We concluded a successful test yesterday at Avon's test facility.
Bike ran very well, straight methanol, only a couple of bits and pieces to sort out before the bike goes (8th August).
We have run with the open pipes but made reverse megaphones too. So we need to have the alternative footpeg position on the axle plates to allow the megas to fit. We can decide at the salt which method to run, I guess open pipes first.
The bike felt very strong, and sounded crisp throughout. We only ran on the softer plugs, colour suggests we had it spot on for the conditions. We used 780 mains on our one and a half inch Amal GP's
We had a mile and a half runway, and I ran the bike around 12 times. Achieved 7,000rpm in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th and 6,000rpm in 5th before running out of bottle with just the one drum brake to stop. Top speed of around 120mph suggests 140mph at 7,000 rpm and 150 at 7,500 rpm (theoretical). Certainly 7,500 rpm was achievable in the lower gears. Even though this is a 4 speed pre-unit box, it has been converted by Dick Smith to take the unit 5 speed cluster, very welcome.
Before anyone says anything, yes this was at Sea level, so I know it is going to be very very different on the Salt, but that is what the fun is all about.
As tests go I couldn't be happier tbh, and cannot wait to meet those of you going to BUB.
Peter