Hauntingly beautiful and a reminder that our time on this earth is temporary. Esslesiastes comes to mind where Solomon talks about all things passing away. May we never forget the intensity of those who built, maintained, flew and died in these aircraft. Through their efforts our freedom has endured, so far. May we…

Great and informative article. I have never seen any inside pics of the XB-19 until today, when you posted VIDEO of them. Thank you so much.

Actually, the C-99 was a derivative of the B-36 bomber, specifically the XB-36. It was sent here to Dayton to the AF museum found it had some serious corrosion of the magnesium parts of the structure. My understanding is that they are storing it until they formulate a plan for renovation.

What they don't show is when he falls off after the driver hits his brakes after the impact !!

LOL

Actually, I think this thing, given the power it supplies, is VERY docile at low speeds. Helmut seems to be playing with boost settings or engine mapping on the video with his left hand. Well done achievement.

True fact. your push lawn mower has a bigger engine than this motorcycle. Try to find a modern lawn mower with a smaller displacement engine.

Hey, your push lawn mower has a bigger engine than this bike. My smallest mower has a 140cc engine. Does that put this achievement in perspective? Grom will likely top out less than 60mph in the packed configuration shown, maybe even 55. If you have never ridden or driven this "Highway" I suggest a little research-…

Nice soundtrack.

Hey ya'll, watch this?

Chris, are you talking about the reported noisy fifth gear and/or complaints of "notchy" shifting? Supposedly the fifth gear whine is "Normal" per Kawasaki. As to the notchiness, I suspect clearances were tightened up as the components made a little beefier to handle the extra power of the Zed. No recalls or dealer…

Yes. I just found out this week that Boeings, except for those delivered to Germany, are equipped with remote over ride for control of the operational controls. Interesting is it not that both the shot down and the missing MH 370 are both Boeings?

My point is that if you know where something is, then it really is not missing is it?

My money is on something in the 6-750cc range. But how cool would it be if Kawi went off the deep end and used their 1400cc monster? Can you say, world's first eight second factory ride? The current 1400 Ninja does it in the nines and is generally regarded as the fastest accelerating production bike in the world.

Where do you "Hide" a jetliner? It's not like you can put one under your shirt, unless you are Dolly Parton. This sounds suspiciously like disinformation to me.

Yes, and I'll just bet that since 9-11 commercial aircraft are tracked all over the globe.

Join the fun, life is too short to look back and say "What might have been."

To be honest this is not really an entry level bike, although lots of people think 700cc is "Small" today. It's really not. Whether you want to pay the tariff for the anime look is a matter of personal preference. Honda's are reliable, last a long time and are usually not hard to maintain. Darn good bikes.

It was beautiful and flew well, even though it was underpowered. The intention was to use a turboprop for production versions, although that never happened. The plan was to create "Ocean liners for the sky" and it was opulent, but horribly uneconomical to a nation still reeling from war.

Or breath the fumes