World’s Biggest Machines 2
World’s Biggest Motorcycle People who see Greg Dunham’s motorcycle sometimes think they’ve suddenly shrunk. What they’re actually looking at, however, is the world’s biggest motorcycle, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Dunham built the 15-foot high, 25-foot-long monster bike in over three years. It weighs about 6,500 pounds and cost $300,000. Dunham steers it from a cage below the handlebars. The beauty shop owner said he created the monster bike because his friends said it couldn’t be done and he wanted to prove it could. The reaction he gets from people who see it is icing on the cake. The Guinness Book of World Records describes the bike as the world’s tallest rideable motorcycle. Liebherr T 282B – World’s Biggest Truck This monster machine Liebherr T 282B is a large earth-hauling dump truck designed in 2004 by a German manufacturer and became the largest earth-hauling truck in the world. It can carry about 360 tonnes (400 tons) at 64 km/h. Designer Francis Bartley ...