Guinness World Records: the bike world's largest Italian de
the giant chopper by Royal Design we had seen at the Motor Bike Expo 2012 in Verona. An exhibition to promote the cause of Fabio Reggiani and his team build the bike of the world's largest mobile.
A few days ago came the award: entered the Guinness Book of Records passing the required test or to travel at least 100 meters. The Great Bike has 145 locations, in one of the partner companies, the Ten of Montecchio Emilia, certified by the municipal police in front of a large crowd came to witness the event.
"Mission accomplished!" Exclaimed an excited Reggiani.
the chopper of a giant bright red measuring 5 feet high by 10 long and weighs 4 tons. It is propelled by a V8 engine of GM's 5.7-liter which was combined with an automatic transmission Buick. She moved on tires from 2.2 meters in diameter and three feet wide, weighing 1,200 kg. The inspiration comes from the U.S. chopper but in scale 6:1.
"The bike was built in record time in five months by a staff of four lovers who worked fifteen hours a day," the organizers explain.
It was more than necessary: in fact, each piece is made with special techniques by skilled artisans, while both the airbrush painting that was made with artistic quality.
Why is the world's largest motorcycle?
The idea, says Reggiani, "was born during a trip to New Zealand, along a road when we saw a giant bike, made of iron in a very traditional and basic, but nevertheless, aroused great interest and curiosity among passers-by, from there we developed the thought that we could build something similar but with a motor, since we are all motorcycle enthusiasts.
We know that the appetite comes with eating and soon the idea grew and magnified into thinking only one thing to make and enter into the record books. So now we have found that the record of the biggest motorcycle was established in 2007 and is owned by an American manufacturer who has developed a motorcycle six feet long and three high. We immediately thought of something much larger than that currently does not reveal for obvious reasons, but we can ensure that the U.S., in front of us, might seem like a minibike. Just think that our chopper wheel has a diameter of over two meters by one wide, typically used in large bulldozers from the quarry, will be completely to scale and mount a V8 engine from the automobile industry with many horses and adapted to the bike, thanks to particular transmission systems. Our tool will not be static, as often happens in these types of achievements, but will be marching and operated, as required by the Guinness judges. All mechanical components are unique pieces, made of various materials, including alloys also special. "