Wild 2,700 cc, two-stroke, V6 Hayabusa custom takes shape

We’ve seen some mad Hayabusa custom bikes over the years, but this one’s right out of the box. It ditches the original engine for a massive two-stroke V6, but Meggatech Projects plans to make it look close to a standard Suzuki once it’s finished.Contin… Continue reading Wild 2,700 cc, two-stroke, V6 Hayabusa custom takes shape

Watch: Penny-farthing motorcycle fires up, made from tractor parts

It’s not every day you see a motorcycle cobbled together from old tractor parts – especially one that looks like this! Called Penny Farming, the bike features a huge front tire, and a steering wheel instead of handlebars.Continue ReadingCategory: Motor… Continue reading Watch: Penny-farthing motorcycle fires up, made from tractor parts

Watch: YangWang hypercar jumps in the air and rotates on the spot

The YangWang U9 is remarkably affordable for a 1,287-horsepower electric hypercar at around US$236,000. It also rocks a ‘DiSus’ active suspension system powerful enough to launch the car off the ground, or let it rotate on the spot in a “tank turn.”Con… Continue reading Watch: YangWang hypercar jumps in the air and rotates on the spot

Watch: Cruise ships chopped in half are a license to print money

Slicing huge cruise ships in half, then welding in an extra segment to lengthen them, is more or less a license to print money for cruise operators – so this ‘jumboization’ surgery is becoming very common. Let’s take a look at how it’s done.Continue Re… Continue reading Watch: Cruise ships chopped in half are a license to print money

Watch: Twin-hull hydrofoiling catamaran smashes big-wave storm tests

Ireland’s Safehaven Marine builds search and rescue craft, patrol boats and pilot boats designed to operate in “all weather” – up to and including Force 10 storms with waves up to 23 ft (7 m) high. The firm backs this up with some spectacular testing.C… Continue reading Watch: Twin-hull hydrofoiling catamaran smashes big-wave storm tests

$4200 Gatling Battlestation: Work in a multi-screen zero-gravity sphere

Cluvens’ 2024 model J20 Gatling Workstation has broken cover and it is both bigger and stronger than the first model. Most importantly, it offers a fully adjustable three-screen computer workstation (with attitude) for just USD $4200.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading $4200 Gatling Battlestation: Work in a multi-screen zero-gravity sphere

1,200-horsepower, 250-mph, V12 quad bike seeks world’s fastest farmer

Engler claims a 1:1 power to weight ratio for the Super-Quad

We were less than charitable when the 850-hp, V10 Engler Superquad was first introduced in 2019. When the 2023 version was introduced with an extra 250 hp, we seriously considered where it might rank among a murderer’s row of the most terrifying vehicles ever built. Now there’s a new V12 model with an extra 100 hp and an extra 100 kg (220 lb) and… Look, if the animated remains of Mick Jagger can continue belting out its greatest hits night after night, then by golly so can Engler, and so can we.

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KTM-powered “Monster Chopper” gets hydraulic steering

“This thing’s gonna be a chungus!” In the northern tip of Idaho, 70-odd miles from Spokane, Washington, a magnificently silly project is underway: a colossal batpod of a motorcycle with a KTM motor, monster truck wheels, and hydraulic steering.Continue… Continue reading KTM-powered “Monster Chopper” gets hydraulic steering