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briggs&strattonChev
11-23-2003, 03:43 PM
Hey, I was watching "trucks" on spike tv today, and they featured a motorcycle made by Honest Charley that was powered by a FORD FLATHEAD! Ive never seen a V8 flattie on a bike before. It sounded great, but they said the gearbox is one speed so theres never any shifting. Anyone else see this or know anything about them?.............Briggs
Unkl Ian
11-23-2003, 03:50 PM
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, but they said the gearbox is one speed so theres never any shifting

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I heard they are $19,000.
High gear only would be a pain in the ass.
tredboy
11-23-2003, 03:58 PM
yeah, i saw that too. they are in fact $19,500. it's said they top out around 90 mph and are happiest at about 60 mph.

go to coker.com or honestcharley.com for more
briggs&strattonChev
11-23-2003, 04:45 PM
thanks for the help, theres good info here: Flattie Bikes (http://http://www.coker.com/flathead.asp)

says the flattie is the V860 model
Rocky
11-23-2003, 04:52 PM
Was a company here in Omaha making a 350 chevy powered bike. Talked to the company owner at Bonneville one year. He had a buddy riding on the back and it was weird, watching them pull away from a dead stop, slipping the clutch until they got up a little speed. Didn't take very long to get up to speed at all....
I wouldn't wanna try to pick one up after dumping it..
briggs&strattonChev
11-23-2003, 04:54 PM
ive heard of sbc powered bikes too, werent they called Boss Hoss? could be wrong.....................Briggs
'Flyin' Dutchman'
11-23-2003, 05:20 PM
Yeah, they're called Boss Hoss... Damn those things are ugly..! Pretty popular here in Holland though... But hey, all ugly stuff's populair overhere... haha!!
choprods
11-23-2003, 05:39 PM
The "estimated" top speed of Bos hOSS'S WAS 180! GUESS NO ONE STEPPED UP TO DOUBT IT- I WAS GONNA BUILD A 2.8 v6 TWO WHEEL MOTORCYCLE ONCE.... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gifREGAINED MY SANITY and gave that one up.....
trey
11-23-2003, 05:41 PM
i saw that. thats a neat looking setup. i really like the looks of it. but man, talk about a heavy one! id be scared to drive it just for the fact of tiping it over. it would take some help getting it back up.

trey
'Flyin' Dutchman'
11-23-2003, 05:42 PM
I pretty much dig this bike... Reminds me a little bit of the Michigan Madman...

http://photo.starblvd.net/tilly/4-1-4.jpg

Holy shit..! I just recognized it has a kickstarter... Must be a big dude who's crankin' over that smallblock...
briggs&strattonChev
11-23-2003, 05:50 PM
holy SHIT dutchman, that things AWESOME!!! Ive never seen an engine mounted like that! I wont even start with the kick starter, thanks for the pic!

Briggs
Oilcan Harry
11-23-2003, 06:01 PM
I know a guy who has a Boss Hoss. It is ugly. I like motorcycles and have had a couple, but those things are two wheeled death wishes.
bradberry00
11-23-2003, 06:24 PM
Boss Hoss doesn't just make small block bikes.....they sell um with 502 big blocks too!