MTT Turbine Superbike
The MTT Turbine SUPERBIKE ( also known by its unofficial designation Y2K) is a motorcycle with gas turbine drive manufacturer Marine Turbine Technologies ( MTT). It is currently the fastest production motorcycle street legal. Since 2000, five units were built annually. The price of 175,000 U.S. dollars a lifetime warranty on the turbine is included.
General Description
Christian Travert, a former racing driver and conversion specialist, was entrusted with the project management. The frame is made of aluminum profile and is significantly longer than usual; front springs a fork, rear monoshock suspension. The machine is completely covered and place of conventional rear view mirror provides a rear view camera and a small LCD TV screen for the rear view.
The drive
The drive consists of an Allison 250 gas turbine, which were used in helicopters of the type Bell 206. The engines are replaced after a certain number of hours of operation and continue to be used in other devices. MTT built such engines previously in boats, vehicles and fire pumps, to the President of MTT, Ted McIntyre, decided to offer a motorcycle.
Motor
(measured at the rear wheel )
The performance figures are rather unspectacular to 80 km / h; nevertheless accelerate the 286 hp the bike in 15 seconds from 0 to 365 km / h; the top speed of over 400 km / h. Their fuel is kerosene or diesel. Its fuel consumption is 78 liters per 100 kilometers.