We Love Concept Vehicles and This One Is Definitely For Our Motorcycle Fanatics!
Dodge Tomahawk Concept Has A Viper Power Plant
Creating a concept vehicle has just got to be a lot of fun! Seriously, some of us are obsessed with drawing pictures of really cool vehicles. Vehicles that look awesome, but, for the most part, would never become a reality. Imagine working for a real car or motorcycle company and having the ability to make some of those cool pics become a reality.....now, that's a job I would just die for!
The Dodge Tomahawk Concept is an awesome vehicle. I use the word
vehicle because I think it's still up for grabs as to whether it should be considered a
car or a
motorcycle! According to Allpar.com, “For the Tomahawk to have been sold in the U.S. for road use, it would have had to pass all of the
automobile safety standards. Had the engineers replaced one of the tire pairs (either front or back) with a single tire (for a total of three), it would have been a motorcycle, although I think the lights might have been in violation of the regulations.” According to Allpar.com, a motorcycle can have no more than 3 wheels on the ground at one time. It
(The Tomahawk) has four wheels, looks like motorcycle, and actually, I don't personally care what they call it....I just want to ride it!
Powered by an 8.3L, 10 cyclinder, 90 degree V-type, liquid cooled, 505 cubic inch, Viper motor that, through a manual, foot-shifted, aluminum-cased two-speed, sequential racing-style with dog ring, straight-cut gears, could propel this beast from 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds and has a top speed of somewhere around 300 mph, this vehicle is just raw adrenalin looking for a driver or rider!
The block is a 356-T6 aluminum alloy block with cast-iron liners, aluminum alloy cylinder heads. The Bore x Stroke: 4.03 inches x 3.96 inches (102.4 x 100.6), two pushrod-actuated overhead valves per cylinder, roller-type hydraulic lifters, sequential fuel injection with individual runners. With a compression Ratio: 9.6:1, and a Max Engine Speed: 6000 rpm fueled by 93-octane unleaded gasoline, a dry sump oil system that takes 8 quarts of oil and requires twin aluminum radiators mounted atop engine intake manifolds, force-fed from front-mounted, belt-driven turbine fans. The cooling systems actually requires 11 quarts of antifreeze! You can find a full article on the Tomahawk at
Allpar, a great site with lots of great articles on everything automotive.
This is just one badass bike, or car, or whatever you prefer to call it! Now I know you're asking yourself, why is she talking about this awesome concept bike, when, in reality, none of us can own or ride it! It is just that, a concept!
Well, we can all dream, right? Actually, the reasoning behind this story is that with a little ingenuity, you can turn any bike into your own concept vehicle! Accessorizing your bike can turn a plain Jane into a head-turning, break tapping, talk of the water-cooler ride!
Adding some accessories to your ride can really make your bike look and feel new again without spending a huge amount of money! You might not have a Tomahawk, but, you'll have your own "concept" bike, customized by you!
Happy Motoring!
-Larry and Dee Blackman
LDJ Auto Body & Custom Shop, Gibsonton, FL
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