500mph jet bike build progresses

Mike Charlton is one step closer to completing his land speed–record motorcycle. The Ohio-based construction worker is hoping to shatter the current record by more than 150mph with the aid of a J-34 jet engine, homegrown ingenuity and a healthy disregard for his own wellbeing. The bodywork’s rough form has been completed, which helps make the bike look much more mobile. Even if Charlton doesn’t set a new record, at least he’ll look fast doing it.

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