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Y2K Jet Bike

Y2K Jet Bike

This jey bike has 350 horsepower and 475 lb-ft of torque, Jay Leno’s 1999 Y2K Jet Bike packs a lot of power, in a small package!

Coolest start-up sound. Needs to be in a superhero movie.

It’s not a jet (turbojet) engine, it’s a turboshaft engine. A jet engine produces thrust, this produces torque. Instead of the exhaust going through a nozzle and producing thrust, it drives a power turbine attached to an output shaft instead. Read more »