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Aug 4, 2011
The Batpod is The Dark Knight’s version of the Batcycle, directed by Christopher Nolan and its mock-up was done by Nolan and later designed by Nathan Crowley, who designed the Tumbler for Batman Begins. The bike has 20″ front and rear tires (the Tumbler’s front wheels), and is powered by a high-performance, water-cooled, single-cylinder engine – geared toward the lower end for faster acceleration and with no exhaust pipes. The exhaust is routed through the hollow steel/aluminum/magnesium tubing used for the frame of the bike. The Batpod is steered by the shoulders instead of hands, and the rider’s arms are protected by shields.
The front and rear tires are both a monstrously huge 508 millimeters, and the engines are in the hubs of each wheel. Steering isn’t by hand but by shoulder, since there aren’t handlebars. Instead, there are shields that fit each arm like sleeves and have the ability to rotate around the bike’s frame. The two foot pegs are set 3 1/2 feet apart on either side of the tank, which the rider lies on, belly down. The sound effects for the Batpod came, in part, from the sound of the Tesla Roadster’s electric motor. It’s also equipped with machine guns, cannons (difference, uncertain), and grappling hooks.
In the film it is supposed to have been designed and built by Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman) for Batman, though Nathan Crowley designed it for the actual production. He was also the brains behind the new Batmobile from Batman Begins. Just one more thing to look forward to during the next 13 months.
The Batpod ejects out of the Tumbler’s front end, making the Tumbler’s front wheels both of the Batpod’s. Because the Tumbler is ordered to self-destruct, the Batpod allows Batman to continue his pursuit. For the film, the bike is armed with grappling hooks, cannons, and machine guns. Six models were constructed for the film’s production to anticipate some of them crashing.
One action sequence in the film shows the wheels rolling against their normal axes, seemingly for added stability in sharp turns or other maneuvers. This also allows for instant changes in direction – if the driver approaches a wall, the Batpod’s central frame will rotate to keep the driver upright.
The term Batpod is mentioned by Alfred only once in the movie and so far is the only Batman device to receive the prefix “bat” in the Nolan franchise.
The workings of the Batpod were explained in a special on The History Channel, including the facts that it is steered with the driver’s shoulders, not his hands, which are left free; and that the engine(s) are actually mounted inside the wheels instead of the frame.
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