steve_gus
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 09:29 PM |
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BEC donor anyone?
http://motorcyclecity.com/turbine.htm
http://www.locostbuilder.co.uk
Just knock off the 's'!
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Jonr
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 10:30 PM |
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Fine as long as you want to go at a constant speed. Turbines are great at running all day at the same RPM but slow at revving up and down and it
isn't good for them either. Think mercedes put one in a car in the 60's but ditched it. Just like Turbo lag but 10 times worse.
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scutter
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| posted on 28/6/05 at 06:21 AM |
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The accel time is truely horendous(sorry about smelling), Most aircraft engines take between 5-10 sec to accel from idle to max rpm coming back is
worse with it taking between 10-15sec.
Very good for toasting Chav's at the traffic lights tho
Very funny tho, that they ask can you tune a turbine, I hope so or i'm out of a job.
ATB Dan.
[Edited on 28/6/05 by scutter]
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James
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| posted on 28/6/05 at 09:47 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scutter
The accel time is truely horendous(sorry about smelling),
[Edited on 28/6/05 by scutter]
Bit of Lynx would help no end...
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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timf
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| posted on 28/6/05 at 11:22 AM |
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i saw this on ch5 last night
it turns out jay leno has one and regulaly rides it on the road.
he said the rear light has an addition lcd to warn drivers to keep back.
one didn't and ended up with a melted bumper 
then the tested the acceleration against a jet provost figther.
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locogeoff
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| posted on 28/6/05 at 12:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by timf
i saw this on ch5 last night
it turns out jay leno has one and regulaly rides it on the road.
he said the rear light has an addition lcd to warn drivers to keep back.
one didn't and ended up with a melted bumper
then the tested the acceleration against a jet provost figther.
Aye but it was beaten by the Honda C50
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