'Interesting Motorcycle'

***Panther_99FS*** · April 30th, 2009, 09:57

**stiz** · April 30th, 2009, 10:15

tell ya what P, its a good thing i'm not going blind or anything, it'd be a struggle trying to see those small pictures

**Snuffy** · April 30th, 2009, 11:13

Originally Posted by stiz

tell ya what P, its a good thing i'm not going blind or anything, it'd be a struggle trying to see those small pictures

Ya know, lately I've been having problems seeing some of Panther's attachments ...

**Toastmaker** · April 30th, 2009, 12:06

Nice job on that bike - very inventive !

(I wonder if the use of Northrup/Grumman logo was authorized ?)

**kurt190** · April 30th, 2009, 12:15

It looks like a scale model......

I bet its a b***r to ride.

kurt

**Snuffy** · April 30th, 2009, 12:48

Originally Posted by kurt190

It looks like a scale model......

kurt

Nope its a real one ... I saw another article on it earlier but damned if I can find it now ...

**cheezyflier** · April 30th, 2009, 12:55

it's certainly not stealthy, seein the exhaust.

it probably rides real nice at 60 mph, in a straight line.
nice for daytona, (just avoid speed bumps with that frame)terrible for riding the dragon.

***hey_moe*** · April 30th, 2009, 14:47

What can it do in stealth mode?

**GT182** · April 30th, 2009, 15:31

Not to shabby at all. I bet it was an OCC creation. Only thing about it I'm not crazy for... it a Sportster setup.

Originally Posted by hey_moe

What can it do in stealth mode?

If they told ya Moe, they'd have to shoot ya.

LOL

**AckAck** · April 30th, 2009, 17:03

Yup, OCC had the presentation ceremony on their show (Discovery's American Chopper) a week or two ago. Northrop/Grumman commissioned it, so I'm pretty sure the logo use was authorized. But damn, couldn't they have just put a couple more bolts in a real B-2, instead of commissioning an OCC chopper? :d

Brian

tigisfat · April 30th, 2009, 23:25

It's pretty cool except for the cockpit portion. That's ugly as sin.

tigisfat · April 30th, 2009, 23:26

A motorcycle doesn't need windows for mouse sized pilots.

**demorier** · May 1st, 2009, 00:45

I was going to say (before someone beat me to it) was it looked like one of those cheesy OCC contraptions.

***wombat666*** · May 1st, 2009, 06:21

That's not a bike, it's a Harley!

**cheezyflier** · May 1st, 2009, 06:23

Originally Posted by wombat666

That's not a bike, it's a Harley!

not if it's an occ creation it ain't. they use S & S engines.

**brad kaste** · May 1st, 2009, 07:22

Originally Posted by kurt190

It looks like a scale model......

I bet its a b***r to ride.

kurt

I've always wondered how many of those OCC 'theme' bikes can be ridden comfortably? My guess is they get ridden very little or not at all. Most are probably 'parked' right outside the boss's office,...or inside it.

**cheezyflier** · May 1st, 2009, 11:53

Originally Posted by brad kaste

I've always wondered how many of those OCC 'theme' bikes can be ridden comfortably? My guess is they get ridden very little or not at all. Most are probably 'parked' right outside the boss's office,...or inside it.

i used to ride with a club, one of the guys had one.
not one of the tv ones, but a $70k bike none the less.
i never saw it do 100 miles without catching fire. ( 2 or 3 times) once it had a final drive problem.
the only way i'd ever own a full on custom is if i built it myself.

otoh, i was at a run where a guy showed up on what i think was a big dog chopper that had twin nitrous bottle sticking out of the gas tank. i wasn't that impressed till i saw him break the 300 mm rear tire loose - not from a standing start, but from about 30 mph