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'BARRACUDA' - Functioning Motorcycle by Apple

Special thanks to Birdling - He made a concept bike a year ago, I saw it and went to make my own.



'Barracuda' is a vehicle project I've worked on over several iterations and months, it's a three-wheeled bike working in the fashion of a motorcycle, with 'counter-steering' to the best of Stormworks' limited physics ability.

I make no promises that this is 'easy to drive' - it isn't, god help you all.

A pivot-glitch is used to keep the bike upright when stationary. Once underway this is turned off and a simple micro-controller keeps the bike steady, upright, or leaning into corners.

Top Speed: 205km/h (127mp/h)
0-100km/h (0-60mp/h): ~3.53sec
Weight: 380
Cost: $4901



Don't skip this and go straight for the instructions, you will regret it and I'm not gonna be sorry for your angry comments.

Be Moderately Fast! The Uprighter activates below 20km/h, but that isn't to say the bike's easy to steer above that! Speeds below 50 km/h make the bike very sluggish to turn and very likely to fall over, adversely higher speeds (>180km/h) make the bike almost impossible to turn!

Be Gentle! The funny fact about bikes is that they can fall over! Shocker, I know, but you can prevent this by slowing down your mouse movements and keeping the 'Lean Limit' Dial within its limits.



Hop into the front pilot seat, controls are as follows:

Look X Axis - Steer. This bike steers where you look.
W/S - Throttle and Brake.

1 - Shift UP a gear - Manual Gearbox, it has 4 speeds, shift lights are provided to tell you when to shift. Gearbox is reset when you turn the bike off.
2 - Shift DOWN a gear - Ditto.
3 -
4 - Push-To-Upright - The bike does automatically right itself once it's fallen/at slow speed but it's useful to have a manual option
5 - ON/OFF Switch - to turn the bike on and off.
6 - Lights - self explanatory

Step-By-Step Instructions

[1] - Press the 5 key to turn ON the bike, the kickstand will retract and the uprighter system will take over its job.
[2] - Wait for the engine to start, fluid pumps take a moment from spawning to work, wait until the starter stops.
[3] - Once started, you may use the W/S keys for throttle and brake.
[4] - Keep the upper 'Lean Limit' dial within it's limits, it's there for a reason!



Why Three XML-Edited Wheels?
Stormworks Physics, trademark, all rights reserved.
Using two wheels puts too much weight on them, they glitch into the ground and cause bugs.

Why are the rear wheels merged together?
I'd put them inside each other if I could, having them spaced out would make this bike insanely long and, as aforementioned, I have to use three wheels.

Why so big?
I made the wheels, and by extension the bike, large to accommodate larger lean angles. Maximum lean is approximately 45 degrees but that's limited by Stormworks' Wheel physics losing all friction (or 'grip") at that angle.

Ommygod it falls over bad design!
Almost as if bikes do that, chief.