Texas Mile speed runs - Goliad 10/22

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Re: Texas Mile speed runs - Goliad 10/22

Postby grandpaul » Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:14 pm

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'69 Triumph Bonneville 650, box stock except .020 over & electronic ignition.

Winds topped 30MPH, it was just a "fun run"
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Re: Texas Mile speed runs - Goliad 10/22

Postby britbike220 » Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:35 pm

30, 60 130 mph? Come on Paul give................
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Re: Texas Mile speed runs - Goliad 10/22

Postby grandpaul » Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:25 am

A tad over 86. (It ran 97+ last year, which is why I was so disappointed)

The bike did Track school at Texas World Speedway, 4 races in '07, 13 races (including the high banks at Daytona and 4.1 miles per lap at Road America), and a run on the salt at Bonneville in '08, a run at the Texas mile in '09, and 4 races this year before doing the 'Mile; all this with no more than oil & spark plug change once a year, and this year I cleaned out the carbs. It's been thrashed mercilessly and it really needs a top end job to tighten it back up.
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Re: Texas Mile speed runs - Goliad 10/22

Postby britbike220 » Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:46 am

A testament of how durable these motor can be no doubt. Heck with the wind and all a respectable run.
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Re: Texas Mile speed runs - Goliad 10/22

Postby grandpaul » Fri Oct 29, 2010 2:51 pm

PIX!!!

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Re: Texas Mile speed runs - Goliad 10/22

Postby britbike220 » Fri Oct 29, 2010 4:46 pm

Hey Paul thanks for the pictures. Looks like some cool machinery wish there were more pictures.
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