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TI 3VOM
05-31-2009, 10:28 PM
I went down to our local car show today, didn't get to take the bike but had to take the kids down.

Anyway, some cool shit there,

What could be more fun then a 400 horse bright mother fuckin' yellow hotrod?

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/TI3VOM/IMGP1362.jpg










































How about the same thing on 3 wheels????

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/TI3VOM/IMGP1370.jpg

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/TI3VOM/IMGP1371.jpg

Turns out the guy is a friend of my Dad's from years back, so, I may get to go for a ride. He says it gets a little sketchy around 140 mph but what the hell. I gotta try that! Definately not my style, but one hell of a toy.
Descending Spirit
05-31-2009, 10:36 PM
COOL, He must use the frame to get to the radiator?least he went with a Chevy
TI 3VOM
05-31-2009, 10:38 PM
Yeah, it is prety trick to say the least. Alot of though and work went into it.
Descending Spirit
05-31-2009, 10:43 PM
looks like it , Looks good man , I want one
apache driver
06-01-2009, 12:37 AM
http://www.lightningmotorcycles.com/

It's not custom built, it's from a company called "Lightning V8 Motorcycles" and quite frankly, it's a complete pile of shit! as I've said a thousand times, just because something can be done, doesn't mean it should be done. These things have been around for years and have received exactly the recognition they deserve, NONE!; they were not designed, they were simply built, no consideration for proportion whatsoever; Why on earth would anybody spend thousands of dollars on one of these abortions, when the same thing could be accomplished with $500.00, and a stick welder?
A pile of shit is a pile of shit, no matter how brightly it is painted.
TI 3VOM
06-01-2009, 01:17 AM
Ouch..... yeah it is a kit. I know that. But he did paint it and build/assemble it himself. The motor he did from block up. It really isn't much different then Paul Jr. and the gang do. Assemble off the shelf parts. Could the average Joe scratch build one of these that will do 140 mph safely? I doubt it.....

He has other bikes, he just built this one to cruise long distance on with his wife and their gear. Like I said, not my style, but the fact of a 400 horse 350 in something that light turns me on.
Descending Spirit
06-01-2009, 07:12 AM
Reminds me of rail car for the drag strip ,on three wheels.
bubbanezz
06-01-2009, 07:27 AM
Pretty cool looking!! I really like the Chevy at the top. Always wanted one of those.
apache driver
06-01-2009, 08:45 AM
Yeah, I didn't mean to sound like I was bashin your buddy, just his trike.
Nothin safe about doin 140 on that thing! be careful.
TI 3VOM
06-01-2009, 10:11 AM
It's just the whole to each his own thing. I wouldn't want it, don't care for the looks, but can sure appreciate it for what it is. It is a motor on some tubing and a 9" rear end. What motor head can't appreciate the fact that it was built to be an insane creation, not a work of art? Every guy with a car that wants to go fast wants two things, more power and less weight. Bingo..... this thing hits the nail on the head.

If I wanted to build a bike for looks, you Apache are a guy I would turn to for advise and help. I gotta say that, I like your style but you sure come down on others some time.
Bigdaddyof5
06-01-2009, 10:20 AM
trike looks nce i would rather have the '57 Chevy
TI 3VOM
06-01-2009, 01:59 PM
trike looks nce i would rather have the '57 Chevy

Me too, one of my all time favorite cars.
Big O
06-01-2009, 06:01 PM
I saw a trike just like that but red, here in Ohio last summer at a bike show.
apache driver
06-01-2009, 09:35 PM
It's just the whole to each his own thing. I wouldn't want it, don't care for the looks, but can sure appreciate it for what it is. It is a motor on some tubing and a 9" rear end. What motor head can't appreciate the fact that it was built to be an insane creation, not a work of art? Every guy with a car that wants to go fast wants two things, more power and less weight. Bingo..... this thing hits the nail on the head.

If I wanted to build a bike for looks, you Apache are a guy I would turn to for advise and help. I gotta say that, I like your style but you sure come down on others some time.

Yeah I know, I like what I like and I never seem to hesitate to criticize things that I don't like, I recognize this as a character flaw, and I am working on it.............whew, glad that's out in the open! what do I owe ya for the counceling session?
But seriously, I really am trying not to be so critical of other people's stuff.