[kprm77]

Link to full story here

 

[Border Raider DK]

Hi Kevin

Great picture !
Are they twin front tyres ?

Would make my old Bimota seem slow - but only in a straight line

David

 

[john]

Apperently, they will sell it it customers who have first signed a disclaimer confirming that they will not ride it, and if they do ride it that they will not take legal action against the manufacturer should they fall off and get squished

 

[Border Raider DK]

Hi Kevin

Idle curiosity now: What does the MMCIV stand for?

Monstrous Motor Cycle Instead of Viggen
Or is is it just some old latin quintidecimal thingy?

 

[James]

I think it looks kinda cool - although perhaps a bit too much like a prop from Judge Dredd

David: You're on the right lines with Kev - check out his number of posts (oh, and his surname begins with 'Mc')

James

 

[kprm77]

Hi Kevin

Idle curiosity now: What does the MMCIV stand for?[/b]

Nothing so exciting I'm afraid. I should be Kevin MMCLXXIII now (or is it MMCLXXIV) - the staffers were just ribbing me about my passing the 2000 posts mark - I was just being a pratt

Even cheated by using this online roman numeral calculator?

 

[squishmann]

i like the calc, saves me V minutes

i can't imagine that bike ever being released.

it has to be uncomfortable being streched out like that.

 

[Aero'ed]

It will never be sold.
Any attempted turn at speed greater than 15 mph would result in it tipping up on two wheels.
But it is the ultimate poser bike.
Ed
2002 Aero SW
1998 VFR 800

 

[markcanderson]

what a pointless contraption

 

[Aero'ed]

Oh, I wouldn't call it pointless. Actually it typifies the American way (we'll assume it more Chrysler than Daimler).
Large, flashy, loud, powerfull, straight-line performance, with no handling considerations.
Ed
2002 Aero SW
1998 VFR 800

 

[bernardc]

Pointless? Mark_A I protest. Particularly a posting from NL, home of the late, great, mad Henk Vink who regularly strapped a rocket and two wheels under his dangly bits, pointed at the horizon and blasted off. The Tomahawk as with any concept vehicle may or may not benefit future developments. Its got independent 4 wheel suspension and a chassis-less construction (the engine is the chassis

). It may even go round corners

 

[Border Raider DK]

Well said bernardc !!

I certainly wouldn't have to be asked twice to give it a blast down the strip, or even the E45.

The rush you get from a quick car is not to be compared with a quick(ish) bike - i.e. 0-100km/t 2.3 sec. on my ancient Bimota Yb4ei.

Cheers
David