Greatest Ever Motorcycles - The Y2K

" The bike at number 4 takes riding to the max. Probably the most controversial motorcycle on the list, it's the exceptional Y2K."

" Well this is a, really a stupid motorcycle."

" The Y2K has got as much relevance to motorcycling as a fish."

" To me, the Y2K isn't about motorcycling. It's an exercise in technological masturbation."

" This is the Y2K Turbine Superbike. It's powered by a Rolls-Royce gas turbine engine, producing over 320 horsepower. The bike weighs essentially 500 pounds dry. It will hold 8 US gallons of diesel, kerosene, Jet A. Quite literally anything that will burn this motorcycle will run on it."

" Its incredible jet engine is taken straight out of a helicopter and means the Y2K can travel at 250 miles an hour."

" This was meant to lift a Bell Ranger helicopter with 6 guys in it and full of equipment. You know, what does that weigh, 5,000 pounds? This is 450 pounds, so?"

" Power-to-weight ratio?"

" Do the math!"

" Jay's on a bike almost 4 years now and he's quite literally our test pilot."

" When we talk about distinctive sounds that motorcycles make, you know what, you can hear a Harley-Davidson. You can tell a Ducati that's coming. But the Y2K makes a sound signature unlike anything else on wheels."

" Well it's a great fun to ride. It's a bit like flying a jet plane but on land. I mean, you open the throttle and you hear [unk] and then you feel this tremendous fire as the turbine [unk] and it's like, it's frightening to drive. But then again, it's sort of exhilarating. You just kind of go, "Ha! Oh, I'm still alive.""

" Why would you put a jet helicopter engine in a motorcycle frame and try to pilot it down the street? And the answer is, because we can."

" At 250 miles an hour, the Y2K holds the Guinness World Record as the fastest production bike ever made. It's also the most expensive."

" Well, the motorcycle's at $185,000 all for the faint of heart. But obviously, you have to be able to stroke the check to have this kind of sensation in your life. And I guess, if you could buy one, that would be the most addictive drug in the world. And this is the kind of drug I want to be addicted to."

" I'll show you something cool on this. Look at the rear tail light. I was sitting at a traffic light one day and there was a design of infinity, you know. And I can see the guy easing up to look at the bike and I kept trying to go forward. He kept easing up and I realized I couldn't go anymore. I'd be in traffic. And you've got 1,200 degrees coming out of this exhaust. I look back and I see his front bumpers. I have to go [unk]. Because it's plastic, it would just [unk] most like this you know. And I was like, "Oh, gee. It's a [unk]" I'd pull away. I don't think he probably noticed 'til he got hooked."

" It might do 250 miles an hour, but what's the point of doing 250 miles an hour if you can't really go around corners. It's not a complete motorcycle. It's a kind of a bit of a gimmick, I suppose."

" Gimmick or not, the greatest ever is about to find out. We've set up an experiment to test the sheer power of the Y2K's acceleration at Acadiana Military Airport, Louisiana. The Y2K Turbine Superbike is about to go head to head with an L-39 jet fighter. From a standing start, the bike hopes to beat the low-flying jet over a mile-long course."

" Certainly, I'm nervous. The rider's obviously the guy that's got this rocket between his legs. We've got a special stunt rider here and James Kane has agreed to ride the bike. I'm confident that we've got the horsepower and torque to get the job done."

" As the plane makes its final descent, Ted gives the stunt rider some last minute instructions."

" Oh, we're gonna beat the plane. It's no doubt. It's just how bad. Now, I've formulated all hang out. Don't hold anything back."

" The jet is flying at a 170 miles an hour. The bike will go when the plane is just 50 meters behind it. It's a test of pure acceleration."

" miles per hour in 14 seconds and beat the jet by just 2 bike lengths."

" I think it's one of the greatest motorcycles because someone said, "Let's stick a jet motor in 2 wheels." I mean, that's pushing the envelope."

" The Y2K doesn't do it for me at all. I think it's just a guy with a small dick trying to prove something."

" Most of us didn't have the opportunity to become a jet pilot and fly F-14s in Top Gun. This is Top Gun."

" It really does scare you half to death. But it's great fun."

" I think they should get the points for just doing what no one else would have thought wise to do in the first place."

" Top Gun or not, the experts' decisions are split. And for that, the Y2K is stuck at number 4."