Once upon a time, Dodge made a Viper-powered motorcycle and named it “Tomahawk.” It was a V10 motorcycle, but technically it had four wheels. You still rode it like a regular bike, but there was a lot more to the whole thing. tron It has a Lightcycle vibe. Big, heavy, stupid powerful, and futuristic for the time.
But it was just a concept, a tease. Dodge did it because it could and it was early. No one could stop the power of the Viper, and everyone wanted more. Yet, as long as it lasted, it never made production and was likely locked away in Fiat Chrysler’s archives, with the hope that perhaps one day it would end up in a storage locker auction. However, there was another Viper-powered motorcycle.
UK-based custom motorcycle manufacturer Alan Millard once produced a V10 motorcycle using a Viper motor. And as recently as we reported a few weeks ago, it was set to cross the auction block. Well, it did, and it sold for about the same price as a brand new, previous-generation Viper did before its demise: that is, it cost a lot more.
according to our friends wizarddownMillyard’s V10 motorcycle swept the H&H Classics auction at the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull and fetched a solid £149,500, which is equivalent to about $200,000. For reference, the last generation Viper ACR started at $122,000, but with some options, you were closer to that $200k.
This particular motorcycle is based on the 2009 Viper engine, which was an 8.0-litre V10 derived from the fourth generation car. This means that this motorcycle makes approximately 500 horsepower, which weighs around the same weight as an average Harley-Davidson bagger. Many believed that Millyard would never sell the Viper V10 motorcycle, as it seemed as if it was truly special. But the custom builder said putting it up for sale was a “difficult decision” but would help it launch other projects.
Wizarddown also reported that Millard was present at the auction, and when the Viper-powered motorcycle came up for sale, Millard asked the crowd if they wanted to hear the animal race. Obviously, they said yes, and they started it up, turned it on again, and watched bidders line up. I wouldn’t have been there to hear it in person.
Hopefully, the new owner won’t shut it down to collect dust, and will drive it as long as possible. However, speaking as someone who drove the last Viper a lot when I used to work automobile magazine (RIP), and that specific car went over 100 mph, and it had four wheels, maybe take it easy until you get used to it…
