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    48-Cylinder Kawasaki Pushes Boundaries Of Sanity

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    Image of HurtsSoGood HurtsSoGood
    06/18/09

    In reply to 48-Cylinder Kawasaki Pushes Boundaries Of Sanity
    Reminds me of that episode of Monster Garage where they put a tractor-trailer engine on a motorcycle. Rather, they built a motorcycle around a tractor-trailer engine. They had a hell of a time finding somebody dumb enough to take it for a spin, IIRC.
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    06/18/09

    @HurtsSoGood: Your recollection is a bit flawed, the initial plan was to build a motorcycle, but once the figured out how big and heavy the engine and transmission was, they went with a trike layout, and Jesse James was the one doing the driving.


    Also, that thing was f'ing awesome.

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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    06/18/09

    In reply to 48-Cylinder Kawasaki Pushes Boundaries Of Sanity
    This looks like a good place for a picture of the Road Dog...


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    Image of nollid51 nollid51
    06/18/09

    @mytdawg: You cant just post that without an explanation. Cmon now, youre killing me here.
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    06/18/09

    @nollid51: The story goes that the guy on the bike "wild" Bill Gelbke built the thing and apparently was the only one that could ever ride it as designed. I've seen more recent pictures of it and now it has outriggers.


    [www.factoryfat.com]


    [en.wikipedia.org]


    [thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.com]

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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    06/17/09

    In reply to 48-Cylinder Kawasaki Pushes Boundaries Of Sanity
    Not being a bike guy myself, this is just 100s of times better than any of the custom choppers that you see the Orange County or West Coast Choppers guys doing. I was going to say something about the other video showing the bike with 24 chainsaws powering it, but somebody beat me to it.
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    Image of BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
    06/17/09

    In reply to 48-Cylinder Kawasaki Pushes Boundaries Of Sanity
    This is old "news" in motorcycle land.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    06/17/09

    In reply to 48-Cylinder Kawasaki Pushes Boundaries Of Sanity
    That's a great big dripping juicy slice of Dumb.
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    Image of sos10 sos10
    06/17/09

    In reply to 48-Cylinder Kawasaki Pushes Boundaries Of Sanity
    many doesn't always make much.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    06/18/09

    @sos10: And there's also too much of muchness.
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    Image of 2Wheelsor4: The Moto-Stig 2Wheelsor4: The Moto-Stig
    06/17/09

    In reply to 48-Cylinder Kawasaki Pushes Boundaries Of Sanity
    Heh, love my kawis, helped my dad do a ground up restoration on a fully intact H1, it runs like a banshee, can't stop for anything though, great bike, a lot of fun, but you definitely find out very quickly how much of a man you are.
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    06/17/09

    @2Wheelsor4: Ze Ümlaüt in Motörhead: My 78 KZ750 twin is a world away from the hairy knuckled H1 and it scares the pants off anyone who's always driven brand new rocket bikes. I can only imaging how awesome the H1 is. I hope to one day get my hands on a Z1300 and try not to die riding it.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    06/17/09

    In reply to 48-Cylinder Kawasaki Pushes Boundaries Of Sanity
    That's all fine and good, but I don't see any on-board storage for Mr. Whitlock's monumental balls.
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    06/17/09

    In reply to 48-Cylinder Kawasaki Pushes Boundaries Of Sanity
    Holy shit! I want an I8 powered E-Type!
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    Image of Fat Tire Fat Tire
    06/17/09

    In reply to 48-Cylinder Kawasaki Pushes Boundaries Of Sanity
    Damn tuning that thing must be a bitch.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    06/18/09

    @Fat Tire: I assume you meant "turning", right?


    Also, FYI, Fat Tire = excellent beer, on the off-chance that your handle was actually referring to something vehicularly-related.

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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    06/18/09

    @Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: I thought you hated beer...
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/17/09

    In reply to 48-Cylinder Kawasaki Pushes Boundaries Of Sanity
    Holy Fuck.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    06/17/09

    In reply to 48-Cylinder Kawasaki Pushes Boundaries Of Sanity
    First real pron, now engine pron? What are you guys trying to do to me?
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    Image of jdoubleh jdoubleh
    06/17/09

    @FromaBuick6: ...get you fired so have more time for Jalopnik.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    06/17/09

    @jdoubleh has a back seat full of trophies: Pssh, show's what they know. I don't have a job!
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    Image of TimTim TimTim
    06/17/09

    In reply to 48-Cylinder Kawasaki Pushes Boundaries Of Sanity
    I'm trying to figure out just how jalopnik this thing is... 6x inline 8 cyl =120pts, 6 carbs =60pts, no doors =50pts... age, powa!, mixed origin, multiple engines. Unless I missed some exclusion for only having 2 wheels I think this even beats Kens basement Lambo.
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    Image of Bumblebee Bumblebee
    06/17/09

    @TimTim: I think it's safe to say that if there was a hierarchical Jalop command structure, this would be between President and Dictator for Life.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    06/18/09

    @TimTim: No, no, nothing beats Ken. I believe you will have to deduct some points from the bike for the two wheel (and possibly undriveable) features.
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    Image of BigHarv BigHarv
    06/17/09

    In reply to 48-Cylinder Kawasaki Pushes Boundaries Of Sanity
    I wanted actual flames shooting out of the back!
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    Image of Bumblebee Bumblebee
    06/17/09

    @BigHarv: And an engine note that actually sounds like 48 fucking pistons.
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    Image of thewaker thewaker
    06/17/09

    In reply to 48-Cylinder Kawasaki Pushes Boundaries Of Sanity
    I need numbers! Power, torque, gas milage, stat!
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    Image of pidgeonsplatz pidgeonsplatz
    06/17/09

    @thewaker:


    Thickness of Nomex cup!!

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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    06/17/09

    @pidgeonsplatz: I think 4200 cc's is a fairly large cup size. Then you have to consider the brass balls which match it...
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