I BOUGHT a V8 powered motorcycle

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  • I bought a covette powered V8 motorcycle that is painted like the American flag! This Boss Hoss motorcycle has a 350 V8 and puts out about 350 horsepower! Is this bike worth riding or is it more of a novelty? We put it up against some other motorcycles to test it out!
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  • @BikesandBeards
    @BikesandBeards  Před 3 lety +272

    Boss Hoss dropped off 4 of their new Boss Hoss bikes so we could compare them to this old Boss Hoss!
    czcams.com/video/sLD0m29-2JA/video.html

  • @irfanrafeer
    @irfanrafeer Před 3 lety +8582

    Fuel gauge moves faster than the speedometer. 😜

    • @bigsnonk3318
      @bigsnonk3318 Před 3 lety +133

      Saw that comment on some other vid about this bike

    • @juansolo1617
      @juansolo1617 Před 3 lety +91

      Throw a huge turbo on it... it'll only be seen running at the gas station for a few seconds after fueling.

    • @thefurrylittleotter3460
      @thefurrylittleotter3460 Před 3 lety +61

      Iirc they get about 30mpg, better with fuel injection

    • @juansolo1617
      @juansolo1617 Před 3 lety +53

      @@thefurrylittleotter3460 Well, yeah. It's idling at about 35 mph he said. Don't even need to gas it hardly... but imagine if it had gears. He could be idling at 50mph in overdrive. Might be one of the most fuel-efficient vehicles ever made. Would like to see a Honda K-series on a bike just to see how it does. It's actually fuel efficient *and* power efficient.

    • @danielnelson4881
      @danielnelson4881 Před 3 lety +9

      @@juansolo1617 Now I have an RSX Type S, and I love my K series just as much as the next Honda guy... But it just wouldn't make any sense to do that I'd think... Stock they don't make any more power than your average liter bike, yeah they have a torque advantage slightly... It just makes no sense to do all of that work for something that'd need a lot of modification to be as ridiculous as a v8 in a motorcycle is from the get go... Y'know?

  • @rochboulanger6565
    @rochboulanger6565 Před 3 lety +2726

    I love that he explains that "This is the STUPIDEST thing on two wheels..."
    And then continues on to say "...there is nothing more AMERICAN than this bike right here."

    • @sentientdogma1206
      @sentientdogma1206 Před 3 lety +76

      People that diss on America but have comfortable plush lives because of American ideals bug me.

    • @rochboulanger6565
      @rochboulanger6565 Před 3 lety +70

      @@sentientdogma1206 That's exactly what's funny. You think nice living ideals come from the States hahaha. You guys are so far up your own asses that you actually believe that the US is "the land of the free" as if there were no other free countries in the world haha. There were free countries in the world before America was even discovered.

    • @jackvexplaid
      @jackvexplaid Před 3 lety +74

      @@rochboulanger6565 exactly. Their arrogance and ignorance is quite entertaining.

    • @rochboulanger6565
      @rochboulanger6565 Před 3 lety +22

      @Magnus Atheos It's really too bad you feel that way. I feel quite free here in my specific portion of the world and nothing you say can possibly change that.

    • @stanleymasterson1135
      @stanleymasterson1135 Před 3 lety +24

      @Magnus Atheos The only thing that's truly free is herpes, and Ive acquired a shitload of that

  • @Javelina_Poppers
    @Javelina_Poppers Před rokem +23

    There's a guy in my area that rides a Chevy V8 powered 3 wheeler, but the fenders and entire back end is from a 63 Corvette Stingray. Probably the coolest and most professional thing you've ever seen.

  • @ervinvoss6474
    @ervinvoss6474 Před 2 lety +71

    The two wheeler boss hoss' have a low center of gravity and ride very smooth. They really don't want to tip over and if it tips slowly over it will hit the crash bars and not go all the way over, on a normal circumstance. It does take a man and a big boy to upright it. Turning the bars the correct way and pushing ahead works well. They are expensive bikes, but very stable.
    Worth a demo ride.

  • @emersonb5764
    @emersonb5764 Před 3 lety +1317

    “Undisclosed track”... yeah. Gotcha. I think I’ve used the same track before for high speed runs. Lol

    • @harcormor
      @harcormor Před 3 lety +34

      Emerson B I was gonna comment the same thing...then your comment was the first I saw hahaha

    • @CCitis
      @CCitis Před 3 lety +18

      I have been there too! Yesterday in fact! wow

    • @speedyme200
      @speedyme200 Před 3 lety +59

      Ironically I use that same exact race track just a few minutes up the road from my house it's open 24hrs

    • @pikenation9841
      @pikenation9841 Před 3 lety +42

      Looks like we all go to the same track

    • @s.d2930
      @s.d2930 Před 3 lety +8

      Hmm yes undisclosed track aka the road

  • @foil666
    @foil666 Před 3 lety +2630

    90hp from a two liter. That's some quality performance right there boys.

    • @xTheNameisEthan
      @xTheNameisEthan Před 3 lety +168

      Considering my 92 ex500 makes 50hp with half a liter lmaooo

    • @Kyrpis
      @Kyrpis Před 3 lety +233

      I've seen a 200cc 2stroke do like 75hp

    • @alexanderskrabacz3277
      @alexanderskrabacz3277 Před 3 lety +101

      why did my brain read hitler

    • @clemmie4
      @clemmie4 Před 3 lety +122

      my 2 liter honda makes 145 horses
      Honda accord*

    • @sirgalah561
      @sirgalah561 Před 3 lety +24

      My Spyder has more horsepower..
      My BMW F650GS has 50hp.. A bit less but it doesnt weigh as much as the Bismarck..

  • @sthrnfrog60
    @sthrnfrog60 Před 2 lety +11

    In about 93 I was tig welding at a shop in grand prairie, tx. One day a regular customer named curtis who owned a Volkswagen shop, came into the shop. When he pulled up it sounded like a yacht coming in. He was on an early boss hoss. I did some exhaust welding for him, and when he left the shop he burned that tire for a quarter mile down the road. Curtis stood about 5'2" and had no fear. He became a regular dealer of the boss hoss and every new bike he built he would come into the shop. Every bike was better than the last. He would go to Tn. and pick up a kit, bring it back and build it. I remember one he put a 383 stroker on it. The brochure for these bikes at that time listed top speed as unknown. They first were 70k - 80k but that price kept going up and up.

    • @johnnydough1870
      @johnnydough1870 Před rokem

      My friend in Illinois had a 454, sounded like funny car .. unbelievable same damn radiator as my DTS at the time. He peeled his face off.. not my kind of bike. I'll take the Big Wheel:)

  • @ddmau7995
    @ddmau7995 Před 2 lety +26

    I was at a biker bar on the ILLINOIS RIVER and there was a really big guy riding a BOSS 502 "supercharged " 2 wheeler with double bottles of NITROUS ! This guy was so big that the bike looked " normal size " . It was all tricked out, definitely a crowd gatherer .

  • @bomberelnour1005
    @bomberelnour1005 Před 3 lety +536

    "you get used to it, or you die. Or if the bike falls over, the heat from the engine just burns through your legs and bones, either way it's alot of fun-"
    The wisest of words.

  • @Roger_Ramjet
    @Roger_Ramjet Před 3 lety +2049

    It's so American, they sell about 5 of them a year

    • @irishspiritbunny
      @irishspiritbunny Před 3 lety +30

      69 likes noice

    • @stanleymasterson1135
      @stanleymasterson1135 Před 3 lety +18

      Youre just jealous

    • @am0804
      @am0804 Před 3 lety +58

      @@stanleymasterson1135 mhm sure he is..

    • @hawtbuoy
      @hawtbuoy Před 3 lety +87

      @@stanleymasterson1135 ofc we're jealous of a useless V8 cruiser

    • @jaggns5774
      @jaggns5774 Před 3 lety +42

      @@stanleymasterson1135 no one is jealous of a cruiser.
      i want a v10 super sports bike

  • @vernoncrown
    @vernoncrown Před 2 lety +13

    Remarkable engineering! There were actually several of these at Sturgis way back in 2009. Not entirely practical, but a fun toy nonetheless.

  • @stevecuthbert8856
    @stevecuthbert8856 Před 2 lety +8

    The first Boss Hoss I saw was at the Crazy horse monument in South Dakota in 2004. I was walking in the parking lot looking at all the bikes, it was during Sturgis. I saw this massively wide bike pulling in so I went over and talked with the guy. That thing impressed me to no end.

    • @CONEHEADDK
      @CONEHEADDK Před rokem

      Huge design flaws on wheels. Never seen one I liked. But the concept is cool, and I'd love to make something like it. Just look at what that "crazy" Allen Milliyard did with a V10 Ferrari..

  • @martinfisker7438
    @martinfisker7438 Před 3 lety +1920

    "This thing is all american made"
    Me: prove it!
    *bike breaks down*

    • @shivusarode
      @shivusarode Před 3 lety +91

      mate that's a feature, at this point.

    • @Mr.M1STER
      @Mr.M1STER Před 3 lety +17

      Seems legit.

    • @FUCKCOMMERCIALS
      @FUCKCOMMERCIALS Před 3 lety +7

      Hahahaha

    • @wanee8039
      @wanee8039 Před 3 lety +7

      Nope Harley's have a lot of Japanese parts the controls are just one . Pegs China. A friend bought a salvaged one and when ordering parts he actually called me amazed at how many. Made in Japan or China.

    • @leviticus4063
      @leviticus4063 Před 3 lety +5

      @@wanee8039 its a joke

  • @nobodysfavourite6953
    @nobodysfavourite6953 Před 3 lety +827

    "closed course track"
    *laughs in a close-up speedometer camera shot

    • @SmithAndrew1
      @SmithAndrew1 Před 3 lety +52

      That's definitely the highway XD

    • @dylanbrace5115
      @dylanbrace5115 Před 3 lety +27

      You can see the road line and the grooves on the side

    • @aidanberrios8223
      @aidanberrios8223 Před 3 lety +49

      @@dylanbrace5115 noooooo it's a closed course track 🤫🤫

    • @LisaAnn777
      @LisaAnn777 Před 2 lety

      666th like.

    • @Dennis4523
      @Dennis4523 Před rokem

      @@dylanbrace5115 that's just a little paint on the track don't worry about it

  • @peanutbutterisfu
    @peanutbutterisfu Před rokem +7

    If you keep the clutch engaged while it’s not running it will make the pressure plate weak over time. I would go to the junkyard and get an electric vacuum pump, many gm vehicles have them and hook it up to that clutch master so I could leave the clutch disengaged when it’s off.

  • @mojoneko8303
    @mojoneko8303 Před rokem +6

    You should put a trailer hitch on it and use it to pull a small camper trailer. If you put electric brakes on the trailer so it can't push you down the road it should be fine. 🙂

  • @agentone8511
    @agentone8511 Před 3 lety +2122

    "So why do you want a motorcycle?"
    "Oh you know, save gas. Get better mileage"
    *buys v8 motorcycle*

    • @Ashish-er4kz
      @Ashish-er4kz Před 3 lety +39

      Idk i mean it still should consume less than a V8 car so.. yeeeeah

    • @tunerimpala5658
      @tunerimpala5658 Před 3 lety +9

      This comment don’t make sense cause they have good gas mileage

    • @donHooligan
      @donHooligan Před 3 lety +27

      a V-8 pushing 3-400 lbs gets much better mileage than a V-8 pushing 12 -1600+ lbs
      ...with a tiny fraction of the wind resistance.

    • @malcolmabram2957
      @malcolmabram2957 Před 3 lety +2

      Actually bikes on average are more fuel thirsty than cars.

    • @BossesDream
      @BossesDream Před 3 lety +18

      @@malcolmabram2957 I think you mean bikes on average are at rev limiter more than cars.

  • @NoorquackerInd
    @NoorquackerInd Před 3 lety +706

    "This bike is so American!"
    _instantly breaks down_
    Ah yes, Chevrolet moment

    • @rogersimon3336
      @rogersimon3336 Před 3 lety +22

      You must not know shit about trucks or cars.
      I'm just saying that the Engineers at GM did not design any of this shit. This was whoever built it. You heard them say it,
      "it has a cam in it."
      A cam, wha- you mean they took apart the stock components full well knowing it has a chance to be more unreliable?
      It probably broke down because they were beating on it all day with a tiny radiator. These engines also didn't really like to Rev that high due to being a Pushrod V8.

    • @gangstapat4802
      @gangstapat4802 Před 3 lety

      @@rogersimon3336 are older chevy trucks reliable? Like 2000s?

    • @scoobsshrooms109
      @scoobsshrooms109 Před 3 lety +6

      @@gangstapat4802 yea, from the 2000s they are the most reliable

    • @drewknechtges1671
      @drewknechtges1671 Před 3 lety +4

      @@rogersimon3336 he's obviously joking bro😂 and my chevy isn't that reliable either

    • @kentuckayyy4464
      @kentuckayyy4464 Před 2 lety +5

      My 01 suburban has 300K miles on it and it runs great, my cousin bought a brand new ford and within 2 month it broke down in his driveway🤣

  • @haydnmitchell4332
    @haydnmitchell4332 Před 2 lety +1

    I realise that the video is a year old ,I was watching a video by Alan Miller, he put a V10 Viper engine in a bike and timed it at 207mph.. Brilliant engineer and much respect to him.. His work with Kawasaki engines is legendary..!

  • @muumarlin1731
    @muumarlin1731 Před rokem

    Your pre-definitely-not-a-race banter is clutch!

  • @pitergriffin01
    @pitergriffin01 Před 3 lety +92

    This is BY FAR the most violently American thing I've seen in my whole 29 years of life.

    • @radarlove1497
      @radarlove1497 Před 3 lety +8

      you should check out the chainsaws with 350 engines.

    • @Thatguy-hc3ed
      @Thatguy-hc3ed Před 3 lety +8

      Dude down the way from me has a corvette with a helicopter motor. Can't be driven in the fall due to the exhaust shooting up, lighting tree leaves aflame everywhere. If it was painted like this beast, there would be much 'Merica to be had that day.

    • @joshnabours9102
      @joshnabours9102 Před 3 lety +1

      @@radarlove1497 why is this a thing..... I know how, but why?

    • @MagnokTheMighty
      @MagnokTheMighty Před 3 lety +3

      @@joshnabours9102 because we have the freedom to do it! 'MERICA

    • @chuckthesham5195
      @chuckthesham5195 Před 3 lety

      Reminds me of Trump. Big and dangerous.

  • @pabbip9
    @pabbip9 Před 3 lety +186

    So what you’re saying is I should get one of these for my first bike. Ok sounds good thanks

  • @guzley9168
    @guzley9168 Před rokem +3

    8:10 You can hear it sipping the gasoline

  • @chipmunkotter3502
    @chipmunkotter3502 Před rokem

    Hey guys..love your channel and videos. I especially love the fact your videos on local roads, looks pretty close to where I am in Pennsylvania. As well as the Amazon product reviews, always fun and informative.

  • @andrewtucker7990
    @andrewtucker7990 Před 3 lety +339

    "So, legally farmers have to call their pigs... Kawasakis."

    • @antisobriety4201
      @antisobriety4201 Před 3 lety +8

      I would begin farming immediately...

    • @andrewtucker7990
      @andrewtucker7990 Před 3 lety +5

      @@antisobriety4201 you and I, both!

    • @Mr1971tommyboy
      @Mr1971tommyboy Před 3 lety +2

      I love my kwaka. And I’d love this in y stable.

    • @motto7489
      @motto7489 Před 3 lety +2

      Lost it 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @BStrambo
      @BStrambo Před 3 lety +2

      ...Owns KLR 650...yup, makes sense to me. Farmers give me free milk crates for the back as well!

  • @minimoose31
    @minimoose31 Před 3 lety +140

    Every motorcycle manual: “do not put a car tire or non-standard wheel on the bike.”
    Boss Hoss: yeah we’ll fit that in the back with a car tire.

    • @derekwaszkiewicz8338
      @derekwaszkiewicz8338 Před 3 lety +1

      I been hearing guys say they go to the dark side. Meaning put black walls on their bikes. They all say you have to try it. It's nothing like you think and everyone that tries it runs them from then on. I am going to run them in the 1940 with the sidecar but just can't get myself to try it.

    • @michaelbarnett8886
      @michaelbarnett8886 Před 3 lety

      I'm rolling dark when the current rear dies on my current bike. Everyone I've spoke with loves it and tires are much cheaper

    • @mikehernandez1511
      @mikehernandez1511 Před 3 lety +4

      @@michaelbarnett8886 I went darkside a few months ago on my 2018 Goldwing DCT, absolutely love it and do not ever see going back to a MC tire on the rear. I've put on over 2k miles on it and the tits on the sidewall of the tread are still there meaning you absolutely Do Not Ride on the sidewall at all like most people who are against it claim. I've scraped pegs in tight leans and never once felt the back end lose traction. I'm expecting to get an easy 20K+ miles out of it as it still looks like new.

    • @mikehernandez1511
      @mikehernandez1511 Před 3 lety +2

      @@michaelbarnett8886 Also invest now in Cintramatics. That way you can do the tire yourself and don't have to worry about balancing it .... ever.

    • @michaelbarnett8886
      @michaelbarnett8886 Před 3 lety

      I'll look into it

  • @kevintrumble4691
    @kevintrumble4691 Před rokem +2

    I think this was done back around 1907 when Glen Curtis went 136 mph on a beach in Daytona FL. The bike is on display in Hamondsport NY at the Curtis Museum... He was very instrumental in aircraft design and manufacturing. Great Video

  • @danielharder2052
    @danielharder2052 Před 2 lety +13

    I rode a newer one in 2017. I was amazed at how easy they were to ride. I’d hate to drop it though. I could never pick it up. Stop and go in the city would wear you out pretty quick too. Don’t remember clutch issues either. Not a practice bike but a fun novelty ride.

  • @robertb790
    @robertb790 Před 3 lety +239

    Enough with the speed testing. What we really want to know: Max towing capacity!

  • @aceofspades58
    @aceofspades58 Před 3 lety +175

    "why would they put a car engine onto a motorbike"
    *Why would they put 2 wheels onto a car engine.

  • @nicki8731
    @nicki8731 Před 4 měsíci +1

    8:03 raised, but only like five or six feet, so the bottom of the lowest floor is almost level with the outside ground. Get the dirt from excavations

  • @christianhardwick6530
    @christianhardwick6530 Před rokem +2

    Love the no shame game of standing up for your FAITH !! Good on Y’all !!

  • @fricqaqdujeq6932
    @fricqaqdujeq6932 Před 3 lety +295

    Nobody:
    America:
    Let’s put a V8 in this thing

  • @joshuatanega21
    @joshuatanega21 Před 3 lety +124

    starting the bike:
    nothing to worry about
    him: almost fell

  • @VTWINWILLY
    @VTWINWILLY Před rokem +2

    great video and enjoyed as always.
    As your Zero is reaching "End-of-Life" (battery wise anyway) would have liked to have seen that topic addressed. Can you get a new battery? How much would a replacement cost? what's the economic impact of doing so? Would a new battery give the bike a new life? Is the juice worth the squeeze?
    End-of-Life on all EVs seems to be something no one really talks about. I'm guessing because no one really knows.

  • @plumeater1
    @plumeater1 Před 3 lety +82

    Motorcycle modder: How many horses do you want?
    Some dude: *YES*

  • @gerrymilidantri6457
    @gerrymilidantri6457 Před 3 lety +108

    pull the spark plugs out on the left bank and change them they could be fouled . The carburetor doesn't work like fuel injection where it effects specific cylinders. could be bad plugs or ignition wires or something more serious in the valve train or cylinder

    • @jbstillman
      @jbstillman Před 3 lety +10

      I was going to mention this too, and swap the plug wires, maybe throw on a new distro cap. Check the spark on the 2 plug wires of the dead cylinders to see if the distributor is even sending spark to them, If so, could be bad plugs, if not, you got other issues.

    • @bansheemania1692
      @bansheemania1692 Před 3 lety +4

      To me it looked like a crack on top of the distributor

    • @The330racing
      @The330racing Před 3 lety +10

      First thing I said is spark, and then his mechanic said fuel?

    • @muckinyoface
      @muckinyoface Před 3 lety +3

      So if there are 4 carbs for 8 cylinders wouldn't t be possible for one carb to keep the two cylinders it fuels from working?

    • @justinfender3102
      @justinfender3102 Před 3 lety +6

      @@muckinyoface It's not 4 carbs, it's 1 4 barrel carburetor, it feeds all cylinders. Unless there was a rag down 2 of the intake runners, they are getting fuel and air.

  • @georgiabrigand6793
    @georgiabrigand6793 Před rokem

    Interesting comparison. My own Road King (and I) would be hopelessly lost in that contest. Hey, any 4-cylinder NSU engines kicking around somewhere, Sean ? What I would love to see is a side-by-side comp of the Boss Hoss vs. what I consider a pioneer motorcycle powered by a high-end car engine: the 1974 Münch-4 TTS 1200 from Germany. Jay Leno has one, I think. I've seen this bike on European roads in the 1970s and it might give the Boss a run for the money. Another European fad in the 70's was to fit VW Beetle flat-four boxer engines into motorcycle (usually BMW) frames. I've got a 1600cc flat-four sitting here but probably won't molest my old FLHR with it.
    Thanks for your interesting adventures in the world of motorcycling, especially for those of us who make do with stock hogs or metric bikes. It's a ton of fun riding "normal" bikes but seeing the sport taken to extremes is exciting as well.

  • @ranbymonkeys2384
    @ranbymonkeys2384 Před 2 lety

    That track you took those bikes on I see encourages passing with the dotted line going down the middle. What an idea!!

  • @alkraus8818
    @alkraus8818 Před 3 lety +307

    So...EXACTLY how may "tracks" have white and yellow traffic lines and shoulder rumble strips???
    I know MINE DOES ;)

  • @justynhooper3433
    @justynhooper3433 Před 3 lety +43

    Just the thumbnail alone had me interested

  • @fredsavage4925
    @fredsavage4925 Před rokem +3

    When it torqued him over on the first start up, my heart grew three sizes

  • @ddmau7995
    @ddmau7995 Před měsícem +1

    I was on the covered porch at EJ KARRS bar , A guy came by on a boss hoss 502 nitroused up and cracked the throttle @ 50mph. That bike smoked the tire for atleast 100yds ,craziness I tell ya .

  • @eabhanambrose1248
    @eabhanambrose1248 Před 3 lety +56

    The fuel gauge goes down faster than the speedometer when you brake

  • @thefurrylittleotter3460
    @thefurrylittleotter3460 Před 3 lety +39

    I used to build these from Kits at Atlanta Boss Hoss around 1995. They are very well built, well designed, and ZERO vibration. 0-60 around 3-4 seconds. Had great fun riding them. That one you have looks exactly like the one the Owner Kent Barnes had. That one wasn’t converted to chain, it had belt from factory. The previous model was chain drive. The vacuum boost usually has enough boost to pull the clutch once to start it so you don’t need to use the foot clutch or lock ever under normal conditions.

    • @oldsaerotech1167
      @oldsaerotech1167 Před rokem +1

      These bikes are ridiculous.
      4:06 Paint the front half of the gas tanks pink so that it makes the rider look like he has clown testicles to match the clown bike.

  • @Mad0nU
    @Mad0nU Před rokem

    first time watching this channel, it works really doing the riding previous with 2 switching cams depending on whose talking

  • @siarmadillo9147
    @siarmadillo9147 Před rokem

    Best part is that kid like smile after you started it up. This is why we love bikes.

  • @Matt-dd1zr
    @Matt-dd1zr Před 3 lety +62

    11:24 -> subtitles
    “we’re having some trouble with the ball sauce”

  • @AJ-SAD
    @AJ-SAD Před 3 lety +34

    "WHATS THAT HONEY? WE ARE HAVING A BABY?!!?"
    Got me choking😂

  • @BC-kx5zb
    @BC-kx5zb Před rokem

    Thier was custom bike shop in Mississauga Ontario that was called Big Brute. The owner had a deal with Boss Hoss to build two speed transmissions for them but the deal fell through. The owner decided to open his own shop "Big Brute" selling custom V8 and V6 motorcycles. The shop was open for decades but unfortunately closed down. I remember going to the shop as a kid and was amazed how one person could ride a behemoth of a motorcycle like that.

  • @rrikr1
    @rrikr1 Před rokem

    Hillarious... I am down in SW Florida watching this random ass video that pops up on the side scan and next thing you know you guys are turning onto Prospect Rd and 283. Born and raised in Lititz PA until about 2 years ago, small world. Nice clip and bike collection!

  • @MultiSweeney1
    @MultiSweeney1 Před 2 lety +184

    I would go for the LS engine option. Superb reliability, and can be fixed at any chevy dealer that works on corvettes.

    • @saltyfloridaman7163
      @saltyfloridaman7163 Před 2 lety +6

      The base engine is a modified LS1, found in the Corvette

    • @mattbeaudet8005
      @mattbeaudet8005 Před rokem +8

      @@saltyfloridaman7163 looks more like a normal Chevy 350 from a C4, not a LS1 from a c5, why would they take coil on plug off for a distributor? Makes no sense.

    • @illogicalgarage8641
      @illogicalgarage8641 Před rokem

      @Salty Florida Man clearly not an LS.

    • @user-fl8lw7mb8y
      @user-fl8lw7mb8y Před 8 měsíci

      Ahh I think part of the idea is to not take it to a stupid dealer to work on it , ya kno , a normal , traditional sm.block Chevy that you work on YOURSELF , in your garage or back yard

    • @devonlambert9131
      @devonlambert9131 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@user-fl8lw7mb8ythis is the answer. Small blocks are so simple you could pull it apart and put it back together in a weekend with basic tools and little experience. That's their charm, everything else is a bonus

  • @scoobymoto9858
    @scoobymoto9858 Před 3 lety +37

    Can’t wait to see the new numbers when it’s running on all cylinders!!!

  • @ronbright5667
    @ronbright5667 Před 2 lety

    My name is Ron I seen your video about the boss hausa and the way you started your vidio is the exact way I started building my motor cycle. I was sitting in my buddy's basement starring at his Harley frame and since I had an extensive background of putting big motors in small cars I said that a small block chevy would fit right in there. Since then I have made 2 V8 bikes , one 4speed and the second one an automatic three speed with reverse. What prompted me to contact you was all the stuff you had to go through just to start it. If you would like some more info I can send some pictures of mine and show you how a V8 bike should be made. Mine is called Chevy-Davidson and I live in St. Louis. Back in 1986 St.louis Post Dispatch wrote an article about mine and put a real nice picture in there with it, it was in the Sunday paper section called hot wheels. Hope to here from you soon.
    Did an article about mine and put a real nice picture in there.

  • @petchy9088
    @petchy9088 Před rokem

    A friend of mine has a boss hoss trike. It has a chopped ford 9" rear axle and 350 turbo trans. Custom fiberglass GMC truck bed with cover, custom paint. It was awesome. He would let me and the wife ride it to car shows and on cruises. By far, the coolest and fastest thing I've driven.

  • @BlackPanther-oo4zj
    @BlackPanther-oo4zj Před 3 lety +41

    He almost lost it when he started the bike.

  • @kennyhilton7229
    @kennyhilton7229 Před 3 lety +98

    If this had an actual 5 speed transmission, it would be pure evil.

    • @lucarinaldichini324
      @lucarinaldichini324 Před rokem +12

      I guess it would be simply impossible to ride 😅

    • @Gnerko123
      @Gnerko123 Před rokem +4

      It’s traction limited, more gears won’t do it much good on acceleration. Won’t make it go much faster either due to wind resistance

    • @Barberdan
      @Barberdan Před 8 měsíci

      Narrower ratios in such a broad low stress engine would be trivial. If it had insane aero thus top speed perhaps but there isn't much to gain with more ratios in this machine.

  • @andyl2221
    @andyl2221 Před 2 lety

    Closed track with rumble strips, lol keep up the good videos

  • @LordDouglas83
    @LordDouglas83 Před rokem

    New(er) rider here. About a year in and ride a '19 Indian Scout Bobber. That's enough for me right now. I can only imagine a v8 motorcycle. NICE!

  • @AK49Watson
    @AK49Watson Před 3 lety +193

    That’s a spark, or worst case a valve adjustment, issue. The carburetor and intake has no way of deciding which cylinder fuel goes to.

    • @drmangers
      @drmangers Před 3 lety +14

      I'd start checking all the plugs, distributor, then lifters, cam, and valves. I'd replace the distributor cap regardless. They need to remember, it's just a combustion like the bikes they work on.

    • @grouprocox
      @grouprocox Před 3 lety +6

      Agreed, start simple first. Change the plugs and wires, cap and rotor (unless its an HEI), before digging deeper.

    • @FartsInTanks
      @FartsInTanks Před 3 lety +9

      Why everyone wants to throw parts at it to diagnose, I don't understand.

    • @grouprocox
      @grouprocox Před 3 lety +11

      @@FartsInTanks well.. the parts I mentioned are pretty standard tune up items and even by factory standards should be replaced regularly. Cap, rotor, points, coil, wires and plugs. Every couple years minimum, they're cheap like borscht

    • @elgringoec
      @elgringoec Před 3 lety +6

      Well, "worst case" could be broken off valve heads stuck in the piston top. BTDT. 😬
      Surprised these guys don't know more about engines.

  • @zackaryschneider8652
    @zackaryschneider8652 Před 3 lety +29

    It doesn’t even “blup blup blup” like a motorcycle, it “vrooms”

  • @michaelpupillo627
    @michaelpupillo627 Před rokem

    Oh bless your heart. Allen Millyard has been riding his Viper V10 bike for some time.

  • @sarahlivingstone8367
    @sarahlivingstone8367 Před rokem +2

    There's a guy here in the UK called Allen Millyard who built a bike around a Viper motor (amongst many other iterations).

  • @granddaddykeif
    @granddaddykeif Před 3 lety +50

    That moment you realise the 350 is the smallest of the boss hoss'. You can get a 572

  • @opiec8871
    @opiec8871 Před 3 lety +16

    “It’s actually a pretty easy bike to drive”
    But ya in order to drive it lets pull in the clutch lever at the same time we use our heel to clutch it and when it’s time to start it, let’s disengage the clutch and now that we’ve started it just reach on down to engage it and...........

  • @murmur3966
    @murmur3966 Před 2 lety

    WTF!!! I thought that was just a concept design not a real MOTORcycle. Awesome stuff, I think you should try NOS at your closed track. 🙂 I volunteer!! Keep up the incredible content and I can't wait to see more. I hope you and all those near or dear to you, are all happy and healthy.

  • @Slithh
    @Slithh Před rokem

    I thought the Triumph Rocket III was a beast til I saw one of these! The Rocket is a beast in it's own right but the Boss Hoss is a monster! I'd love to ride one of the trikes. Great vid!

  • @EvilSSP
    @EvilSSP Před 3 lety +92

    "There is nothing more American than this bike right here" Well, wait until you hear about that Dodge Tomahawk and the Millyard Viper V10 bike.

    • @spamsucker132
      @spamsucker132 Před 3 lety +11

      Only.......... the Millyard bikes are Made in England. : -)

    • @lethargicstove2024
      @lethargicstove2024 Před 3 lety +9

      And nothing is more American than a cross plane v8 with pushrods

    • @davehoward22
      @davehoward22 Před 3 lety +13

      and there nothing more british then allan millyard

  • @bigtmane8
    @bigtmane8 Před 3 lety +62

    Farmers legally have to call their pigs Kawasaki's lmao!!!

  • @mikeskidmore6754
    @mikeskidmore6754 Před 2 lety

    E.J. Potter did it since the Early 1960's a Transverse mounted small Block Chevy .. Three time World Record Holder for 1/4 mile drag times..
    No Transmission , he just dropped the rear wheel off from a kick stand and did a 1/4 mile long burn out.

  • @gauthier8822
    @gauthier8822 Před rokem

    Gotta love those rumble strips on the close course tracks hahah

  • @shredfreak83
    @shredfreak83 Před 3 lety +167

    I love how millyard's shed built V10 makes this bike look like a total joke, especially from a technological point of view.

    • @jarnold1789
      @jarnold1789 Před 3 lety +15

      Millyard is something, quite the engineer

    • @aliefrusman7621
      @aliefrusman7621 Před 3 lety +10

      Allen is whole new breed of buildrr 😅

    • @Acaidia
      @Acaidia Před 3 lety +7

      Maybe from a technological point of view but not an aesthetic point of view. The Millyard V10 is hideous.

    • @jonathanevans1305
      @jonathanevans1305 Před 3 lety +21

      @@Acaidia And you think this is pretty? 🤣🤣

    • @Acaidia
      @Acaidia Před 3 lety +3

      @@jonathanevans1305 No I don't think its pretty. It looks cool and I respect their ingenuity but it isn't something I would personally buy.

  • @georgemillington2898
    @georgemillington2898 Před 3 lety +11

    I built a v8 powerd motorcycle back when i was 15 'I pulled the engine out of my chevy nova 327 4 bolt main '
    when my father saw it him and my uncle JR took a cutting torch to it
    loaded it on the truck and scraped it 'I never even got the chance to start it let alone drive it '
    but thats all water under the bridge'hope you had better luck with yours

    • @jarnold1789
      @jarnold1789 Před 3 lety +1

      😂 awesome story. You should make another one. Maybe have someone else test ride it

    • @kingbryant5673
      @kingbryant5673 Před 3 lety +1

      Cap

  • @finallyitsed2191
    @finallyitsed2191 Před 2 lety +9

    I had a friend that had one of these. I've only known him to ride it one time, and after watching this, i.e.(clutch issues, slow cruising anomalies, etc.) I can see why.

  • @SPHYNX99752
    @SPHYNX99752 Před rokem +1

    Incredible bike... I would love to see a quad retrofit kit installed on that thing.

  • @lolathedog7
    @lolathedog7 Před 3 lety +486

    When your finally to fat for a Harley

  • @phengvue999
    @phengvue999 Před 3 lety +7

    The reaction of your face when the bike started up...priceless...lol.

  • @Tywild327
    @Tywild327 Před rokem +1

    The small block Chevy 350 was also found in the 69’ Camaro and the 1970 Nova and was an engine option for many other Chevy vehicles as well.

    • @richhoops2413
      @richhoops2413 Před rokem

      I'm pretty sure it's the most common American made small block. I would assume the Ford 302 is second. Could absolutely be wrong here. It was used across all GM brands.

  • @bretth1714
    @bretth1714 Před rokem

    "Also on a closed-course track"
    -Rumble strip, white stripe, and grass visible in shot 🤣

  • @alishanmao
    @alishanmao Před 2 lety +26

    wow, that thing sounds so nice. you almost fell there when it started :D

    • @Gundam-Prime
      @Gundam-Prime Před 2 lety

      lol verified comment with 3 likes 😂😆

    • @bassinburban8928
      @bassinburban8928 Před 2 lety

      @@Gundam-Prime do you know how verified accounts work? Doesnt mean your a huge youtuber...

    • @Gundam-Prime
      @Gundam-Prime Před 2 lety

      @@bassinburban8928 Most if the time when a verified youtuber comments, they get tons of likes. But this one only got 11. And I thought that was kinda funny.

  • @pyra6517
    @pyra6517 Před 3 lety +336

    Who else thinks he should turbocharge a scooter.

  • @davidnuckols8151
    @davidnuckols8151 Před 2 lety

    Replace the carberater with a Holly FIC unit. It bolts on just like a carb and makes the bike run smoother than ever.
    Some wiring required.

  • @Helloreality101
    @Helloreality101 Před 2 lety

    I watched you start it 4 times and laughed each time lol

  • @ganeshanair
    @ganeshanair Před 3 lety +27

    Him: "because it's America"
    Also him: puts Indians doing chess video***

  • @jeffrofl5388
    @jeffrofl5388 Před 3 lety +103

    Sean: *loves it because its american*
    also Sean moments before: " it is stupid"

    • @deletdis6173
      @deletdis6173 Před 3 lety +1

      'Stupid' in this case being a good thing.

  • @22smcrrider96
    @22smcrrider96 Před rokem

    I love how the track has rumble strips 🤣🤣

  • @BobbyTucker
    @BobbyTucker Před rokem

    Sean,
    I can't tell you what I think about the "Boss Hoss", I have never ridden one and I haven't worked on one except the one Ozzie Osborne had, I rebuilt the Rochester Quadra-jet and another Mechanic road tested it. He did say the Q-jet was set up perfectly. I still enjoy your channel and watch the shows as much as possible. Thanks for sharing.

  • @Ritalie
    @Ritalie Před 3 lety +7

    7:00 that sound! The first time I ever heard a Boss Hoss, the sound of the V8 engine was the best thing ever. The sound of a V8 is just the best sound in the world.

    • @kevintomb
      @kevintomb Před 2 lety

      lmao....so there is only ONE V-8 or do you mean they ALL sound exactly the same??

    • @m3e92ismydreamcar
      @m3e92ismydreamcar Před rokem

      Tbh V10 and V12 sound better. But V8 sound amazing too.

  • @texas_metalbb2910
    @texas_metalbb2910 Před 3 lety +29

    Feel like the picture of his wife was a “help”😂

  • @michaelkonig5576
    @michaelkonig5576 Před rokem

    You will have a lot of fun on European mountain roads with the mighty Boss Hoss.
    Please try Passo Stelvio, Timmelsjoch, Passo Manghen and Kaiserjägersteig. If you have finished all of them you are really the road king.

  • @syniister7055
    @syniister7055 Před rokem

    I love the loose term “undisclosed track” meanwhile on the right side of the screen 😂

  • @mickles1975
    @mickles1975 Před 3 lety +70

    A V8. How quaint. There's a man called Allen Millyard who scoffs at V8 bikes from astride his V10 viper engined bike.

  • @gentlerider5763
    @gentlerider5763 Před 3 lety +17

    “We took our bikes to a track” yeah sure 😂😂

  • @micheltremblay4774
    @micheltremblay4774 Před 2 lety

    My brother sold his Boss Hoss last year, it was set with a V8 425 HP and with the option for Nitrous Oxide for a whooping 525HP., simply crazy. He dropped it once, $1,500 to fix it. Thanks for the review. Take care.

  • @crustycobs2669
    @crustycobs2669 Před 2 lety

    Does well, in a straight line, when going fast. Going slow, it's ready to dump and chew your leg off

  • @alexanderskrabacz3277
    @alexanderskrabacz3277 Před 3 lety +15

    bike: *starts*
    people trying to problem solve *indistinctive chatter*

  • @badopinionsrighthere
    @badopinionsrighthere Před 3 lety +12

    Whenever I think of upgrading from my vulcan 900 to a 2000 or a roadliner, I back off because I think it might be too big or too heavy.
    Then I see this thing, and puts the others in perspective.

  • @fycanlycan8146
    @fycanlycan8146 Před 2 lety

    I love RoadKing and BossHoss - Nice duo

  • @BigMoney23223
    @BigMoney23223 Před rokem

    My dad has the 502 motor of this thing. Yes 502 CI motor on a motorcycle. 502 horsepower. I rode it once and it rides really nice. I’ve seen people supercharge theirs and add nitrous to them.