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Just the thing for the FJ pilot for getting to work in the morning :)
It may be road legal in the US, not sure about the UK, it'd certainly be a giggle taking it for an MoT :E
Y2K Bike
Courtney Mil
3rd Apr 2013, 10:43
MTT - Leading Turbine Innovation (http://www.marineturbine.com/motorcycles.asp)
Servicing could be pricey!
charliegolf
3rd Apr 2013, 11:00
Servicing could be pricey!
Not as pricey as Third Party Fire n Theft!
CG
Molemot
3rd Apr 2013, 11:20
0 to 200 mph in 5.4 seconds. Crikey....I did the sums; 1.72G.
Imagine the thing vertical with it's front wheel in the air....then put on a rucksack with 3/4 of your weight in it...then try to sit on the bike!
Some machine, that is...
airborne_artist
3rd Apr 2013, 11:32
And the guy on the orange bike is in a T-shirt and shorts :\
Flying Binghi
3rd Apr 2013, 12:49
And the guy on the orange bike is in a T-shirt and shorts :\
Yeah, make yer shudder..:uhoh:
I keep a reminder of a bike prang i had years ago - a glove with the titanium knuckle guards ground down to the leather..:\
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CoffmanStarter
3rd Apr 2013, 12:53
Wasn't there another American dude who strapped JATO on to his bike ... only to become embarrassed when he had to steer round a bend ... not ... RIP :\
Kluseau
3rd Apr 2013, 16:48
Wasn't there another American dude who strapped JATO on to his bike ... only to become embarrassed when he had to steer round a bend ... not ... RIP :\
I think he may have got a Darwin award for his trouble, though...
brokenlink
3rd Apr 2013, 19:25
A snip at $187,000. Truly FJ Pilot money! Interesting that it is chain driven according to the vid, would have though that a shaft drive arrangement would have been better with that amount of torque. Any views?
I agree that shaft drive would have been a better option, not sure why they went with a chain. Maybe just for ease of application rather than engineer a shaft drive solution.
OutlawPete
4th Apr 2013, 13:10
Agree, shaft arrangement definitely better for power transmission but must be done accurately otherwise loads of vibration/bearing noise. Chains can be surprisingly capable and forgiving in terms of alignment issues. And, I would have thought, easier for the home engineer to fit.
Things like this are great, anyone seen the Rover SD 1 with the Merlin fitted (ok Meteor but same thing!)?
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ASRAAM
6th Apr 2013, 19:29
I rather think the twisting moment generated by a shaft would be unmanageable unless a very weighty mod to the rear swinging arm was applied.
Courtney Mil
6th Apr 2013, 20:24
Just do what Honda sorted for the solid drive technology. Make the shaft rotate in the opposite direction to the engine. I would have thought that a jet turbine rotating at max chat would be enough torque to worry about. The shaft drive in the other sense can only help, surely.
Nervous SLF
6th Apr 2013, 21:01
I wonder what development they have done since it is now about 12 years or so old?
Courtney Mil
6th Apr 2013, 21:42
Hopefully bought himself some leathers. Riding any bike in shorts is madness. Riding a gas turbine powered bike is beyond belief.
Dunky,
Your comments about the drive sparked a synapse. I remember Alvis (?) doing speed trials at Hullavington with a CVR(T) - they got almost 75 mph out of one before the tracks started to indicate they'd give in.
I have one the final VFR750's, owned since new. Chain with a gorgeous single sided swing arm is the way to go!
Lima Juliet
7th Apr 2013, 08:33
I want one, but I'll wait until they're made by Triumph at Hinckley!
clicker
7th Apr 2013, 13:01
Presume they have reverse buckets for an emergency stop? :E
I have one the final VFR750's, owned since new. Chain with a gorgeous single sided swing arm is the way to go!
Very nice, they ruined the 800 with the VTEC. I like my SV1000S, plenty of poke from it.