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Okay… so I exaggerate a tad here. It is not EXACTLY called the Yamaha Fuck-me, it’s just PRONOUNCED that way. It’s real name is the Yamaha FC-me (see what I mean?). It was one of a number of concept bikes shown at the Tokyo Motor Show. To quote the article I found it seems that we may see some of these bikes on the road soon, even if only in Japan:

We’ve explored before the potential for hydrogen and electric motorcycles (as well as the current popularity of electric scooters and mopeds), but the Yamaha concept bikes really expand the boundaries of what the motorcycle of the future could look like. The “Gen-Ryu” hybrid motorcycle looks like something out of Akira (and Yamaha claims it performs like a 1000 cc sport bike, so it goes as fast as something out of Akira, too), while the “DEINONYCHUS” electric bike actually changes its height and length to conform to rider and road conditions. While the Gen-Ryu and DEINONYCHUS still look like prototypes, the HV-01 hybrid gasoline-electric and the “FC-me” methane fuel cell scooters look like bikes that could be on the road today. As it happens, the FC-me (and, again, run the English names past an English-speaker, please — the Yamaha “F*ck-me”?!?) will have limited lease availability in Japan by June of next year. I wonder how much longer we’ll have to wait before a commercially-available hybrid-electric scooter or motorcycle hits the market — I’d guess we’ll see one by 2007, if not sooner.