8.2L supercharged V8 engine, methanol-fuelled, 1200 HP, fully road legal!



More info here: http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/1543/

 

two wheel death machine.

 

From that view how would you see over the blower? hahahaha

 

Uuuuu-uuugly

 

**** fast and but ugly.

 

 

Talk about an "In Your Face" attitude....

Man, I want that for the sole reason of scaring my mother

 

i wouldn't think teh side mounted radiator would keep a 1200hp engine cool.

 

Are you kidding? The engine is completely naked and that radiator is massive, I'll bet that heat soak is the last of that things worries.

 

That's pretty goofy looking, trailer-park engineering after winning a bit at the lotto.

I did like that Dodge Viper motor'ed bike Dodge did a while back, now that beast looked cool.

 

The Tomohawk... yeah, that was cool. This reminds me of a Boss Hoss Gone Wild!

 

You said it,brother.

 

That may be true, but only when it's moving. That radiator's only going to disappate heat when you're riding at a good clip. If it's a hot day, I'd be willing to bet that it could only sit idleing in traffic for 5 or 10 minutes before it starts to overheat. Of course this is all a moot point anyway, as the odds of someone actually riding that are miniscule at best.

 

Why would a sidemount heat exchanger operate any less efficient than a front mount at rest?

 

My guess it's cooled just fine when it's moving over 100mph for less than 10 seconds at a time.
It's not a production bike that he's selling for average road use.

 

You hit the nail right on the head, it is indeed a drag bike.

 

Sweet Jeebus!

Open headers on a 1200hp bike??? That thing would deafen everyone within a three mile radius.

 

A side-mounted radiator wouldn't necessarily operate worse, but such a powerful engine would have a difficult time being able to sit at idle for very long without overheating. Obviously its not solely air-cooled, but that could be a problem to overcome if someone was going to actually ride it on the street.

 

That looks gross. Wouldn't be caught dead riding it. Then again, I think the only way anyone could be caught on that would be dead and scraped off the ground...

 

Why is everyone so afraid of this bike? It's sure not built to win a beauty contest, there's no chrome on the bike making it some type of Orange County Choppers wannabe. It's got no headlight, no taillight, no turnsignals, the bars are layed out, no licenseplate, etc... nobody's going to be riding around the roads with it. I'd love the opportunity to ride it. The only thing that scares me about that monster is the lack of brakes. I'd think that even on a drag bike that you'd invest in dual disks up front. Who knows, maybe there's a parachute in the back. Heck, if I were to ride it then I'd probably wear a parachute myself! Anybody ever ridden a Boss Hoss? Now there's a 502hp bike w/ 567 ftlbs torq that's actually built for the street.