“It’s like the hand of God pushing you in the back…
I’ve ridden a lot of fast bikes but nothing pulls like this.”
-Jay Leno, Popular Mechanics
The MTT Y2K superbike is the world's first turbine powered street legal motorcycle in its class, and has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the "Most Powerful Motorcycle Ever to Enter Series Production" and the "Most Expensive Production Motorcycle". The Y2K is powered by a Rolls Royce Allison gas turbine engine, and the superbike has demonstrated over 300 hp and 425 ft/lbs of torque on the Dyno, and has been clocked at a record-breaking 227 mph.
“YTK, even under full power, tracks like a bullet train…
And the strangest thing is the complete lack of vibration. You hear the turbine but don’t feel the turbine, except for the fact that it’s trying to smoothly compress all your vertebrae into one dense donut”
-John Burns, MotorCyclist
Representing the latest in engineering technology, the bike features carbon fiber fairings, a rear mounted camera with LCD color display, forward-and rear-looking radar detector with laser scrambler, one touch "Smart Start" ignition, and more. The MTT Turbine superbike is starring in the Warner Brothers movie "TORQUE", and Men's Journal lists the bike as one the most "awe-inspiring, innovative, and otherwise amazing designs" in their feature article "Perfect Stuff". With production limited to five per year, it's no wonder the superbike has become a revolution.
Specifications and information on the MTT Y2K
The MTT Y2K's exhausts put out a 650°C exhaust.
The 2 speed automatic gearbox is controlled from the handlebars.
The Y2K features a carbon fiber seat fairing and fuel tank unit.
Rear vision is handled by a rear view camera relaying images to a screen mounted in the dash.
Engine: Rolls Royce Allison, 250 series gas turbine
Power: 320-hp @ 52,000-rpm, (286-hp @ rear wheel)
Torque: 425-ft/lbs @ 2,000-rpm
RPM: 6,000-rpm, Compressor Speed: 54,000-rpm
Transmission: 2-speed, automatic
Lubrication: Dry-sump/3.5-qts turbine oil
Frame: Aluminum alloy
Weight: 500-lbs Output
Fairings: Carbon fiber
Rake: 27 degrees
Fuel: Diesel and kerosene
Fuel Capacity: 8.5-gal (34-liters)
Reserve Tank: 1.5-gal (6-liters)
Wheels: 17-in carbon fiber; Dymag
Wheel Base: 68-in
Tires: Front - 120 60ZR17, Pirelli
Rear - 200 50ZR17, Pirelli
Front Forks: 55-mm, inverted
Shocks: Mono-shock adjustable, oleo-pneumatic, Ohlins
Brakes: 3x320-mm floating system, 4-piston calipers, Brembo
Seat Height: 31.5-in
Seat: Single or double
Rear View: Rear-mounted camera with LCD color monitor, plus side mirrors
