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Offline sockjohn

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Worlds fastest 50cc project?
« on: November 04, 2008, 09:02:43 PM »
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/11/04/worlds-fastest-50cc-motorcycle-project/

I know some photos of this bike were posted here, much more info to go along with it.

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Re: Worlds fastest 50cc project?
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2008, 09:42:36 PM »
looking in the record book i see that cathy butler has the record in mps-g at 82.590 mph    willie buchta
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Re: Worlds fastest 50cc project?
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2008, 10:06:25 PM »
looking in the record book i see that cathy butler has the record in mps-g at 82.590 mph    willie buchta

Willie I think it's FIM, but 2008 FIM results aren't published yet to my knowledge

"they went 77.128mph to break the record in the MPS-AF class that stood for 28 years"

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Re: Worlds fastest 50cc project?
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2008, 10:14:51 PM »
headline says worlds fastest 50 cc project ------dont think so  willie buchta
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Re: Worlds fastest 50cc project?
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2008, 10:16:47 PM »
headline says worlds fastest 50 cc project ------dont think so  willie buchta

Notice I put a "?" mark on it   :-D

Time will tell, I think it's interesting to see some competition coming out of the woodwork in the 50cc class.

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Re: Worlds fastest 50cc project?
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2008, 10:24:07 PM »
headline says worlds fastest 50 cc project ------dont think so  willie buchta

The key word there is "project".  I like the sound of that as maybe I have the world's fastest "project" lakester and as long as it never is finished I'll be safe  8-) ,

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Re: Worlds fastest 50cc project?
« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2008, 08:47:23 AM »
Maybe y'all should read the entire thing, they are not looking to go 82, they are after 144... read staged approach, FIM.... this is in the Bub section...  :|
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Re: Worlds fastest 50cc project?
« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2008, 09:58:37 AM »
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they are after 144

Looking at the records a few years ago I was dead sure that the 1956 NSU record at 121 would never be broken. Safety rules, I thought, would require a much heavier vehicle.

The Buddfab boys proved that not just wrong, but Oh Hell Yes, wrong.

By the time this project is ready to be competitive, the Buddfab boys may have set it out of sight.

This is going to be as much fun as watching the Manning/Akatiff slug fest.
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