Motorcycles : you don’t want to fall off one. But if you do you want to be well protected. Also, riding on pillows. Enter UD Replica’s (of Dark Knight and Iron Man 2 leathers fame) Storm Trooper Motorcycle Suits. They’re leather, make you look like a Storm Trooper riding a speeder bike Suzuki, and will cost $1,100 when they come out next year. Also costing $1,100 when they come out next year? The shots I’m gonna sell to the tabloids of my first born child. “And why would they buy those?” Because it’s gonna be Santa’s. Hit the jump for closeups as well as some X-Men and Daredevil leathers that are also available.

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Darth’s Angels: Stormtrooper Motorcycle Leathers

Inb4 ‘I bet it can’t even turn on a dollar’. First of all, a 25-person scooter that requires a cinderblock to hold up the middle isn’t exactly a 25-person scooter, now is it? It’s not. It’s a 25-person stool that creaks and touches the ground when everyone puts their weight down. But did that stop English plumber Colin Furze from building the 72-foot monster in his mom’s garden? No. But a normal person, yes, it probably would have. Although Furze has managed to hit 35 miles per hour on his modified moped, he’s only been able to control it with himself on it. And even so, it’s “impossible to steer” because a turn requires “about six widths of road.” Soooooooooo — basically what you ended up building was a 25-person waste of time and resources? That…sounds like something I’d do. *spends an afternoon building a much more impressive 30-PERSON scooter* “Um, GW? That looks suspiciously like 1-person scooter dragging an 80-foot tarp.” Sweet design, huh? I came up with that myself. 25-seat motorcycle shoots for ‘world’s longest’ record [dvice] via Anyone need a lift? Plumber builds the world’s longest motorbike with 25 seats [telegraph] Thanks to Jody, who built a 25-person rocketpack that may or may yes consist of a single rocket pack and 24 people holding ankles.

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Roongrojna Sangwongprisarn (damn I’d hate having to write that on top of all my homework), the 54-year old proprietor of Thailand’s four Ko Art Shops (that specialize in custom scrap metal creations, because you can do that now), went and built himself a tetanus-laden alien (although it does have a Predator-ish mouth ) motorcycle. This is it. It…looks like a great way to impale yourself on a giant metal alien head. Hit the jump for two more shots.

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Homemade ‘Alien’ Scrap Metal Motorcycle

Wanna look like Iron Man while you’re riding your motorcycle ? First things first: you’re gonna need a motorcycle . And no, your scooter doesn’t count. You couldn’t even pull off a Tin Man costume riding that deathtrap. The latest motorcycle suit inspired by a comic book movie puts you in Tony Stark’s Iron Man 2 armor — complete with a glowing chest arc reactor — for just $1,100. “We’ve replicated the visual effect of Iron Man’s armor,” said David Pea, owner of UD Replicas, which previously released suits based on The Dark Knight and X2. “From the neck down, every single detail is form-molded leather, and has presented us with a fantastic creative challenge.” “Each Iron Man 2 Motorcycle Suit … incorporates a chest arc reactor made of highly reflective, light-sensitive material that glows when light hits it. The Iron Man 2 Motorcycle Suit also incorporates removable CE-approved body armor; gloves with built-in, antiskid Kevlar in the leather lining of the palms. Yeah, I dunno. As cool as it would be to ride a crotch rocket with an Iron Man suit on, I’m gonna have to pass. You see, Mr. Stark has already promised to show me the new suit he’s been working on. Ready when you are, Tony! Hoho, it’s a birthday suit, I get it! (Keep that crime-fighting penis away from me) Hit the jump for a shot from the rear and a link to the product page if you’re actually this ridiculous.

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Nice, But It Could Still Use A ‘If You Can Read This, War Machine Fell Off’ Patch On The Back: Iron Man 2 Motorcycle Leathers/Costume

The ThermaHelm motorcycle helmet keeps your brain on ice in the event of an accident . That’s important because if you’ll recall those anti-drug commercials from yesteryear: a cooked egg brain is no good. Except with buttered toast. I say throw a halved grapefruit into the mix and I’m….damnit, stay focused, GW. The ThermaHelm is a carbon-fiber lid with two lightweight chemical packs — one water, the other ammonium nitrate — built into the lining of the helmet. In the event of impact, the contents of the two packs mix together, triggering a cooling reaction. The $490 invention will be launched in the UK in May this year, and they are already developing a more sophisticated version which, at $815, will include a video camera, GPS and Bluetooth. Well I don’t know about you, but there’s no price too high to pay for my heath. Unless insurance won’t cover it, in which case, I want you to pull the plug. I’m not waking up to a million dollar medical bill. I’d rather go bang dinos in space heaven. ThermaHelm ice pack helmet saves lives and frozen peas [dvice]

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Ya Best Protect Ya Neck Brain, Or At Least Keep It Cold After A Motorcycle Accident

Everyone knows being a drummer kind of sucks. You sit in the back and watch the singer take all the credit. The guitar player’s always stealing your lady (unless you’re Mick Fleetwood ). Your gear is HEAVY and, most importantly, no one ever wants to help you schlep it around. Created by a Russian percussionist who was — I’m guessing — tired of setting up and taking down his kit at every gig, the “Moto Drum” is pure genius. More photos at English Russia .

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As If Keeping Time Weren’t Difficult Enough…