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| Friday, 28 April 2006 | |||
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No, Ferrari hasn't started making motorcycles (although apparently they did briefly in the past) but one enterprising builder has made his own. George, a former vintage GP racer built two Frankenstein-style Ferrari motorcycles using bits from other motorcycles, cars and airplanes.
The V-12 Ferrari shown here is called "Dino": It has a 350 hp Ferrari engine. It's not the sleekest thing I've ever seen and is probably not that easy to handle but what a great sound it must make when you turn the key!  
No, Ferrari hasn't started making motorcycles (although apparently they did briefly in the past) but one enterprising builder has made his own. George, a former vintage GP racer built two Frankenstein-style Ferrari motorcycles using bits from other motorcycles, cars and airplanes. The V-12 Ferrari shown here is called "Dino": It has a 350 hp Ferrari engine. It's not the sleekest thing I've ever seen and is probably not that easy to handle but what a great sound it must make when you turn the key!
It's a real Ferrari, and the builder, George, not only built one, he built two. Information is a bit sketchy, so patience... George, a former vintage GP racer built his Ferrari motorcycles using bits from other motorcycles, cars and even airplanes. The V-12 Ferrari pictured in the previous post is called "Andreas", but George also built "Dino": 
Can you imagine having a 350 hp Ferrari engine on your Yamaha 600 FZR??
Can you imagine the roar of the engine when you rev it up?? Only the sound of the turbine engine MT Y2K would sound better ! The motorcycle must be shaking when you open up the throttle! Pure poetry in motion! The V6 engine block is enormous:  And before everyone thinks that this is it... Ferrari actually tried its hand at producing motorcycles!
It was built by Kay Engineering, under Ferrari approval, and has a 900 cc, four cylinder engine. It is the only official Ferrari motorcycle in existence!
Click here to read more about it. Ferrari did make some sort of motorcycles, if my memory serves me right, with 80 to 125 cc engines. However, it was not Enzo Ferrari, but Fratelli Ferrari, nothing to do with the mythical car manufacturer! Only a few got built, and even less survived. Compiled from http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/03162006092656MWEBWV.htm and http://www.luxist.com/2006/04/27/the-ferrari-motorcycle Related Articles:Baby that baby...to deathMotorcycle Restoration Thinking of starting on a 600cc bike? Part 1 The Pace Rise in female motorcycle riders drives industry change Thinking of starting on a 600cc bike? Part 2 Motorcycle Helmet Safety |
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