He took a Corvette ENGINE, put it on a BIKE and DESTROYED the DRAGSTRIP! 500hp v8 HOMEMADE DRAGSTER!

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6 ай бұрын

I'm glad to present you another super interesting video about a desperate guy nicknamed "Michigan Madman". This man simply removed the engine from the Corvette, put it on a motorcycle and destroyed the dragstrip with the best time and speed. It was the pioneer that built the historic father of the Boss Hoss in the 60s. In general, all the goodies are in the video itself. Enjoy your viewing and good mood!

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@zopEnglandzip 6 ай бұрын

A period in motorsports where ideas won and nobody had endless money, dangerous and comparatively slow but in many ways more impressive.

@shelleyking8450 6 ай бұрын

Imagine how fast he would have been with today's drag tires. Or a clutch that could handle the power.

@JeffKopis 6 ай бұрын

Today's Pro Stock bikes run high 6's at 200, and they only have 400 hp

@Steamboattx 6 ай бұрын

I've had a Rollin burnout get a little sideways on me before but I can't imagine how terrifying the drag strip was to this guy 😳 😂 1/4 mile of redline burnout from a stand still with all that weight jumping back and forth.... he's one of a kind 👏🏻

@JeffKopis 6 ай бұрын

Obviously HE wasnt terrified at all, or he wouldnt have done it. Big brass balls!

@Steamboattx 6 ай бұрын

@@JeffKopis more like titanium balls 🤣

@alexmaccity 6 ай бұрын

Sets a whole new meaning to one tire fire.

@user-ue6ms2lw5u 6 ай бұрын

I've had a 500 cc Honda back wheel let loose on wet roads and it was scary!!! Can't imagine what this must have done to this guys heartbeat!

@josephandreuccetti7270 5 ай бұрын

It’s not scary and it’s easy I spin the tires on my Harley in the wet. You need to know how to handle or control a bike.

@Gothmaugh 5 ай бұрын

I grew up listening to my dad and grandpa talk about him. Still mad to think about.

@TurboJailer 6 ай бұрын

Cool video about a home town hero, thanks for making it. There's a TON more stories about the crazy stuff he did back in the day from the locals here that knew him.

@jimcarroll7829 6 ай бұрын

3:10 saw this guy at santa pod late sixties...totally totally insane.modern drag bikes may be quicker but trust me they are nowhere near the spectacle of the madman.

@thewatcher5271 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, That Was Great! Thanks For Sharing.

@peteypops 6 ай бұрын

Saw Potter and his Chevy at Santa Pod….brilliant

@BergasJuergas Ай бұрын

Gràcies per el vídeo!!! Salutacions des de Mallorca Bros!!! Alobiuu Willy Boom!!!

@rsmith3033 6 ай бұрын

any body would have to give him much respect for b n a hell of a rider fabracator, an one hell of a dare/devil my hat is off to Mr. E.J.Potter thanks

@user-mk7fw9en6f 6 ай бұрын

Watched him in Savannah Ga. in 1971.

@sufiyan6115 6 ай бұрын

Love this channel man, keep up the good work. Can't wait to see what bike you'll feature in the next video

@wierdbike 6 ай бұрын

I have something around 40-50 unique stories, my friend☺️ Thank you🤝

@sufiyan6115 6 ай бұрын

@@wierdbike now I'm waiting for them all😭✨💎

@baby-sharkgto4902 6 ай бұрын

Another Amazing Video!!

@Grooty79 6 ай бұрын

MADD in Darwin used to do the same stuff but with his back tyre on fire 😊

@paulmatthews7193 6 ай бұрын

If he could get the rear tyre to grip it would have flipped I'm sure but if that would have happened we wouldn't have seen quarter mile flat out rolling burn outs.EJ Potter what a mad man 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@darylsmioth1904 6 ай бұрын

I wonder how long he had to shut that motor down without frying it due to lack of cooling system? Great for drag racing probably the way it was but not so great for street application.

@TurboJailer 6 ай бұрын

It ran on methanol, no cooling needed.

@rkirschner7175 6 ай бұрын

Michigan here. 👍❤🙏😺🙀

@3866TIM 6 ай бұрын

Great story!

@wierdbike 6 ай бұрын

Totally agree!🤝

@leedavidson7314 3 ай бұрын

Remember the episode of American pickers where they got them bikes

@kcav5374 6 ай бұрын

I met him once with the Bloody Mary' at the Livonia Barn Show, he told me "That bike never worked right & I'm probably glad it didn't!"

@wierdbike 6 ай бұрын

😅

@txrick4879 6 ай бұрын

I remember he could smoke the tire the whole 1/4 MI .

@mr.lawrence7321 6 ай бұрын

What did I just watch? Cross between Wraith, Fast N Furious 1,2 n 3.

@wierdbike 6 ай бұрын

idk

@daniellang6112 6 ай бұрын

LOVE IT!!

@pb68slab18 6 ай бұрын

Ever notice how EVERY small block Chevy in ANY type of hot-rod is out of a Corvette?

@cedhome7945 6 ай бұрын

Now that's my kind of madman !

@DailyDrivenBikes_1 6 ай бұрын

That bike does a 1/4 mile rolling burn out.

@peterherrington3300 6 ай бұрын

Santa pod US 1966 ? 😂😂😂😂 it's in northampton mate , just north of london

@straightchad8059 6 ай бұрын

A scientific madman

@middlesiderrider 5 ай бұрын

8 second quarter mile in the 1970s? Big deal. The Russ Collins CB750-powered Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe motorcycle ran 7.80 seconds at 179 mph in 1973 and was the first bike into the sevens.

@SMHman666 5 ай бұрын

middles..... So what! I see you can't simply appreciate what someone else has done without turning it into a cock measuring contest. Collins had bucket loads of $ anyway.

@amelierenoncule 6 ай бұрын

I'd say, mes amis, that what he 'destroyed ', was his shorts...after he went "Full-Pant-load" !

@stevetaylor9265 6 ай бұрын

You should have seen some of his tractors

@harshadsubhash 6 ай бұрын

All the videos are "eh, this kind of legends did rome this earth"... I liked the Toularis episode very much. Please dont stop bringing such awesome content. PS : would love to see your version of story of newzealand's "The Fastest Indian"

@tb8573 6 ай бұрын

It´s a shame the ridiculous Boss Hoss bikes don´t look as at 3:44 and 4:21.

@tommccallan8802 6 ай бұрын

I wish I could've met him..

@johnvanberrgem286 6 ай бұрын

Where did the cooling of the engine come from?

@genekrafft948 5 ай бұрын

Probably didn't have a cooling system. A lot of drag racers ran dry block. They didn't run long enough to be a problem

@steveogee7458 6 ай бұрын

Mike Wolfe bought two them.

@tz6414 6 ай бұрын

Needed a wider rear tyre..

@nickexarheas2880 6 ай бұрын

How did he travel the world? On the back of a lorry?

@middlesiderrider 5 ай бұрын

"A.J. Potter"? "kaygee" instead of saying kilogram? It's no wonder people think this is being read by AI. It's obviously written by AI.

@Sergio-ih6lk 6 ай бұрын

The man had no fear just saying.

@markniilo 6 ай бұрын

Gashandle? Lol.

@bigiron8831 6 ай бұрын

NITRO BUMS RACING RKFD ILLINOIS

@gigiiggi7138 6 ай бұрын

Why the stupid music? Sorry, I have to turn it off.

@davidemantovi6678 6 ай бұрын

What about the cooling of the engine?

@Afro408 6 ай бұрын

I was wondering that as well, but I guess it didn’t matter for a short run. 🤷‍♂️😅 Good on him.

@wierdbike 6 ай бұрын

That’s right🤝

@miketee2444 6 ай бұрын

Probably running alcohol with the Hillborn inj. That helps alot. That and filling the block with water.

@txrick4879 6 ай бұрын

Not needed , the motor only ran a few seconds .

@TurboJailer 6 ай бұрын

@@miketee2444 Yes it ran on alcohol so no extra cooling needed.

@michaelangelo8001 6 ай бұрын

WTF is a "kilometer"..?

@briankearn6991 6 ай бұрын

It’s the combined length of one thousand metres.

@watahyahknow 6 ай бұрын

wouldnt want to ride that bike if my life depended on it , i rather die a normal death than spread out like wet sawdust over a quarter mile

@ianturpin9180 3 ай бұрын

Alan Millard of the UK has built a road legal V10 viper engined motorcycle. It holds the 2 up speed record over 1 mile in the UK.

@MrThedoctor1972 3 ай бұрын

V10 Corvette?

@ianturpin9180 3 ай бұрын

@@MrThedoctor1972 yes a V10 corvette engine. You can see it here on KZfaq.

@MrThedoctor1972 3 ай бұрын

Corvette is a V8,dodge viper is a v10,have watched viper10 video

@ianturpin9180 3 ай бұрын

@@MrThedoctor1972 oops my bad.will edit. Thanks.

@bitemykrank1970 6 ай бұрын

Allan Millyard did it so much better. His Viper V10 engined motorcycle leaves this pile of junk for dead in quality and engineering. Built with hand tools in a garden shed.

@genekrafft948 5 ай бұрын

Just a matter of opinion

@SMHman666 5 ай бұрын

@@genekrafft948 I think it's a fairly radical piece of gear. Guys like bitemykrank talk sh*t and wouldn't know a bike from their a**hole!

@rolandrodriguez3854 6 ай бұрын

"E" J Potter. Not "A" J Potter.... Dufus

@standonald5145 6 ай бұрын

This would have been brilliant to watch if it was not for the bloody awful annoying music , if you do a video like this again DONT play crap over the voice .

@wierdbike 6 ай бұрын

It’s boring without audio, sorry

@standonald5145 6 ай бұрын

Someone else also made a comment about the music, so it's not just me that finds music over a pain in the arse , there are umpteen people out there who seem to think oh I must put sum tuneless crap tunes to accompany this no it's just wrong , it's like watching a professional car sprayer puting candy apple red on an A C Cobra and listening to a 9" grinder cutting through corrugated iron .

@wierdbike 6 ай бұрын

Hey, mister, do you understanding something in this???

@MickH60 5 ай бұрын

@@standonald5145 Get over yourself mate FFS, you whinge like a little girl...

@greggminkoff6733 5 ай бұрын

It's E J , NOT A J. Right after that mistake I quit watching your video. If you can't get the name right, there's nothing in this video that would interest me.

@wierdbike 5 ай бұрын

Whatever you say, doc

@MickH60 5 ай бұрын

No great loss, how childish...