Bonneville Speed Trials 2016

[dougl]

Is the ZX14 stock? How are the rider and the bike?

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

The ZX14 has a Brocks exhaust, Power Commander V and dyno tuned to 201 rw horsepower. We don't have an update on the rider.

 

[IMFASTTOO]

Triumph Rocket III Carpenter powered streamliner is not here. They announced on Friday they were postponing until a later run either in Sept. or Oct. The email said they were waiting for better track surface conditions. We were told today by a Rocket owner here trying his hand at this with his Carpenterized bike that he heard the streamliner had an engine failure. BTW so did the Rocket owner here today. I don't have any details.

We heard he set a record at 174 mph with the Rocket and the STREAMLINER did NOT have an engine failure and will be back on the salt SEPT13th

 

[1K9]

Day 2 of the Bonneville Speed Trials is in the books. Day 1 was just check in, registration and tech inspections. Day 2 was the first day of racing. Our team has 3 bikes here. We have a 1441 ZX14, 904 Thruxton, and a new 1200R Thruxton. Today we ran the ZX14 on 2 runs. 172 and 193 MPH. We were able to video the 172 mph but I haven't figured out how to get the Go Pro video to load. Here are some shots from my camera.

Crew 904 & 1200 Thruxton ZX14 Camp


Jerry 1st Run

Land Speed Pilots and their Mechanics are Heroes. The Fastest Indian was a great movie. Go to work and make The Fastest Triumph or The Fastest Rocket. It will sell.

 

[martym52]

We heard he set a record at 174 mph with the Rocket and the STREAMLINER did NOT have an engine failure and will be back on the salt SEPT13th

I thought Guy went 274 M.P.H.?

 

[IMFASTTOO]

I thought Guy went 274 M.P.H.?

YES GUY did I was talking about a customer on his ROCKET with the 240 KIT

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

We heard he set a record at 174 mph with the Rocket and the STREAMLINER did NOT have an engine failure and will be back on the salt SEPT13th

Thanks for the update Art.