We don't use a belt drive, we use a speedway chain for our primary drive Bak.
We had a great time, we only worked out what settings we needed right at the end. We were told it would be hard, but it was HARD! Dick, my engine and bike builder, has worked on pre-units for 30 years in the UK, and built and prepared lots of race engines, but he said everything he had learnt didn't apply on the salt, and when we finally felt we had it sussed, and third in line to test out our theory, the storm broke and that was that.
We have come back to the UK feeling both great but disappointed. Our bike, 'The Epsom Salt' did break a record, but we never achieved the speeds we had hoped for.
We came away having made so many great new friends, and memories of a great camaraderie. We're all on a downer that we are home now and not back on the salt.
We had a funny moment at LAS airport after dropping off the bike. As our overloaded bags went through the X-ray we were pulled aside and asked why we appeared to have half a motorcycle in our luggage. What's this sir? Intake valves. And these? Clutch plates, this? A magneto. And so it went for about 15 minutes, all fine in the end.
Of course we have salt fever. Have we block booked next years dates in our work holiday rota? You bet we have!
Thank you all again for making this trip so fun and worthwhile.
Peter, Dick, Gary, Giorgio, Laurie and Chris