Chinese companies selling $1,400 Dodge Tomahawk knock-off
Click above for high-res gallery of the Tomahawk knock-off
Back before Chrysler was bought by Cerberus, you could always count on the automaker to roll out something truly special at the Detroit Auto Show. Whether by stampeding an entire herd of cattle through downtown Detroit or putting motorcycle bits all around the V10 engine of a Viper, Dodge has always found a way to capture people's attention. The Viper-inspired Tomahawk motorcycle was especially memorable. It seems that some are still miffed that Dodge never offered the fabled bike as a regular production machine, though a few were in fact created and sold as non-runners. Now a company (or companies, who knows?) in China has decided to offer a motorcycle based on the design of Dodge's original concept. We should stress that this is in no way a replica, as the original V10 engine has been replaced by a single cylinder 150cc engine and CVT transmission from a scooter. It's not street legal and also cannot be sold in California. As with all small-bore motorcycles and scooters coming from China with questionable origins, we really cannot recommend you purchase one for yourself with visions of riding it to work. If you just want to see it in your garage though, it'll surely work as a rolling sculpture quite nicely.
Gallery: Chinese Tomahawk Replica
[Source: ATV Discounter via 2fiddy.com]
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John Johnson 2:05PM (8/01/2008)
If this had a real 650cc+ engine in it... I'd so buy one. Don't have to worry about poor Chinese crash safety, it's a bike :p.
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Brandon 2:15PM (8/01/2008)
You wouldn't worry about crash rating when you have to worry about it being disintegrated on 85mph freeway.
MM 3:35PM (8/01/2008)
Clearly you mean 650 Cubic Inches and Not Cubic cm, right?
MemphisNET 3:42PM (8/01/2008)
I say we donate money to Autoblog for them to buy one and road (driveway?) test it!
Randy 11:53PM (8/01/2008)
Must take LEADED gas!
Shane Branham 6:32PM (8/21/2008)
how fast can it go, and are there more colors?
inteller 2:07PM (8/01/2008)
If I had to imagine what a Chinese version of the Tomahawk looked like, this would be exactly it.
Good job China, keep reaffirming your status as a country with absolutely no respect for IP.
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David(Postal) 2:09PM (8/01/2008)
I thought this was a lego toy from the small pictures
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tankd0g 2:11PM (8/01/2008)
The Chinese have finally reached the pinnacle of human civilization. It's all down hill from here...
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RG 2:13PM (8/01/2008)
As Larry Burns would say:
"It's all falling apart like a Chinese motorcycle."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701078/
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2004m3driver 2:15PM (8/01/2008)
Next thing you know they will knock off our quasi freedom and capitalist ways. Oh wait....
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John P. 2:15PM (8/01/2008)
I'll take mine in black. Wait, I'll paint it myself, it'll look better.
I like it.
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Soccer Mom 2:20PM (8/01/2008)
I wonder whether Chrysler can get a court order, seize the entire shipment of these uglies as counterfeit product, sue that Chinese manufacturer and get billions in damages.
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f650 2:22PM (8/01/2008)
Leave it to the chinese to make a 20mph scooter that's more dangerous than the original Tomahawk.
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thomas 3:10PM (8/02/2008)
*HEAD EXPLODES* again.
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Vintage 2:27PM (8/01/2008)
$1400? Not a bad price. Throw in some parts from a used motorcycle and you'd have a pretty eye catching ride for under 2 grand. I like it! :D
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Carlos 2:30PM (8/01/2008)
Wow 1400 dollars! I'll buy one in all silver!
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Parkerman 3:15PM (8/01/2008)
to bad that silver would probably just be lead smeared all over it.. lol.
Kimura 2:57PM (8/01/2008)
Pathetic! Wht made the original so outrageous and awesome was that it was built around the Viper's V10, not some tiny 1 cylinder engine. This thing would fall apart on the highway if it could ever make it up to highway speeds. What a Chinese POS.
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MikeofLA 2:43PM (8/01/2008)
next they'll make the batpod... that will be interesting...
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