Fancy One Of These Mr.I????

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:47 am

"Dodge Tomahawk
Top speed: 350mph

Better known for its vast pick-up trucks, it’s perhaps no surprise that when the American firm decided to build a motorcycle they gave it an enormous 8.3-litre V10 engine producing 500bhp.
It actually has twin wheels front and rear to handle all that power.
Like the MTT, it has just two gears but could crack 60mph in less than two seconds and go on to somewhere upwards of 350mph.
Intended as a concept, Dodge Ended up selling a number of replicas through upmarket store Neiman Marcus for $550,000 each, none of which can be used on public roads."

:shock:

kev_hufc · **Joined:** Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:23 am **Posts:** 514

Wonder why it can't be used on public roads?!

Ahh, is it because there's nowhere for a tax disk?! :uhoh:

Compo · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:57 am

Probably because "the poor aerodynamics of the bike would cause it to become unstable at high speeds and it would be suicidal to try" taken from a review site

kev_hufc · **Joined:** Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:23 am **Posts:** 514

And I suppose adding a tax disk would just add to the problem of trying to balance the thing at £350mph!

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:24 am

350 million quid an hour? That's lousy fuel consumption!

mouldy old dough · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 1:22 pm

Not keen on the seat.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22669

I take it the top speed is theoretical. In the real world theres no way you could hang on at those sorts of speeds without aerodynamic protection. I've done over 170 on a bike and you really don't want to put your head over the top of the bubble, at twice that speed you would be torn off the bike.

Matty_Robson's_Chin · **Joined:** Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:57 pm **Posts:** 2155

mouldy old dough wrote:

Not keen on the seat.

0-60 in 2 seconds you'd need a seat like that to keep you on the thing.

I'd love one, but only if it had two wheels and not 4 and it only cost £50

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22669

0-60 in two seconds isn't much faster than most big sportsbikes. GSXR/R1/Fireblade etc they'll all get up to 60 in not much more than that.

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:37 pm

Mr I wrote:

0-60 in two seconds isn't much faster than most big sportsbikes. GSXR/R1/Fireblade etc they'll all get up to 60 in not much more than that.

Not surprising. That bugger weighs 680kg to the Fireblade's 225!

You could always settle for its baby brother. 0-2 in 60 seconds :grin:

Compo · **Posted:** Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:49 am

bollocks 0-60 in two seconds the bloke in the video is only going about 20 miles an hour by about 30seconds into the video

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:43 am

I hope the hell that was meant to be a tongue in cheek remark, compo. :-o

Compo · **Posted:** Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:46 am

Montpoolier wrote:

I hope the hell that was meant to be a tongue in cheek remark, compo. :-o

yes I did

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