Motorcycle Show NEC

Postby Adrian Worman » 01 Dec 2010 22:09

Last few days left of the Motorcycle Show at the NEC, finish's Sunday.
I'm going Friday, snow permitting............ :roll:
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Postby Adrian Worman » 02 Dec 2010 12:08

Cool bit of engineering, did you hear the blokes laughing as they started it? Did'nt see any of the jessies brave enough to ride it ............ :wink:
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Postby jimbob 440 » 02 Dec 2010 20:25

would like try one of these (vid) boss hoss last i remember they came factory with 350ci chevy motor but seems to be lots with 502ci. reckon it would be a right buzz :mrgreen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNTgyaXLpyM
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Postby Adrian Worman » 02 Dec 2010 21:58

They look well crazy don't they Jim,a mate of mine near Bedford had a 350 LT1 powered BH and he loved it. Too afraid to ride it :oops: ............sold it and bought a sopercharged Triumph Rocket 3, amazingly faster than the BH, especially off the line. I wanna ride a Top Fuel bike :D
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Postby jimbob 440 » 02 Dec 2010 22:48

Adrian Worman wrote:They look well crazy don't they Jim,a mate of mine near Bedford had a 350 LT1 powered BH and he loved it. Too afraid to ride it :oops: ............sold it and bought a sopercharged Triumph Rocket 3, amazingly faster than the BH, especially off the line. I wanna ride a Top Fuel bike :D


heres one for you then ade, this is the drag bike i rebuilt for my bro last year used to run back in the 80,s maybe late 70,s hes made a few passes this year with it but no hard launch as of yet, its a handfull to ride thats for sure

heres a link to it running up at shakey, as you see not a hard launch,just getting used to the bike http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkO9zay-mX8

drags 008 (Large).jpg
gpz 048 (Large).jpg
drag_bike_759 (Large).jpg
this is how it used to look,but came to us in a box of bits!
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Postby Adrian Worman » 03 Dec 2010 18:54

Looks like a Z1000 motor with flatslides, is that an aftermarket cyl block?
Does it still run at Shakey? Make sure I keep a look out for him next year :)
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Postby jimbob 440 » 03 Dec 2010 19:26

gpz900 stock motor, not flatside carbs they 36mm keihn of a gpz1000 will be at the track again soon as the season starts, this year was the first time it ran the strip prob since late 80,s
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Postby Adrian Worman » 03 Dec 2010 19:43

I had a GPZ1000RX, a black one, in '87, first bike to get me past 160 :)
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