Jets

[Merecat]

Since we are notionally a motorbike site, I feel obliged to garnish this thread with a picture of this non British application of a jet engine, before we get out interweb licence revoked:



As you were

(is there a part 3 planned featuring Concorde?)

Are you sure its a jet bike? Says V4 on the side

DT

My friend Wiki says its this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTT_Turbine_Superbike.

and who am I to argue

Mick

[slparry]

Jay Lenho has a jet bike, I seem to recall him relating the tale (maybe on top gear) of a car driver nudging closer and closer at a junction to get a better look, oblivious to his plastic bumper melting from the bikes exhaust

[brookes745]

Perhaps we should have a poll as there seems to be a lot of ex (apart from Gromit ,light)blue suits on here, more than the other two services put together?
Had actually forgot you sat backwards on a 10!. I think I did more miles on a Herc, normally on rear party picking up broken tornado`s.

Al.

Hercs.....rear parties....broken Tornados....don't get me started on that one

Record was 2 weeks late for a 3 week Red Flag (an excercise based in Las Vegas for those who don't know) due to one particularly troubled F3!!

To keep the thread on bikes, did manage to hire a Harley for the weekend tho!!

[Dog Tyred]

Hmmmm, being pedantic (moi?) the definition of a jet engine is one which produces thrust to creat forward motion from said thrust. As this is a gas turbine engine with a two stage gearbox driving the rear wheel in isn't strictly a 'jet bike'. I guess you could argue that the forward motion of the bike is as a result of thrust generated by the engine but not quite the same thing.

Now this on the other hand !!



and if they could perfect this !!!!!




DT


PS: None of the above is in anyway intended to be taken seriously so please don't respond in a serious manner

[Al]

The bike in the top photo would certainly stop car drivers trying to squeeze you at the lights etc

Al.

[slparry]

OK so Lenos is not a jet but a turbine, still I want a bike that sounds like that!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTmgfF1zghg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjU7OhTo ... re=related

[el-nicko]

The bike in the top photo would certainly stop car drivers trying to squeeze you at the lights etc

Al.

Nevermind that Al. What happened here :- "Shiny Blue MR2 vvti Roadster. Written off 31/08/12"

[Al]

Wasn`t my fault, HONEST. I was stopped in traffic, muppet behind didn`t. I was on an incline so I had foot on brake and he still pushed me 5-6 ft into the Merc in front, he hit me @ 20 mph ish judging by the damage to car, it has creased all the way to the inner wheel arches at the back + font bumper and what would be a bonnet on most cars, I bashed my head on top of windscreen and side window before seat belt stopped me and hurt neck/back. Just waiting for Assessor to see it but not hopeful.

Al

[el-nicko]

Shit If ever I'm stuck in traffic on me bike and can't filter I always move to one side so that if I do get rear-ended at least I won't get crushed against the vehicle in front (like this bloke http://youtu.be/3N-nvM40Kkk) . Unfortunatly in a car you just got to sit there and take it, sometimes even watching it coming at you in the rear-view mirror. What a nightmare. MR2 , one of my fave cars too. Post a pic

[Dog Tyred]

Shit If ever I'm stuck in traffic on me bike and can't filter I always move to one side so that if I do get rear-ended at least I won't get crushed against the vehicle in front (like this bloke http://youtu.be/3N-nvM40Kkk) . Unfortunatly in a car you just got to sit there and take it, sometimes even watching it coming at you in the rear-view mirror. What a nightmare. MR2 , one of my fave cars too. Post a pic

Holy shit

I must admit I always try to keep either side of the car in front (or at least angle my bike that way) to keep an escape route handy if I see someone approaching a bit quick from behind. If thats not possible I tend to leave a decent gap between me and the car in front.

Lets be careful out there people

DT