Road legal jet bike
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Road legal jet bike
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
It may be road legal in the US, not sure about the UK, it'd certainly be a giggle taking it for an MoT
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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...
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...
And the guy on the orange bike is in a T-shirt and shorts 
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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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?
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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.
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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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Things like this are great, anyone seen the Rover SD 1 with the Merlin fitted (ok Meteor but same thing!)?
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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.
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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!
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!
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I have one the final VFR750's, owned since new. Chain with a gorgeous single sided swing arm is the way to go!
