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riding a motorcycle over 150 miles an

riding a motorcycle over 150 miles an hour or certainly not for the faint of

hour or certainly not for the faint of

hour or certainly not for the faint of heart a lot of things are happening very

heart a lot of things are happening very

heart a lot of things are happening very quickly so number one was our prototype

quickly so number one was our prototype

quickly so number one was our prototype Jay Leno bought so number two the first

Jay Leno bought so number two the first

Jay Leno bought so number two the first one we sold to the public and I was

one we sold to the public and I was

one we sold to the public and I was started the R&D dummy on it Ted would

started the R&D dummy on it Ted would

started the R&D dummy on it Ted would say drive it and if anything seizes or

say drive it and if anything seizes or

say drive it and if anything seizes or falls off a break I’ll take care of it

falls off a break I’ll take care of it

falls off a break I’ll take care of it at all I thanks that I appreciate it

at all I thanks that I appreciate it

at all I thanks that I appreciate it there’s nothing like riding the most

there’s nothing like riding the most

there’s nothing like riding the most powerful street-legal bike in the world

powerful street-legal bike in the world

powerful street-legal bike in the world to work helmet

I mean he rides that bike he’s probably

I mean he rides that bike he’s probably got about 8,000 miles on it and you know

got about 8,000 miles on it and you know

got about 8,000 miles on it and you know he loves you know it’s like being with

he loves you know it’s like being with

he loves you know it’s like being with the wrong woman you know you you

the wrong woman you know you you

the wrong woman you know you you shouldn’t be on it it’s not the right

shouldn’t be on it it’s not the right

shouldn’t be on it it’s not the right thing to do but gosh it’s a lot of fun

thing to do but gosh it’s a lot of fun

thing to do but gosh it’s a lot of fun in addition to the helicopter engine the

in addition to the helicopter engine the

in addition to the helicopter engine the bike features some additional bells and

bike features some additional bells and

bike features some additional bells and whistles a computerized dash unit

whistles a computerized dash unit

whistles a computerized dash unit monitors the bikes vital signs and

monitors the bikes vital signs and

monitors the bikes vital signs and performance everything you’re having a

performance everything you’re having a

performance everything you’re having a jet exhaust gas temperatures tachometer

jet exhaust gas temperatures tachometer

jet exhaust gas temperatures tachometer generator and then you have five pages

generator and then you have five pages

generator and then you have five pages of information can scroll through racing

of information can scroll through racing

of information can scroll through racing around at 200 miles per hour might not

around at 200 miles per hour might not

around at 200 miles per hour might not be for everyone is there anything

be for everyone is there anything

be for everyone is there anything dangerous oh yeah it’s a motorcycle with

dangerous oh yeah it’s a motorcycle with

dangerous oh yeah it’s a motorcycle with a jet in it runs on jet fuel you can’t

a jet in it runs on jet fuel you can’t

a jet in it runs on jet fuel you can’t get more danger than that but on the

get more danger than that but on the

get more danger than that but on the danger scale it’s on the lesser side of

danger scale it’s on the lesser side of

danger scale it’s on the lesser side of danger to keep the riders safe the bike

danger to keep the riders safe the bike

danger to keep the riders safe the bike features a high-tech rearview mirror an

features a high-tech rearview mirror an

features a high-tech rearview mirror an in-dash LCD monitor the reason we have a

in-dash LCD monitor the reason we have a

in-dash LCD monitor the reason we have a flat screen monitors you’re not going to

flat screen monitors you’re not going to

flat screen monitors you’re not going to look behind you and see what’s behind

look behind you and see what’s behind

look behind you and see what’s behind you 200 plus mile an hour rip your head

you 200 plus mile an hour rip your head

you 200 plus mile an hour rip your head off while the bikes writer may be safe

off while the bikes writer may be safe

off while the bikes writer may be safe from the heat of the engine the general

from the heat of the engine the general

from the heat of the engine the general public is not he’s got a license plate

public is not he’s got a license plate

public is not he’s got a license plate on the back he is now beware of jet

on the back he is now beware of jet

on the back he is now beware of jet blast and it all lights up and digital

blast and it all lights up and digital

blast and it all lights up and digital and everything if you were lucky enough

and everything if you were lucky enough

and everything if you were lucky enough to see the y2k in action Jay Leno Jess

to see the y2k in action Jay Leno Jess

to see the y2k in action Jay Leno Jess that you should keep your distance guy

that you should keep your distance guy

that you should keep your distance guy and I believe was a infinity it was

and I believe was a infinity it was

and I believe was a infinity it was right on my tail he kept inching up to

right on my tail he kept inching up to

right on my tail he kept inching up to see what it was I could see in my camera

see what it was I could see in my camera

see what it was I could see in my camera that his front bumper was made of

that his front bumper was made of

that his front bumper was made of plastic and the exhaust is 49 degrees so

plastic and the exhaust is 49 degrees so

plastic and the exhaust is 49 degrees so I can just see it go mmm-hmm just slowly

I can just see it go mmm-hmm just slowly

I can just see it go mmm-hmm just slowly melted of his glob and I was trying to

melted of his glob and I was trying to

melted of his glob and I was trying to pull away and he kept each inching up

pull away and he kept each inching up

pull away and he kept each inching up and I’m trying to pull I disagree and

and I’m trying to pull I disagree and

and I’m trying to pull I disagree and was the whole front end of melton by

was the whole front end of melton by

was the whole front end of melton by that time the life changed and that was

that time the life changed and that was

that time the life changed and that was kind

while the MTT jetbike reaches speeds of

while the MTT jetbike reaches speeds of over 250 miles per hour to break the

over 250 miles per hour to break the

over 250 miles per hour to break the world record of speed you need to go

world record of speed you need to go

world record of speed you need to go significantly faster back at the

significantly faster back at the

significantly faster back at the Bonneville Salt Flats three teams faced

Bonneville Salt Flats three teams faced

Bonneville Salt Flats three teams faced off in their quest for the motorcycle

off in their quest for the motorcycle

off in their quest for the motorcycle world speed record

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