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Bourget Shredder Small Block Chevy Powered Quad

By Paul Crowe

Bourget's Shredder F-80 Chevy powered quad

Bourget’s Bike Works produced a new quad for the SEMA show that runs this week in Las Vegas. Called the Shredder F-80, Bourget will be building as many as 25 per year at the rather healthy price of $90,000. It’s powered by a 425 horsepower, small block 383 fast burn Chevy engine mated to a Turbo 350 automatic transmission. Tires all around are 17 inch Avon 330 rear tires with independent suspension, Porsche CV joints, a quick change rear end and rack and pinion steering.

All of these quads, from the Quadrazuma to the GG-Quad to Hannigan’s HRT Roadster and now the Shredder, share a common problem, where do you ride them? They look like fun but it’s an expensive toy if they’re not road legal.

Bourget’s press release:

Bourget’s Bike Works, manufacturers of highly sought after custom motorcycles and accessories, announced the newest addition to the 2008 model lineup crossing the boundaries into the personal transportation marketplace. On display at SEMA is the 2008 Bourget’s Shredder F-80. The Shredder F-80 is the industry’s first limited production V8 powered quadra-cycle being offered from Bourget’s Bike Works beginning January 2008.

With the look and feel of an open riding position similar to a motorcycle, but the ride,performance, and handling of a high-end sports car, the Shredder bridges the gap of these two types of vehicles appealing to many buyers wanting to ride a bike without the risk and worries of balancing on two wheels. Using many parts from the automotive industry including a small block Chevrolet V8, suspension, and steering components, this vehicle appeals to many consumers in the Hot Rod industry looking for a unique vehicle to customize and enhance. Future options will include a number of engine and transmission choices that allow the end user to achieve gas mileage as high as 50MPG.

“As the personal transportation market continues to grow, I wanted to build a new breed of vehicle that customers can get excited about, feel comfortable about riding, and customize it like the hot rods of the past with relative ease” said Roger Bourget, President of Bourget’s Bike Works, “These machines will appeal to a new breed of open-air rider, and change the future landscape of the performance market.”

SPECIFICATIONS:

– Limited Production of 25 Per Year
– MSRP – Starting at $90,000.00 USD
– 425 Horsepower, 383 Fast Burn Chevrolet Crate Motor
– Turbo 350 Automatic Transmission
– Winters “Quick Change” Rear End
– Porsche 930 CV Joints
– 4-Wheel Independent Suspension
– Power Rack and Pinion Steering
– All Aluminum Body
– Custom 17 x 12 Aluminum Wheels with AVON 330 Tires

via Jalopnik
Link: Bourget’s Bike Works
Link: SEMA Show

Posted on October 29, 2007 Filed Under: Concept Motorcycles, Motorcycle Builders, Motorcycle Business


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Comments

  1. Mayakovski says

    October 29, 2007 at 10:39 am

    UGLY!

    Looks like a kid’s carnival ride.

  2. GenWaylaid says

    October 29, 2007 at 12:22 pm

    I get a kick out of those tires. They may be 330mm wide, but it looks like only the center 110mm is ever touching the pavement! In other words, because of the tire crown they needed a ridiculous width to get an adequate contact patch!

    I imagine that the available contact patch would start going up as the tires squared off. I just hope that doesn’t happen unexpectedly (or worse, asymmetrically) while riding!

  3. John E says

    October 29, 2007 at 1:19 pm

    It’s a red box with a big engine. Where’s the style and design? There’s just nothing noteworthy about it that’s positive.

    90K for what? Looks like he put about $5 bucks worth of work into it. Something that sits in your garage that you can’t ride anywhere?

  4. aaron says

    October 29, 2007 at 2:53 pm

    wow – a chopper builder jumping on the latest trend… I’m shocked!!! 😉

    stupid tires, bad styling, looks like a Korean mass produced take on the “mega-quad” – or a one-off slapped together in someone’s shed.

    why mention the porsche components unless you felt they added some cachet to an otherwise unremarkable ride? and besides, wasn’t the 930 a 70’s model?

  5. hoyt says

    October 29, 2007 at 7:14 pm

    Is that a suicide shift handle on the right?

    I don’t see anything sporty about this (or the other quads) with the ever present tip over likelihood on such a narrow wheelbase & high c of g.

    They’re illegal for good reason.

  6. Sean says

    October 31, 2007 at 4:08 am

    The obscenely expensive answer to a question only asked in nightmares.

  7. John J Redmond says

    November 3, 2007 at 11:34 am

    “Stupid as stupid does”
    “More money than brains”
    “S**T for Brains Club”
    If anybody buys that wet dream they are the President of the S4B Club – not just a member.
    How many kids will it run over on the go cart track?
    Hell a Boss cycle is dumb enough, at least you can ride it on most roads.
    For 90K I’ll build you a great ride out of almost any kit car you want!

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