Yowsa!

Panda · 08-01-2003 3:17pm #1

I'm not usually a motorbike person but this beast has got an 8.3 litre engine.
0-60 mph in 2.5 secs!!! i mean come on.

twas unveiled at the 2003 NAIAS motorshow of late.

Don1 · 08-01-2003 3:39pm

There's a cool picture of it at the show on msn.com. Tis pretty frickin mean!!!!

Borzoi · 08-01-2003 3:43pm

Apperently it's the engine from the Dodge Viper, fitted to a bastardised bike frame, and given a seat.

The manufacturers have calculated that it will do 400 MPH, but they haven't tested it:D

BTW my sorce here isThe Star, so that could all be sub-journolistic toss. :rolleyes:

Krusty_Clown · 08-01-2003 4:32pm

Panda: 0-60 mph in 2.5 secs!!!

Most modern sports-bikes will make close to those kind of stats...
A 0-60 in 2.8 secs bike would cost you about €16K...

e.g.:
Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa
Top Speed : 190.3 mph
Standing quarter : 10.3 sec @ 143.9 mph
0-60 mph : 2.8 sec
0-100 mph : 5.3 sec

Of course, Insurance, training, Speeding fines, safety clothing, tyres etc. would cost you a whole bunch more...

seamus · 09-01-2003 12:41pm

Anyone else slightly reminded of Judge Dredd's Lawmaster. Savage wheels.

I wants one. My precccciousssssssss.....

rymus · 09-01-2003 4:03pm

*ooooooooooooh*

/me goes off to get some clean pants

leeroybrown · 10-01-2003 3:22pm

The feeling of air and debris flying past you at 400mph would be interesting experience.

Spunog UIE · 10-01-2003 7:55pm

Originally posted by Borzoi

The manufacturers have calculated that it will do 400 MPH, but they haven't tested it:D

so who would give it a go to reach 400, i like to think i would anyhew

prob quit around 200 tho, or would I hmmmmmmm...

Samson · 11-01-2003 12:57am

Originally posted by Gideon
so who would give it a go to reach 400, i like to think i would anyhew prob quit around 200 tho, or would I hmmmmmmm...

Seeing as the "bike" has no fairing, I doubt one would get near 400MPH before being dragged off by the wind.

Fabritzo · 11-01-2003 1:02am

yea I just about to say that...apparently it's hard to stay on a 'busa after 150

Don1 · 13-01-2003 2:24pm

Krusty_clown: Maybe so but try and lay down that torque without frying the back wheel on the spot? In a world of infinite grip it'd probably be a whole lot quicker. Although if a drag-bike tire and one of those arrestor wheel to stop it flipp' over it'd be seriously fast.
And about the wind? the rider would more than likely be strapped to the bars as is the case in most stupidly fast machines.

Yowsa!

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