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Old 10-12-16, 02:40 PM   #1
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Icon10 Hey Hunter, want to ride this thing!!!

This company in France, took the V8 motor out of a Maserati, and built a bike around it lol, With 470 hp, you could get around town pretty fast I bet! I mean with a 470 horsepower bike like that, what could go wrong!?!

http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/motor...azy/ar-AAiQRi5
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Old 10-12-16, 02:58 PM   #2
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I really can't imagine that this thing is fun to ride at all. But they've shown nicely in the video what it's good for: Slowly riding around town to pose at the next restaurant. Compensation anyone?
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Old 10-12-16, 03:13 PM   #3
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Paint it black and you have Batman's motorcycle.
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Old 10-12-16, 04:01 PM   #4
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Paint it black and you have Batman's motorcycle.
Got that right Neal!!
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I want one. Does a suit of armor come with it?
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Old 10-13-16, 12:42 AM   #6
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I have seen V8 powered motorcycles before but this one takes it to another level.
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Old 10-13-16, 07:42 AM   #7
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Paint it black and you have Batman's motorcycle.
My initial thoughts too but I would be interested in knowing what the performance specs are.
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Old 10-13-16, 02:23 PM   #8
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My initial thoughts too but I would be interested in knowing what the performance specs are.
I've seen 2 articles on it Jim, but no performance specs. I think the only place you could take it to find out how it performs would be the Bonnieville Salt Flats,lol
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Bonnieville Salt Flats,lol
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Old 10-14-16, 06:13 AM   #10
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I've seen 2 articles on it Jim, but no performance specs. I think the only place you could take it to find out how it performs would be the Bonnieville Salt Flats,lol
Plus someone brave enough to sit on it and fully open the throttle
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From a technical viewpoint it's an impressive feat, and it certainly sounds nice at low revs. I do dislike those motorcycles that scream at high rev, would much rather .
The twin wheel arrangement is also quite nice, so you can still bank the bike to some extent, and there's a degree of movement.
I suppose it's like the Buggatti Veyron, purely a technical achievement, rather than a practical object. The Veyron costs several hundred arms and legs, and eats fuel like an M1 Abrams, but is an incredibly well made machine that can go ludicrous speed. I suspect that this motorcycle is in a similar vein.
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...The Veyron costs several hundred arms and legs, and eats fuel like an M1 Abrams, but is an incredibly well made machine that can go ludicrous speed. I suspect that this motorcycle is in a similar vein.
Maybe he was attempting to "go plaid"?

I would post a link, but language...

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Old 10-13-16, 06:39 AM   #13
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Maybe he was attempting to "go plaid"?

I would post a link, but language...

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Old 10-17-16, 05:22 AM   #14
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''Hey Hunter, want to ride this thing!!!''
Hell no, it's butt ugly!
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