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In the shop at Pelican
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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This thing is just insane
Chrysler Group Chief Operating Officer Wolfgang Bernhard motors along the stage aboard the brand-new Dodge Tomahawk V-10, 8.3-liter (505 cubic inch) concept motorcycle at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 6, 2003. The Tomahawk features four-wheel independent suspension, and the superbike's engine, borrowed from the Viper sports car, can propel it at speeds of nearly 400 mph.
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01-07-2003, 10:45 AM
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Kind of like those Chevy V8 powered Harleys or the turbine powered sportbike shown below riden by Jay Leno.
 
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01-07-2003, 11:03 AM
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In the shop at Pelican
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Why on earth does anyone need something like this? How do you gear a motocycle with that much torque?
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01-07-2003, 11:05 AM
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I don't know much about them but I think the Boss Hoss Harleys use some type of automatic transmission. It may say on their site. I've seen the tubine cruising through the paddock at Road Atlanta. Strange, just a constant pitch whistle blowing a huge amount of air out that pipe.
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01-07-2003, 11:15 AM
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A Man of Wealth and Taste
Join Date: Dec 2002
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Somehow Ijust don't think you are going to see many of them on the road. If someone can do it they will......
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01-07-2003, 11:42 AM
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The guy in the top picture kinda looks like Conan O'Brien
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2007 Porsche Cayman S
The Viridian Falcon
SOLD! -- The Purple Pig
SOLD! -- Mighty Mouse
SOLD!! -- Alpine Wolf
