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« Reply #15 on: September 27, 2010, 06:04:33 PM » |
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The twisty part of the day............
One of the good things about sprinting is it lets youngsters of all ages have a go, some of them are still at skool...... whereas dear old Frank is nearly 80.
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Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #16 on: September 27, 2010, 06:07:16 PM » |
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Keith does sprint and hillclimbs, and used to do this on a V-Max !
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #17 on: September 27, 2010, 06:09:52 PM » |
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Here's bike to drool over, Bob's two-of-everything JAP powered, Hagon-esque machine. Its still in need of some TLC as its only recently been built, but give it a bit of time............
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #18 on: September 27, 2010, 06:11:32 PM » |
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There are classes for just about any bike, here's an example of one our competitors in 2002.
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #19 on: September 27, 2010, 06:14:09 PM » |
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Sunday's timekeeper, Paul, was on his R1 powered outfit in 2009.
Starting technique: Get passenger over rear wheel, select first, hold on rev limiter, dump clutch, smoke tyre....... what else is there to say!
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #20 on: September 27, 2010, 06:17:04 PM » |
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Sidecar passengers don't just sit there, this is a Baker Suzuki and Dave rides this on the revs ALL the time.
The rear tyre is the same size as smokin' Paul in the previous shot
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #21 on: September 27, 2010, 06:19:06 PM » |
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The owner of the JAP was kind enough to loan me the red Hagon-framed 500cc Hagon Triumph last year, this is Andy and I at Wrougton, trouble is I seem to have forgotten where the track is...........  . Andy's bike is also a 500 but had been 'evolved' over the years (by Andy) and now runs sweet & strong, and draws a lot of well-earned admiration. |
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« Last Edit: November 29, 2010, 06:47:20 PM by Tony oily bike »
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #22 on: September 27, 2010, 06:27:36 PM » |
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Here's a bit of history: This was originally built for the 1964 Dragfest meetings by a chap by the name of Denis Jenkinson (use a search engine and you'll find he was one of our country's characters). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Jenkinsonhttp://www.mrhr.freeserve.co.uk/bertbrand/bertbrand.htmFollowing the passing of Jenks, I found myself with the dismantled rolling chassis only (forks are LE Velocette back to front by the way), and kinda went from there, getting it as close as poss to original. Got a 650 Triumph running methanol, then a DCOE40, had a manifold made, sourced a Norton laydown box, got the period style tyres (new ones - big bucks for the skinny front) Fuel goes in the top frame tube, oil in the spine. The pic shows it once I'd got it back to how it looked way back. Rode it at Wroughton and the Brighton Speed Trials. Running methanol and Castrol R with straight thru pipes mad it smell as good as it sounded!!!  Sold it a few years ago.............. sigh............... |
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #23 on: September 27, 2010, 06:39:44 PM » |
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This is Frank (whose somewhere close to 80) who was also riding on Sunday. He doesn't hang around either!
His bike is an orignal Brooklands race machine with the standard anti-corrosion system common of bikes of that era. (the oil doesn't always stay on the inside)
This pic is from Brighton.
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #24 on: September 28, 2010, 05:13:15 AM » |
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Photo courtesy of nice chap called Kevin Dean http://kevindean.zenfolio.com/p765989678Loads of pics of old bikes n stuff |
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Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #25 on: September 29, 2010, 02:16:17 PM » |
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That looks like a whole lotta fun!!!!
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You don't stop havin fun because you get old - you get old if you stop havin fun!
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« Reply #26 on: September 29, 2010, 06:40:49 PM » |
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It does. Was good to go and see something different too. Everyone was friendly and we didn't at all feel out of place. Was a good day out |
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