This bike was featured in the June 1935 issue of Popular Mechanics, I don't
have that issue anymore, and just missed one on eBay a few days ago. It has a
real neat cover of an artists idea of a bike at 300MPH. Bob in connecticut
In a message dated 12/14/03 4:37:38 PM Eastern Standard Time,
todd@twinjugs.com writes:
>
> >The tires shown on the bike in the second photo appear to be
> >Firestone Bonneville tires which date to the late 50's. I've never
> >run across a mention of this attempt in my research but I'll make
> >some calls and find out what I can.
> >Wes
>
> Thank you Wes.. I'd like any info possible(i've got about a dozen questions
> about some of things on the bike I wish I could ask Fred Luther).
> Tires intrigue me as well(and the wheels, drive, steering, skids, frame,
> cooling, handling, etc. lol), they look like direct repops of the originals
> and I like the dimensions of them for a bike that size(center of gravity
> would seem really slammed down low for having an oil pan under it because of
>
> the high axles).
> Kinda odd to make that effort though as that was around the time Joe
> Petralli
> did the fastest 61"(1000cc) speed in Daytona at 136mph on his Harley, which
> was over 75hp and only weighed around 450lbs.
> Todd-
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