Aquajet Ships First Jetbikes, the World's Only Motorcycle for the Water

    WILMINGTON, Calif.--March 27, 2001--Aquajet Corp. today announced that it has shipped its first production Jetbikes to customers in the Asia Pacific Rim.
    The Jetbike is the world's first motorcycle for the water, and will be featured at a major trade show in Japan in April. Ironically, Japan is known for building most of the world's street and off-road motorcycles, and the Jetbike should prove to be a very popular water-oriented motorcycle brand for this and other island countries in the region.
    Aquajet's Jetbike recently won the prestigious "Innovation Award" in the boats category at the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) convention in Orlando.
    The Jetbike is a new invention, which will revolutionize personal transportation on the water. The Jetbike is all about personal freedom of movement on the water, and can be used for sport, recreation and leisure use plus a wide range of specialized applications such as commercial, military, Coast Guard, Navy, Navy Seals and Life Guard Patrol, to name a few.
    According to Gerald A. Wiegert Aquajet's founder, chief executive officer and the Jetbike's inventor, who was also involved in the design and development of the original standup Jet Ski, the Jetbike is a major breakthrough invention that emerges through necessity when technology catches up to man's desire to expose himself to the environment in new, creative ways.
    You can't walk on water, or drive your car on water, but according to Wiegert you will now be able to motorcycle on the water! The Jetbike is a brilliant mechanical device that is profoundly logical and is "extremely fun" to ride. The Jetbike is differentiated from a boat or a conventional personal watercraft by its basic design and concept.
    The Jetbike is designed to be a motorcycle for the water, not a boat. The Jetbike is the only water machine in the world to feature patented duel steering in unison from both the front and the rear simultaneously. The Jetbike could be considered the safest machine on the water thanks to its patented off-throttle steering control system, which provides for total duel off-throttle steering control even after a rider lets go of the throttle.
    Aquajet's safety-related technology invention can also be applied to jet boats and conventional PWC or personal watercraft. The Jetbike has three-dimensional Superbike-like riding and handling characteristics that are superior to and unequaled by other watercraft. The Jetbike is the easiest watercraft to mount and dismount because it is half submerged at rest.
    The Jetbike's high draft design also causes the craft to slow down and stop more rapidly than other watercraft. Aquajet currently holds 25 U.S. government granted patent claims on the Jetbike. The company builds its own three cylinder 150 hp plus engine and jet-pump. The demand for Aquajet's Jetbike is intensifying and Aquajet is currently in the process of developing an international distribution network.
    Due to demand, the company nearly sold out its first production run of Jetbikes and is exploring corporate and strategic partners to provide additional capital to expand production capacity beyond earlier projections. According to Wiegert, the Jetbike is to watercraft what snowboarding is to traditional skiing, a new idea or revolution which will change traditional thinking.