24-chainsaw-engine Racing Bike (WOW)

[Dolmar_Tech_Mgr]

Shoerfast - part of what you asked for is correct, because the bike delivered so much torque they did burn up a wheel starting out in first gear. After that they only started off in second gear.
Acutal top speed was never acheived but they felt that it could achieve somewhere between 160-170 mph. Only way to know for sure would be to get it on something like the bonneville salt flats. No straight aways long enough in Germany to wind it out to get to top speed. The bike does not belong to Dolmar we just built it and use it for shows to attract attention and that it does.

 

[GOBRDGO]

It's a proven fact CARS are faster in acceleration, corners, and braking. It's all about the "contact " patch. As in rubber on the road to weight ratio. A bike losing to a car in a drag race is COMMON. GEEEZ. I dig the bike.

 

[spacemule]

The link also said that 3 engines were not running in the race.

 

[Stu in Tokyo]

VERY cool, I'm a bike guy, and I just love all the cagers touting how much faster cars are, contact patch yada, yada, sure, you bet, but I 'll tell you what, I'll go buy a BRAND NEW Suzuki GSXR1000, BONE stock, and it will beat any cage on the planet........well any that cost the same as the GSXR1000.... MSRP $11,000 US

What cage out there cost just $11,000 new?

Sure, an $100,000 Euro sports car is faster, but come on, not many of us will ever own a car like this, but a bike that cost that much, no problem.

My two yen's worth!

The chainsaw powered bike is a "Neat" and "Fun" idea, just like the snowmobile powered sportbike was!!

Cheers!

 

[sedanman]

GOBRDGO, HUH!? Go get a GSXR1000 and tell me how many cars you lose to in a drag race. To make it fair you have to ride the bike to the track, race all day and ride the bike home, the cars you race have to be able to do the same and the cars must have no more modifications than the bike. Stock bike, stock cars = NO CONTEST.

 

[Stu in Tokyo]

GOBRDGO, HUH!? Go get a GSXR1000 and tell me how many cars you lose to in a drag race. To make it fair you have to ride the bike to the track, race all day and ride the bike home, the cars you race have to be able to do the same and the cars must have no more modifications than the bike. Stock bike, stock cars = NO CONTEST.

Never had the Gixxer 1000, too nuts for me, I had a 750, and that was nuts enough. I rode that sucker up to Sendai track 4 hours on the expressway, and then slept in the parking lot, in a tent, did 4 hours on the track that day and then 4 hours back to Tokyo, stopped at about the 2 hours mark and slept at the side of a rest area, on the grass for a few hours.

My point is that for the money, a bike is just way more fun, IMHO, opinions may vary.

In the bike community there are two types of people, those who ride bikes, and the poor souls who don't

BTW.....

Tul-aris<<<< LINK

 

[user 1817]

Is there a poster of the Dolmette? I'd love one for my workshop

 

[Dolmar_Tech_Mgr]

There is no poster persay but, there is a Dolmar calendar that has the Dolmette on it. Send me a private message with your address and I will send you one.
I too would rather ride a motorcycle instead of driving a car. I havent owned one for some time, but my plan is when I turn 50 to own another bike mainly for Fun.

 

[rmihalek]

Terry,

I heard there was a Dolmar kart that has three 7900 engines. Is this true? Do you have any pictures?

Bob

 

[ShoerFast]

Tire burning off?

Shoerfast - part of what you asked for is correct, because the bike delivered so much torque they did burn up a wheel starting out in first gear. After that they only started off in second gear.
Acutal top speed was never acheived but they felt that it could achieve somewhere between 160-170 mph. Only way to know for sure would be to get it on something like the bonneville salt flats. No straight aways long enough in Germany to wind it out to get to top speed. The bike does not belong to Dolmar we just built it and use it for shows to attract attention and that it does.

As pictured, there is no way that they had ever thought about harnising true TQ,,,,,,,, Wheelie bars ( traction bars ) just fix that! If they did burn a tire off, it was from holding the front brake. But it would be cool if it could!

Check out any true drag bike! But yes, to draw attention, yes that it would do. It should have a lot of appeal with the Tim Allen crowd.

A 24 engine Stihl (MS - 880) would have 206HP from 178 ci. still not racing yet. But it would be fun to watch.

Better would be a new version (and get back to the true idea) of Junior Dragracing.
But to give you an idea, Junoior Dragracing is hitting above the 90mph mark in the 1/8th mile.

Kevin

 

[whatsnext]

How about stacking the engines three or four high and shortening the wheelbase to allow for a little weight transfer? 200HP is really nothing for a drag bike so don't give Dolmar too much credit for building a hyper powerful machine that just overpowers the rear tire. There's a reason Bonneville streamliners, road race machines, and drag bikes all look the way they do. A better design with less engines would likely be a lot more impressive and if the Dolmar enginneers are reading this take a few of your new 4-stroke motors and plop them in a more normal bike frame. Then, ride it back and forth across the US a few times to show us how durable they are. This bike is just a gimmicky joke designed to draw people to their display booth which the girls in bikinis would have done anyway even without having the bike to lean on.
John...

 

[GOBRDGO]

Ok guys I gotta argue my point a little more. A gsxr is a race bike, Is it not? Is it not the formula one of the bike world? If not go get a "works" one. Get the baddest bike in the world fo all I care . Got a clue what a formula one car is capable of ? That's the car I was talking about. Motor trend did this test a few years back and the Dodge Viper kicked it's ass overall, It was an average corner, braking, and acceleration. This was at least five years ago. So there.

 

[Stu in Tokyo]

No, NO NO.....:bang:

The GSXR is a STOCK bike, it produces around 148 RWHP, in a AMA Super bike configuration it makes well over 220 RWHP, and it is about 30% lighter, not to mention having tires that are 16.5" not 17", and tire Compounds that are only available the factory riders.

The comparison is no good, do it on the money thing, what does a Viper cost?

I'll even skew the argument more in your favour, lets say the money thing is by the number of wheels, so the GSXR cost $11,000 MSRP (you can get them cheaper than that for sure) and we will double that, so we are paying for four wheels, just like your cage, so $22,000, what cage can you buy for $22,000 that will waste a GSXR....?

Yes when it comes to F1 cars, they beat the best bikes in the world, but they cost on the factor of 10 (or more?) than the best MotoGP bikes.

The thing I'm saying is for most of us, not the rich guys, but most of us that have good jobs, how many are going to own a Viper....?

Not many, I would think, but how many can own a fast sports bike? Most of us can afford one.

How many can afford a F1 car

GOBRDGO, I'd say you are one of the poor souls that DON'T ride.

Cheers!

 

[sedanman]

How many F1 cars have you ever seen with license plates? I am talking about going into the local dealer and leaving with a rocket ship. Most Viper owners pamper their rides and drive them like litte old ladies. A far greater percentage of GSXR owners beat them like they they were stolen, I have greater respect for the second group. As has been said, factor in the cost and there is no contest. Performance wise the top of heap in a motorcycle might cost twice the average price of all motorcycles. The top of the heap in the auto world costs many times the average.

 

[sedanman]

Used F1 rolling chassis, one year old still somewhat competitive, $200.000.00 Remember this is a ROLLER no engine. Want it to move add another $100.000.00 just to have enough power to hang at the back of the pack.

 

[GOBRDGO]

I used to ride, common sense and a nervous wife shut it down. For the money yes (bikes) they are faster. No bull though four wheels versus two on the road money not an option cars are faster. Go to the drag strip some night and compare the sport bike guys numbers to some quick street cars #'s . You may be surprised.

 

[Stu in Tokyo]

.....and again, what do these "Fast Street Cars" cost?

 

[ShoerFast]

Gobrdgo
You make a good point about comparing sport bikes to quick street cars!
But for the money, what couldent you do to beat the 24 engine saw bike?

The saw bike will never sit at a stop light, or hang a plate from it.
For a desagneted race bike, it would be hard to find something it could beat!

Kevin

 

[ShoerFast]

Stu
Some of the old iron, muscle cars can cost near the 10K line for something track ready.

If I may, you would perhaps like some of the Honda or Accura speed,,,,, there a a ton of tricks, but some near 200 mph 1/4's !

Kevin

 

[sedanman]

A friend of mine has a "73 Camaro, twin turbos, injection, built to the hilt, makes 1100 hp at the rear wheels on pump gas. You might see the car in the next "Pump gas drags" that Hot Rod Magazine puts on. He will run in the high 8's. He has over $50,000.00 in the car and did a lot of the labor himself. On a performance per dollar basis. I could get a used pro-stock bike and run mid 8's for less money. Yeah Mike Moran has been 6.25 @239 mph in a "street" car but it would cost several hundred thousand sollars to duplicate that car.