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Good thoughts Franklin. Actually the Phoenix is up over 280 MPH now. The problem with adapting any non-motorcycle designed tire is that the tread is not contoured for two wheel use. By that I mean car tires have a flat profile since a car depends on track width for cornering. Bikes need a curved...

High speed tires for Bonneville motorcycles are such a special category that no manufacturer will make or certify such tires. Roadrace slicks are not a good choice as their soft, flexible carcass is designed for adhesion while leaning the bike. Daytona's banking puts extreme centrifical forces...

Franklin: Thanks for the imput. Jay's T/F bike is beautiful. The enclosed wheels definately would help top speed. His body however is not hidden by the bike's body ( For control purposes) and would cause drag. He could not race at Bonneville as they require at least half of each wheel to be...

"Ghost Times" by the Ghost Rider. It takes 500 HP to go 250 on a Busa with stock bodywork. Since power has to increase exponentially for speed, that 800 will be about right for 272MPH. I expect it was done with a radar gun which can be "adjusted" very easily. (Incidentally the Bonneville results...

Just race in Maine or Minnesota in January. LOL

Fastest Open (Unfaired) record at Bonneville is 219 with a one-way of 226. Correctly the drag overcomes traction on the Salt. Without a windblock the force of the wind for the minute and a half it takes would require superhuman strength to hold on. The rider not the bike is the limiting factor...

First member of the Bonneville 200 MPH Club in the 21st century. (Gasoline Busa with stock exhaust). Charter member of the Old Fart's Club.

Riddler: Yes the APS/BG 1350 represents the chassis and engine configuration. "A" means a Special construction frame, PS is partial streamlining, BG is a Blown Gas engine of a maximum displacement of 1350cc's. The bike is totally stripped to the bare frame as we prepare it for next year and the...

My NLR Systems Gen 2 kit puts out more than 600 HP with a stock bore and stroke engine on gasoline. Unless you are Top Speed racing or a Funny Bike at the drags, it is unnecessary. Kit uses an Innovative dual ceramic bearing turbo (61mm) and a stand alone Schnitz ignition and Accel DFI fuel...

I am the owner-designer of this bike which the New Speed King rode over 250 MPH twice last month. I have been racing at Bonneville for over a 1/4 of a century and this bike represents what I think I know about top speed. We are returning next month and expect to go faster as it should be cooler...

On March 22 Steve Knecum rode the Knecum-Forstall Turbo Outlaw Busa to times of 7.87, 7.92, & 7.88 @ 182 mph while testing at Atco, NJ. The bike uses the small NLR race kit and a MTC lock-up clutch. It has a 73" WB and uses a 7" MT slick. More to come we hope.

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imstu: Bonneville licensing is very easy. One run at 125, one at 150, and one at 175, one under 200, and then you are allowed to go as fast as you can. The first three runs are on the "short course" 3 miles total. You must exceed 175 on the short course before you are allowed on the "long...

Cache: Sorry I don't know Mike. Racing goals never change, just want the bikes to go faster. Bonneville is the perfect place for the Busa. It is powereful, stable, and aerodynamic. In the last few years more people have come out to give Bonneville a try. Safest place to "sit on the seat and...

Cache:We use a 19T front to go 220 with stock wheels. Above 225 we us a custom RC wheel which allows sprockets down to 30. I just got a 20T front and will try it this year. It brings the chain very close to the clutch pushrod. For Project 260 I have an overdrive 6th gear which is 12% taller than...