2002 Gurney Alligator Bike

Gurney 2002 Alligator

Legendary racing driver and race car manufacturer Dan Gurney is the inventor of the ALLIGATOR motorcycle, and the founder and CEO of Dan Gurney ALLIGATOR Motorcycles Inc. This new company is a division of Dan Gurney’s All American Racers – the well known racing prototype and manufacturing facility operating out of its Santa Ana location since 1965. Both Dan and AAR have made names for themselves by winning races and championships in the major leagues of motor sports around the world. Most of them with the fabled Eagle machines designed and built by AAR.

The latest result of this broad experience and curiosity coupled with a “can-do-attitude” is this intriguing new machine. The one cylinder ALLIGATOR is similar in many ways to the first cycle designed and built in 1886 by Gottlieb Daimler in Bad Cannstatt, Germany. It can be considered a modern version of the great-great-great grandfather of all gasoline powered motorcycles. In other words: a 21st century nostalgia bike. With its low center of gravity, it looks unique and most importantly, it feels like nothing else on the road. It produces a high degree of riding confidence and security with a fabulous fun factor to match!

The ‘Alligator’ motorcycle from America was launched in 2002 as a limited edition ‘Grand Prix’ Alligator with the build number capped at 36. The number 36 is significant as it was the number that donned the Formula 1 Eagle which won the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa, a first for an American built car and driver/constructor team. And the Alligator motorcycle is constructed at the same factory as the F1 car was. The Alligator motorcycle’s creator, Ex-racer Dan Gurney, designed the bike to have an exceedingly low center of gravity, a high level of riding confidence and an aerodynamic shape. Powered by a single-cylinder 710cc Honda engine developing around 70 horsepower, the Alligator has 0-60 mph time of 3.1 seconds and a top speed of 140 mph. The unique body work of the Alligator motorcycle is constructed from carbon fibre and placed over a chromoly frame. The fuel tank sits behind the engine under the single seat.

Design & Styling

The Anti-Miura Production Car

The ALLIGATOR name, which has been trademarked, came about because of the bike’s long, low appearance. “Gurney’s Gator is not just another motorcycle. Startling in both appearance and specification, it features a radically low solo seating position. Idiosyncratic? Sure, its inventor did not become famous for his orthodoxy.”

A Motorcycle that is part cruiser, part sportbike, part Formula One car. When you corner aggressively, you are not going over the top of the bike or even countering movement with controlled use of your bodyweight. Instead, you are an integral part of the chassis and the slightest shift – what feels like a mere thought – affects steering in the most wonderfully smooth and predictable way. The fact that the ALLIGATOR isn’t exactly orthodox is its real challenge. Can you see outside the box? We are curious to see how many of us can?

Interior


Technical Specs

Technical Specifications

The A-6 sprinted from a stop to 30mph in just 1.1 seconds, quicker than any other street bike CW has ever tested. Nothing with a comparable power-to-weight ratio has come close. Similarly, the braking performance of the ALLIGATOR was outstanding. The low seat height also dramatically reduces frontal area, producing desirable aerodynamic results. That explains how it is also the fastest street going Single that we have seen. The ALLIGATOR can be flicked from side to side readily and quickly. You’ll find yourself adjusting to the riding position in the first few miles. On the street, the ALLIGATOR accelerates hard and feels noticeably torquey and strong, there is no production Single that runs anywhere near as well.

  • Year:
    2002

  • Color:
    Blue

  • Engine
    single-cylinder 710cc Honda engine

  • Type:
    2002 Gurney Alligator Bike

  • 0-60 mph:
    3.1 seconds

  • Top Speed:
    140 mph

  • Transmission
    six-speed gearbox

  • Body/Chassis
    carbon fiber body

Cool Facts

The latest result of this broad experience and curiosity coupled with a “can-do-attitude” is this intriguing new machine. The fact that the ALLIGATOR isn’t exactly orthodox is its real challenge.