Sheer madness. 10/18/2006
Roy sent me a series of pictures in the mail today. Another motorcycle. Although not as weird as Mega Kwak, still weird enough.
This is a jet turbine powered motorcycle. It has a Rolls Royce Viper Mk. 202 turbojet installed. Pumping out some 5000 horsepower.
The engine resides in a frame built by MAD Engineering. Hand built, naturally. Please note proper use of the comma in the previous sentence. This is, of course, in case Rkaru misses the comma again, and happens to think this is an environmentally friendly vehicle. Which it isn’t, in any way, shape or form.
The frame is suspended using Yamaha FJ 1200 components, front and rear, with a 3.4 meter wheelbase. Yes, you read that right. This bike is longer than a matchbox on wheels.
The engine is rated for 2,450 lbs thrust, or about 3,800 horsepower, with a further 1,200 ponies on tap when the afterburner kicks in. It gulps down 32,000 cubic feet per minute of air when it’s running, and let’s not talk about the fuel consumption. Even if it does burn JP-4.
You can find more pictures and stuff about the bike, and the guy who built it, here. Work is currently stopped by the owner, due to other commitments. But most of all, I would really want a bike like this, if only for what I can do to tailgaters…
All pictures from www.madv8bike.com.