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the coppersmith
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« on: December 20, 2016, 11:17:16 AM »
lightness gives speed  Cheesy (please dont try this at home, or on Brighton sea front next year)
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« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2016, 04:27:42 PM »
The guy's a madman NO GLOVES he's gonna have some seriously grazed knuckles if he falls off
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Wot ho chaps, its bloody Whitworth!!
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2016, 04:40:45 PM »
That was on the Bonneville salt flats going for a record. Mr oily (Tony) will fill us in on the detail I am sure. Over to you..............
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« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2016, 05:15:28 PM »
If he slips off that mudguard that tyre's really gonna chafe.  Shocked
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« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2016, 07:05:56 PM »
How does he change gear ?
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« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2016, 08:17:50 PM »
still working on that  Grin
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« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2016, 08:23:48 PM »
Quote from: Dslam on December 20, 2016, 04:40:45 PM
That was on the Bonneville salt flats going for a record. Mr oily (Tony) will fill us in on the detail I am sure. Over to you..............

Well I didn't recognise Tony. It must be the helmet hiding his curly hair. Next time I see him I am going to look at him in a completely new light.   Roll Eyes  Cheesy
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« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2016, 08:43:16 PM »
Roland Free on his Vincent HRD in 1948. A legend,crazy,but still a legend.
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« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2016, 01:16:33 AM »
Quote from: Baychimp on December 20, 2016, 08:43:16 PM
Roland Free on his Vincent HRD in 1948. A legend,crazy,but still a legend.

So NOT Tony? Here I am thinking what a daredevil he is. Grin
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« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2016, 10:44:16 AM »
Alas - not me........... Roll Eyes

Well, it was 68 years ago and I'm a just mere youngster  Grin


Using wikipedia  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollie_Free

Roland was born in 1900, and in 1948 on a Vincent HRD owned by John Edgar, he rode in the now-famous prone-position to cut down on wind resistance, clocking a very respectable 150.313 mph.

I attended a UK Motorcycle Sprint meeting a few years ago and was witness to one of the more rotund riders (in full race eathers, lid etc) mimic the prone riding position, but on a rather sedate 250cc AJS with mudguards etc, it somehow didn't quite do it............ (but we did split our sides laughing!!)

As for the gearchanging, he would have been in top gear before getting prone, and with a mile or two run up, no real panic.

For those that have watched "The World's Fastest Indian", William Lucking plays Rollie Free, introducing himself to Bert towards the end of Bert's Tech Inspection & nearly getting the oily handshake, and features a fair bit during the Bonneville sequences.
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« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2016, 05:56:37 PM »
I remember him in the film, but didn't realise that was the same guy.
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