Bat-Pod

The Batpod is intended as a kind of "escape pod" integrated into the Tumbler, it also served an...

When The Dark Knight hit theaters in 2008, everyone loved Batman's Batpod, an outrageous, nearly undrivable motorcycle with a bad attitude. Someone even built one and put it up on eBay. Forget that. Here's how to make your own.

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!

Great sequence from THE DARK KNIGHT.

Want to own the Batpod, Batman's motorcycle from The Dark Knight? Well, this one-of-a-kind working 1:1 replica of it could be yours for a mere $100,000 or best offer. Warning: you will definitely kill yourself trying to ride it.

Batman’s Batpod is to be sold in the UK later this month as part of an auction block of over 500 items worth a total of more than £1.5 million. The bike, which featured in both The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, is expected to fetch between £60,000 and £80,000 and comes littered with bespoke parts. TOP STORIES New colour for 2017 Kawasaki ZX-10R Ducati Globetrotter 90 hands over to second rider MV Agusta F4Z revealed MotoGP: Scooter crash for Petrucci prior to British GP Lowes: 'I didn't think I'd get chance to race in MotoGP' The machine was devised by film director Christopher Nolan and production designer Nathan Crowley to feature solely in the film trilogy and will be sold with a Warner Bros. certificate of authenticity.    Crowley came up with the vision of the Batpod and it was then made real by special-effects supervisor Chris Corbould, who made six examples for use on The Dark Knight. The custom-made chassis is fitted with 31-inch...

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Batman’s batpod from The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises is up for auction with bidding expected to go from $80,000 to $107,000.

Described as the 'Hero' version of the prop - which is in a way the version created by the production team for close-up shots and is the most detailed of those constructed.