What can your tyres run to ???

Good luck PJ, it'll be something remember for sure. Always wanted to visit Bonneville but life keeps getting in the way. Been 215.7mph over here on the runway but I'm told it's a lot tougher on the salt - not much grip and a rough ride too.
Glad to see you got your licensing runs out of the way so you can focus all your efforts on the bike.

FYI - the fastest I know of anyone achieving on an aircooled multi of that era is Lorcan Parnell on his GPZ750 turbo at 211.0mph (www.750turbo.com)

Victor - looking at the spec of his bike he is able to run the newest tyres, which are rated past 187mph but are actually good for well past 200 and some people have been past 300 on road tyres.

I wish all who attempt speed records all the best as a UK sprint rider of the early 1970 who has first hand knowledge of the success and pitfalls of record attempts you should achieve your goals seeing the preparation that you have done.

If the side winds are not great the bike should be stable.

My scrap heap naked double engined triumph did a wheely at about 197mph? in 1974 at a private record attempt on Elvington.

It was caused by a side wind (wind sock horizontal) that made it so no fairing could be used.

Thumbs up, Paul (Windy)

last update-we put all 6 bikes in the container tomorrow morning sealit and ship it-we had a dyno day that went horribly wrong-showing up some bad faults in our head and our carbs-all high price parts built by others-after a very long session in two workshops we got them where we wanted to be-
175bhp -@ 100lb/ft 300 bhp with NOS-we,ll go with that.
AVON our tyre sponsor test to 200mph , but will not give us written proff thanks to the ever useful lawyers/accountants b.s.-so we can only run for numbers and not records.

many thanks-last pic of finnished bike before being placed in bonded warehouse at heathrow-

thanks everyone for the support-the bikes landed in new york and were then shipped to longbeach port authority in LA-the customs men there x rayed our container and didn,t like the lead shot [ballast] in one or two of the bikes swining arms-there answer....levy a charge-we arrive in longbeach en masse aug 6th-i hope there are no more [endless] official hassle-on the bright side we have picked up a few more sponsors and reckon to be good to go [fast]

please have a peak at our wee website-good video of dyno pull #23

www.jamesandfriend.com

hey pete-well spotted-the best run i got was 164mph-which is streetbike speeds but we lost the motor-either salt ingestion,oil issues or the skulls have moved in the head again-either way it was not too bad-got my C licence-which is good for another 3 years-we suffered with a wandering misfire,the ram air didn,t work out-i had my doubts, but it was worth a try-the fastest speeds were done just below the power,so there is a lot to come from this bike-very enjoyable event,the salt was in the  best shape for years, it was just over too quick-the bike got a lot of attention,and some really positive comments-which was most gratifying---- -yes the BBC will airing a two hour documentary on BBC2 in january next year-'a summer of speed' i think

THATS THE LESSER KNOWN IRISH LANDSPEED RACER-p.j. ofurey-whose training days in co cork and waterford were known as the 1st-2nd-3rd-splash days-it,s meself-the lady is a candian photographer who went crazy for the bike-i let her-

happy new year to all forum members and their families-
thanks for the heads up-although i dont claim to be a 'metal head'-whatever that may be,trust the BBC to make it up as they go- !" the tv documentary airs on the 6th and 13th of january at 10:00pm on BBC2-should be plenty of lathes,mills,shapers etc in the first episode,which shows the building stages of the bikes,the second part of the two hour long show details our adventures in america-not seen it my self-hope you all enjoy it-
june 2013 we are holding a beach race on PENDINE SANDS-
so i,ll have to come out of the workshop again-curses!