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[RegimentalPyro]

This article has the details of a guy / darwinawardcandidate who has strapped a 200lb rocket motor [throttleable no less!] to his push bike. Apparantly it does 0-60mph in 5 secs - Enough to beat a Porsche in a drag race

He has plans to step this up to 2000lb motor strapped to a truck.

Don't try this at home folks!

Edited by RegimentalPyro, 25 January 2006 - 12:45 PM.

[karlfoxman]

RegimentalPyro, on Jan 25 2006, 10:41 AM, said:

This article has the details of a guy / darwinawardcandidate who has strapped a 200lb rocket motor [throttleable no less!] to his push bike. Apparantly it does 0-60mph in 5 secs - Enough to beat a Porsche in a drag race

He has plans to step this up to 2000lb motor strapped to a truck.

Don't try this at home folks!

He he, nice one Regi. I want one, i have a KJ66 gas turbine at home waiting for a copressor, i think sticking it to a bike would be interesting although i dont like the thought of my bum being inches away from a modded turbocharger compressor spinning at 120,000 rpm!!!!

Roofing tar fuel in that engine, hmmm!

[Richard H]

That is what I call a way to travel. Me and Adam have long considered attaching some stage gerbs to the back of his beemer and fire them electrically in a back to the future time wormhole stylee recreation.

[karlfoxman]

Richard H, on Jan 25 2006, 01:10 PM, said:

That is what I call a way to travel. Me and Adam have long considered attaching some stage gerbs to the back of his beemer and fire them electrically in a back to the future time wormhole stylee recreation.

DO IT!!

[sizzle]

Wow, that's pretty cool. I'm a bit worried about his next project: a 2,000lb rocket attatched to a flat-bed truck.

[The_Djinn]

That would be one heck of an enema if it came loose

[myinisjap]

i wander what a policeman would say when he pulled u over

[sizzle]

myinisjap, on Jan 25 2006, 11:08 PM, said:

i wander what a policeman would say when he pulled u over

"Where do you buy them???"

[myinisjap]

you have to make them

[sizzle]

myinisjap, on Jan 26 2006, 09:20 PM, said:

you have to make them

I know, I was implying that the officer would ask that question.

[myinisjap]

in the US, California especially

[completebeginner]

2,000lb rocket attatched to a flat-bed truck

Now Imagine if it CATOed (shudders)

Edited by completebeginner, 05 February 2006 - 06:30 AM.

[fishy1]

going 60 on a bike just scares me, when i'm cyling i can make 40 on a good slope, and that's pretty fast.

if he was lower, and more aerodynamic i'm sure he could push it to 70.

[EnigmaticBiker]

YESSSS, that's fantastic, I need to see the truck experiment.

Always fantasised about having rockets on the bikes, along the lines of:-
"As the car cut him up, he calmly waited for the gap to widen, a gloved finger firmly pressing the red button and waiting for the jolt as the rocket broke free - WHAM"

I once designed an joke afterburner unit for a Honda 125!

Simon

[portfire]

Hi folks

While looking through the endless crap on youtube i came across these and thought i'd revive on old thread.

http://www.youtube.c...o...ted&search= Watch the markers on each side

http://www.youtube.c...Y...ted&search=

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Enjoy
dean