Or you could be REALLY hardcore and go for a Wankel rotary engine.
Posted on 03/08/2005 1:11:54 PM PST by martin_fierro
Cat Chopper ready to hit the road Motorcycle designed by Orange County Choppers will soon embark on tour
Tuesday, March 8, 2005
PEORIA - The Cat Chopper is completed and soon will go on tour for Caterpillar Inc.
The custom-built motorcycle, built by the Orange County Choppers, was unveiled last Friday to company employees at Caterpillar's building construction products division in Clayton, N.C.
The Discovery Channel episodes of American Chopper on which the Cat machine was built are scheduled to air at 9 p.m. April 4 and April 11.
Also, Caterpillar will launch a "Cat Chopper Tour" on May 1, with the machine appearing at more than 30 Caterpillar dealerships across the country.
On April 11, it will be unveiled to local Caterpillar employees and their families in a special premiere at O'Brien Field.
To get ideas on how to design the Cat Chopper, the stars of American Chopper toured a Caterpillar plant in East Peoria and then drove some machines at the company's demonstration center in Edwards on Jan. 7.
Some of the elements of Caterpillar machinery can be found on the Cat Chopper.
To view photos of the yellow chopper, go to www.cat.com/chopper.
Dig the exhaust stack!
A little hot on the backside I would think.
Yup, but the dealers will probably love it.
If you want a theme bike to advertise your company, these guys do it pretty good.
Saw the fire bike at Sturgis in 2003 (Got some spectacular close-ups) and have to say these guys can build 'em. Attention to detail is incredible.
It's ugly, but appropriate for a Cat. Every bike those guys make has the smae basic geometry, which I hate.
They got their own metal fabrication plant and dabble in bike building. But Sr bought Jr a 2005 Harley Electraglide for his birthday.
That should make ya sit and ponder!
Rice Boy! :-)
I agree. It seems that all they do anymore is change the tank, paint and handlebars.
No wonder there is such tension (boredom?) in the shop!
Now that'd be something.
Actually, in one of this month's motorcycle magazines (sorry, I don't know which one it is, and I don't have it here at home), they talk about a diesel sport bike, that's pretty "frisky," and still gets well over 100 MPG. It comes from europe.
Mark
Where are the downriggers and swizzle sticks???
Hmmmm.... my favorite uncle works for Cat.... maybe I'll have to see if he can finagle me a way to check this out. :-)
Or you could be REALLY hardcore and go for a Wankel rotary engine.
Wow! I haven't had a bike in twenty years, but I wouldn't mind having one of these.
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