Bullets and power-cells
- Intent: Create an open market, mass produced speeder bike.
- Image Source:
- Source - Edits by me.
- Image headers/Dividers made by me.
- Canon Link: Source
- Permissions:
- Theadian - (Open Market, Mass Produced)
- AlloyPlast - (Open Market, Mass Produced)
- Druetium - (Open Market, Mass Produced)
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer:
- Affiliation: Niki Priddy, Priddy General Engineering And Manufacturing
- Market Status: Open-Market
- Model: Priddy General Engineering and Manufacturing Civilian Recreational Vehicle "Bobber"
- Modularity: Hyper-modular - Addition or removal of Theadian windshield. Removal or addition of further Plating. Cargo area can be expanded or removed. Paint schemes and internal components added/removed.
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material:
- Druetium Paneling/Plating
- Ferrocarbon and AlloyPlast Frame
- Theadian Windshield
- Classification: Speeder Bike
- Role: Recreational/Scouting
- Size: Average
- Weight: Heavy
- Armament: None
- Defenses: Average
- Druetium Paneling/Plating
- Ferrocarbon and AlloyPlast Frame
- Maneuverability Rating: Very High
- Speed Rating: Extreme
- Propulsion: Repulsorlift System/Ion Drive Array
- Minimum Crew: 1 Operator
- Optimal Crew: 1 Operator
- Passenger Capacity: 1
- Cargo Capacity: Low
- Power and Propulsion Systems
- PGEM-CfR/HG Reactor System Only
- Tobal Lens for Heat Exchange and Anti-Ion/EMP Automatic Restart System
PGEM-VOId Single Array (explanation in description)
- Additional Propulsion/Maneuvering Systems
- Utility Shield Systems
- Atmospheric-Friction Shield
- Radiation Shield (Internal and External)
- Concussion Shielding (Surrounding Pilot)
- Ion Shield (Internal Electronic Systems)
- Pilot Safety Systems
- Collision Avoidance System
- Safety Harness and Webbing
- Integrated into Seat, Pilot Restraint
- Radiation Negation and Radiation Screen System
- Integrated into Power Systems, Engine, and Other Possible Radioactive Systems
- Speed Governor (Toggleable Settings)
- Acceleration Compensation System and Antishock Field
- Altitude Limiter (Toggleable Settings)
- Para-Foil System
- Overpressure Alarm (Pressure Management Mode Indicator)
- Automatic Radiation Dampening Foam Deployment System
- Computer Systems
- Computer System
- Slave Circuit System
- Genetic Code, Retinal, and Dermatoglyphic Verification
- Misc. Systems and Components
- Repulsor Shock System
- Repulsor Balancer
- V9 Turbothrust Conversion Coiling
- Repulsorgrip Module
- Harmonic Dampening System
- Co-Pilot Computer Brain
- Beckon Call System (Suicide-Cruise Switch)
- Floodlight Projection System
- 125,000 Lumens, Variable Power Settings, and Strobe Light Module
- External Speaker System
- Music Player System - Hooked into both "internal" and external speakers - Pairs with Helmet Systems
- Hull and Internal De-Icing System
- Sound/Auditory Dampening System
- Various Speeder Features
- All Standard Speeder Features, Systems, and Components
- N/A
+ Semi-Luxury + An affordable recreational
+ Speedy + Blistering speed is typically associated with the term Speeder Bike and this vehicle delivers in aces.
+ Maneuverable + Deceptively maneuverable for a zippy Speeder Bike, the vehicle boasts a healthy quick turning capability for tighter than usual stunts.
+ New Heights + For the creative rider, switching off the Altitude Limiter will find one gaining significant height with ease. Sporting a starfighter engine with minor modifications for a power plant, the thrust to weight is incredibly lopsided to thrust potential. Leaving the speeder bike able to make near vertical climbs with the Limiter disengaged.
- Too Fast - It is actually noted in the manual, albeit in very fine print along the top margin of the engine section, to leave the Altitude Limiter on at all times. Disengaging the limiter allows the engine to exceed the typical thrust to weight ratio required to climb into the atmosphere given the Reactor is designed to power starfighters in its standard configuration.
- Operators Seat - Little more than a cushioned space of the belly pan, the operator is squarely positioned between the control column, and the reactor system. Flanked on either side by a frame support, one is required to crawl into place and hunker down. And in the event of a crash, has potential to be imprisoned within the frame, but alive.
- Heavy and Tall - The majority of this vehicle is occupied by the Reactor System directly behind the single passenger. Aside from a little Plating, there is actually little separating operator and passenger from the reactor. The potential for catastrophic or fatal injury is quite high when improperly or recklessly operated.
- Not a Moving Truck - The CRV is meant for Recreational purposes, sporting enough cargo space to get a single person's gear around or for an essentials supply run.
- Sheet Metal and Dreams - The CRV is little more than a frame with some sheet metal covering the Reactor and Ion Drive Array. Any attack on this will be a danger to the operator and passenger especially given the open top nature.
The PGEM/CRV is the product of an inter departmental bet within PGEM gone awry.
Not believing the company's cold fusion reactor would fit into a Speeder Bike, the design team gave up on trying to micro-size the Reactor. Instead focusing on how best to utilize the output of the reactor while keeping the weight well below operational standards. With an integrated Repulsor System, and simply stripping the hyperdrive capability, they made due with the rather noticeable height.
Placing a passenger seat just behind the operator's position, which is little more than a slightly thicker sheet of Druetium for the operator to sit in. The pedals are well forward of the hand controls, closer to the pointed nose. Just behind the passenger seat along the bottom of the frame is the single Ion Drive Array. While it is by specification and materials a proper PGEM-VOId system, the strange placement in the frame at a seventy-five degree angle severely limits its potential Mode features, and puts it into a near constant boost state rather than able to switch between standard and agility modes respectively. Which lends itself to the ability to climb without the Altitude Limiter.
One side effect of placing the drive array at such a strange angle was the perpetual up and down bobbing of the speeder bike as the Drive Array and Repulsor systems fought one another. To limit the potential for motion sickness, and to make the speeder bike more appealing, a Repulsor Shock System as well as a Balance Turbine to aid in distribution of the repulsor field to better remove the perpetual bobbing, limiting its appearance to when the speeder bike is idling rather than constantly.
The design team presented their product to a dismayed and alarmed engineering team. As per their inter departmental bet, it was pushed through to testing before reaching the production floor.
To operate the Bobber, as the design team designated it, the operator climbs into the control tub and brings the steering handle down into their lap. While not ideal given the potential for being captured inside the tub in the event of a crash, it was seen as an, At operators risk liability. To aid the operator, the front panel becomes transparent upon powering up the system with the gauge displays overlaying the viewport. The passenger sits much higher, and can only use foot signals(kicking, or stepping on) to communicate with the operator without the assistance of radio enabled helmets.
Ascent and descent are controlled very simply by means of raising or lowering the steering handle respectively, while turning left or right functions as one would expect. Assisted by front and rear mounted maneuvering veins, as well as the side mounted Pressor Systems, the vehicle is surprisingly agile.
Horrified, and learning a valuable lesson about the potential creativity of the design team, the Bobber became a new product within the PGEM catalog.
