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Kaiser-Machead: I admit, given a long stretch of road, I'd sure as hell want to give it a shot. Only thing I'd really be afraid of is the engine bursting into flames,... more »
Curves: The video wont play for some reason. Maybe I am not seeing something in the design, but it looks as if you will burn the HELL out of your leg if you a... more »

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Just $1200 Stands Between You and Death by Jet Bike
Last year, we raved about a crazy/genius pulsejet engine bicycle builder named Robert Maddox. Now you can buy his biggest and baddest engine on eBay. More »
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The 75 MPH Bicycle That's Powered by a Jet Engine
Robert Maddox is a builder and seller of real pulse jet engines with powers up to 1000 pounds... and if that's not a cool enough hobby, he's also bolted one to a bicycle. The 50-ish pounds of thrust developed by the engine could push the bike up to 75 MPH, which would be a real bone-shaker of a ride. And a deafening one too: the pulse jet engine makes a frightening racket, and its humming sound earned the Second World War cruise-missile V1s that used similar engines the nicknames buzzbomb and doodlebug. You can hear and see the results of this DIY craziness in the video. More »

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