Boss Hoss parked in Buxton today

[Beemer-5]

Was it anyone here?
It looked like an early model 5.7 litre.

[Beemer-5]

I rode an 8.2 litre version in California.
I have never owned a Boss Hoss myself.

Wrong, yet again, bladey!
Oh gawd!

[Beemer-5]

blade7 said:

You really are so full of crap aren't you, whatever anyone posts, you've seen it, done it, got it, read the book, seen the film, got the tee shirt, know about it, planning it, used to have it etc, etc, etc, you are so BORING.

OKAY.
Let me educate that tiny, jealous mind of yours.

For my sins, rightly or wrongly, i have owned over 90 motorcycles.
I have spent a fortune on MY HOBBY, since the day i bought my first motorcycle in 1972.
I am not going to apologise for the fact that i have backed that hobby with my own money and spent and lost one hell of a lot of cash on bikes.

I don't lie. I have no need to.
The people here who i value the opinion of, like Castrol Craig, Chilli and several others have SEEN the photos and have SEEN pictures of me with my bikes.

Get over it, quit the never-ending abuse and stop acting like a kid who lost his sweets.
I have forgotten more about bikes than you will ever know, so STF up.

[King Herald]

Beemer-5 said:

I rode an 8.2 litre version in California.
I have never owned a Boss Hoss myself.

I saw a documentary on US TV a month or so back, about a company that builds and rides their own Boss Hosses. They are pretty psychopathic bunch of crazys, powersliding at all sorts of speed, rolling burnouts with a tweak of the throttle. Looks like great fun, but you're talking big bucks for the bikes.

I built this a few years ago, but never got it on the road. After 3 laborious attempts at building a power assisted centrifugal clutch I gave up, got sick of spending so much time hand making every part, and stripped it and put the 400hp 5.7 in a T bucket.

[Wacky Racer]

Beemer-5 said:

I have spent a fortune on MY HOBBY, since the day i bought my first motorcycle in 1972.

So you're a novice then??.....

[Stu R]

90 bikes That's impressive.

Only ever seen one Boss Hoss in the flesh, not my cup of tea but gloriously OTT

[Beemer-5]

Wacky Racer said:

Beemer-5 said:

I have spent a fortune on MY HOBBY, since the day i bought my first motorcycle in 1972.

So you're a novice then??.....

To some mate, no doubt so!
There's always somebody who's been doing something for longer, or better, in life!

[Beemer-5]

King Herald and Stu.

I think of the Boss Hoss as a ridiculous idea, OTT big time, unnecessary and all the rest you can throw at it, but boy, AM I glad they did it!


That 8.2 Boss (502 bhp/567 lbs-ft) was fairly terrifying to ride.

It just launched itself at the horizon in a way that made my 1098 feel like an overtuned 250.
Can you believe that there is a 10.1 litre conversion, with 750 bhp?

[Wacky Racer]

Beemer-5 said:

Wacky Racer said:

Beemer-5 said:

I have spent a fortune on MY HOBBY, since the day i bought my first motorcycle in 1972.

So you're a novice then??.....

To some mate, no doubt so!
There's always somebody who's been doing something for longer, or better, in life!

Only joking Beemer....

WR.

(Test passed 1969), but you've had a few more bikes than me.........

[Beemer-5]

Yeah, no worries, i knew you were just bantering, mate, but i do know some people, especially in California, who have been riding since they were 14, were into serious off-road sport by 16 and have done Long Track racing, Motocross racing, Road Racing and even desert racing, as well as having some very exotic road bikes of the sort i could never afford.
Mind you, with mega bucks and 300 days of sun per year they have got an advantage!

[King Herald]

Beemer-5 said:

Can you believe that there is a 10.1 litre conversion, with 750 bhp?

Hubba hubba, gimme gimme.

I have a Daytona Bike Week video that shows a guy with a blower and nitrous on a Boss Hoss!!

Edited by King Herald on Tuesday 21st October 19:32

[Beemer-5]

Just don't drop a Boss Hoss 502.
They weigh circa 500 kgs and it'll stay right where you drop it, until (a lot of) help arrives!!!

[rev-erend]

blade7 said:

You really are so full of crap aren't you, whatever anyone posts, you've seen it, done it, got it, read the book, seen the film, got the tee shirt, know about it, planning it, used to have it etc, etc, etc, you are so BORING.

Give the guy a break !

[Beemer-5]

Cheers.
I have had 4 supporting PM's tonight, Rev, all with the same theme.

That blade7 seriously needs to get a life and that he clearly cannot handle anyone who has done okay for themselves.
I genuinely and honestly think he should consider getting some medical help and i mean that sincerely.

[rev-erend]

Talking of car engined bikes - do you remember the Shifty in the late 70's..

The engine was from a Fiat .. about 1 litre ..

Looked like the hunch back of notre dame..

[Riding God]

[Stu R]

Please tell me that's an AJP powered bike

Edited by Stu R on Tuesday 21st October 23:03

[Hooli]

now that looks a lot better than a bos hog to my eyes. i saw a pair of boss hogs parked together when i was in germany, just looked oversized. i admit though i wanna go

[King Herald]

Riding God said:

I'm not seeing any sort of cooling system, so obviously not a street bike. I wonder what drive system it uses?

[Riding God]

King Herald said:

Riding God said:

I'm not seeing any sort of cooling system, so obviously not a street bike. I wonder what drive system it uses?

Radiator and elec fan mounted flat under motor. Cooling system works fine.

Range Rover flywheel and clutch. Clutch shaft - sprocket welded on end - supported bearing housing. Chain drops diagonally right linking shortened Kawasaki GT750 shaft (drive) - sprocket welded on end of shaft - supported bearing housing. GT750 diff driving Merc 15 inch alloy - Fiesta vented disc / caliper inside wheel.

Q plate, road legal.

Heavy as fk, handles like a pig. Huge potential for improvement.