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Bonneville Salt Flats Discussion => SCTA Rule Questions => Topic started by: dwarner on March 31, 2006, 09:37:53 AM
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Not being a bike family Joanie sent me this picture. The builder does NOT belong to either of our families. This is real vintage, like Fred Flintstone.
DW
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I'd ride it!
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I am expected to have something funny to say , but I am just the straight man for the MC rule book author.
That bike is the famous Sidewinder's project bike of the future with no future.
The rider was to have been featured but he is curled up on the floor in the back
of the Short Bus and says "People are picking on me".:wink: .
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What happens when one can't weld, you do it another way. At least it could be used for fire wood at a cold Oct. lakes meet,
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The additional fire proofing measures under development in SCTA
are clearly indicated by the bike design of their future. :wink:
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I never once considered combining my love of motorcycles and my love of woodworking..........
Until now!
Bob T.
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This could lead to a whole new category of bikes with some open records!
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http://motorcyclecity.com/Odd/wooden_bike_germany.htm
here's some more info. Hilarious!
kinda makes me want to pull out the spare panhead and some 2x4's.....
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I'd ride it!
Seem's to fit the rule book. Lets see, light, horn, shocks on sprung wheels... And if it won't pass tech you just grab the saw, a couple 2x4's & some screws...
Splinters could be a worry at speed though...
I crack myself up sometimes...
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Could be a true case of "whittling away at the record."
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The wood looks suspiciously new to qualify as vintage. Also I have my doubts that the frame and engine manufacturer are one and the same. Maybe it should run in comp coupe seeing that its wooden.
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It's really Wilson and Waters new modified roadster. LOL
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It calls for nuts on the lag bolts.
I think I see a pattern but dems da rules.
If the rider was in the shot, you would see why they call him the "PAN HEAD". :wink:
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...isn't there a Hank Williams song about a wooden engine that includes the line "poor old wooden head"?....... :wink:
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whats da problem? I'd race it
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whats da problem? I'd race it
And I thought he wouldn't come out of the bus. :wink:
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It's a Kaw-liga bike!!?
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....like Daimler/Mercedes Benz , Liga preceded Saki in the partnership with the famous Japanese motorcycle works started by Kawa.....at least that's how I think it went , yeah .
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wood is OK for a lakester frame------isn't it?
Harv
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Of course wood is ok for a LAKEster frame. Wood floats.
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I'm rubbin the mink oil on my leather "helmet" in case I get the call. :)
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I guess you guys never saw the real lakester that seated 6 as it motored around El mirage looking a lot like a converted wooden canoe.
When Kent gets done with the chicken wire and plaster, that bike will be really swishy. :wink:
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whats da problem? I'd race it
I'm sure it "wooden handle" too well.
.......... Tiny.........
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The MC displayed is the prototype for the SCTA "Generica" bike they are developing
that is only going to be "HALFAST" anyway.
The use of local materials to match the skills of the locals is the ultimate objective.
They are striving to take only 1 step back at a time so as to not be noticed.
Sometimes they trip up and take 2 or 3 but if the
bikers don't speak up they are harmless. :wink:
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The new prototype will feature Willow rather than Fir for the front forks, thereby negating the need for suspension. The driver, obviously, Mr. Doug Fir..................
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Oops, I meant rider.............I never could understand those things missing two wheels..................
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Willow Meana has been selected because she presents a smaller , more aerodynamic package and she eats less. :wink:
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Being as my name is Woody Woods I think I need to get involved in this somehow.
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Being as my name is Woody Woods I think I need to get involved in this somehow.
Your being from MT., I am sure there openings available. :wink:
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I'm sure it "wooden handle" too well.
.......... Tiny.........
That'd depend on how much "stick" you gave it....
BTW Jack , is Willow Meana the phenomenal Phillo's sister?? :wink:
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Ya , it is the sister. For a long time Willow was Willard the brother until a motor mishap made him a girl. :wink:
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Only Scott Guthrie, John Noonan or Joe Amo would have the balsa ride it. This is getting bad, Im done!
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I taught them everything they know and still they manage to go faster.
They did learn how to piss off SCTA and that is something anyway. :wink:
"To be successful at forward thinking, You must be backward watching."
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The good thing is each bike can provide multipal splints, add a roll of duct tape and you have it covered.
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The good thing is each bike can provide multipal splints, add a roll of duct tape and you have it covered.
....interesting.....duck tape can be used to cover quacks in wood , is this somehow related to splint car racing ?.....FMD , is it over yet?...lets keep it on the straight and marrow.One last thing no-one mentioned the "forks"......
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No one mentioned the forks because the are leading link type forks. Connected at the rear of the links. They are known as "Earles" leading link forks. Named after its inventor. Such a name becomes more significant seeing that the forks are wooden.
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The front forks are un-remarkable because they vary little from the original design.
They are rather British but BMW was the first to try and sell them to anybody in large amounts. :wink: