Jagged Edge: twin-turbo 5.3-L V12 motorcycle
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Right now, while you're reading this, there's a scion of Dr. Frankenstein out there somewhere, digging, chopping, cutting, welding, twisting auto parts into entirely new combinations. The man behind the UK shop Custom Mettle is one of them. Having a 5.3-liter Jaguar V12 with nothing to do, he added a few drinks (for himself), and go the idea to build this: the Jagged Edge.
But the V12 alone, obviously, wouldn't be enough -- so he swiped two turbos off of a Peugeot diesel engine, and bolted those on as well. He threw in the middle gearbox from a Yamaha XS1100, clutch and pressure plate from a Land Rover 110, release bearing from a Land Rover Freelander, and the front and rear wheels from a Kawasaki GPZ1000RX, the the The result: 400 BHP and 400 lb-ft. On two wheels. Or, in other words: freakish madness.
It's for sale in the UK, it needs some work, and it's not registered, but it's only three thousand pounds. That's pretty cheap for the chance to indulge your Road Warrior fantasies on Frankenstein's monster. Check out the gallery of images below.
Thanks for the tip, Robin!
[Source: eBay]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Brett- BMW Advocate 6:47PM (9/30/2007)
i wouldnt drive this... especially over 30mph, forget the 400bhp!
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toronado455 7:04PM (9/30/2007)
Exhaust exits in FRONT of driver? Where does driver put his legs?
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mr.ed 7:09PM (9/30/2007)
Rude, lewd and crude. Fugeddaboudit.
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TheCleaner 7:19PM (9/30/2007)
scrapheap challenge bike FTW! haha. very crazy and cool, post links to vids when they surface!
though im skeptical on elements of its construction... as mentioned.. the hot exhaust gases exiting on your knees cant be great, and I'd have personally turned the airfilters the other way to face the wind, possibly aiding the forced induction.. lastly, fair do's the clutch seems upto the job of 400ft-lb.. but that chain doesnt look too strong
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Azrael4h 7:25PM (9/30/2007)
That is insane.
Like others, I don't think I'd want to drive it though; I like my legs rare, not well done.
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Rob 8:03PM (9/30/2007)
I'd rather have a turbo 'busa
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Paul Y 8:05PM (9/30/2007)
This guy needs a therapist.
Never, in my darkest moments, would I have wanted to die badly enough to build a motorcycle out of English car parts.
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500 9:19PM (9/30/2007)
As a past owner of a Jaguar XJS with the 5.3L V12, I can assure anyone who might be worried about the driver's safety that it won't spend much of its time in working condition anyway.
Better have a fire extinguisher on board though. In my frequent trips to the shop, I saw several XJS V12's in extra-crispy condition.
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Foris 9:37PM (9/30/2007)
Ha! Best use for this would be one of those fancy coffins, coz one thing's for sure, this thing is a death trap. Why is the owner selling it? Probably because he was having nightmares every night about actually riding the thing.
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Greek Boy 9:50PM (9/30/2007)
Big F'n Deal. 400HP is not much these days when Boss Hoss 502's are running around. I just drove one last month, and it is awesome. Useless as anything other than the ability to say it is awesome, but nonetheless.
502 ci Chevy big block with 502 HP and no waiting when you twist that throttle. No shifting either. No need too.
In a word....AWESOME.
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Preston M 9:52PM (9/30/2007)
seen the turbo busas cranking out 500+hp?
RWD fan 10:09PM (9/30/2007)
Another bike story on Autoblog? Isn't it really about time Weblogs Inc. had a motorcycle blog?
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Sam 10:14PM (9/30/2007)
You already said it had a Jaguar V12, saying it needs work is just repetitive.
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Perry 10:45PM (9/30/2007)
I gotta say, his comment about doing 120MPH is eating at me. I looked over the pics and did some math on the specs, the top speed of this thing is 134MPH at 6000RPM. His sprocket combo is 16/54 and the tire is approx 25.4 inches in diameter, with a 1:1 final drive on the angle drive that gives you 134MPH at 6000RPM. So, he isn't "loping along" at 120MPH, the thing is rapped out.
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Blake 12:35AM (10/01/2007)
I absolutely love seeing this type of ingenuity. It may not be beautiful or even made from the best parts, but they guy has my respect for putting in the hours on it. Not something I would buy, but definitely something I would build!
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importjap 1:23AM (10/01/2007)
Full marks for going insane and building something like this..but it would be a pig to ride.
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Justin 1:54PM (10/01/2007)
I totally respect what was done here, but if I wanted those power/torque specs, I'd rather use an ls2 or something like that instead of a probably heavier OHC twin turbo setup. And it would sound better IMO with the v8 sound.
But still very cool
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T Randell 3:15PM (10/01/2007)
Is 3000 pounds the weight or the selling price????? Ha!