BatPod

Reno, Nevada-based welder/machinist "Jeff T." recently took the frame of a 2002 Harley Davidson V-Rod, and built his own electric interpretation of Batman's Batpod around it. He's now got it up for auction on eBay.

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This fully road-legal BatPod replica looks like a nightmare to ride, with its dual 360-section tyres... But it's quite a piece of engineering!

Comic book hero Batman has been one of the most popular fictional characters of all time. Over the last 70 years, Batman has become more technologically savvy, using gadgets such as the bat-car, bat-computer and bat-cycle to fight adv