Bikes

The Wazuma V8F is the quad Batman would ride when his Bat Mobile is in the garage getting serviced.  It’s probably the world’s most expensive and powerful quad; powered by a Ferrari V8 engine that produces 250 horsepower, the quad weighs less than 650 kg (1,430 pounds) and can hit a top speed of 241 km/h (150 mph).  The Ferrari engine is mated to a 6-speed sequential gearbox from a BMW M3 placed on the handle bar.

The quad rides on modified Momo (+Power) wheels with 324 mm disc brakes and Brembo calipers.  The quad is equipped with slick tires that measure 285/30 ZR19 in the front and 315/30 ZR18 in the back.  The one-off V8F was created by the French company Lazareth and is based on their Wazuma R1 quad and is currently for sale at jameslist.com for a whopping sum of €200,000, or about $261,000 at today’s exchange rate.

We don’t often write about scooters here at Unfinished Man because scooters are mainly for getting from point A to B, not a very interesting mode of transportation.  But when it comes to Vespa scooters, well… they’re cool, even though they come with small engines and just get you from point A to B.

The 2013 Vespa 946 scooter (no it’s not powered by a 946 cc engine) takes its design inspirations from the original World War II era MP6 prototype with modern-day technology.  The Vespa 946’s monocoque is made out of

Known for their watches, Bell & Ross have teamed up with motorcycle makers Harley-Davidson for a one off (hideous-looking) custom bike.  With this bike you get worst of both worlds: Bell & Ross make some pretty ugly watches and Harley-Davidson is still fooling people into buying 1950’s technology.

The one-off motorcycle is based on the Harley-Davidson FXSTB Softail Nightrain and is designed to look like a café racer.  It features a Bell & Ross watch planted on the fuel tank on top of a machined piece of aluminum.  Since this an H-D bike, plenty of vibration is to be expected, which should keep the Bell & Ross watch wound at all times, if it’s an automatic piece.

No, this Ducati Monster is not powered by a diesel engine!  The Ducati Monster Diesel Edition motorcycle is a special edition Monster 1100 EVO that celebrates the Italian clothing company Diesel’s sponsorship of the Ducati MotoGP team.

The special edition Monster is painted in matte olive green which the company is calling “urban military chic” and features a matte black frame.  The front brake calipers are finished in yellow and a Diesel logo is stitched onto the leather seat.  The fuel tank features a laser etched Diesel Mohican logo and a

There was a time when you wanted to stand out from the crowd or be a “rebel”, you’d get a Harley Davidson motorcycle, but those days are long gone. HD motorcycles are too mainstream, and many middle aged men going through mid-life crisis have these bikes.  If you really want to stand out, you should check out Janus Motorcycles. Janus is a brand new motorcycle company based out of Goshen, Indiana.  The company is

A cheaper alternative to the Black-Trail bike, the M55-Bikes Beast is yet another “hybrid” bicycle which is powered by a battery and it only costs €25,555 (about $35,000) before taxes… but you do get free delivery.

Again, like I said about the Black-Trail, why would anyone want to spend this kind of money on a bicycle that is less eco-friendly than its human-powered cousin?  If you need to go longer distances, then I think a Toyota Prius (or even Chevy Volt) might be a better alternative, and you can transport three or four of your hippy buddies with you.