Hope he's got some stout wheelie bars! I recall reading about a guy who was turning out V8 powered trikes, but I don't recall them having that kind of power.
A great "grab" shot. Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 7:30 PM Subject: PESO: Department of the truly insane > The Woodward Dream Cruise -- Detroit's annual automotive extravaganza > -- is now just weeks away, and the metal is turning up on the avenue. > I've seen some unusual machines out there, but this one is probably the > most totally insane. It's a three-wheel motorcycle with an 8 liter > supercharged Chevrolet engine. The engine is aluminum and the > supercharger is OVERDRIVEN. It was dynoed and develops 777 horsepower > AT THE REAR WHEELS! Now I've heard a lot of supercharged engines > running through straight pipes in my time, and many of them were > popping and banging messes. But this one is right there. Every cylinder > fires with a mini explosion. Every mini explosion hurts your ears. This > trike weighs about 1200 pounds soaking wet. Its power to weight ratio > is far better than a formula one car. Anyone want to go for a ride? I > saw a young lady on the back seat. Perhaps she should be subjected to > a testosterone test. This is not a great shot. It was taken late at > night at ISO 1600, f1.7 @ 1/30th with the FA 50/1.4. The owner won't > allow the bike to be photographed, because he would be disqualifed from > a competition for specialty vehicles called the Ridley, if it appears > in a magazine. So I can't sell the pic. (He probably would be miffed to > learn I got this much of a shot.) But it's here: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4746085&size=lg > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
