A little clever routing sends the sound down low.
Corbin and his team started with popping paint that almost overwhelms the eyes. Recounting the build, he said, "We started with a custom paint idea to dress the whole bike in a New York Yankees uniform."
USC then highlighted the tank with an aerial view of Yankee Stadium while the rest of the ride sports a set of the familiar Yankees pinstripes that appear to ruffle in the breeze. The tail section is topped off with each of the 26 years that the boys from New York captured baseball's highest honor.
The stretch and slam come courtesy of a DaPincci air-ride system supporting a single-sided swingarm from All Things Chrome and an RC Components Royale II wheel. The whole set-up is remote activated so the bike can bounce up and down from a distance as admirers marvel. Also tied to that remote are a full LED kit and the bike's ignition. With the press of a few buttons on Corbin's key fob the bike damn near drives itself.
The rear-facing camera shoots out of the bat while a programmable license plate adds flash
Those clever gadgets weren't enough to satiate the builder's electronic appetite, however. Housed beneath the gas tank is a smoke machine that serves to provide the bike its own ambiance. (Word has it that the Yankees are in the market for their own smoke machine to hide their high-priced lack of success.)
The real smoke starts pouring when the 330 wide tire gets spinning thanks to some performance-enhancing chemicals. It looks like you've got to be on the juice to play big-league ball these days, and those Gatorade bottles out back pack an extra nitrous punch.
A few funky touches that carry the theme throughout are a batting helmet as a front fender and a catcher's mitt that's been sewn into the seat to "hold" the rider in place as he blasts past the park.
In order to hear his tunes over the roar of the 'Busa's mad motor, Corbin had an iPod hooked up to a set of Infinity speakers, which complement a 10-inch subwoofer and amplifier. But all that music plays second fiddle to the cool notes coming from a custom-fabricated exhaust that utilizes the 'Busa's bellypan.
Unique Custom Shop wanted to demonstrate how versatile the sportbike canvas can be and got wild with the electronics. Corbin explained, "We could have put the rear-view camera where most people put them, in the tail, but came up with the idea to use a mini-bat and insert the eye of the camera in there and use it as a chain guard."
To complete the wild wiring package, Unique Custom Shop integrated an LCD display with GPS navigation, video monitor, digital gauges and a Sony PSP. Plans for a microwave oven, blender and radar station are in the works as well as a hot-dog maker and Cracker Jack popper to complete the game-day tailgating experience.