Forget Your Inline-4s And Check Out This V8-Powered Bike

When you think of the Chevrolet small-block V8 motor, you naturally picture cars like the Corvette and Camaro. What you certainly don’t picture is a motorcycle, but what if I told you there was a bike powered by Chevy’s legendary V8 engine?

Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to Boss Hoss Cycles and its lineup of V8 powered motorcycles. The Tennessee-based company started off in 1990 manufacturing kit bikes, shipping rolling chassis to customers who could then put in an engine of their choice. In 1996, it started its own manufacturing option and completely-finished bikes began rolling off the assembly line, powered by a 5,700cc Chevrolet ZZ4 crate engine.

Back then, that meant 5,300cc and about 350PS, but today, Boss Hoss’ lineup starts at 6,200cc and goes all the way up to the Big Block Super Sport model, powered by, you guessed it, a big block V8. Its 8,200cc displacement figure puts it right on par with the Dodge Tomahawk we checked out last week, but in this case, the bikes are actually mass-produced and available for purchase.

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It’s complete with a 21-inch front wheel and enough chrome to blind bystanders on a sunny day, but thankfully, with over 600PS on tap, you’ll be out of their sight pretty quick. The Boss Hoss bikes are big, they’re brash and they’re unmistakably American. A mammoth 2,100mm wheelbase ensures high-speed stability while a semi-automatic gearbox takes care of convenience. The latter has led to the bikes being referred to as ‘super scooters’ with seamless, unrelenting locomotive-like acceleration.

Aside from the obvious statement that you make by using a thumping great V8 in a motorcycle, and the tremendous power on torque on tap, another advantage of this motor is its extremely low vibration levels which make it a much more comfortable cruiser than something like a big V-twin Harley.

All this will come at a cost, though. The top-of-the-line model with the big block motor will set you back by a cool $67,000, or a little over Rs 50 lakh. That’s enough money to buy an actual Corvette, but hey, we all know that half the wheels means twice the fun.