April 20th 2007
Site update is coming!
It is time to reveal what we have been up to in the garage here at Bad Brothers Racing! The site is currently receiving an update and there will be lots of interest generated by the new information. The bike has a name now, the engine is running in the frame, paint has started on the body panels, and the list keeps going! More testing is coming this weekend, and all of the video and pictures will be going on the site. This will be the update to blow your mind! Sneak Preview!

October 5th 2006
New update is finally here
There is a new jet bike site update here finally, and this time around we are installing the afterburners. There are still more updates to come, so check out update 27, and be sure to come back soon for even more! While you are here, stop by the sponsor section to see all of the great companies that are on board for the build now.

October 5th 2006
Updating today
Thanks to my wonderful Internet provider, I have not had the ability to update the site in the last week, but I am on it today. I have lots of pictures of the bike with the afterburners installed, and it is one mean looking beast! Please be kind and remember to support the site with donations and by visiting our advertisers whose products appeal to you. It helps us to get things done quicker around here with the right funding!

September 26th 2006
We have been super busy here
There is an update coming this week, and it will show the drastically different look of the bike. The beast is now over 7 feet long and looks ready for battle. A few little brackets and she will be good to go, and ready to get some paint. Make sure you check out our new sponsors with the update as well.

August 11th 2006
Need a ride?
Well, it is coming up on that time when we will need to take the bike out for rounds on exhibitions. If you represent an auto manufacturer or dealership and would like to sponsor the site with a tow vehicle for our projects, please contact us directly. Same goes for trailer companies too!

I should be going in for a fitting for my new racing leathers this weekend if all goes well. It's time to upgrade and make a new statement for the company with them as well. Once I have the leathers I will post pics of them here.

August 10th 2006
Back in Operation
You may have recently noticed that there has been very little activity here since the beginning of July. The reason is that our shop experienced a small catastrophy with a flood problem because of faulty plumbing. The problem has been fixed, but it has stolen a month of our precious time from us. We have moved to a new shop and offices, and have things going again, so there should be some updates coming very soon. We sincerely thank you for your patience while we get things back in order and get the shop up and running again. Our projects will live!!

On other subjects, the website has broken 1,000,000 hits! (1,013,311 as of this writing to be exact) Thanks to all of our fans for making the site popular! As promised, there will be plenty more exitement to come with new projects and lots of updates. Stay tuned!

July 6th 2006
Interesting stuff!
Well, we have officially reached 750,000 site views since we moved to the new server on March 10th of this year! Thanks for making our site so popular! We see many hits from large companies too. If anyone from those companies would like to contact us we are more than willing to answer questions for you!

Thanks again to all our site viewers, and for all of your support! We are doing our best to keep the deadline for the bike of Labor day, and your help is appreciated. If you haven't made a donation to the site yet, please consider doing so. Any amount is appreiciated and will help us to get this tribute to the military finished on time! All donations are handled securely through Paypal.

July 4th 2006
Happy 4th of July!!!!
Happy 4th from all of us here at Bad Brothers Racing. We have a couple more updates up for today, and we really hope that you enjoy them. Please be safe on this holiday, and don't drink and drive!

To our troops overseas, we will be thinking of you tonight and your continuing fight for our freedoms. Thank you for all that you do! We hope that the fireworks you see will be your bombs finding their targets against the enemy. Stay safe, and come home soon. Remember, this jet bike is for you!

June 27th 2006
More fabrication time
The jet pipe to the afterburners is being fabricated this week. The parts for the system finally got here, and hopefully it means that the engine can be started for the first time in the frame soon. The pipes look really big on there since the bike is so small!

The cryogenic (yes cryogenic) air intake parts are here too, and will be TIG welded up soon. The system will chill the intake air and give the bike more thrust as an end result. The cryo system will be very "cool" stuff. Thanks to Design Engineering for the goodies to make it happen!

June 19th 2006
Time to Clean House
I'm sad to say that my wife has decided not to ride the original YSR bike (the green one), as she is afraid of even trying to ride a bike with a clutch. Because of this, I am selling the bike. The auction can be found on Ebay by clicking here. Someone please give this bike the home it deserves so it can be ridden and loved! Proceeds from the sale of the bike will help to get the jet bike completed.

Some of our new parts have already arrived! We just received the new front fairing, the exhaust bends, and the plug boots today. The rest of the parts should follow shortly. Whew, all these little parts add up quickly and take a chunk out of the wallet to be sure! I'm glad to see them here finally though!

June 19th 2006
The Joy of an Early Christmas
We are patiently awaiting the arrival of a few parts, and counting the minutes till they get here. Due in this week are, new sparkplugs and plug boots, new ignition system, exhaust bends and straight pipe, new "undamaged" front fairing, new sprockets and more. This should be a good week for getting things done.

We still need a painter in the Dallas, Ft. Worth area who can help us get the bike painted up in proper style. Contact us if you can help!

Thanks to our newest sponsors, Rehvac manufacturing, Five Star Manufacturing, and Sprocket Specialists! We are glad to have you on board for the build!

June 17th 2006
Making progress
Crunch time is here, and lots of progress is being made. Parts are on the way from numerous sources to get the bike completed on time to make a debut around labor day. Hopefully we will be able to keep the date and get things going by then with all systems go. Until then, enjoy an other update in Section 24.

We do need the help of a painter to donate some time to the paint scheme. If you, or someone you know, is a painter in the DFW area and can help with the paint work, please drop us a line and let us know.

Thanks to our newest sponsors, Rehvac manufacturing, Five Star Manufacturing, and Sprocket Specialists! We are glad to have you on board for the build!

May 27th 2006
A very special dedication
Many of our close friends and sponsors have been aware of this announcement for a while, but it is time to let all of you faithful readers know. This bike will be dedicated to our United States Armed forces as a special thank you to all of the sacrifices they make to protect our freedoms. We are currently working on a paint scheme for the bike, which will be military themed and will give it an appropriate name as well. We are currently toying with the idea of calling it the "Star Spangled Burner" since it will have a full military style afterburner. Since we receive so many site visits from military bases, we welcome suggestions for the name from any and all military personel. We also appreciate the efforts of our hard working law enforcement, firemen, and other more "secretive" governmental protection agencies. This is for all of you too!

We also made the headlines in the product spotlight over at Design Engineering's web site. Take a look, as we are proud to have come this far and appreciate their support in helping us to achieve this goal.

May 26th 2006
More frame modifications
With working systems, the hard part is now getting all of the components crammed into the tiny frame of the YSR. Mounts have to be fabricated for everything from the exhaust system, to the wiring harness. Since the bike will be traveling at high speed it is essential that everything be fastened down tightly. Testing of the cryogenic cooling system has proven successful, and thanks to our sponsors over at Design Engineering we have an even higher thrust output along with cooler temperatures!

We did have to use smaller tanks to hold the compressed CO2, and the guys over at Catalina Cylinders came through for us with 2.5 lb CO2 tanks perfectly sized for the bike! They will look great mounted on the swingarm. Speaking of the swingarm, it will also house the battery box, which will be loaded with the best battery on the planet, the ODYSSEY battery from Enersys. Thanks to them for supplying us with the power needed for the electronics!

Best wishes to all of our viewers to have a great holiday weekend, and a special thank you to all of our troops working hard to defend our freedoms!

May 23rd 2006
Work on the swingarm and computer systems
Lately there has been a lot of work going in to the rear swingarm and the computer systems. Things have been super hectic! We also managed to get most of the Nova cut out so that the new frame can go in pretty easily. With multiple projects going on time does tend to pass by very quickly! Rest assured that we are working hard on getting the bike ready and updates will come very soon with pics. We also have a new internet connection now so it should be more reliable than the old one which was down for 10 days. All we can do is jump the hurdles as they come at us, but we will finish the bike if it kills us! (hopefully the bike won't kill us though!)

May 2nd 2006
We are working fast and furious to get the bike done.
Lots more frame modifications are going on this week, and preparations are being made to take the jet engine to the next level of testing. We changed the rear end setup for the bike, lengthened the swing arm by 8 inches, and are currently awaiting an arrival of Heim joints to make an adjustable ride height system. This will also get rid of the original shock mount altogether so we will have better clearance for the jet pipe exhaust.

Our newest sponsor, Tri-Tronics is sending us a nice set of fiber optic sensors to use for the RPM sensing on the bike. We had been using their products already, but with the change of turbos, we had to find a way to use fiber optics to route the sensor heads into the compressor. The new sensors will really make things much easier, and we thank Tri-Tronics, as well as all of our sponsors for their efforts!

April 28th 2006
More frame modifications today.
We have been busy making additional modifications to the frame this week to accept the new engine and parts. The swing arm is being extended almost 8 inches for better stability and to make room for the CO2 tanks which will be mounted there. Why do we need CO2 tanks? Just wait and see! Our new sponsor DEI, is providing us with some "trick toys" to make the bike even better.

We will also return to programming for the electronics system very soon. The systems provided by Parallax will be tightly integrated with all of the subsystems on the bike for "set it and forget it" computer control. Keep checking in, and thanks for supporting the site! Your help is appreciated!

April 24th 2006
Engine testing successful.
Engine testing has been successful with no major problems to report. Three new updates made it to the site today. See how we are modifying the bike frame to accept the new engine, the finishing of the combustor and flame tube, and finally the testing of the new engine! These are only preliminary tests, and the engine will see further improvement once we receive parts from our newest sponsor, Design Engineering Inc.

Please remember to support the site, as we have other projects on the way as well. The new Skunk Works project needs your attention. Help the site out today so we can get the project updates for it to you sooner!

April 23rd 2006
Tested the engine today.
Today we ran the jet bike engine for the first time. The engine fired up and sustained with no major problems at all. The tests were conducted using propane as the fuel, and further testing will take place later this week. Aside from needing a needle valve in the fuel line for finer control of the incoming fuel, everything went as planned.

I am extremely tired after spending all day getting everything ready, so the site update will have to come tomorrow. There are plenty of pictures as well as some video of the new engine in operation. I'll do my best to have it ready by early evening. Thanks for following us this far!

April 20th 2006
Engine testing will be soon.
The new engine for the jet bike will be tested soon to determine thrust ratings and check for operation tolerances. You can bet that we will get some video of the action for your enjoyment.

We would like to take a moment to welcome our newest sponsors, Design Engineering Inc. and Caswell Inc. Design Engineering is providing our heat shielding materials for the bike to keep us from getting "all fired up", and Caswell is helping us to make the parts pretty with their coating systems.

April 19th 2006
The Jetbike is getting a lot more work this week!
With lots of parts in the shop finally, we are getting a ton of work done on the jet bike. There should be an update sometime this weekend. We are still looking for an advertising sponsor for the new Skunk Works project too. If you have a company that would like to get wide exposure, please contact us. Thanks to all of our viewers, and remember to help support the site. The more support we get, the faster we can bring you more updates and new projects!

We would also like to take a moment to welcome our newest sponsor, Caswell Inc. Their black oxide cold dip kits will be used to put a nice finish on the parts of the combustor for the Jet Bike. Visit them today to see their product line!

April 17th 2006
Hope that you all had a great Easter Holiday!
The jet bike build has been updated with a nice big section. We hope you enjoy it, and there is more to come soon! Remember that this is a 2 part update, so be sure to read both parts (section 18 and 19)

April 15th 2006
Happy Easter from all of us at Bad Brothers Racing!!
Lots of parts came in. I've been in the garage all day long for two days and will be there again tomorrow and Sunday. I will be updating this weekend sometime with some goodies. I can't say for sure which day, but I will somehow get it done. Thanks for being patient, and I'm sure you will all see how it is coming together and be happy with the results of the work done on the Jet Bike. I really need to put up a blog for all of these mini rants! Thanks to all of you who have made donations and what I call "Clicks for the Cause!" Keep supporting the projects and we can get more updates out quicker!

April 1st 2006
The Skunk Works Project has started
The Skunk Works Project is in full swing, and we are currently raising the funds needed to complete the project. We are about a third of the way there with the funding so far. (This is not an April Fools Joke)

Those interested in making donations should do so from our donation page. Potential sponsors should contact us directly via email, as there will be plenty of room on the new vehicle for your company logo. All donations are appreciated, so come on guys! Help us get this project up and running quicker by supporting us in the build. We promise you won't be let down with the outcome of this one! Full project details will be revealed to qualified sponsors.

March 27th 2006
Please let us know you care
Bad Brothers Racing's website, www.badbros.net, is entirely funded out of pocket by the employees of Bad Brothers Racing. Our help in brining you these projects comes from advertisements on the site as well as viewer donations. We are also very fortunate to have the efforts of our kind sponsors, who provide us with many of the essential parts for the builds.

If you enjoy the site, and want to help us keep bringing great project builds to the internet, please help out today. Monetary donations are always appreciated, and every time you click on an advertisement on our site for a product you are interested in, we will receive a small deposit to our accounts. All money goes into completing the builds so that we can create a user friendly environment with high quality materials for you to learn from. Thanks for your continued support!

Thanks to all our viewers!
I would like to take a minute to thank all of the viewers of the site, most notably, our viewers from the armed forces. Bad Brothers Racing, our family, and friends, all appreciate the sacrifices you make in defending our country, and in supporting democracy and freedom throughout the world. Because of your selfless determination and unwavering bravery in adverse situations, our world is a much safer place to live and raise our children. Thank you for being the defenders of freedom and putting your lives on the line so that the rest of us can enjoy all of the freedoms we have. Your gift of protection has not gone unnoticed.

We would also like to thank our viewers from universities around the world, all of our viewers from the major aviation and powerplant companies, and our viewers from major media organizations. Yes, we do check our server logs and see who visits, and all of our visitors are appreciated!

Thanks again for all of the support. Our fans make it all worthwhile!

Regards,

Russ W. Moore
and
The Bad Brothers Build Team