{"id":1573,"date":"2010-11-30T00:01:36","date_gmt":"2010-11-30T05:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1573"},"modified":"2022-02-20T22:18:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T04:18:53","slug":"motorcycle-with-aston-martin-v12-motor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1573","title":{"rendered":"Motorcycle with an Aston Martin V12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=82839\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-82839\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"82839\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=82839\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Motorcycle-with-an-Aston-Martin-V12-01.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Motorcycle with an Aston Martin V12 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Motorcycle with an Aston Martin V12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Motorcycle-with-an-Aston-Martin-V12-01.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Motorcycle-with-an-Aston-Martin-V12-01.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Motorcycle with an Aston Martin V12\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82839\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This unique motorcycle was found at the 2010 Essen Motor Show. It is powered by a 6.0 L Aston Martin V12 making 400+ horsepower. The owner is selling it for 98,000 Euros or about $128,409. They claim the 700 kg (1543 lb) motorcycle has a top speed of 400 km\/h (248 mph). We doubt anyone wants to prove that claim. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=82840\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-82840\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"82840\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=82840\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Motorcycle-with-an-Aston-Martin-V12-02.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Motorcycle with an Aston Martin V12 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Motorcycle with an Aston Martin V12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Motorcycle-with-an-Aston-Martin-V12-02.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Motorcycle-with-an-Aston-Martin-V12-02.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Motorcycle with an Aston Martin V12\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82840\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/wU_Nt-H0bAE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/garagecar.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/aston-martin-v12-motorcycle-live-essen.html\">GarageCar.blogspot.com<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/jalopnik.com\/5701584\/homer-simpsons-v12-powered-motorcycle\">Jalopnik<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This unique motorcycle was found at the 2010 Essen Motor Show. It is powered by a 6.0 L Aston Martin V12 making 400+ horsepower. The owner is selling it for 98,000 Euros or about $128,409. They claim the 700 kg (1543 lb) motorcycle has a top speed of 400 km\/h (248 mph). We doubt anyone&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1573\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Motorcycle with an Aston Martin V12<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":82839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motorcycle"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":114794,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=114794","url_meta":{"origin":1573,"position":0},"title":"1971 Range Rover with an Aston Martin V12","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 30, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Chris Bishop and his company Bishops 4x4 spent two years creating a unique 1971 Range Rover to showcase their abilities. 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