Russian Ghost Rider’s Bike
If the Ghost Rider was from Russia he for sure would take this one for his rides…
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Russian take on Boss Hoss? Eeeeenteresting…
SECOND!!!!!!
THIRD!!!
That has got to be the coolest motorcycle I have seen in a long time. I must have one!
That is a freaken CAR engine!
*shrug* Try Boss Hoss: http://www.bosshoss.net/products.asp I believe Dodge had a V-10 bike at some point, too…
…then again, who would want to ride a bike that steers even worse than a Harley?
Yes, it was called the Dodge Tommahawk
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=dodge+tomahawk&so=0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Tomahawk
The Americans have been putting V8’s on motorcycles for a long time.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Wd5BDPB48zM
Oooh….a V8 on a bike…..I give him credit for having the balls to ride something like that, or even to build it. But he should have paid more attention to bike tires…An auto tire on the back? Better leave the side car on for good, otherwise all he’ll ever do is go straight.
[:l/\/\l:]
That’s a mean motor scooter.
Thats is pretty amazing, those are almost entirely car parts. Including the tyres. Its too bad he doesn’t live in annother part of the world.. talent like that would easily make you rich.
I don’t see ANY talent in that work, engineering wise, or craftmanship.
No talent? I take it you can create a fully customised motorcycle yourself, then? I can’t, but I’ve worked with people who have: it takes talent to do the job at all, let alone do the job well.
Someone has made - to his own design - a compact low-rider motorcycle powered by a V8 car engine with his own design of ram-air induction and given the thing hub centre steering; assuming the geometry and suspension are worked out and set up correctly, it handles considerably better than any Harley. It’s a well-finished piece of work from the photographs at least - one-off custom bodywork, too. I think it’s safe to say that the constructor is someone with an awful lot of skill and talent.
Car tyres on the back make a lot of sense if you’re going to use the bike for drag racing or for pulling a side car, so that choice of tyre is optimum for the apparent intended use of this vehicle. The torque characteristics of a V8 car engine are ideal for `hauling a chair’ or drag racing.
I’ve seen many similar custom vehicles in the UK. We have a lot of similar nutcases. None of them are particularly sensible, but that’s never the point, is it?
The only problem is that the ratio of power to cubic capacity and the ratio of power to weight is much worse with road going car engines than with bike engines. If the owner had wanted awesome power, he should have fitted a Hayabusa engine and maybe fitted a turbocharger or nitrous oxide injection.
Right on Stephen
I couldn’t agree more.
Must say I prefer the real Ghost rider, being a Swede and all…
http://youtube.com/watch?v=AqIeNALC9rI
Car tyres are common on bikes with a sidecar. It’s very demanding on the wheels [weight] and, a bike with a sidecar will handle almost like a car anyway.
You are right. As a sidecar rig the handling is probably acceptable even if it is a bit overpowered.
That’s cool i didn’t like the color but that’s a talent, engineering is a talent anyway.
Is that a small block v-8 350 i see? It would be better with a bigblock olds 455 rocket or chevy 454. For the Europeans a 455 engine is 7500cm3 and a 350 is 5700cm3 about.
I sleep during stupid movie
A Chevy or Olds engine in Russia? I’ll bet that’s a V8 out of a ZIL or Chaika limo.
The engine comes from lorry GAZ-53. That`s it.
…another v-8. The Moto-Guzzi 500cc Grand Prix racer from 1955.
http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike%20Directories/Moto%20Guzzi%20Bikes/pages/Moto%20Guzzi%20V8.htm
Heaven help the poor rider if a plug wire starts arcing tho. Look where the distributor cap is at!
This is an incredible piece of engineering and craftsmanship! The piece of crap boss hog is a piece of shit compared to this beautiful machine.(IMO). I haven’t seen anything here in the states that compare with it! I own and ride three Harleys that I built myself (a 57 sportster) a 77 shovel, and a 08′ Buell with the new engine. My next project is a ford powered trike, man this dood’ just blows me away with his talent. I am awed, keep up the great work and if you ever make it over to the states, e mail me we should share a cold one, and you should stay! The custom harley bolt on clone crap bike scene here in the USA needs you!
It’s amazing to look at but I’m not sure I understand that steering mechanism. Wouldn’t that shock absorber have to expand and contract as the wheel turns from side to side?
Narley dude! That is a bad ass looking machine! That would certainly turn some heads on American highways! It’s very cool though it might handle like shit!
The only problem i can see right off the bat is that distributor and the spark plug wires would shock the piss out of your dick man!
The only problem is that distributor! It looks like it would shock the piss out of a guy’s dick man!
Looked better when it was all black.
Shame that there is no gearbox, apparently there just wasn’t enough place for it.. But still, majoure respect to builder!
dude i will c u in motor cycle heaven… that thing is a beast. i have a gsx 600. its my first bike. but i have a que. how high will that thing rev? 5-6 grand? it would red line around 7 or 8 and car engines arnt made to take that kind of abuse u put a motor cycle threw (high revs) so would ur top end speed be all that great or is it more of a fun torque bike. also does that weel turn in that arm. like does the arm turn as a unit like on a normal bike or does the weel turn on it. like on a car suspension? cause the latter would be quite ingenious i must say. i think it is the latter but it is hard to tell from the pics. but i absolutly love it the front end makes it look like a mean bike from hell. i would love to take this for a spin.
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To me, the point isn’t “fastest” or “best engineered” or “most powerful”. It is art. How many show cars have been churned out by cusomizers like Ed Roth and George Barris that were not functional, they were art, thats all. Those fellows each put out one per year to make the circuit. And Yeah, if the this thing runs and works too, thats a plus. This fellow has an eye for assymetrical design, which is not appreciated by all who see it either, but fits in with his theme. If he were in our country with some specialized fabrication help to make things shiny and smoother, I would wager that he would be tops.
Pffft…I saw custom bikes at a show in Austin about 11 years ago. Not crappy home-made junk like this. Goodyear Eagle 255 on back, not old wheelbarrow tire.
The first photos of the black bike are clearly styled after Clouds bike from Final Fantasy 7, its close to an exact match. and I dont mean the movie, but the game.