300 mph motor bike?

dod · #1 (**permalink**) 8th January, 2003, 05:19 AM

Definitely not for the fainthearted.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/ne...l&siteid=89488

Random Nonsense · #2 (**permalink**) 8th January, 2003, 05:23 AM

gawd that thing is ugly!

David Shh! · #3 (**permalink**) 8th January, 2003, 05:27 AM

Gawd that thing is beautiful

See also rolls-royce helicopter "engined" bike; a rocket on two wheels. 0-60 in 0.16s!

:beer:

Kaitain · #4 (**permalink**) 8th January, 2003, 05:35 AM

I think that's actually a car that's had an accident in a hydraulic press: look, it even has 4 wheels!

I really don't see the point of it - bikes are meant for having fun on twisty roads but that thing will only ever do a straight line. How boring...

Random Nonsense · #5 (**permalink**) 8th January, 2003, 05:37 AM

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Originally posted by David Shh!
Gawd that thing is beautiful

See also rolls-royce helicopter "engined" bike; a rocket on two wheels. 0-60 in 0.16s!

:beer:

It looks like one of those god aweful £15 computer cases, complete with horrendous shiny plastic!!

the RR boke wont hit 60 that fast. its not possible, as a gas turbine only develops power in the top 80% of its RPM range. and I think the clutch would die if you tried to use it with that much power being fed through, also a gas turbine takes several seconds from idle to full throttle

dod · #6 (**permalink**) 8th January, 2003, 05:41 AM

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Originally posted by Kaitain
I think that's actually a car that's had an accident in a hydraulic press: look, it even has 4 wheels!

I really don't see the point of it - bikes are meant for having fun on twisty roads but that thing will only ever do a straight line. How boring...

Built for American roads. No corners

Kaitain · #7 (**permalink**) 8th January, 2003, 05:56 AM

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Originally posted by dod

Built for American roads. No corners

Somewhere in all that expanse of land there's gotta be a decent set of twisties... c'mon, just 100 miles of twisties... somewhere... ??

David Shh! · #8 (**permalink**) 8th January, 2003, 06:01 AM

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Originally posted by Random Nonsense

the RR boke wont hit 60 that fast. its not possible, as a gas turbine only develops power in the top 80% of its RPM range. and I think the clutch would die if you tried to use it with that much power being fed through, also a gas turbine takes several seconds from idle to full throttle

Clutch? Did I mention a clutch? No brakes or steering either, BTW. You're right about the lag. Switch on, wait, switch off, ***** self, and ....Whooooomph! Vanish over horizon. See BSH magazine Nov 02.

:-D

Random Nonsense · #9 (**permalink**) 8th January, 2003, 06:19 AM

also you cannot physically hold on to something that hard

If ya like ill figure out how many g's it would be pulling!

Random Nonsense · #10 (**permalink**) 8th January, 2003, 06:23 AM

With kaitains help (OK he did all the maths, my brain stopped working years ago) it comes out at 17G, that would snap you in half.

David Shh! · #11 (**permalink**) 8th January, 2003, 07:04 AM

Hey, I didn't say I would ride it! How do astronauts cope with the Gs? Wouldn't the same apply? :-)

Kaitain · #12 (**permalink**) 8th January, 2003, 07:09 AM

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Originally posted by David Shh!
Hey, I didn't say I would ride it! How do astronauts cope with the Gs? Wouldn't the same apply? :-)

Not really - astronauts are strapped into nice supportive seats wearing nice pressurised suits that hold all their blood and organs in the right sort of place. And a space shuttle has a computer to help out when they black out.

In contrast, a motorbike provides no support whatsoever, and if you black out, there's only an unfortunate smudge on the tarmac to remind us you ever existed.

Pleasant

David Shh! · #13 (**permalink**) 8th January, 2003, 08:08 AM

live like there's no tomorrow,
dance like there's no one watching, love like you've
never been hurt

OK - I'll ride it after all! :lol:

dod · #14 (**permalink**) 8th January, 2003, 08:17 AM

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Originally posted by Kaitain
In contrast, a motorbike provides no support whatsoever, and if you black out, there's only an unfortunate smudge on the tarmac to remind us you ever existed.

Pleasant

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Originally posted by David Shh!
OK - I'll ride it after all! :lol:

Remember that at 300mph that could be a looooooooooooooong smudge

Staz · #15 (**permalink**) 8th January, 2003, 04:57 PM

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Originally posted by dod

Built for American roads. No corners

Maybe your in Kansas or something??? I know from personal experiance that So Cal has some real nice canyons. Spent plenty of time going up and down them on my '92 ZX6.

Also Norther California has nice roads up around wine countery

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Originally posted by Random Nonsense
also you cannot physically hold on to something that hard If ya like ill figure out how many g's it would be pulling!

Drag bike do the quarter mile in 7 seconds at 180mph. I am sure that they are hitting 60 in less than 1.6 sec

mrpcman · #16 (**permalink**) 8th January, 2003, 06:04 PM

The article i read said 0-60 in 1.6seconds and a max speed of 400MPh.

BigRed · #17 (**permalink**) 9th January, 2003, 12:32 AM

http://www.allpar.com/cars/concepts/tomahawk.html

Did anyone notice this fact?

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Fuel: 3.25 gallons

A V-10 with a 3 gallon tank? You will barley make it a mile before you need gas

Edit: And why didnt they just put one big fat wheel on the back instead of 2 skinny ones?

Southern Man · #18 (**permalink**) 9th January, 2003, 01:52 AM

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Originally posted by Kaitain
I think that's actually a car that's had an accident in a hydraulic press: look, it even has 4 wheels!

I really don't see the point of it - bikes are meant for having fun on twisty roads but that thing will only ever do a straight line. How boring...

My feelings exactly.

Spoken like someone who rides to live.

Southern Man · #19 (**permalink**) 9th January, 2003, 02:07 AM

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Originally posted by Kaitain
Somewhere in all that expanse of land there's gotta be a decent set of twisties... c'mon, just 100 miles of twisties... somewhere... ??

You would be talking about Deals Gap.

318 turns in 11 miles

http://www.dealsgap.com/

I've ridden my 75 Norton 850 Commando over this course several times and I have to say there is NOTHING like it anywhere. I'm getting goose bumps just thinking about it.

This post goes real well with my new sig. , anyone know who wrote that song?