Biggest production bike in the world

[John Hopkins]

Triumph Rocket III
Price: £11,999 otr
Performance: 135mph
Power: 140bhp @ 5750rpm
Torque: 147ft/lbs @ 2500rpm
Engine: 2294cc, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four-stroke, four-valves per cylinder, in-line triple
Seat height: 740mm
Dry weight: 320kg
Bore x Stroke: 101.6 x 94.3mm
Compression ratio: 8.7:1
Transmission: five-speed

Thats 764.66cc PER cylinder hard to believe it only does 135mph
but it weighs about 700 lbs. probably does 3 mpg but who cares. I'm having one as soon as I win the lottery. :D John

[Bassman]

Rather you than me mate!! :D

Hope you like it... :D

[rob]

nah, the BIGGEST production bike is here....
http://www.leonhardtweb.de/english/gunbus
aint it a beaut !!!

Leonhardt 'gunbus'.

350 bhp at 2800 rpm.
700 Nm of torque at 1900 rpm.
bore x stroke 156 x 176mm.
compression ratio 8.7:1.
transmission: 3 speed.
6.7 litres of v-twin power.
weight: 395kg.
power to weight ratio of nearly 1:1 (!! :D ).
(triumph power to weight ratio is 2.3:1.............).

3364cc per pot.


my 'lottery bike'. :D :D :eek:

[Dougie]

Ironic that a German company names their bike after a British Great War fighter built to shoot down Germans.....
The Vickers Gunbus

[rob]

didn't think the germans understood irony.....

[erizo]

i´ve got 801cc´s per cylinder on the lardmobile

thudthudthudthud......... :D

[slob]

nah, the BIGGEST production bike is here....
http://www.leonhardtweb.de/english/gunbus
aint it a beaut !!!

Leonhardt 'gunbus'.

350 bhp at 2800 rpm.
700 Nm of torque at 1900 rpm.
bore x stroke 156 x 176mm.
compression ratio 8.7:1.
transmission: 3 speed.
6.7 litres of v-twin power.
weight: 395kg.
power to weight ratio of nearly 1:1 (!! ).
(triumph power to weight ratio is 2.3:1.............).

3364cc per pot.


my 'lottery bike'.



i note there are no pics of it being ridden!! .. there is a guy whoi commutes his rocket 3 into London everyday! he filters like a bastard too :D

[Blue]

Sorry Mr Hopkins, but the Boss Hoss BHC-3 502 V8 is the biggest production bike in the world by a long way, and it is in production and is ridden.

[John Hopkins]

i note there are no pics of it being ridden!! .. there is a guy whoi commutes his rocket 3 into London everyday! he filters like a bastard too :D

I'm not sure that they have ever made one, note the mock up engine, and if it's that one with the rotary aircraft engine in it then it's only for looking at, not riding, We've got a Rocket 111 round here, guy who owns it has a pub in Cardiff. When they get older I might get a second hand one if I can still walk without a zimmer frame. It's getting so that bike shops think I'm too old to test drive anything over 125cc :D John

[slob]

I'm not sure that they have ever made one, note the mock up engine, and if it's that one with the rotary aircraft engine in it then it's only for looking at, not riding, We've got a Rocket 111 round here, guy who owns it has a pub in Cardiff. When they get older I might get a second hand one if I can still walk without a zimmer frame. It's getting so that bike shops think I'm too old to test drive anything over 125cc :D John


i'm inclined to agree with that based on the recent photo you posted :D ....boss hosss link : http://www.bosshoss.com/products.asp?CID=441346531.891109

[rob]

Sorry Mr Hopkins, but the Boss Hoss BHC-3 502 V8 is the biggest production bike in the world by a long way, and it is in production and is ridden.

the gunbus is in production, they just havent finished any yet!! (foggy petronas, anyone??).

and the boss hoss is FECKIN UGLY.

[Blue]

the gunbus is in production, they just havent finished any yet!! (foggy petronas, anyone??).

Hmm, in production/haven't finished any ... so how does that work then?!


and the boss hoss is FECKIN UGLY.

Ah, agreed, but that wasn't the criteria. :)

[rob]

Hmm, in production/haven't finished any ... so how does that work then?!


at a guess, that'd be because they have only just started... :rolleyes:
the website has changed from 'here are some drawings of something we'd like to build, does anyone want one' to what it is now.

[John Hopkins]

Ok so it is a lot bigger, But it's a twist and go. doesen't that make it a scooter. I don't care I still want the triumph, I'm not old enough for a twist and go yet. anyway I can buy a triumph today for less money than a house costs...Ok you've shot me down in flames again...Just make me happy by telling me that it costs megabucks and does a top speed of 20mph and you can watch the petrol gauge drop as it goes up a slope. :( John

[rob]

'tiz not twist-n-go, its got a 3 speed box, (+reverse!!).
not a clue how much it costs, loadsa dosh i expect.
size comparison with the triumph... check seat hights and bar positions.....
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g303/flumpkins/Motorrad04.jpg

[HAGGISBIKER]

You know u get Monster Trucks that flatten cars just think what a dozzy Volvo driver would think at the lights with one of those Gunbuses up his ass!!! :) :D :D