05-23-2013, 10:12 AM
|
#1 (permalink)
|
|
(:
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: up north
Posts: 12,761
Thanks: 1,584
Thanked 3,546 Times in 2,215 Posts
|
163mph rocket bicycle
Man sets speed record on bike fueled by ingredient used to dye hair
Couldn't find good tech specs but from the pic it appears to have conventional wheels and tires?!?  And here I was wondering how they'd hold up to 70 mph...
|
|
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Frank Lee For This Useful Post:
|
|
 Today
|
|
|
|
Other popular topics in this forum...
|
|
|
|
|
05-24-2013, 11:41 PM
|
#2 (permalink)
|
|
PaulH
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Maricopa, AZ (sort of. Actually outside of town)
Posts: 3,832
Thanks: 1,368
Thanked 1,119 Times in 734 Posts
|
That was probably the most awesome thing I've ever seen.
|
|
|
|
|
05-24-2013, 11:57 PM
|
#3 (permalink)
|
|
(:
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: up north
Posts: 12,761
Thanks: 1,584
Thanked 3,546 Times in 2,215 Posts
|
I'm sure it's a helluva ride! |
|
|
|
|
05-25-2013, 04:22 AM
|
#4 (permalink)
|
|
Master EcoModder
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Carson City, Nevada
Posts: 612
Thanks: 240
Thanked 109 Times in 87 Posts
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to wmjinman For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
05-25-2013, 04:47 AM
|
#5 (permalink)
|
|
(:
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: up north
Posts: 12,761
Thanks: 1,584
Thanked 3,546 Times in 2,215 Posts
|
I drove a go-kart with a snowmobile engine on it once; I think it was only supposed to be able to handle 5HP or so because the steering was scary, instant-crash fast. I don't know how fast it was, other than it was too fast. |
|
|
|
|
05-25-2013, 06:45 AM
|
#6 (permalink)
|
|
Always Too Busy
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Oregon
Posts: 561
Thanks: 404
Thanked 178 Times in 130 Posts
|
I like how they refer to Hydrogen Peroxide as "a chemical to bleach hair."
Um, yeah. This is pure HO, it would melt your face off.
__________________
Nissan Leaf driver? Join me in Team Leaf and feel smugly superior about our MPGe
Current Car: White Lightning
----------------------------------------------
Retired Car: Betty White
|
|
|
|
|
05-25-2013, 07:44 AM
|
#7 (permalink)
|
|
Gen II Prianista
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Ballamer, Merlin
Posts: 453
Thanks: 201
Thanked 145 Times in 89 Posts
|
I wonder how fast the thing would go if it had proper streamlining?
But then, maybe just getting rid of some clothing would make a big
difference. When I first saw the rockt bike, this came to mind:
IIRC, Rollie Free, Bonneville, 1948, ~150 MPH
 |
|
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Rokeby For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
05-25-2013, 03:02 PM
|
#8 (permalink)
|
|
Master EcoModder
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Santa Cruz, CA.
Posts: 871
White Whale - '03 Chrysler Town & Country mini van all white
Thanks: 64
Thanked 44 Times in 39 Posts
|
That green blob in my avatar has been hibernating since 2010 due to a building rebuild- still not finished, but almost. I would like to put that thing back together and wake it up with rocket power  . |
|
|
|
|
11-10-2014, 05:48 AM
|
#9 (permalink)
|
|
In the fasting lane
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
Posts: 3,883
Thanks: 1,629
Thanked 2,147 Times in 1,387 Posts
|
François Gissy and his rocket bicycle have set a new record: 207 mph/333 km/h !!!
I really like the shot aft, his legs dangling besides the rocket engine
__________________
2011 Honda Insight + HID, LEDs, tiny PV panel, extra brake pad return springs, neutral wheel alignment, 44/42 PSI (air), PHEV light (inop), tightened wheel nut.
  lifetime FE over 0.17 Gmeter or 0.1 Mmile.
"In hindsight, I should have bet on the horse that won the race"
"In hindsight, I should have bet more on that horse"
Last edited by RedDevil; 11-10-2014 at 09:19 AM..
|
|
|
|
|
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to RedDevil For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
11-10-2014, 06:20 AM
|
#10 (permalink)
|
|
Master EcoModder
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: SC Lowcountry
Posts: 1,473
Thanks: 194
Thanked 1,184 Times in 588 Posts
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maybe I can scan some of my still shots and post them, though. Of course, I only hit 99 MPH, nothing quite as wild as that bike.
