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Boeing T-50 Jet Turbine Powered Honda Magna

By Paul Crowe

Boeing T-50 jet turbine powered Honda Magna

Maybe you aren’t Jay Leno and you can’t afford a Y2K Turbine motorcycle, but you have this crazy desire to listen to the whine and smell the burning Jet A or diesel fuel while you’re cruising down the road, … well, here’s your answer. This is a Boeing T-50 jet turbine powered Honda Magna. It’s for sale on eBay and he’s asking $7000.

The T-50 has 300 pounds of thrust, 400 with the afterburner. The motorcycle is thrust driven but can be converted to wheel driven. The builder seems to be the real deal, he previously built a turbine powered Porsche 928, I’m guessing he spends a lot of quality time out in the garage.

This Honda is a lot cheaper than the Y2K and probably a lot faster than the pulsejet bicycle. Just be careful what’s behind you when you spin it up.

Thanks for the tip, Nicolas!

Link: Jet powered Honda – auction over

Related: Y2K turbine motorcycle

Boeing T-50 Jet Turbine Powered Honda Magna
Boeing T-50 Jet Turbine Powered Honda Magna

Posted on November 4, 2009 Filed Under: Alternative thinking, Motorcycle Builders


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Comments

  1. lostinoz says

    November 4, 2009 at 2:33 pm

    In his listing he says “MUST HAVE LARGE COHOONIES TO RIDE IT”

    I dont think Id WANT to ride it then, it looks like they might get burned by the exhaust!
    I’d honestly only get on this with a fire suit, those pipes seem WAY too close to the legs to be comfortable. It looks like it would be a fun ride, and in a sea of clones, THIS is original.
    I wonder how far that tank of fuel would get you, 2 miles maybe?

  2. daniel says

    November 4, 2009 at 2:49 pm

    Jay Leno didn’t buy his Y2K, it was offered…
    big difference, no ?
    🙂

  3. John says

    November 4, 2009 at 2:50 pm

    Goofy looking and about as practical as one of those old cars that were driven via propeler power.

  4. Secaman says

    November 4, 2009 at 3:00 pm

    So here is the big question…..why would you jet power a Magna in the first place?! It was ugly in the 80’s….it’s still ugly now. Wait, I remember…..frying Geo Metro’s front plastic bumper is more fun than hunting gators on a Friday night.

  5. kneeslider says

    November 4, 2009 at 3:12 pm

    Look, it certainly isn’t going to win any beauty contests and it probably isn’t the least bit practical, I would guess it gets hot and the range is short, … so what? Didn’t you ever build something just to see if it would work? Just for the heck of it? Just because? This isn’t a factory effort, it’s a garage build just for fun.

  6. todd says

    November 4, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    Looks like great fun. The Okie/White Trash-Cruiser look only adds to the appeal. You’d probably get dusted by someone on a Honda Rebel though.

    Good thing there’s the after-burner, you’ll need it to fend off all those angry Metro’s waiting for it to spool up and get moving.

    -todd

  7. John says

    November 4, 2009 at 4:15 pm

    Of course your right Paul, but I couldn’t help myself that thing is ugly

  8. todd says

    November 4, 2009 at 4:37 pm

    Let me back up the “Honda Rebel” claim; 15 ft/lb torque X 24.36:1 overall gearing = 365 LBF of thrust at the rear wheel – one for each day of the year…

  9. Scotduke says

    November 4, 2009 at 6:00 pm

    I think it’s a hoot and like the builder says, you need some nerve to ride it. At least no-one would ever tailgate you. Putting the afterburner on at night would be very impressive. I think I’d want the turbine to power the thing through the driveshaft but I wonder how the driveline would cope with all that torque? I presume you can run it on jetfuel, as well as diesel and alcohol (the diesel would probably be a bit smoky though).

    Yes it’s ugly but that’s not the point.

  10. Dave says

    November 4, 2009 at 6:01 pm

    no uglier than a Seca

  11. Hawk says

    November 4, 2009 at 9:35 pm

    What? ….. no reversers??

  12. Grant says

    November 5, 2009 at 9:00 am

    I understand the “just because” and “to see if I could” motivation behind a build like this. It takes a certain mindset and determination (and skill) to actually complete. Now it is an opportunity for a showman/daredevil type to acquire for demonstration runs at dragstrips or some such. Nitro Circus, perhaps?

  13. chickenflaps says

    November 5, 2009 at 4:27 pm

    To anyone that constructs a bike as bonkers as this, I say good luck to you and thank goodness there are people like you in the world…

  14. michel crockwell-laurent says

    November 5, 2009 at 4:31 pm

    I’m thinking awesome and I am with kneeslider’s opinion!!! I wish I had the imagination to come up with the idea,the energy to locate everything and the skill to actually build it and make it work.My hat is off to all those amazing builders who actually do what i can only dream about, and I love reading about this odd beat customs!!! Thank you Kneeslider for focusing on all aspects of motorcycles!!!!

  15. mack says

    November 7, 2009 at 1:41 am

    well, given that the builder has raised the minimum bid up to $18,000 (with comments about preventing low-ballers), it’s not exactly a cheap toy, and sure as hell not “street legal”. but definitely useful, if you need to reset your neighbors’ standards about “loud”

  16. Byrd says

    November 9, 2009 at 4:51 pm

    I’ve heard there’s a HUGE delay in throttle response time on these things. Things happened very fast in traffic. I think that’d make it scary as hell to ride.

  17. Les says

    November 12, 2009 at 5:08 pm

    Byrd, i don’t think it’s made for commutes to work 🙂

    It would be the ultimate ‘look what i have in the garage’ toy.

  18. sion says

    June 12, 2010 at 11:08 pm

    “why would you jet power a Magna in the first place?! It was ugly in the 80’s….it’s still ugly now”

    Magna’s were ugly in the 80s? Yeah, I suppose the view from behind as the Magna dusts your Seca might be considered ugly.

  19. Jerry says

    February 6, 2011 at 3:36 am

    I like my steaks well done. Hit the Afterburner!
    And what’s the perfect drink for such a barbeque?
    The Air-Force pilot’s Jeremiah Weed; Tastes like kerosene or jet fuel.

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