Top fun: The motorbike fitted with a jet engine http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/new...r-jet.htmlTHIS highly-charged motorbike leaves all competition in its wake – thanks to the fighter jet engine strapped to its side.
Fitted with a turbine from an F14 aircraft, this Suzuki Hayabusa is powered by kerosene.
And it's entirely road legal.
It's the creation of engineering expert Tony Pandolfo.
The 54-year-old from Florida built the £63,000 machine with 300lb/ft of pulling power after retiring from his career as a powerboat racer.
Not one for the environment friendly, it's one of the thirstiest bikes around, averaging just 5mpg.
With an afterburner which produces a wall of flames there won't be many brave enough to follow too closely.
Tony said: "I really love the novelty of a jet-powered bike – it sounds like an aircraft. I've been around crazy cars and bikes all my life but I've never seen a reaction like I've seen when people hear this bike.
"If there's a bikini contest going on, people will still be looking at me - just because of the sound.
"People lose their mind when they see it. I normally like to be a private man but when I'm on this it is like I've become an instant celebrity."

.................after the mods.
front end
suspension running full front preload (.92kg/mm), min rear. comp 7/14, rebound 4 off max, 7.5wt + 100mm air gap.
initial thoughts are more rear preload needed, and the front was slapping off some of the bumps. the 'take your hands off the bars whilst slowing down' test showed a very slight shimmy @35-ish.
ivans
mine always wheelied in first on the power, but 2nd gear mono-ing is soooo much easier. 4.5k, dip the clutch and  wahey! and much more controllable than before, feels like the hand of god keeping the front wheel up.
5 and 6th gear roll ons feel alot stronger too.
 

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I'm leaving my Fazer at the airport for a couple of weeks but it has a datatool alarm fitted. Is it ok to put the alarm on service mode, disconnect the battery and reconnect when I get back(assuming my bike is still there lol) to avoid draining it? Datatool was on bike when I bought it which is a minus in my opinion. Thanks.

:'( I said to my love....

Roses are red, Violets are blue.
Dont foc about and make me a brew..... :fish

Eric  :eek
(sent from local A&E)

Hi,


My Fazer is 9years old this year it's a 2003 foxeye FZS600.


Going strong but the last few mornings I have switched the bike on started it up, all ok. Then while getting my gloves on there is the rattle chatter from under the seat. As if the relay is cutting in/out.


The bike is still running give it some revs and the chatter under the seat goes away.


The bike is on an optimate at least one night over the weekend usually Sunday night.


I ride all year round so the bike is on the road a lot.


So is my battery on it's way out and not holding charge properly.


A couple of weeks ago I left the headlights ON for 10-15minutes with the engine not running.


Then when I came to start it I got the full on chatter under the seat so I knew there wasn't enough charge in the battery to start the bike.


Put it on the optimate over night and the bike has been fine until now.


So have I possibly damaged the battery.


This is the 2nd battery and probably getting on for 4years old.


But it's regularly on the optimate.


So am I looking at the death throws of a soon to be duff battery.


Cheers,

I am selling my Delkevic Stainless Steel can, with link pipe and removable baffle. Can has only been on bike a month, still has 11 months warranty in as new condition. K&N filter been on bike same time, as new condition.
Open to sensible offers, delivery will be around £13.00 but collection preferred. I am in Rainham Kent if interested.

just bought a fazer 6 1999 and the throttle wont shut off as quick as i think it should do after a quick blip , any ideas anyone  :\

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120859254723?s...1558.l2649

Hi Frazer,

Could you please change the £6.50 on this page:
http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/page,page876.html to £10 please, as I'm getting a few queries as to the price of membership?

Thanks alot

T x