Buckle up, everybody, issues are about to get all shiny and chrome. We’re heading again into the barren wastelands of George Miller’s “Mad Max” franchise with the upcoming “Furiosa” movie and getting a wild sneak peek due to none aside from Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth. But whereas such peeks behind the scenes aren’t all that new. What’s newsworthy of the actor’s put up is what he is atop.

It’s a radial-engine chopper. In the dunes. Hell to the yeah, brother. 

 

Radial engines are extra widespread in planes, you understand, these issues that fly within the sky. They’re not precisely widespread in bikes, as they’re massive and a ache within the ass to work with each day. But this is not for actual life, it is the flicks. It solely has to look good, proper? 

That’s additionally not likely George Miller’s fashion, as all the prior “Mad Max: Fury Road” autos truly labored. They have been purposeful rides and breathed fireplace, roared and howled, and almost killed a couple of folks. And people, this seems completely prefer it spits flames. 

I see a ton of labor finished on this that needed to be hell on Earth for the fabricators. There’s the skid plate defending among the radial heads, the decrease controls, and what seems to be a switch case connecting the primary rotating meeting to no matter drives the rear wheel. The wheels are additionally knobbies for higher sand traction, theoretically, although that raked entrance fork must be an absolute bear within the sand.

In brief, it is fucking nuts. 

I desperately want to listen to what this factor appears like ASAP. But I’d additionally like to know who designed and engineered it, in addition to what the method of turning idea into actuality was.

So if by the off likelihood George’s staff sees this, or if somebody on the manufacturing staff is aware of what’s what, hit me up: jonathon.klein@rideapart.com. Please, I must have extra radial engine choppers in my life.