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Bonneville Salt Flats Discussion => Build Diaries => Topic started by: Frenchinjection on May 07, 2012, 06:30:31 PM
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Supercharged intercooled methanol 750, Slider clutch, billet crank, billet gearbox box.
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Nice!
Coming across the Pond in August?
Buzz 1513B
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You won't need the front brake......but you MAY need a chute :roll:
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:wink:
And I thought I was the only French madman in GB...
Patrick
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Now you might start to feel normal Patrick. : - )
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Nice bike. There is a lot going on in the older bike classes. All sorts of fresh thinking and new builds. It will fit right in.
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:wink:
And I thought I was the only French madman in GB...
Patrick
Hi Patrick
French by name not nationality
Neil
Fellow drag racer and Kawasaki breaker
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:-o
Thanks, I feel better now!!!
Patrick
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Hi Steve. So thats what you've had up your sleeve!
Lookin' good.
Running yet?
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strewth!! dave has cleared his drive!!
that looks bitchin'
well done dave n steve-
-we just extended our front mudgaurd down as low as we cud , keeping the salt off is a battle.
so when does it run?
we,d love to see the spec written up here , gearhead central.
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Looking good matey, I'll see you at the container depot in June......we're bringing 6 bikes over from the UK for Speed Week. :-D
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New guy here, I'm a Brit bike guy myself. Sorry guys about bumping this thread up to the top. I had to say something. If this was a no no, please let me know.
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Do you live on a boat? No problem with bringing an older thread to life. We would all like to know what happened to this build.
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It ran and was shown on the "speed dreams" program that was made by the BBC (should be on youtube still?) iirc a part of the blower (one of the few parts they didn't make themselves?) failed and they couldn't get a replacement?
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Guys, we were back on the salt for 2013 Speed week and ran several passes in the high 150's. Exit speed of 158. We could not run faster as we had oil pressure problems. The record of 140 still stands as we did not go into impound to try and set it. We needed track time so we went around and around testing and finding all the gremlins. One gremlin was a split block. Cast iron is not good enough for this sport, so for 2014 we are building a steel block. We will be back for 2014 along with around 14 other UK bikes.
PS, the blower failed in 2012 because of a design problem by us. If you have an intercooler, which we do, then you should not put fuel through it, if you have a screw blower, which we had, then you must put fuel through it else it over heats and seizes up. Guess what, it siezed up.
For 2013 we had a Rotrex C30-94 centrifial blower. It worked well enough. 30 psi at 6000rpm, we can rev to 8. Intercooler ice tank was increased in size from 1 gal in 2012 to 5 gal. We can get 20lb of ice in it. The Intercooler after the run is ice cold so it is working. Runs with and without it show a marked drop in power if you forget to turn the pumps on.
I am building a web site with the build from 2011 to date and will update it when I can. Currently there is only a holding page with a pic of the bike on the salt 2013. url]http://www.saltbike775.co.uk[/url]
I think with the bock and other work, it should be 1% Triumph.
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Arrived back from a holiday and found this waiting for me.
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That's just awesome. :cheers:
Congratulations on a fantastic achievement.
Mike.
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It looks to be well deserved.
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GREAT ON YA
:cheers:
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Website for the bike is nearing completion. http://www.saltbike775.co.uk (http://www.saltbike775.co.uk)
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What an awsome build. Really enjoyed your website and the extent of what you are capable of building. Barring the simple little gremlins that haunt Bonneville, I'm sure you will get your record. Good luck.
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Update: For 2014 and into 2015 we are building a test & development platform in the shape of a drag bike. The LSR is just not designed for running on the LSR venues in the UK. It's too loud and does not have a front brake. So over the next few months up until around May we will be "playing" drag racing and finding the limits of the motor and transmission. gather as much data as possible and hopefully find a nice tune up to run around 50% Nitro.
Watch this space, oh and the other spaces too. 3-11-14. www.saltbike775.co.uk 2015 Build
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Update on the bike, now ready for testing on the drag strip.
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It has been a while since we retuned from SW 2017. 18 mths work rebuilding and modifying the 2017 bike to what we will be taking in 2020. Yes, it has to be 2020 as we need some serious testing. The upgrades on the bike now include compound supercharger and turbo charger with dual ice water intercoolers. Target boost at sea level around 60psi. Full EFI on methanol with closed loop control. Full suspension at the back in case we get rough salt like 2017. New bodywork still needs to be made as the bike now has a 84" wheelbase and the old stuff doesn't fit. Some pictures are attached. Enjoy.