Thats Not A Bike...

[scandyflick]

What do you get when you bolt a supercharged 1,000bhp engine, hitherto found under the bonnet of a four-wheel-drive monster truck, into a home-made motorbike chassis?

Most people would probably say “trouble” or possibly “a ride in an ambulance”. But for engineer Nick Argyle, it seemed the obvious thing to do when tinkering with some bits in his garage one day.

Argyle had built his own monster truck some years previously before selling the chassis but keeping the whopping 8.2-litre Mopar V8 engine. Lacking the space to build another truck, he decided that the ideal home for the supercharged powerplant would be a two-wheeler.

Called the Rapom V8, the result is the most powerful road legal motorbike in Britain, with between 1,000 and 1,200bhp depending on the boost from the Littlefield supercharger. That makes the Bugatti Veyron, the fastest car in the world with 987bhp, look rather tame.

And if you thought your neighbour’s SUV was a gas-guzzler, the Rapom consumes a gallon of pure alcohol ever four miles. Fortunately Argyle only uses it for the 10-mile trip to his local dragstrip in the Cotswolds and then only in the daytime as the bike lacks headlights. The frame, constructed from massive, 3cm thick steel tubing, is extra long to prevent the bike flipping over under hard acceleration and as it tips the scales at 1,000lb, a reverse gear is needed for manoeuvring.

With such a surfeit of power, just two forward gears are needed in the API racing transmission. Stopping power provided by racing brakes gripped by six-piston callipers.

didnt know where this was appropriate, mods feel free to move it if need be

[Ryanrb25]

yea seen that in ZOO this week. impressive

[barnoon]

Far out imagine how loud that thing would be, wouldnt like to try riding it tho.

[CONRAD]

Can it beat one of those Y2k Bikes though?

A big bad supercharged V8 is impressive.. but the Jet Turbine out of a Bell Jetranger 206 Helicopter is another league.

Y2k Jet Turbine Motorbike

[342Four]

ahhh the ole mopar v8 engines

what an insane bike tho

[IanB]

I cant see the handlebars :S im sure there there but there hard to see...

also the seat sits heaps far back from the bars, stearing this would be fun...

[kralster]

I don't see the point. The fun and skill on motorbikes is the corners, and i don't see much of that riding that thing.

[IanB]

that IC cant be all that effective either, its sidemounted...

[kralster]

I don't know.

The VTR1000 used radiators that were mounted on the side they were facing at an angle though. And they were pretty effective.

[ctjet]

i love that super charger

[mad082]

thats the radiator not the cooler. it isn't intercooled. the supercharger runs like a drag cars. straight into the intake.

by the looks of where the handlebars are, you would almost be leaning against the back of the blower when you ride it.

[madbung]

Just another form of MOPAR madness, you've gotta love anything mopar powered!

[Modena]

I some some japanese turbo motor bikes... when the boost hit, they went flying on the rear wheel!

[ctjet]

me no speak good english eh?

[(B1) MR_fanny]

me no speak good english eh?

me likey jet bicycle morey ey!

[STATUS]

I cant see the handlebars :S im sure there there but there hard to see...

also the seat sits heaps far back from the bars, stearing this would be fun...

Would not want to experience a blower Back fire...... shrapnel for breakfast.

[Skyhigh]

Wow

Imagine that baby exploding between your legs.

[ctjet]

if your wearing an officail SAU jacket you should be cool

[billabong-john]

Thats just insane

this guy did his own on the cheap