lcrken
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Hortons Norton said:Did I see that thing at the Hell's Backbone Utah Rally? Has it run yet?
Maybe some of the Norton speeds posted here came the same way.one time I saw his position reported and his speed was given out at 560 Mph
Mark said:The USFRA World of Speed event will be held in Mid September.
I'm planning on being there and trying my luck at getting my Honda Valkyrie into the 130 MPH Club. I was all set to go last year but a good friend died right at that time and I had to cancel.
Anyone planning on going? I've seen BUB mentioned here before, just not the World of Speed.
It's a pretty cheap way of putting your Hot Rod bikes out there on the salt and getting a Timing Slip . A chance to "Put up or Shut up".
Carbonfibre said:Any bike with a top speed of only 135mph is going to get eaten alive by any Jap sports bike with 150mph top end, and far superior handling and braking to an old late 60s Brit twin. But to run to 135mph consistently is going to need around about 70bhp at the rear wheel, which is comparable to real world numbers on Norton race bikes, so very impressive from a road machine with less than 1 bar boost pressure!
Mark said:Carbonfibre said:Any bike with a top speed of only 135mph is going to get eaten alive by any Jap sports bike with 150mph top end, and far superior handling and braking to an old late 60s Brit twin. But to run to 135mph consistently is going to need around about 70bhp at the rear wheel, which is comparable to real world numbers on Norton race bikes, so very impressive from a road machine with less than 1 bar boost pressure!
You may as well save your keyboard - You're "Preaching to the Choir".
We all know what these bikes will "really" do, what mods will work - what wont. If someone truly thinks that they can re-invent the wheel or build a better mouse trap, More power to them! Maybe they will come up with something that no one else has thought of yet.
It's their bike, their time and their money. No skin off of either of our noses whatever they decide to do with it. I personally believe that no matter what you do to the crank or the motor mounts, a Norton is NEVER going to eat a R1.
But...... It doesn't hurt to dream.
Any bike with a top speed of only 135mph is going to get eaten alive by any Jap sports bike with 150mph top end, and far superior handling and braking to an old late 60s Brit twin. But to run to 135mph consistently is going to need around about 70bhp at the rear wheel, which is comparable to real world numbers on Norton race bikes, so very impressive from a road machine with less than 1 bar boost pressure!