World Record Electric Drag Bike OCC and Lawless

Newburgh, NY (October 7, 2010) -- Orange County Choppers, the custom motorcycle shop, announces today that it has broken the previously held quarter-mile record for a battery-powered motorcycle. The historical accomplishment was recorded at Virginia Motorsports Park located near Petersburg, VA on September 24, 2010. Legendary drag racer Larry 'Spiderman' McBride rode the 363 volt, 4000 amp electric bike to a 7.469, 177 miles per hour quarter-mile pass shattering the existing world record of 7.82 seconds at 168mph. The Lawless Electric Drag Bike will be featured in an episode of American Chopper tonight, Thursday, October 7 at 9PM ET/PT on TLC.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• OCC
• Orange
• County
• Choppers
• Lawless
• Electric
• Drag
• Bike
• Record

[apocalypsox]

Holy hell, That thing sounded like the wrath of god when it took off.

[uuuu9999]

Sounded like a sonic boom when it took off

[seison5]

wooooooooow not even an aircraft does that soud :OOO

[inagod]

scary,sound of the motor and tire producing all the power at once.

[SYeNi69]

Is this dangerous ?

[paintballchamp11]

What is that sounds?? it cant be the motor it must be the massive force on the tyres

[DR1FTKINGS2000]

I just about shit myself because I wasn't watching the video, then I heard the motorcycle takeoff.

[lllitrehead]

Lol hear the crickets just before launch!

[9c1box]

GOT DAMN!!!!!!!! but WTF WAS THAT NOISE!!???

[MegaDrainProductions]

i was 4 bars away from max volume and i Jumped out of my seat at startled my self when the bike took off

[MrFinell]

270 Km/h - not bad at all :-)