Lrry, A Fire Breathing Robo-Beast

Italian artist Lyle Rowell rides slowly on a 1,900 pound mechanical animal that breathes fire! It walks on two front legs and rolls on two back wheels. He calls it Lrry.
The contraption is the product of four months of Rowell “crawling around in the scrap and dirt” to gather parts that he liked. He took an engine from an old Volkswagen Bug–like Citroën and stuffed it into two chopped-up and welded-together motorcycle frames. Aside from propane for Lrry’s fire breath, Rowell was able to scrounge up nearly every part, all the way down to the linkages and sprockets.
The beast spits fire from the back end, too. Link (with video) -via Metafilter
(image credit: Elle Dunn)
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The Top Ten Notorious American Biker Gangs

There are hundreds of motorcycle clubs in the US, most of which never make more than local headlines for charity work. Then there are the “one percenters”, the gangs whose criminal activities set a poor reputation for all bikers. Listverse will familiarize you with the biggest of these outlaw gangs. Link -via Gorilla Mask
A Motorcycle With a Tank Engine

The Panzerbike is a German-built motorcycle with the engine of a T-55 tank inside. That’s a diesel V12 with 620 HP. The bike is 19 feet long, 9 feet wide, and weighs nearly 5 tons. Actually, it’s more like a tractor than a motorcycle, since the sidecar is built-in and it takes two people to steer. Still, Tilo Niebel and his friends at the Harzer Bike company created quite an impressive piece of machinery.
YouTube Video of the Panzerbike
Link via Ride Fast & Shoot Straight
Armless Motorcycle Rider

When police officers in Shandong, China stopped a motorcycle for being overloaded, they found a surprise: the rider has no arms!
Liu, 27, lost both arms at the age of seven after an electric shock. When he was 10, his parents sent him to a local circus to learn skills, and from then on, he trained himself to ride a motorcycle without arms.
Police officer Xhang Jie said: "I spotted from a distance that the motorbike had three adults on but we were all stunned by what we saw when we got closer."
Liu admitted that he had been riding his adapted motorcycle for 10 years without arms – and he didn’t even have a license.
Hammy the Daredevil Hamster
Forget Evel Knievel! He’s got nothing on the world’s greatest daredevil, Hammy the Hamster! (Yes, the same Hammy the Hamster that went organic a while ago). According to Spot Motorcycles:
… no hamsters were harmed in the making of this extraordinary movie. Hammy announced his retirement shortly after completing this jump but, like many other famous daredevils, may find the lure of the spotlight to be too great to sit on the sidelines for long.
Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] – via Urlesque
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Derringer Cycles
Motorized bicycles have always been one of the the aspirations of "green" transportation, but let’s face it: most of them are clunky.
Well, no more: Industrial designer Adrian Van Anz has created a stylish, retro moto-bike that looks like a cross between a Ducati and a Schwinn. Behold, the Derringer Cycles:
Derringers can be pedaled as a traditional bicycle, propelled via engine power, or pedaled with the assistance of engine power. While under power, the pedals can also remain stationary, allowing you to operate in the style of a traditional motorcycle. Capable of fuel economy ratings that can exceed 150 mpg, Derringers are the first product to take the compromise out of environmentalism …
Link – via diskursdisko
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Jaguar Motorcycle by Barend Hemmes

Barend Massow Hemmes of Massow Concept Cycles along with Polar cycles of Doncaster UK created what is probably the most awesome motorcycle I’ve ever laid eyes on: the Jaguar "leaper" cat logo concept bike, made from stainless steel.
Just how awesome is that? Link – via Modern Urban Living
(Red Eye) Gone in 60 Seconds!

Ad agency: Lowe Jakarta, Indonesia – via directdaily
Hah! This is pretty neat. Motorcycle riders in Jakarta, Indonesia, often suffer from eye irritation (red eye) caused by pollution on the road, so when Visine wants to advertise its product, a clever ad agency "modded" a red light that has a 60 seconds countdown timer, to show how fast the eye drop works!
Man Rides His Bike Standing Up
Some people out there are fearless. Take this guy for instance; he doesn’t seem to be the least bit distracted by the vehicle that’s passing him and at the same time, being video taped. I wonder what possesses a person to do such a thing.
Video: LiveLeak
Amazing World Record Motorcycle Jump
Daredevil Robbie Maddison made this incredible 322-foot jump on New Year’s Eve.
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World's Tallest Rideable Motorcycle

This 6,500 pound heavy and 15 feet tall motorcycle, built by Greg Dunham, is the world’s tallest rideable motorcycle according to the Guinness World Records. It took Greg over three years to build it and he spent aorund $300,000 on parts.
Here’s a video clip of the amazing monster cycle:
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