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Title: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: Penderic on February 08, 2015, 05:48:58 PM: Link to news article and a video interview! ::)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/william-shatner-to-cross-u-s-on-rivet-a-custom-steampunk-motorcycle-1.2894168

William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle. (Chicago to L.A. is cross-country? ??? )
(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/rivet-william-shatner_zpsje1tnuq0.jpg)
You can see the poor designers hopes sink as their formal designs have to be changed radically by Shatner's second thoughts! "Well, there goes that idea!"
Video shortcut: http://vimeo.com/113748765

If Captain Kirk rode a real 60's designed sci fi bike it would look more like this!
(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/superbike_zpsxdomcgn5.jpg)
:D
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: kevdog3019 on February 08, 2015, 06:00:00 PM: This is hilarious! You must watch the video. Poor Shatner hasn't a clue what a motorcycle is or what cross-country is. These poor designers will forever be at his <chsnging>mercy. Id cry uncle now if it were me.
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: Penderic on February 08, 2015, 06:26:34 PM: And the Ribet motorcycle is to have 3 wheels, an enclosed body and a full canopy? Some bike! ::)

And I guess that there will be a motor coach following behind with the support team and media crews.

That's show biz! ;)
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: Dean Rose on February 08, 2015, 06:41:56 PM: Old fart won't make it to the first cornfield out of Chicago.

Dean
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: Chuck in Indiana on February 08, 2015, 07:08:17 PM: Quote from: oldbike54 on February 08, 2015, 06:18:18 PM
Mr. Scott , WTH is wrong with my warp drive ::) ;D

Dusty

"I'M GIVING HER ALL i CAN, CAPTAIN"
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: Green1000S on February 08, 2015, 07:27:33 PM: This is going to be fun to watch.... ;-T

"Beam me up Scotty!"
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: mgfan on February 08, 2015, 07:45:10 PM: Maybe a vulcan mind meld can make this work! :BEER:
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: sib on February 08, 2015, 07:59:53 PM: But Captain, I canna change the laws of physics!
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: Waterbottle on February 08, 2015, 08:09:44 PM: " It's no good Captain, I canna reach the controls........ I'm too Fat " ::)
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: sib on February 08, 2015, 08:10:49 PM: He's dead, Jim.
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: beetle on February 08, 2015, 08:19:29 PM: Gee I dunno. I've looked at the pic in the first post quite a few times, and I still haven't seen this alleged motorcycle.
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: Bill Owens on February 08, 2015, 08:28:32 PM: Cross country?, BULLSHEET!
Check out my wifes journal of our trip from Vermont to Ca. and back this past Sept. in our Guzzi powered Triking.8,ooo miles. Link takes you to last days of trip so best to fast forward and go in revers.
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: Bill Owens on February 08, 2015, 08:30:29 PM: oops forgot link http://www.silverwearjewelrydesign.com/blog/
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: AH Fan on February 08, 2015, 09:26:10 PM: Quote from: Penderic on February 08, 2015, 06:26:34 PM
And the Ribet motorcycle is to have 3 wheels, an enclosed body and a full canopy? Some bike! ::)

And I guess that there will be a motor coach following behind with the support team and media crews.

That's show biz! ;)

Nope............... ... That's a JOKE ::)
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: ken farr on February 08, 2015, 11:26:35 PM: Quote from: Bill Owens on February 08, 2015, 08:30:29 PM
oops forgot link http://www.silverwearjewelrydesign.com/blog/

Just did a quick browse.

Looks like I have next weeks reading all set.

Looks like fun.

kjf
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: cj750 on February 09, 2015, 01:36:48 AM: I was gonna suggest they call it Star Trike, but turns out that's taken.

(http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130605141046/trek-initiative/images/1/13/Star_Trek_motorcycle.jpg)
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: Penderic on February 09, 2015, 02:03:26 AM: Vulcans.
(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/forumlogo_zpsjt7xw0r7.jpg)
:D
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: rboe on February 09, 2015, 08:23:22 AM: He's coming up on 84, he's doing pretty damn good for a guy of his age.
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: mtiberio on February 09, 2015, 08:43:24 AM: isn't there a picture of Shatner on a Guzzi somewhere?
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: tonUPRacer on February 09, 2015, 10:33:45 AM: I say everyone on this forum goes to their website and reserves one ;-T
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: kevdog3019 on February 09, 2015, 10:56:54 AM: I hope they're not dealing with a case of dementia. If so, they're looking at a lot of changes. ::)
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: Rough Edge racing on February 09, 2015, 11:20:00 AM: Hmmm,must be cabin fever talk............... ..........

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTUxWDQ0MQ==/$(KGrHqJ,!kwE6Gk(LC!)BOoLVWtLY!~~60_35.JPG)
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: rboe on February 09, 2015, 02:02:40 PM: Well, two seats, he's gotta have that; where would his nurse sit? And a canopy; her nurses cap would fly off if you didn't have a bonnet to protect her head and cap - otherwise if she didn't look like a nurse people would talk.

If she is full on dressed in a nurses uniform I suspect they will talk anyway.
::)
Keen on seeing what the trike ends up looking like; what they have now is not all that attractive to my ill trained eye anyway. :P
Title: Re: William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
Post by: cruzziguzzi on February 10, 2015, 10:49:25 AM: Bummer that he can't do it on a proper two wheeler. Kinda disappointing in the way that Billy Connolly used a Trike for his recorded tour when I had anticipated a motorcycle - hell, even an outfit woulda been better. But hell, to each his own according to his abilities, to cross-crib a pair of phrases.

Todd.