting the bike out of the POD ...)

mugczar

Instead of paying $10k for the clip-on shell ALONE, why not just pay $500 for a Dahon folding bike and store it INSIDE the airplane. With the left-over money, you can actually afford to fill the tank in your airplane once a while.. and maybe get a little exercise as a bonus.

midtoad

When they make this for my Tomahawk and G5, I'm in.

CYST!

In my experience, attaching a motorcycle front wheel is not quick and easy, especially by yourself without a bike jack.

I guess if your willing to lay the bike on it's side it wouldn't be too bad.

@FrankenPC: The bike is probably fuel injected, most modern bikes are now. There is still the possibility of fuel leaks from the tank vent but I'm sure they could fix that with a simple float valve.

Navin R Johnson

@Dr.Danger, Shogun of Jalopnik: quoting Wrapitup... damn that bug is annoying.

Rabid Penguin

@: that would be sweet

Dr.Danger, Shogun of Jalopnik

I've actually thought about this more than once as a pilot/motorcycle rider. So, I realize that the post was probably intended to be sarcastic, but I think this is actually pretty awesome =p

And @midtoad: Folding bikes are nice and all, but if you're seriously out in BFE - which is where a lot of small airports are - then biking 20+ miles each way just isn't feasible, especially if you're on a schedule.

@Navin R Johnson: Most _expensive_ bikes are fuel injected. That is one cheap looking bike, I'd bet $50 that it has a carb.

All you do is shut off the fuel petcock and run the engine till it runs out of gas. Simple.

The Lab

You have to ask yourself why the video is 3 and a half minutes long. Could have shown you everything you need to see in 12 seconds.

xThadd

That there airplane looks like a Mooney to me, not a Cessna, as it it really matters. But, hey, Mooneys are the plane of choice of the low-hour Doctor and Lawyer set (soon to be replaced by the Cirrus SR22, preferred by low-hour baseball players). Since the Mooney in the wrong hands--that is, low-hour doctors and lawyers--is a fairly efficient killing machine, the folding, oops-the-wheel-came-off motorcycle might be the perfect redundant system: if the plane and pilot don't kill ya....

Still, as a low-hour nobody, I want a Mooney. Effing American Airlines....

@midtoad: "and maybe get a little exercise as a bonus."

Right.

GadgetPlay

Not a Mooney. Its an RV-10. Mooney's don't have fiixed gears, and look a lot more sleek. The RV-10 is a nice plane, though, no doubt, if you have the time to build it, or trust someone else to do it.

UGA

The guy in "The goods must be crazy 2" would have loved this :) WORD!

bu11etman

@: Mooneys' have a distinctive backwards looking angled tail on them. From the little that I know about flight dynamics, I believe this is for better ruddder control during a high angles of attack.

fufinache

Cessna!? That's an RV-10, son.
[www.vansaircraft.com]
Notice the N-number ends in 'RV'.

That plane is built by the owner so you could just as easily build the little pod yourself and save about $9,500. It's all about drag, affect on gross weight, CG management and the supporting structure. Nothing overly complicated there ... just need a bike that doesn't weight too much. With the RV-10, full fuel, 200lb pilot, 140lb sidekick, 100lbs of bags and 50lbs for the pod your bike needs to be under 350lbs. It's reasonable.

rickmellor

What's kind of funny about this is that I did an N-Number inquiry with the FAA on his tail number (N588RV) and the status of this planes airworthiness certificate is 'CERT TERMINATED'. HA! I guess the FAA isn't too keen on people strapping a motorcycle to the bottom of their planes.

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