Monster Moto: The Gunbus 410
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The Leonhardt Gunbus intimidates the
Harley-Davidson Fat Boy[/caption]
This is not an optical illusion. You're looking at a 1,400 pound,
11.3 foot-long cruiser motorcycle powered by a 410ci v-twin engine.
Oh and on the left is a normal sized Harley-Davidson
Fat Boy-looks like a mini bike compared to the German-built Gunbus
doesn't it? The Gunbus was built by Clemens F. Leonhardt of
Leonhardt
Manufacturing, which says it has built the world's largest road
legal motorcycle. And while it might look like you need a step
ladder to mount the machine, the bike actually has a modest 31.5
inch seat height-only 2.5-inches taller than a Honda Gold Wing.
Good luck finding motorcycle tires for
it however, as the 38-inch front and 42-inch tires were
specifically made by Rigdon for this bike.
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With a 3.5-inch seat height, most riders
will be able to find sure footing, but some may find getting the
1,400 pound behemoth off the side stand the real
challenge.[/caption]
With its monstrous size, this is definitely one motorcycle cagers
wouldn't be able to use the excuse "I didn't see him." And with the
engine churning out a claimed 510 pounds-foot of torque and 350
horsepower you'd have no problem dealing with most other vehicles
on the road, especially compact cars, you could pretty much just
ride right over them. And lane-splitting wouldn't be an issue
either because people would absolutely get out of your way.
Thankfully the Gunbus comes with a 3-speed transmission with
reverse; otherwise it would take all your riding buddies just to
help you back out of a parking space. This wasn't a just a one-time
custom build either, Leonhardt plans on producing a small number of
Gunbus models and even plans on adding a sidecar version as
well.
Think you might want to add a Gunbus to your collection? You just
need to shell out $350,000. No big deal right? We suggest getting a
motorcycle alarm to
help protect your monstrous investment.
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