A historical note concerning the Ultima bike: only two models were
ever built, one a partially-functional prototype that was used for
trade show displays and the other a fully operational design. Rumors
of a third bike having been made were denied for several years, until
investigative journalists discovered the truth: there were actually
TWO other examples of the line built, and the prototype had originally
been scheduled for eventual complete functionality. The concept had been
to give the corporation a fully functional gravbike precision-flying team
similar to the Imperial Flying Sabres of Capital or the Winged Unicorns
of Regina, but using gravbikes rather than fighters as a novel twist.
The plan had been scrapped when one of the two unaccounted-for bikes
came apart at just over Mach Two in a test flight, and the other bike
was stolen in a Corsair raid on the world where it was stored. The
whereabouts of this third bike are unknown, and the corporation still
denies its existence.
metlay