From:	Russ Myrick <ceedawg@*********.COM>
Subject:	Re: Riderless Blitzen
Date:	Thu, 30 Apr 1998 19:54:59 -0500

Ereskanti wrote:

> In a message dated 4/29/98 1:06:42 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
> nesius@******.COM writes:
>
> > I have a player who wants to get a bike rigger controled, and use a remote
> > control deck to control it. His thinking is that he can "call for his
> bike"
> > and use the remote control deck to pilot it to where ever he is. I as the
> > GM am having serious problems grokking a Blitzen winging around by itself
> > and obeying traffic laws. What keeps bikes from tipping over are the
> > gyroscopic effects of the wheels. When the bike stops, gyroscopic effects
> > are gone, bike tips over unless rider holds it up (or if the rider is
> > unskilled and is trying to stop a big asss Honda Goldwing for the first
> > time - but that's RL. Back to shadowrun.)
> >
> You would need to use the "Structural Agility" IMO for such a thing. It
meets
> most of the basic descriptives for such that your player is looking for Rob.
>
> -K

He would need to add gyroscope mechanism similar to the Brit's early attempts at
monorail systems from around 1900 to 1930 ... check out the encyclopedia of trains
& railroads in your public library

ceedawg