When Hogs Fly
Category: Rides...
Posted Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at 12:20 PM [GMT-6]

My pal Gregg was unimpressed with the world's most expensive motorcycle. Being an aviator, he tends to think in circles, as in "radial engines," and none of those wimpy Wankels, either. Here's what he's talkin' about:

Photo of motorcycle with a radial aircraft engine

Photo of motorcycle with a radial aircraft engine

According to Gregg, those are R-985 aircraft engines, made by Pratt and Whitney. I don't know if they're still being made but at one time, they were found on a bunch of aircraft, both military and civilian. You can pick one up in Tulsa for only $31,000.

I told Gregg that I was equally impressed with his taste in motorcycles, although I think I'd prefer the one with the transverse engine mount. I'd rather not be in the line of fire if one of those pistons ever decided to cut loose. (It appears that the guy in the bottom photo is contemplating that exact scenario.)

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I'd rather not be in the line of fire if one of those pistons ever decided to cut loose.

That was my first thought to a "T". And occasionally they do when overstressed.

Posted by: Wallace-Midland Texas at May 16, 2006 04:12 PM

Yeah, but in the meantime.....

Posted by: Gregg at May 18, 2006 08:29 AM

I saw on another blog that the top bike was built by jesse james and the other is being built by a company in south dakota they have a website www.jrlcycles.com i think both bikes are pretty radical but the jrl one looks like it will be more rider friendly

Posted by: carl at May 22, 2006 03:53 PM
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