The Nedra site has listed a landspeed record of 171 for the bonneville. Quote: "Present world land speed records are 171 mph for a bike and 175 mph for a car, set respectively by Corbin Gentry and Roger Hedlund back in 1974." from the EVAOSC News at http://www.nedra.com/rannberg.html
--- BFRListmail wrote: > I caught some motorcycle streamliner land speed > racing today on the Speed channel, and the gears > started turning. > > What would it take to get an electric motorcycle up > to 130MPH? There is a 130MPH club for land speed > racing. It's an entry level class, with not a lot > of safety requirements. Full leathers for > motorcycles is the only thing that stuck out. > Realize that this is about speed, not acceleration. > There are a couple of bikes that have run 100MPH in > the 1/4 mile. Geared differently, they probably > could reach 130MPH. I don't know how much > acceleration time you get, but I think its a mile or > two to get up to speed? > > Maybe a nice Lithium pack? Maybe AC motor to handle > the high RPMs? Or would you need to get that fancy. > Start out by finding out how much HP it takes to > overcome wind drag at 130MPH. I think theres added > drag for running in salt as well. > > Anybody up for it? > > The big downside is Bonneville only races, what > twice per year? Often they get rained out. Drag > racing is a lot easier and closer, but hummm. Guess > I shouldn't have watched 'worlds fastest indian'. > > > Darin > BadFishRacing ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
