World?s Fastest Motorcycle Sold<table cellspacing="0" align="left" border="0" width="110" cellpadding="5"><tr><td><div class="Pict"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/motorbiker/newspics4/Glenn-Brittian-Rocket-Motorcycle-1.jpg" width="100" height="72" title="Glenn Brittian Rocket Motorcycle " alt="Glenn Brittian Rocket Motorcycle " style="border:1px solid white;"></div></td></tr></table><table cellspacing="0" align="right" border="0" width="110" cellpadding="5"><tr><td><div class="Pict"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/motorbiker/newspics4/Glenn-Brittian-Rocket-Motorcycle-2.jpg" width="100" height="72" title="Glenn Brittian Rocket Motorcycle " alt="Glenn Brittian Rocket Motorcycle " style="border:1px solid white;"></div></td></tr></table>Imagine that... a motorcycle capable of doing 400 mph (640 kph). And it was up for sale at eBay for US$27,000. Of course, it's not a motorcycle that you can ride in traffic.<br><br>
No, the motorcycle built by Glenn Brittian is a rocket motorcycle. So it's one step up over the Marine Turbine Y2K motorcycle, since it has a rocket, not a turbine engine.<br><br>
The "motorcycle" is meant for drag races, since it'll last a quarter mile before you need to feed it pennies to go again, or more likely hydrogen peroxide. The bike's rockets provide 3500 pounds (that's 15.6 kN or the equivalent of 7,000 horsepower) of thrust, and it uses 30 lb (14 kg) of fuel PER SECOND........... <br><br>
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