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Has anyone seen this RC turbo bike before?
« on: August 05, 2015, 09:31:15 AM »
Has anyone seen this RC Turbo bike before? Kind of blowing my mind.. Saw it on instagram a few months ago but slipped by me somehow..

https://instagram.com/p/woIa1vNlzQ/
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Re: Has anyone seen this RC turbo bike before?
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Re: Has anyone seen this RC turbo bike before?
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2015, 12:06:01 PM »
cool bike
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Re: Has anyone seen this RC turbo bike before?
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2015, 12:15:00 PM »
Yeah might be one of my favorites
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Re: Has anyone seen this RC turbo bike before?
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2015, 12:53:21 PM »
Definitely one of the coolest bikes I've ever seen.






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Re: Has anyone seen this RC turbo bike before?
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2015, 01:16:34 PM »
that is not an rc bike but a bike with an rc turbo on it built by yoshis garage co,very cool
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Re: Has anyone seen this RC turbo bike before?
« Reply #6 on: August 05, 2015, 02:08:51 PM »
Ah, thanks for the Info dudes.. Really an amazing machine

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Re: Has anyone seen this RC turbo bike before?
« Reply #7 on: August 05, 2015, 04:10:15 PM »
That is what is so cool about choppers and custom bikes..
 Dream it up....and then build it..
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Re: Has anyone seen this RC turbo bike before?
« Reply #8 on: August 05, 2015, 04:42:12 PM »
How about 2 turbos, and on an auto.... 8)



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Re: Has anyone seen this RC turbo bike before?
« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2015, 07:48:57 PM »
That is what is so cool about choppers and custom bikes..
 Dream it up....and then build it..

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Re: Has anyone seen this RC turbo bike before?
« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2015, 08:57:37 PM »
that is not an rc bike but a bike with an rc turbo on it built by yoshis garage co,very cool

Actually, it was not built by Yoshi of Garage Co. but by Kiyo formerly of Garage Co.  He's been on his own for a while now.

I think that bike was shown at the Long Beach IMS last year, and was featured in Tank Moto.
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Re: Has anyone seen this RC turbo bike before?
« Reply #11 on: August 06, 2015, 05:16:08 PM »
yes thought I read he was on his own,just knew it was associated with Yoshi somehow.bill
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