It was only a matter of time, or is that "Back in Time", that someone would develop a flying motorcycle or "hoverbike". Sure, we all know that hoverboards will be here by 2015 thanks to the documentary film series Back to the Future but hover bikes? We should have see this one coming. Leave it to an Aussie to develop a machine where one sits between two high speed propellers that are only partially shrouded. Here's more from Gizmag.com

Adventurous motorcyclists might be familiar with the thrill of getting airborne at the top of a rise, but the Hoverbike is set to take catching some air to a whole new level. With a 1170 cc 4-stroke engine delivering 80 kW driving two ducted propellers, the inventor of the Hoverbike, Chris Malloy, says with its high thrust to weight ratio, the Hoverbike should be able to reach an estimated height of more than 10,000 feet and reach an indicated airspeed of 150 knots (278 km/h or 173 mph). At the moment these are only theoretical figures as the Hoverbike hasn't been put through its paces yet, but Malloy has constructed a prototype Hoverbike and plans to conduct real world flight tests in a couple of months.