VIDEO: Millyard Viper V10 - One more way to kill yourself quick stick a honkin' engine on two wheels
Millyard Viper V10 - Click above to watch the video after the jump
Proving that there's more than one way to shoehorn a massive 8.0-liter Viper V10 engine into a motorcycle is a certain Allen Millyard from the United Kingdom. We sorta prefer the industrial brute force look of the original Dodge Tomahawk with its unconventional suspension systems and leaning four-wheeled design, but Millyard's creation is unarguably truer to the established motorcycle ethos – two wheels, a powerful engine and not much else.
Predictably, Millyard's creation features one of the longest motorcycle wheelbases in recent memory, though there's little way to avoid that with ten giant cylinders hung between the two contact patches. It could be argued that you don't really need any gimmicks when packing 500 raging horses into such a light machine, and that's probably true. Still, we're thinking the next logical step for this insane motorcycle should include a couple of turbochargers and a quick shot of nitrous... and maybe a sidecar. Click past the break for a couple of videos (*NOTE: Second vid is sans audio).
[Source: Motorcycle News]
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Franz 5:00PM (8/27/2009)
Holy crap!
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TigerMil 7:26PM (8/27/2009)
So old. Someone in the US has been doing this for years--1990. Boss Hoss.
They'll stick a big block on a proven design.
Fail.
BigMcLargeHuge 5:11PM (8/27/2009)
The non-edited heading was more accurate.
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Ligor 5:09PM (8/27/2009)
so after a 30 minute ride you have to take yourself to the hospital so they can treat you for burn on your legs?
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the4thheat 5:21PM (8/27/2009)
Nah, because you'll be dead from trying to take the first turn you see at more than 15mph.
Seriously that bike has to crawl through every turn...I'd hate to be in front of an SUV on that thing trying to take an off-ramp and having to slow to a crawl while the idiot texting in the SUV behind you is still doing 65 on the ramp.
If you watch the video they actually speed the video up towards the end so the turns don't look terribly slow but then the regular speed turn video shows you just how slow it's going.
Ricky 5:10PM (8/27/2009)
So where is my obligatory burnout video?
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Jaymez 5:11PM (8/27/2009)
That thing is so much cooler than the Tomahawk.
I would love to take that beast for a rip, even if it turns out it is too long for the twisties.
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hector000 5:12PM (8/27/2009)
so do you need to wear tight all-leather pants or do they just come with the bike?
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Stumpy 5:19PM (8/27/2009)
Nice pants.
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greg 5:32PM (8/27/2009)
HAHAHA!! This a-hole nearly falls off the bike when it turns over. The torque from rev'ing the engine makes a 6' wide car kick, what is it going to do to this 140 lb limey?
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RamblinReck89 5:43PM (8/27/2009)
And to think I thought the Kawasaki Vulcan 2000 had a big engine
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Sopherion 5:50PM (8/27/2009)
I am not found of the design of most cruiser-style bikes, and this is no exception. Especially the rider's position on the bike. The wheels are atrocious too. And that much torque on a motorcycle? Holy damn.
It is however a fun idea. One of those things you think of when you're bored: "I wonder what a Dodge Viper engine would be like on a motorcycle..."
The Dodge Tomahawk was as good as it got.
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John P. 6:11PM (8/27/2009)
That's not a cruiser-style bike, it's got rear set foot pegs. Of course, that's the only place you could put them with that motor.
It's not my kind of bike, but hey, I'd take this for a ride if he let me.
henrykrinkle 6:17PM (8/27/2009)
A bottle of Enzyte would have been cheaper.
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2004m3driver 6:21PM (8/27/2009)
Yeah that extra long wheelbase is going to equal a really poor turning radius.
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JDM Life 6:55PM (8/27/2009)
If that engine can moves the viper so fast which weighs much much more then this.....flooring the pedal on this rip the tires clean off......
I wanna know the specs.
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Willute 6:58PM (8/27/2009)
Can you imagine trying to counter steer that pig? Still it makes me grin. Looks well built.
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Eldiablo 7:16PM (8/27/2009)
So, what's next, an actual and full Rolls Royce Merlin Engine?
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Kaveh 7:13PM (8/27/2009)
Wow, totally nuts, it kinda looks like a long reach from the seat to turn. I hope they put a shield for your feet so you don't cook your feet. But besides that, crazy fun.
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imoore 9:43PM (8/27/2009)
"One more way to kill yourself quick."
You had it right the first time.
There are better ways to commit suicide.
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