Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for March 28, 2014
March 27, 2014
March 29, 2014
Transcript:
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Cardea was the Roman Goddess of door hinges! Chimpanzees in Senegal make sharpened spears with which to hunt bushbabies! BIG WHEELS! Fabio Reggiani of Italy built a 16-foot-high, 33-foot-long motorbike powered by a 5.7-liter v8 engine.
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BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 10 years ago
How would one pray to a goddess of door hinges?
juicebruce over 10 years ago
Primate hunting Primate and I thought only humans went to war.
stlmaddog5 over 10 years ago
You must be this tall to ride this cycle. No exceptions.
2578275 over 10 years ago
E. J. Potter, a.k.a. the Michigan Madman, was drag racing his motorcycle in the ’60s and ’70s powered by a 327 c.i. Chevy. I think he was the first to use a V8. He also used a jet engine on a 3 wheeler and nearly went 200 mph in a quarter mile drag.
Kerovan over 10 years ago
@BRI-NO-MITE!!By oiling your hinges with blessed oil..@oldpineThere’s actually someone who puts used helicopter engines in motorcycles and pickups. The speed junkies love it.
Simon_Jester over 10 years ago
I once got busted for blaspheming Cardea’s name;it was a Cardeac arrest
2578275 over 10 years ago
@oldpineYou are correct. Glenn Curtis went 136 mph in 1907 with a 269 ci, 40hp v8 on a motorcycle at Florida. Yow!
Eugeno over 10 years ago
Whoever drew that ‘bike’ obviously has no idea what a 5.7 small block chevy looks like.
Dkram over 10 years ago
I’ve seen a jet powered motorcycle at the Orleans County Fair in Barton VT. It was years ago..\\//_
Stephen Gilberg over 10 years ago
I knew chimps were scary.
Phil721 over 10 years ago
Check out “Boss Hoss” web site for V8 powered bikes