Bob, have you tried motorcyclememories.com? Not sure if he carries any mags
that aren't strictly MC related but I got a one I was looking for that
featured(Payne, Nielson & Riley')sportsters and others, at Bonneville in
1969. Think he grabs what he can that's MC related and has a pretty good list
online, might be worth a peak?
Todd-
> 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
> > >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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