This was the guy to see....Borris Murray ..This photo caught Murray at about 100 mph in a wheel stand smoking the tire... Early 1970's with a single speed gearbox, skinny 4 inch slick and no slipper clutches...just using wheel spin as a variable speed gearbox.
61 hot rod A10, 89 Honda 650NT .On a bike you can out run the demons "I don't know what the world may need But a V8 engine is a good start for me Think I'll drive to find a place, to be surly" “
Andy, is that you with the nose cone? Drag bikes in the USA never used the cone for whatever reasons Many strips here have prepped surfaces mostly because the car guys like it. Some bike riders in certain classes prefer some tire spin...
61 hot rod A10, 89 Honda 650NT .On a bike you can out run the demons "I don't know what the world may need But a V8 engine is a good start for me Think I'll drive to find a place, to be surly" “
Yes, nose cone and alloy plate frame. British engineering from Bolton. Lancashire, the same town as CCM motorcycles. I fitted a 5 speed gearbox to avoid the need to spin the wheel
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