Being that the Viper-derived V10 is water cooled, a set of two aluminum radiators have been mounted on top of the engine intake manifolds, force-fed from a front-mounted, belt-driven turbine fan. A total of 10.4 liters (11 quarts) of coolant should keep things from overheating.
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| With the exhaust pipes popping out at the rear center position, it keeps the red hot metal well away from your legs. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
Of course the exhaust pipes will no doubt be red hot - believe me I've experienced it personally with calf burns from the Viper's side mounted system. The Tomahawk sports equal-length tubular stainless steel headers with dual collectors and rear outlets popping out at the center position, no where near the legs.
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| The unique headlamps which turn with the wheel look like battle equipment out of a sci-fi movie. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
At the other end twin 12-watt LED headlamps with beam-modifying optics and masked lenses look like a set of missile launchers on something that should be in Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest Terminator movie, T3. These lamps, incidentally, turn with the wheels to offer enhanced visibility around corners. The taillights use eight LEDs.
As far as motorbikes go the Tomahawk is expectedly heavy at 680 kg (1,500 lbs), but then again it's less than half the weight of the wickedly quick Viper SRT-10 that shares its engine. This radical power to weight ratio is just what makes the new concept so audacious. Who cares that its 12.3 L (3.25 gallon) fuel tank will hardly get it across town when factoring in something less than the Viper's 20.9 L/100 km city and 10.5 L/100 km highway fuel consumption rating (2002 specs), nothing will get you down the block quicker.