Such is the life of the rider of this science-fictionish contraption, an instant celebrity who is continually barraged with questions each and every time the bike comes to a stop. And, even then, many wouldn’t wait until it was parked, as several times cell phone cameras were dangled out open car windows and wide-eyed, smiling gawkers would yell out above the breeze, “Hey, what the hell is that thing?!”

Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to have a blast going ten miles per hour. The catch, however, is that it helps to be riding the Holy Grail of cruisers.MO got some saddle time on the enigmatic Indian Chief during the 2001 Gold Wing press introduction.

The new frame was stamped out of heavy sheet metal in left- and right-channel section halves, and then cross-braced and joined with large round head rivets. Called the "star" frame, it could take the heavy bending loads of a sidecar without fatigue. It was also the forerunner of the modern perimeter motorcycle frame.

Are you sure it’s a motorcycle? Well, you could call it the smallest naked street bike you’ve seen. You could almost hide it in a pack of bicycles chained to a bike rack. You could also call it the largest, manual shifting moped. The MadAss design draws a good bit of inspiration from an early relative, a 1939 moped called the Presto Saxonette. After 70 years of evolution we get a fresh new design that has built quite a feverish following since its inception back in 2004. Here’s why: