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Old Apr 3, 2002 | 07:54 AM
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Jay Leno got one. i gotta get one too! its got a gearbox and a 2 speed tranny to power the rear wheel.
http://popularmechanics.com/automoti...er/index.phtml
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Old Apr 3, 2002 | 10:36 AM
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http://www.marineturbine.com/superbike/motorcycles.htm

yea this thing is sweet, top speed is supposed to be 250 mph, but there is a minor drawback.....it costs $150,000
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Old Apr 15, 2002 | 10:14 AM
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Default Re: jet powered bike (WishIHadANiceCarToo)

My friends went riding up to the rock store one sunday.. and jay arrived with his jetbike...

jay has LOTS of bikes.. the few times I saw him, he was on a WWII harly w/ sidecar....

he likes to show off.... but he's a nice guy.
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Old Apr 15, 2002 | 10:49 AM
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Holy..
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Old Apr 17, 2002 | 03:33 PM
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A rich guy who knows how to spend his money...on cars.
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Old Apr 21, 2002 | 11:05 AM
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The test rider wussed out at around 250. Let me ride it, I'll tell you the top speed.

-Dustin
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Old Apr 29, 2002 | 06:10 PM
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Ive seen faster. Turbo 'Busa will keep up with it, less weight, and more gears. Much more streetable bike in my opinion due to the exhaust not melting off people's bumpers..........
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Old Apr 29, 2002 | 06:30 PM
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Holy..
Add-On = ****
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Old May 2, 2002 | 08:15 AM
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Default Re: jet powered bike (hardware17)

Ive seen faster. Turbo 'Busa will keep up with it, less weight, and more gears. Much more streetable bike in my opinion due to the exhaust not melting off people's bumpers..........
yeah but with a turbo busa you cant go to a bar and tell a chick "i have a bike thats powered by a turbine from a Bell Helicopter."

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Old May 2, 2002 | 12:42 PM
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Default Re: jet powered bike (hardware17)

Ive seen faster. Turbo 'Busa will keep up with it, less weight, and more gears. Much more streetable bike in my opinion due to the exhaust not melting off people's bumpers..........
does the hayabusa reach 52,000 RPM??


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