Alright - Super-Sportbike Image Thread™
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(yes, that's the engine that's in it!)
Engine: Rolls-Royce/Allison 250 series Gas Turbine (320 hp at engine, 289 hp and 425 ft.lb. at rear wheel)
Transmission: 2-speed electric shift
Rear mirrors: Concealed TV camera (monitor in forward dash)
Dash: Digital with adjustable performance parameters
PERFORMANCE
Geared top speed: 266 mph
Tested top speed: 227 mph (rider comment: "It was still pulling, I ran out of runway!")
1/4 mile times: 9.80 @ 160 mph (test numbers from original prototype with single speed transmission)
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I wish I could attach the startup and passby .mp3 files for the turbine bike. Wicked. 
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MitchSchaft
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I want to learn how to ride.
I'm not entirely sure about the top speed but it was between 215 - 220KPH.
Modifications to the bike was add 3 teeth to the sprocket, Rejetting the carburetors, removing the air filter, adding methanol to the fuel, lowering the front end, pushing the rear wheel as far back as possible and free flowing the exhaust. This is on a 1997 Honda CBR900RR.
Do the numbers tally? I'm pretty sure I would cover the whole ¼ Mile in about 10 seconds. The race is over on 4th gear!
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Originally posted by Toolbox™
The top speed is impressive but the ¼ Mile is not! I can usually run a 10.00 Second ¼ Mile on a 1000CC Sportbike that has a few modifications.
That's because the prototype (that those numbers came from) has only a one speed transmission!. It essentially uses a slip-clutch to "burn off" some of the power until the gearbox is close enough to wheel speed to sync.
The engine has a maximum rpm of 52,000, so you can see why syncing would be somewhat of a problem. It's probably pretty sluggish feeling for the first hundred feet or so, since it will only be getting a few dozen horsepower through to the wheel. The faster it gets however, the more power it is able to apply through the drivetrain.
I'd guess that the initial prototype had a 100-200 time not far off of it's 0-100 time. Pretty damn impressive. I watched the actual test when they clocked the prototype (not in person of course), and the driver said that by the time it had gone a few hundred yards, it was difficult to hold on to, and the acceleration became stronger the faster he went.
If we could see all the 0-xx times, it would probably look more and more impressive the higher the xx got.
I'd love to know what their second generation version, with a two speed electronic shift transmission does for quarter mile times... probably helps out a lot.
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Sweet, .mp3 attachments have been added!
Dang.... it was 102 kb! Winzip managed to get it down to 100kb, so here you go...
Attachment(s):
startup.zip, 99.58kb
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Dang.... it was 102 kb! Winzip managed to get it down to 100kb
, so here you go...Attachment(s):
startup.zip, 99.58kb
Click here to download the attachment
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unclehobart
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You can easily get a drag bike to cut quick 1/4 mile times by mucking with the gearing. Top end will be sacrificed though. @266mph it sounds like he had it set for some serious top end. He should take that mutha out to the Utah salt flats and let 'er rip.
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A nine post? Jebus. how the heck did that happen? Con someone sweep it up. I think I found one of those little null space coding hiccups during a mass site slowdown.