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Posted on 01/19/2009 11:26:16 AM PST by BenLurkin
PALMDALE - As part of this year's celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the B-2 stealth bomber's first flight, manufacturer Northrop Grumman Corp. commissioned a special-edition motorcycle which echoes the iconic aircraft's design. The "Stealth Bike" features details which mimic elements of the distinctive bomber, including a gas tank and front cowling shaped to resemble the cockpit and fuselage and a rear fender made from a scrap piece of titanium used for the original B-2's aft deck.
The motorcycle was built by Orange County Choppers of Newburgh, N.Y., and will be featured on an episode of the cable television series "American Chopper" on TLC.
"We named the bike 'The Spirit of Innovation' to honor the engineering innovation and spirit of partnership between Northrop Grumman and the Air Force that enabled the development and on-going modernization of the B-2," said Dave Mazur, Northrop Grumman's vice president of long range strike and B-2 program manager. "It is also a tribute to the men and women of the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., who fly, service and maintain the fleet."
The name also echoes the "Spirit of" moniker given to each of the bombers, which are named in honor of individual states.
Among the design details are five B-2 silhouettes on each side of the wheels, positioned in the shape of the Air Force star. Each bears the tail number of one of the 20 B-2s in the fleet.
The motorcycle itself bears its own tail number: 0789, to commemorate the date of the first flight.
The Stealth Bike will be featured at various events throughout the year to commemorate the anniversary.
The highlight of the yearlong celebrations will be a re-enactment of the first flight from Palmdale this summer.
(Excerpt) Read more at avpress.com ...
Ah ha!
Finally, validation!
[Could you possibly come here and back me up when I’m *yet again* asking Himself to adjust my handlebars “just a little bit more, please”]....;D
Better yet, I’ll send somebody that can make the point very well indeed.
My wife.
Is she good at whining?
Whining seems to work best....LOL!
I didn’t even know they were still on the air.
It’s an ugly bike.
‘Is she good at whining?’
Nope, just a great shot with a handgun or pistol grip shotgun.
When you have that, you don’t have to ‘whine’ you just state what it is you want.
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Picture of my Stealth Bike.
Somebody needs to tell the Tuttles that sometimes, less is more. That bike is way too busy. Junior is getting too carried away with the tack-ons.
Hideous.
I’ve liked alot of their bikes (like the Fireman Bike), but this one is just plain goofy looking. I’m afraid the Tuttles have lost their edge.
In my opinion, in terms of stock bikes, the Suzuki Boulevard M-50 is the best looking bike I've seen. As far as reliability, I have no idea but then again nobody seems to be chopping them up.
I’m with you Judge!
It looks just like mine.
This what I was riding when I got out of the Navy in 1949:
I'll stick with the shaft drive, if ya don't mind. ;-)
I’d like to get my hands on that black springer front end for my bike.
Anything from OC Chopper has jumped the shark
It’s funny, I never noticed how rough a ride that scoot was. Hell I was 19 and tough, I rode the thing on dirt fire-roads and the street.
Later I got a ‘50 Hydra-Glide and rode it until the late 50’s when I got into sports cars which I owned until ‘65, then I went to metric bikes.
I had a new ‘91 1200 cc Sportster until 2000 when I got the ‘01 Suzuki SV560 that I’m still riding, in all owned I’ve 22 motorcycles, 3 were Harleys.
IMHO, trikes were made for extended forks. Keeps the turn slow and easy.
I’ve got baby apes on my Softail. They are as comfortable as a recliner. I call it a “rockin’ chair situation”.
Yep, they are all the same, too long, with different paint.
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