No inquiry about it , the 1996 Boss Hossmotorcycleis the heavy , baddest bike to ever roam the streets . And lest it be discounted as some sort of one - off custom - built ridiculousness , rest assure the Boss Hoss is a production vehicle – though production is admittedly set .
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At the spirit of what is perhaps the ultimate expression of the " bigger is better " philosophy is aChevyV-8 . Most , such as the example see , use the venerable small - block discrepancy of 350 cubic inches – that ’s 5700 milliliter – but newer adaptation are uncommitted with a big - city block V-8 of 502 cubic inches .
Horsepoweroutput roam from 355 for the immoral small - pulley to 502 for the hot big - block . Yes , of course that ’s absurd .
Boss Hoss was founded in 1990 by Monte Warne , who decide to begin selling copies of his outrageous V-8 motorcycle after it draw bunch – and legion likely buyers – at that year ’s Daytona Speedweek solemnization .
Approximately 1,750 have rolled out of the Dyersburg , Tennessee , factory since then , though production is now up to about 300 per yr . Recently , V-6 edition ( with " only " 200 horsepower ) have been add to the roster , as have three - wheel trikes .
former versions had a one - speedtransmissionwith hired man - operated , vacuum - assistedclutch , but the clench was later supplant by atorque converter , and current machines get a two - speedautomatic .
None are promiscuous on the road – or on the wallet : A pocket-sized - block V-8 version of the seven - foot - long motorcycle peak the scale at 1,100 pound and starts at around $ 28,000 , while a large - block adds 200 British pound and $ 7,000 to those figures .
But such is the price to be King .
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Seven feet long , 1,100 pounds , a $ 30,000 price tatter , more than 500 availablehorsepower– bigger is better , or bounteous is badder ?
