Somewhere in his Bat Cave, Batman’s probably wondering why Captain Kirk, of all people, gets to drive this monstrosity of a motorcycle. This singularly spectacular three-wheeled machine of destruction is called the Rivet One, a creation that comes by way of Illinois-based American Wrench, a motorcycle fabrication company that specializes in creating oddities like this one. Ok, the company also provides parts and materials to aftermarket bike makers like Orange County Choppers, but that’s not as important right now as the work it’s doing on the Rivet One.
The machine itself looks exceptionally neurotic, especially if you’re the kind who enjoys riding vehicles that would make Bruce Wayne feel jealous. According to Motor Trend, the idea to build the Rivet One happened when Shatner met an American Wrench employee at an autograph session. The two got talking about the latter building Captain Kirk a bike and here we are.
The bike is still in the process of being built but Shatner, who is a self-obsessed bike nut, has promised to ride the Rivet One from Chicago to Los Angeles this summer to help drum up hype in time for the public launch of the vehicle. That’s a sight we’d love to see, particularly the amount of bewildered looks he’ll receive during the road trip.
Over/under on 3,000 stares sounds like a fair number, right?
American Wrench also said that it plans to build a few more Rivet Ones in the future with the possibility of a cheaper alternative for those who don’t have the financial cache of Captain Kirk.
Click past the jump to read more about the Rivet One.
William Shatner Planning Cross-Country Trip With The Rivet One Trike originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 9 January 2015 14:00 EST.
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