AN AMERICAN motorcycle engineering company have come up with a dedicated transmission system designed specifically for use in conjunction with a motorbike and a V8 engine.Sabertooth Motorcycles, in partnership with Taylor Race Engineering, have

900 chassis, it features a custom-built V8 engine with a 44mm bore and 56mm stroke giving it 868cc. I can't pretend to know all the ins and outs of the engineering that's gone into this but it looks beautiful..See www.wirthwein-motoren.de for more info.

Fed up with race reps? What about this?YOU'RE LOOKING at a stunning six-litre V8 concept motorcycle designed by Daniel Simon. The machine, which Simon has aptly named the Detonator, features a complex front suspension system, hubless two-wheel drive

the work that's gone into the UK's most powerful motorcycle, the Rapom V8. Created by Nick Argyle, a 44-year old engineer from the Cotswolds, the huge 8.2 litre supercharged engine comes from Argyle's 'Monster Truck' and produces over 1000bhp, which we need

ONE OF the world's greatest ever motorcycle racers, Troy Bayliss, took the first major step in his new four-wheel racing career with a test drive of Craig Lowndes' 2009 TeamVodafone V8 Supercar at Queensland Raceway in Australia. The former multi

HAVING RIDDEN a few large capacity customs in my time, I can only shudder to think what this Aston Martin V12-engined behemoth must be like on the road.Aesthetically, it's a bit of an eyesore but hats off to anyone mad enough to give this sort

Zephyr-powered V12 Custom bike, one of two made by Olsons V8 in Illinois. The flathead engine is related to the classic Ford Flathead V8, but with four extra cylinders. Dale Olson also put together another 55 bikes using the Ford eight-cylinder motor

AUSSIE MOTOGP star Chris Vermeulen has recently tested on four wheels, as well as two, with a few high-speed laps in a Ford Falcon V8 Supercar. The drive took place at Winton Motor Raceway in North-Eastern Victoria this week, a track Vermeulen last

, with the cylinders poking out like a Moto Guzzi – or perhaps more accurately like the ill-fated Morbidelli V8 – the massive engine drives the rear wheel via a shaft, suggesting it's designed more as a tourer than a sports bike. The patent documents claim the motor

.Their unique RPA-V8 Macroblockengine, used in the Radical sports car, isbased around the top-ends from two SuzukiHayabusa engines. The 2.8L motorproduces 450bhp, with a maximum torque of250 lb ft, and a rev limit of 10,500rpm.Power is transmitted to a Quaife 6