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Old Jan 16, 2003 | 11:28 PM
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If this is a repost my bad but I watching this on TV the other night and caught this on SPEED Channel thought you guys in here might be interested in checkin it out.

I knew Jay Leno liked cars but this is freakin awsome.
http://www.rideontv.com/episodes/CRN0005/leno.html
OHHHHHH UNBEEEEVABLE :o

The sound was wicked, they mentioned on the show and in this article it is capable of 60,000 rpm

Try to catch the show, this web page doesnt do it justice, he jokes around about messign with HOG riders and messing with the people that live next to him when he starts it up. If nothin else lookin at the guy with the handle bar stash is good for a
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Old Jan 17, 2003 | 12:15 AM
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i seen that one on ebay, thats one crazy ass bike
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Old Jan 17, 2003 | 09:31 AM
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Originally posted by "ultracxnos"

i seen that one on ebay, thats one crazy ass bike
Yeah, its pretty bad ass, it idles at like 2K, and when you take off, it only has like 40hp, its just like a turbo, you have to spool it up, so as the rpms get higher the bike goes faster.

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Old Jan 20, 2003 | 03:44 AM
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Originally posted by "ryuujin_crx"

I wonder what that thing sounds like? Must be bad ass.
Like a helicopter, without the blades.
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Old Jan 21, 2003 | 09:42 AM
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Just if any of you wanted to hear what this bike sounds like....Jay Leno stopped by my house the other day and I got the wonderful sound of the bike of film


http://www.sportbikerider.us/Sportbike_Rider/Pictures/JetBike.WMV?CFID=211033&amp;CFTOKEN=71984613

I still would like to hear what 50,000rpms sounds like
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