Comments on: Rocket Bike

By: B

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:04:26 +0000

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

By: jessleigh

jessleigh — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:35:54 +0000

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

By: fsmarch

fsmarch — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:33:00 +0000

Looks like something out of Buck Rogers!

By: ted

ted — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:50:40 +0000

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.

By: avist

avist — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:47:08 +0000

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

By: Carl

Carl — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:43:32 +0000

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

By: Alannah

Alannah — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:14:55 +0000

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.

By: chris

chris — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:34:51 +0000

[this is good]

By: amoebaboy

amoebaboy — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:22:34 +0000

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.

By: the man

the man — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:24:26 +0000

A rumble seat would have been cool, also.

By: the man

the man — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:23:55 +0000

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.