Presumably any degree of acceleration throws his body mass and centre of gravity back, which must mean he is merely holding on, and it's impossible to be controlling the "machine". I can't see how it can't be anything other than 'fake'. His arms seem to have a slightly unusual line to them.
I'm not so sure it is a fake. Machines loosely described as bikes that i saw in the Florida Keys - Boss Hogs with 5-litre V8 engines - make this one look almost rideable!
i am not doubting the engineering/technical capability of dumping any size engine into a frame and making it run- i just have a nagging question over wether the handlebars have been photo shopped ... stretched - and the arms extended/rotated as well. There is something not quite right about the arms, to me, anyway. The left arm particularly, the distance/length from elbow joint to wrist joint, in comparison to other parts, looks ... ummm..... a little bit..... gorilla gorilla beringei
Bad Ass biker gangs crack me up. 50 yr old men acting like teenagers, talking about honour and respect. Acting tough and believing that a harley is freedom. Some of these shows on Discovery channel about em make me cringe.
you know what I mean. Whenever I see them the music from 'only which way but loose' when the black widows appears always pops into my mind.