01 · The dare
An outlandish idea.
It started after an academic setback, when I needed to prove something to myself. Building Batman's motorcycle from The Dark Knight was about as crazy as ideas get. That was the point.
Project Lincoln
India’s first Batpod.
One of five in the world.
1st
Batpod built in India
1 of 5
in the world
2011
the year it began
Nagpur
where it was built
02 · The build
Made in Nagpur.
With limited resources and plenty of skeptics, a small team and I built a real, rideable Batpod. Sharif Engineering Works helped with local fabrication, and Dave Welsh of Chopper City USA helped us understand the steering mechanism.
03 · The stage
A decade apart.
I've told the story at a Fab Foundation event in Boston. More than a decade later, I'm returning to it with a new talk: Project Lincoln, A Decade Apart.
“Why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up.”
— Alfred, Batman Begins