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Rocket Bike

By Alex in Car & Vehicle, Pictures on Apr 19, 2008 at 3:51 pm


Found at Joey deVilla’s The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century, photo by Miss Fipi Lele.

Would someone tell me the background story of this rocketastic motorcycle mod, pretty please?


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  1. the man
    Apr 19th, 2008 at 4:23 pm

    I don't know where it came from but at first I thought it had a seat on top of the rocket and a rumble seat for the passenger rather than the cutout it actually has.

    A rumble seat would have been cool.

  2. the man
    Apr 19th, 2008 at 4:24 pm

    A rumble seat would have been cool, also.

  3. amoebaboy
    Apr 19th, 2008 at 5:22 pm

    brilliant i want one !
    looks like the shell was made from a drop tank of some sort, i wonder what kind of bike lurks under there.

  4. chris
    Apr 19th, 2008 at 8:34 pm

    [this is good]

  5. Alannah
    Apr 19th, 2008 at 9:14 pm

    The only thing my car guy husband knows about it is that it's a scooter underneath and it started out as a drop tank, not a bomb.

  6. Carl
    Apr 20th, 2008 at 12:43 am

    Hmmm.... reminds me of this: http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/25/surplus-plane-tank-converted -into-small-racer/

  7. avist
    Apr 20th, 2008 at 1:47 am

    Reminds me of Wiley Cayote and Road Runner cartoons! How much says he'll drive through a wall?

  8. ted
    Apr 20th, 2008 at 5:50 am

    The story behind it? Someone wanted a bomb-shaped bike, and built one.

    Unusual, but the neighbours probably roll their eyes every time it passes.

  9. fsmarch
    Apr 20th, 2008 at 10:33 am

    Looks like something out of Buck Rogers!

  10. jessleigh
    Apr 20th, 2008 at 11:35 am

    There is a newer version that is enclosed - http://dvice.com/archives/2007/03/motorcycle_rocket_acabion.php

  11. B
    Apr 20th, 2008 at 6:04 pm

    reminds me of Coop's photos of their belly tank racer at Bonneville:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/coop666/sets/72157601480450544/

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