R.I.P. Adam West / Batcycle info.

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  1. GatorGreg

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    Sad to see that Adam West just passed away - I enjoyed watching Batman reruns as a kid:

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    According to Wikipedia the original batcycle in the comics had a 786cc water cooled V4 engine (only 4 cc larger than the VFR800) with bulletproof wind-guard and computer-controlled carburetor:
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batcycle

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    According to this link the first Batcycle on the TV show was a Harley, and then they used a Yamaha:
    http://www.1966batmobile.com/batcycle1.htm

    Harley version:


    Yamaha version:


    And of course Batgirl had her own bike and looked great in purple leather :Eyebrows:

    Sadly, Yvonne Craig who played Batgirl, died 2 years ago. According to this article she did all her own motorcycle riding on the show:
    http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/yvonne-craig-dead-batgirl-1960s-816226
     
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    Minigator probably cast himself in the role of Robin the boy wonder.
     

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