Not Boat Related

[Glastronjohn18]

I was at the York, Pa. snowmobile show this past weekend and got to see the new Polaris Slingshot in real time.  It's quite a revolutionary product to say the least. Not an automobile but sold as a motorcycle. With 3 wheels it seams to compete with the Can Am Spyder except this has side by side seating and a steering wheel. At 1700#'s and 170Hp it should go quite well. Looks interesting but I have too many Boat projects to complete.

[Jason]

I think they are cool!

[Glastronjohn18]

COOL it is.
Here is the video.
http://www.polaris.com/en-us/slingshot

[Jason]

I just noticed it uses a GM 4cyl Ecotec motor.

[Rich_V174SS]

Way cool! Kinda like the T-Rex from a few years ago.

[Retro Performance]

How much are they?

[Jason]

$20-24K

[V153]

Y'know, to this day every time I see one'a those thangs I wanna tell the driver, "Yo dude, some knucklehead put the handlebars on the wrong end of your tricycle ..."

$24K? I'll take two ...

[floater1]

I would hope they are north of 50 mpg for something like that?

[buckz6319]

I just noticed it uses a GM 4cyl Ecotec motor.

good motors. I worked on two of them this summer

[buckz6319]

I like it...but if I were to spend that amount money, it would be on Indian

[V153]

Did you know that years ago "Indian" sold dirt bikes? Yup. We had one. 2 stroke motor by Minarelli. Early 70's model.

I dunno. I just never got the appeal of a big heavy bike.   

[Glastronjohn18]

Doug, didn't Harley have a line of bikes by Minarelli also?

[Jerry]

Harley had Golf Carts. 2 cycle direct reversing engine, like a dock-buster.

[V153]

Doug, didn't Harley have a line of bikes by Minarelli also?

I'd have to check if Harley's "Scrambler" motor was made by Minarelli but it's quite possible. Member those bikes? Kinda quasi enduro. Pos compared to just about anything else that was being offered at the time.

[Glastronjohn18]

The Harley's I was thinking about were built by Aermacchi.

[V153]

Funny thing about those old "Harleys" is we purty much scoffed at em when they first came out. Just about any other bike was better. Now they're worth 10 times those other bikes  Go figure ...