Cool mod?

[GT-Steve]

Too late someone has beaten them to it.

I think he's just about to post another pointless comment on the BOTM thread..

 

[oldschool]

i thought you was on about paul weller or steve marriot

 

[Baron von Trumpen Bottom]

Although nothing like as extreme as this mod, there's places around the globe where they just slap on mass-produced little petrol engines on bikes. Happens in China - they sell the engines in bulk (50 at a time).

Like one of these?

cool video on the ad,
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/80cc-Moto...0445139112?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item439fe11ca8

 

[theredchili]

Its got certain death written all over it

 

[We_are_Stevo]

Why no plaudits for the skill and ingenuity involved?

Looks like fun to me...

 

[dyna-ti]

:shock: Toasted chestnuts

 

[Raging_Bulls]

Why no plaudits for the skill and ingenuity involved?

Looks like fun to me...

Looks expensive to me.

I used to fly model airplanes, and can verify that these RC turbines easily drink about 250ml (8.8 UK oz) per minute at full throttle.

If you plan to ride that bike from London to Liverpool and back, it'll cost more in kerosene alone than the price of a moped and the fuel for doing the same trip with that.
Nevermind the fact that a good moped is about the same price as the turbine itself.

 

[FMJ]

good moped

?

 

[Raging_Bulls]

?

Most modern scooters, quite a few 50cc shifter bikes, etc.

 

[FMJ]

I was questioning your use of the words "good" and "moped" in the same sentence. Ordinarily they would be considered mutually exclusive, like jumbo shrimp, or military intelligence.