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Old 01-07-2003, 04:04 PM
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Just saw a video of this on the MSN home page at the Detroit auto show. Top speed over 300MPH!!!! They talked about a limited production run. Also said it was "carved" out of ONE BIG PIECE of billet aluminum!!!!
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Damn....I wanted to be the first to post that topic.....

I will say thats things is bad ***.....I would like to see the comparison between that and the turbine one...

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I'm having trouble finding info on it, any links?
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<a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=569&e=3&u=/nm/20030106/tc_nm/autos_show_dodge_dc_1" target="_blank">http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=569&e=3&u=/nm/20030106/tc_nm/autos_show_dodge_dc_1</a>
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Turby:
<strong>Just saw a video of this on the MSN home page at the Detroit auto show. Top speed over 300MPH!!!! They talked about a limited production run. Also said it was "carved" out of ONE BIG PIECE of billet aluminum!!!!</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Hate to be a nag here, but 400MPH, not 300. Not that it really makes a big freakin difference. I have never understood excess, but I think I am beginning to see the light.

EDIT: on one page it says 300, and the other 400. Once again, not that it matters.
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What are the chances of that monster being produced?
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They said it is VERY possable within the next 7-8 months! $250,000.00!!!!!!!!!
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I saw it on TechTV last night and they said that it had a v-10 engine
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That is one bada#$ motorcycle...

<img src="http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20030106/i/1041888953.2684764202.jpg" alt=" - " />

"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 the it at speeds of nearly 400 mph." <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" />
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Ok, 1 how do you hold on going that fast and 2 how do you turn the thing <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" />
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haha .. it'd still be a decent size bike if the ci's were cc's ..
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Whaddaya think-100mph in 2nd????
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That's one of the goofiest things I've seen in a while. Hard to believe it will make it to production.
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I agree how would you turn that thing? The article says that it has 4 wheel independent suspension (4 wheels would make it an open car not a motorcycle). Just do not drop the bike, I bet that v10 would be heavy to pickup.
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by David Floyd:
<strong>Ok, 1 how do you hold on going that fast and 2 how do you turn the thing <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Would you turn while going 400 mph?? I wouldn't. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />


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