Interesting Bike

Neilp · Post by **Neilp** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:06 pm

One of these would be an interesting toy.

http://www.marineturbine.com/y2k_superbike_brochure.pdf

52,000 RPM now that is insane!!!!!!
Still those HP figures look nice.

Neil

zzzak · Post by **zzzak** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:47 pm

Hmmmmmm,let's see,425 ft/lbs at 2000 revs with peak horsepower,286 rear wheel at 52000 revs,it should accelerate briskly.

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:37 pm

ahh yes the y2k...Jay Leno has one... he made a joke abt ppl pissing him off in traffic ..so he gives it a "note" and bakes there car...

oh and it was in Torque...and AMCN did a review on it a while back...

hmm turbine bike, i didnt think it had chain drive...i thought it use to be thrust like a jet??

tho if i had the kinda $$ to buy one, id get a custom OCC chopper....

zzzak wrote:Hmmmmmm,let's see,425 ft/lbs at 2000 revs with peak horsepower,286 rear wheel at 52000 revs,it should accelerate briskly.

oh apparently there outlawed in Tasmania cos they have enough power to pull a horny teen of his sister....