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The MTT Y2K Turbine Motorcycle, also known as the Y2K Turbine Superbike, is an American motorcycle powered by a turboshaft engine, made by Marine Turbine Technologies since 2000. The bikes are not mass-produced in continuous series; each unique bike is hand made to order after receiving the buyer's specifications. [1]
List of motorcycles by type of engine is a list of motorcycles by the type of motorcycle engine used by the vehicle, such as by the number of cylinders or configuration.. A transverse engine is an engine mounted in a vehicle so that the engine's crankshaft axis is perpendicular to the direction of travel.
52 Express is a turbine powered streamliner motorcycle designed and built by Alex Macfadzean as an all-British land-speed record challenger. It was first displayed to the public in 2014, and as of late 2014 has not been speed tested in public. The intended rider is retired British racer James Toseland. [3]
The company develops, designs and produces high performance turbines for primarily for marine applications, boats and fire-suppression pumps. It gained fame and became noted for developing and building what may be the most powerful and fastest street-legal motorcycle in the world, the turboshaft-powered MTT Y2K Turbine Superbike.
On 18 September 2016, Eisenberg crashed on a turbine-powered motorbike at 234 miles per hour (377 km/h) at Elvington Airfield, Yorkshire. He was airlifted to Leeds General Infirmary. [44] [45] Eisenberg broke 11 bones in the crash, including his pelvis, hip and femur. [46] As of July 2017, Eisenberg said he had "90% recovered". [46]
The Model 250 powers a large number of helicopters, small aircraft and even a motorcycle (MTT Turbine Superbike). [2] As a result, nearly 30,000 Model 250 engines have been produced, of which approximately 16,000 remain in service, making the Model 250 one of the highest-selling engines made by Rolls-Royce.
The Millyard Viper V10 is a one-off motorcycle capable of over 200 mph (320 km/h) [1] that was built by British engineer Allen Millyard. The motorcycle weighs 1,200 lb (540 kg), of which 700 lb (320 kg) is the 8-litre engine, [ 2 ] sourced from eBay, originally intended for a Dodge Viper , with the V10 cylinder configuration producing 500 bhp ...
The Suzuki Boulevard M109R motorcycle was introduced in 2006 as Suzuki's flagship V-Twin cruiser. In some parts of the world, it is marketed as the Suzuki Intruder ...