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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...