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    Bonneville salt

    Yesterday I took a drive up to a friend's house/shop to look at a pals 1100F.(he hurt the motor) My friend is an engineer/Fer/ & CBXer. He also is on a world record Bonneville team. The fellas were working on thier 750cc supercharger methonal burning Triumph for this Aug assault on the salt. It was a gas to meet & visit with Roosevelt Lackey. He has raced the salt since 1969. He is 74 yrs old. The bike IS A WEAPON! & the fuel smelled GREAT!!!! Ken Sperry is the owner builder tuner(& a CB1100Fer & friend) Here are a couple of links on these guys.

    Need I say that I really really want to go with them this year

    Watch 70-year-old Roosevelt Lackey race his motorcycle in the Bonneville Salt Flats.



    #2
    That clip really shows the comraderie of the Salt riders.
    John, you should go and cross it off the bucket list of both of us.
    2@ \'78 GS1000

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      #3
      Pretty lucky to meet those fellas for sure. A good day indeed.
      Rob
      1983 1100ES, 98' ST1100, 02' DR-Z400E and a few other 'bits and pieces'
      Are you on the GSR Google Earth Map yet? http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=170533

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        #4
        I rode my GS1000G out to El Mirage dry lake to watch speed trials last August. The wind came up, and it was curtailed after we watched a dozen or co runs. Lots of off beat innovation. Saw a Model A Ford powered streamliner approach 250 mph. Lots of interesting stuff in the land speed record crowd. Open and friendly, too.
        Last edited by 850 Combat; 04-07-2013, 12:55 PM.
        sigpic Too old, too many bikes, too many cars, too many things

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          #5
          Thought of the movie "World's Fastest Indian" when I saw the title of this thread (great movie by the way).

          Sounds like you had an awesome time. Memories for a lifetime!

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