I Understand the "Bat" Part, But What's "Pod" Got To Do With Anything?

Being that I can't allow Ben to scoop me (even if it is with a higher-quality version of a picture I already posted) I thought I'd post some pictures of Batman's new wheels, despite them being a few days old.

This is the thing they're referring to as 'the Batpod';

Apparently this is the motor bike type doohickey Batman replaces the Batmobile with when it gets blown up in the new movie.

I feel the same way about this as I did the Batmobile in Batman Begins. It's kinda fugly, way too military-focused and fairly impractical as far as stealth goes. And what's with the machine guns? Batman's whole deal is how anti-gun he is. Does that only apply to guns that AREN'T strapped to the front of one's so-big-it's-compensating-for-something motor bike?

Just get a nice little Yahama, Batman! Jeez!