Hateful
Still in lockdown but today i had my first Covid vaccination so on the way. Trying to use the time to good effect, the bodywork was never...
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RACETOTHESALT
Building a land speed record turbo 2 stroke streamliner motorcycle
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racetothesalt
- Feb 10, 2021
- 2 min
Chicken tonight!!
Well its minus 5 outside, 4 inches of snow and Covid is ripping the country apart with 1000 deaths a day BUT i have had a stern talk to...
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racetothesalt
- Jan 11, 2021
- 1 min
Date set!!
So we have a date for doing the British 125cc long distance and duration records. My mates Pat Bramman and Richard Scott will help me...
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racetothesalt
- Jan 11, 2021
- 2 min
Crude but effective/Making use of lockdown.
Well covid in the Uk is just dreadful, as of january 2020 we are in our 3rd national lockdown, so my chassis builder has cancelled even...
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racetothesalt
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
Bears claw
The canopy latching system is another part of the build that has caused me hair loss, but i think the end is in sight. Again, it is the...
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racetothesalt
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
At last, it locks
You will know by now that the ability to lock the stabilisers in the fully up and fully down position has not been the quickest solution...
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racetothesalt
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
Posh rubber
One of the challenges for my class is that with a small engine you don't want much rolling resistance, and therefore i am using the...
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racetothesalt
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
The real McCoy
As i am now entering the final stages of this build, although to some i may seem a mile away, i have got a date for the construction of...
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racetothesalt
- Dec 1, 2020
- 1 min
When its up its up, and when its down its down
Some things just take time to sort out, and i have been going round in circles trying to avoid using a locking pin to keep the...
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racetothesalt
- Nov 30, 2020
- 1 min
Grrrrr, cant be that hard
The fixing and locating of the canopy is just doing my head in. Now have a double hinge at the front so the canopy can fold back onto the...
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racetothesalt
- Nov 30, 2020
- 1 min
Moving and shaking
The problem with an 18 foot long motorcycle is moving it around, or even just turning it around on the runway to start a run in the...
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racetothesalt
- Oct 6, 2020
- 2 min
Got to start lifting
To date all of the runs i have made have used static stabiliser wheels welded to the end of quite wide outrigger arms, which is great for...
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racetothesalt
- Sep 3, 2020
- 1 min
Cockpit view
just a short early video taken from the cockpit to show the view, this time still being towed. dramatic sky, it was windy!
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racetothesalt
- Sep 3, 2020
- 1 min
Its a drag
So the weather was too windy last week to run with the bodywork on or to allow me to fire the parachute for the first time, so today we...
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racetothesalt
- Sep 3, 2020
- 1 min
All on her own
Just a short video clip of the bike moving under her own engine power and the car chasing after. i was supposed to just stick in first to...
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racetothesalt
- Aug 27, 2020
- 2 min
Best day so far
I can make all the excuses you like, but after over a year i finally took the bike back to the runway for testing and boy did i have a...
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racetothesalt
- Aug 12, 2020
- 1 min
Back on the bus
Ok, so it's the week of Speedweek in Utah, and I'm confined to the UK, but I've got the project underway again. Visited my chassis...
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racetothesalt
- May 12, 2020
- 1 min
Only in lockdown
Some of you will remember that i took the quick route to constructing the bodywork, using a bamboo cane and chicken wire frame, covered...
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racetothesalt
- Apr 18, 2020
- 1 min
Just love it
For some time i have been working on how to activate the parachute release from the tilt switch, and finally, all the parts came...
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racetothesalt
- Apr 18, 2020
- 1 min
Not been totally idle
Trying to find somewhere that will accept an 18 foot long 2 stroke motorcycle to put on their dyno is a bit of an issue, car dynos could...
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