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FIM Streamliners
« on: April 28, 2009, 11:48:31 AM »
IF you plan on racing a flat-bottomed M/C liner
for a FIM World Record at this year BUB.........take time to carefully read the FIM rules for 2009.......



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Re: FIM Streamliners
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2009, 11:56:06 AM »
Bob,

Can you post them here?

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Re: FIM Streamliners
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2009, 01:01:14 PM »
The FIM rules are here:
 http://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfresco/Codes_et_reglements/FIM_WORLD_RECORDS_Eng.pdf

The rules are packed in a (very large) Pdf-file so I can't copy/paste,
but I guess this is what one should look at if running a flat-bottom:

RULE 81.19 'Streamliners'  (on page 125)

"....the vehicle, unloaded,must be capable of being
leaned at an angle of 20 degrees (minimum) from the
vertical position witout touching the ground,
other than the tyres....
« Last Edit: April 28, 2009, 01:03:12 PM by octane »
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Re: FIM Streamliners
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2009, 01:05:27 PM »
Many thanks, Octane

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Re: FIM Streamliners
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2009, 01:41:51 PM »
Thanks guys!

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Re: FIM Streamliners
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2009, 02:49:18 PM »
Any knowledge, ideas, guesses why this rule was made?
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Re: FIM Streamliners
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2009, 03:19:03 PM »
Input from a few based on an accident...possible prevention of others..

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Re: FIM Streamliners
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2009, 06:42:04 PM »
At this point in time (2009) the AMA have not
adapted the FIM rule............................................


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Re: FIM Streamliners
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2009, 08:51:40 PM »
How many flat bottom Motorcycle streamliners are out there? And this rule was created why?

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Re: FIM Streamliners
« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2009, 11:03:33 PM »
At last year BUB we had a accident with fatal results with a flat-bottomed M/C liner..............
I know very little regarding solo M/C liners
(sidecar liners ,Yes......solo No)...............................
  BUT ...I do know this.... that one of greats in LSR
Don Vesco told me..... he would not drive a M/C liner with a flat-bottem............................................
If last years accident was due to the flat-bottem
of the involved liner.........I will leave that to others experts to decide.............................................

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Re: FIM Streamliners
« Reply #10 on: April 29, 2009, 12:56:59 AM »
its a good rule.... i support it!.... i also respect anything Jack builds.....
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Re: FIM Streamliners
« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2009, 03:18:15 AM »
Do any of the newly banned flat bottom liners hold FIM records?

If they do hold records will the records be retired or taken out of the record books?
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Re: FIM Streamliners
« Reply #12 on: April 29, 2009, 06:44:10 AM »
see ya........
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Re: FIM Streamliners
« Reply #13 on: April 29, 2009, 12:15:35 PM »
My first post regarding the new FIM rule was  to inform......not to start an analysis of any past or posibly future LSR accidents.....................
75% of smart is knowing what you are dumb at....and as I noted before I know very little about
solo LSR M/C liners.  With this in mind I think we should leave any and all "analysis" regarding
flat-bottomed M/C liners up to the people that have either raced or built M/C liners.
Mr. Pork Pie has done none of the above, in fact I believe the closed Mr. Pie has been to LSR has been as a spectator in my way of thinking this
certainly does not make him a "expert" in accident investigation.  If Mr. Pie has any "expertise" at all it would be in the area of 4
wheel streamliners as I have up to this time not seen him in person at the BUB M/C Trials.

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Re: FIM Streamliners
« Reply #14 on: April 29, 2009, 06:19:51 PM »
does the rule include sidecar streamliners or not   thanks  willie buchta
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