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    MegaZone: The B-2 is pretty big, but it seems out of place on this list. The C-5, An-124, An-225, B747, or A380 are even more impressive, if not as alien looking. more »
    Gann: My favorite massive machine has always been the C5 Galaxy. more »
    UnderLoK: I’ve never seen that helicopter before, that thing is crazy. more »
    Rex the Decadent: I have ridden the yellow beast featured at the top. For the uninitiated, its called a 'HaulPak' truck, a very common piece of machinery used in most o... more »
    MacBandit: Nice article but the editor might be remiss in their knowledge of the Spruce Goose. Planes were made from wood for a long time before they started usi... more »
    Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: The Seawise Giant (Knock Nevis) is no longer considered a ship. Technically it's a floating oil storage tank used to fuel other tankers. more »
    ursa: They put in a wind farm a few years back and the turbines and blades were shipped from Europe via a strange looking ship. Being curious I drove up to... more »
    geiko: I've seen the Space Shuttle Conveyor on a trip to Cape Canaveral. That whole place is made up of awesomeness. Only downside to this thing is that it m... more »
    92BuickLeSabre: I had a friend who drove a Komatsu for a year. She's maybe 5'2" and weighed less than 100 lbs. The pictures of her standing next to the tires were pr... more »
    TrixGomez: behold, the bagger 288 ! http://www.rathergood.com/bagger288 more »
    Henzapper: Wow, those are so big that for some reason I got scared just looking at them. Edit: I just realized that I just made myself a target of "That's what ... more »
    strider_mt2k: That really is bad looking. OC Choppers doesn't care. You can tell they have FU money by the way Mikey trashes the office in every episode. What they ... more »
    savarian: Now, if the bike were invisible to radar, that could prove useful. more »
    Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Is that show still on?? more »
    Homerjay is utterly alone.: Shark, consider yourself jumped. more »
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  • #motorcycles

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