Built by famous motorcycle builder and racer E.J. Potter—who started building V8 motorcycles in 1957 at age 16—the "Widowmaker 7," as it's known, is a purpose-built drag racing bike powered by ...

Time went by, with Potter creating multiple V8-powered such machines. This here is the Widowmaker 7 and uses a small-block 350 cubic inches V8 with Crane gear-driven roller cam and rockers.

While V8-powered motorcycles aren't as common as four-banger powered superbikes or the V-twin-fueled cruisers from the likes of Harley and its rival Indian Motorcycle, there have been plenty of ...

Bonhams are auctioning off ‘the fastest bike in the world’ in Las Vegas The Bonhams Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction is rapidly approaching and we’ve covered a few other bikes up for sale before ...

In 1955, Guzzi unveiled a racing bike with a 500cc V8 engine and massive fairing that almost completely hid the motor from view. ... E.J. Potter used Chevy V8s on his Widowmaker drag bikes.

With a wallet-busting fuel consumption of 70 (that's right - seventy) litres/100km, it's just as well the bike is only used on the roads for a 16km ride to a local drag strip. At the heart of the ...

Another one of those bike I don’t know a lot about but just really dig it. I had posted this before and gotten a bit of info. A guy told me he did drag racing for a couple of years with this bike. I ...

Drag racers have their own ideas, like this Fortwo driven by a mammoth 9.1-liter V8. The little Smart Fortwo is an awesome platform to build almost any car you want.

Mr. Motorcycle Drag Racing is at it again. See All 8 Photos 3, 4 & 5 The cylindrical object to the right is a B&J racing transmission originally built for cars and adapted to the Sorcerer's 600 ...

While V8-powered motorcycles aren't as common as four-banger powered superbikes or the V-twin-fueled cruisers from the likes of Harley and its rival Indian Motorcycle, there have been plenty of ...