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By Basem Wasef, About.com Guide to Motorcycles

How Do You Say "Tomahawk" in Chinese?

Tuesday August 5, 2008
Chinese Tomahawk

Remember Dodge's Tomahawk, that wild motorcycle concept with a Viper V-10 engine stuffed into a futuristic bike body? According to Autoblog, a Chinese manufacturer has built a knockoff of the Blade Runner-esque concept boasting-- get this-- a 150cc engine, a CVT transmission, and a $1,400 price tag.*

It's not legal in the U.S. and might get you beat up (or, conversely, hailed as some sort of superhero) in certain parts of town, but the gumption to hide a scooter engine within an audacious body at least deserves some sort of recognition, in my book.

Could such motorcycle mutations ever become a part of our two-wheeled landscape? The mind reels at the possibilities.

* Some assembly required
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August 5, 2008 at 12:09 pm
(1) Scottie says:

That looks like one dangerous machine.

June 19, 2009 at 4:36 pm
(2) Joel says:

No danger= No fun

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