These people must be mad!

cubic · 15th February 2003, 10:19 AM

This is the new Dodge 'Tomahawk' concept bike. 4 wheels. 500hp V10 viper engine. 400mph. 0-100km/h: 2.5seconds.

*source AOL report from Detroit Motor show.

dethy · 15th February 2003, 10:24 AM

I also heard they were most likely going to put it into production

GMEOVR · 15th February 2003, 12:15 PM

Damn thats quick

Wouldnt you fly of it at 400mph?

should take it down to meremere

VTECCIVIC · 15th February 2003, 01:15 PM

Fark me........
I wonda how ya steer the thing? like a normal bike or more like a car cos of 4 wheels?
And are u sure its 400mph not 400kph cos thats like *random calculation* 660 kmph!!!!!

Nexiux · 15th February 2003, 01:42 PM

f&^@ is hard enuf keepin your eyes open once your over 200k let alone 400. blind driving 8O

UR2FAT · 15th February 2003, 02:17 PM

Yeh there's an article on that in the Feb issue of Driver mag.

20" Wheels with 20" perimeter brakes.
Adjustable Koni coil over damper

Its 480kph not mph BTW...
you would need balls bigger than grapefruits to drive that thing

lofreq · 15th February 2003, 02:21 PM

bigger than the state of texas. texas.

bigger than the swing of tiger woods. tiger woods.

Cyclone21 · 15th February 2003, 02:32 PM

Isn't that what helmets are for? 8)

Bullitt · 15th February 2003, 02:56 PM

at 400kmh you travel 111.11 metres per second, this is not far short of how far you can see, so even if you could see at that speed you wouldnt be able to see where you were going, only where youd been

iceboy · 15th February 2003, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by lofreq

bigger than the state of texas. texas.

bigger than the swing of tiger woods. tiger woods.

good song that. weird, but good.

Twizzla · 15th February 2003, 06:04 PM

yeah in theory it can reach that speed

in reality, you'd have lift off

cubic · 16th February 2003, 06:32 AM

AOL quoted it as 'nearly 400 MPH'. Whether they are right or not, I don't know. But yeah, 400mph in a car would be scary, on a road bike would be nearly impossible to control! One false move of your head, the wind would get under your helmet and rip your head off! I can't see a windshield on that thing, either!

civicsir+ · 16th February 2003, 07:19 PM

i wonder what handling will be like with the 4 wheels - turning will be a bitch cos you cant lean it!

sonar · 16th February 2003, 07:54 PM

holly shit.

that is one quick mofo... imagine the 1/4 mile times

Matty · 17th February 2003, 05:27 PM

Motor mag has also stated a top speed of "nearly 640 km/h". I'd say it would never make it into production because almost EVERY person who bought one would kill themselves on it trying to get over 300mph.

tsotsi · 18th February 2003, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bullitt

at 400kmh you travel 111.11 metres per second, this is not far short of how far you can see, so even if you could see at that speed you wouldnt be able to see where you were going, only where youd been

aye? I can see rangitoto from my house an its like 10km away!
but yea even if you could see where youre going itd take a couple of kilometres to stop so..........better not tailgate aye?

15th February 2003, 10:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
cubic Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,381 Location: Outside NZ: Other	These people must be mad! This is the new Dodge 'Tomahawk' concept bike. 4 wheels. 500hp V10 viper engine. 400mph. 0-100km/h: 2.5seconds. *source AOL report from Detroit Motor show. __________________ The internet has so far disproved the theory that a million monkeys sitting at a million typewriters would eventually produce the works of Shakespeare.

15th February 2003, 01:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
VTECCIVIC Senior Member 3,000rpm (Grandma Drag) Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 482 Location: Palmerston North	Fark me........ I wonda how ya steer the thing? like a normal bike or more like a car cos of 4 wheels? And are u sure its 400mph not 400kph cos thats like random calculation 660 kmph!!!!! __________________ living the dream

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UR2FAT Senior Member 8,000rpm (B Series Redline!) Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,031 Location: Hamilton	Yeh there's an article on that in the Feb issue of Driver mag. 20" Wheels with 20" perimeter brakes. Adjustable Koni coil over damper Its 480kph not mph BTW... you would need balls bigger than grapefruits to drive that thing __________________ Japan called... they want their Domestic Market back. Ex: 93 Black DC2, 93 Yellow B20VTEC DC2, 1988 Grey EF3. Current: 94 Blue EG5 H22A

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lofreq Team NZH: Retired 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,873 Location: Auckland	bigger than the state of texas. texas. bigger than the swing of tiger woods. tiger woods. __________________ three river lonely hearts club シャッ! コッ!

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Cyclone21 Team NZH: Retired 7,000rpm (Peak Power) Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,855 Location: Christchurch	Isn't that what helmets are for? 8) __________________ www.nissansilvia.co.nz

15th February 2003, 10:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
dethy Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 555 Location: Auckland	I also heard they were most likely going to put it into production

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GMEOVR Member 700rpm (Idle) Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 67	Damn thats quick Wouldnt you fly of it at 400mph? should take it down to meremere

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Nexiux Senior Member 700rpm (Idle) Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 131	f&^@ is hard enuf keepin your eyes open once your over 200k let alone 400. blind driving 8O

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Bullitt Senior Member 7,000rpm (Peak Power) Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,136 Location: Wellington	at 400kmh you travel 111.11 metres per second, this is not far short of how far you can see, so even if you could see at that speed you wouldnt be able to see where you were going, only where youd been

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Twizzla Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 939	yeah in theory it can reach that speed in reality, you'd have lift off __________________ .: www.distractionz.co.nz :.

16th February 2003, 06:32 AM	#12 (permalink)
cubic Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,381 Location: Outside NZ: Other	AOL quoted it as 'nearly 400 MPH'. Whether they are right or not, I don't know. But yeah, 400mph in a car would be scary, on a road bike would be nearly impossible to control! One false move of your head, the wind would get under your helmet and rip your head off! I can't see a windshield on that thing, either! __________________ The internet has so far disproved the theory that a million monkeys sitting at a million typewriters would eventually produce the works of Shakespeare.

16th February 2003, 07:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
civicsir+ Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 819 Location: Wellington	i wonder what handling will be like with the 4 wheels - turning will be a bitch cos you cant lean it! __________________ Bling BANG!!

16th February 2003, 07:54 PM	#14 (permalink)
sonar Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,408	holly shit. that is one quick mofo... imagine the 1/4 mile times __________________ hmmm... need to think of something profound to say...

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Matty Team NZH: Mod 11,000rpm (Spoon B16B!!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 9,131 Location: Hastings	Motor mag has also stated a top speed of "nearly 640 km/h". I'd say it would never make it into production because almost EVERY person who bought one would kill themselves on it trying to get over 300mph. __________________ Not so much a sleeper as requiring CPR...

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