May 22 2008Readers: I Have A Birthday Coming Up And There's A Jet Bike For Sale On eBay (Hint)
I've been emailing my Congressman forever requesting he make jet engines required safety equipment on all vehicles, but does he listen to the pleas of common citizens? Noooo. So now I have to buy a blackmarket rocket bike from a potential scam artist on eBay in order to procure a safe damn bike. And here it is. Built by "the world's top pulsejet engine designer and builder" Robert Maddox, the engine puts out 50-60 pounds of thrust and is capable of speeding the bike up to approximately 75 MPH. Sounds good right? Well it's not bad, but even such a paltry engines come with warnings.
JET ENGINES ARE DANGEROUS!! BUY AT YOUR OWN RISK THIS ENGINES RUNS AT 140 DECIBELS AND GLOWS RED-COOL!!
Glows red-cool. I like that, I'm gonna start using it. Anyway, you readers get together and buy this for me for my birthday. Because if you don't, well, it'll be the third year in a row I didn't get anything. Well, that's not entirely true -- last year the dog left me a little present on the bed. Whee, shit on the bed, happy birthday to me! The sad part is that I actually appreciated the gesture.
A couple more pictures (including a pretty sweet looking jet-kart) and a video of the bike in action, after the jump. And, just for the hell of it, I added a funny video of a kid on a firework powered skateboard (watch the whole video).
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Reader Comments
1. bigwoodenhead - May 22, 2008 5:33 PM
That kid's parents are awesome.
2. Stolencheese - May 22, 2008 6:25 PM
Agreed @1, I wish my parent's let me attach rockets to random shit! :O
3. BlightedArt - May 22, 2008 7:49 PM
... I was at least expecting the kids parents to have a fire extinguisher on standby...
4. guate6 - May 22, 2008 8:24 PM
75mph? Eh, world record is 86mph on a straightaway, and 135mph downhill...using no rockets at all. I can only imagine people will barbecue their legs with this thing when it glows "red-cool"
The kid? Well I was almost expecting him to flip over...but the board launching and attacking a dog is pretty cool.
5. pdrunk - May 22, 2008 9:12 PM
If that guy had the balls, he'd slap a jet engine that burned "blue-cool" and got up to 200 mph. Then slap a coaster brake on there and take it to Snake River Canyon. That's how I want to die.
6. Angel Mass - May 22, 2008 9:31 PM
Finally something that might work for the Coyote to catch the road runner!
7. hollywood_hillbilly - May 23, 2008 1:56 AM
Re-purposed V-1 engine. For extra fun, ride it through London, especially parts where blitz survivors live.
8. Yab - May 23, 2008 3:38 AM
The rocket engine on the side? Wouldn't that makes it really unstable at high speed?
9. Kent - May 23, 2008 7:10 AM
Looks fun actually, I'm sure I would have tried that though... check out a buddy's web site for more jet-like toys, under 'experimental projects' @ RCDON.COM
great site by the way...
10. exinco - May 23, 2008 11:39 AM
wow too fast, how do you made it? what material u use?
11. STIVLETON MECCA - May 23, 2008 3:39 PM
BEST--- DAD---- EVER!
Its only funny if things get out of control.....had it been a sucessful skateboard ride, it would be that great.
12. Erica - May 24, 2008 11:32 AM
I was hoping that the skateboard might also light the neighbor's house on fire. That would've been gold!
13. Chase - May 24, 2008 5:59 PM
sweet
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The kid? Well I was almost expecting him to flip over...but the board launching and attacking a dog is pretty cool.
15. penis enlargement - October 6, 2009 8:51 AM
I'm getting one!