Yeah, ok, it's not a VTR. But thought some of you might be interested nonetheless.
It started in 2012, when we had a mad idea... why not build a bike to run at Bonneville? So my mate Briz set about building a one off Weslake and along with 5 other bikes we shipped them over to the USA and set off on a bit of a road trip.
Oh and the BBC came along for the ride too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnJNQIXMYv0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQO_4b7GnUM
http://saltflashracing.co.uk/gallery.html
After that first trip, we got bitten by the salt bug and made plans to go back again, with a different bike in 2014. We started building it back in late 2012, and something completely different this time.
We had a hunt through the rule book and found there was no class record in Vintage 750cc for a blown (turbo) bike in either fuel or gas class. Trying to think of something to fit the bill and as it was the 40th anniversary of Briz getting his first BSA A10 it seemed only fitting to go with something loosely based on one of those.
Vintage class means it has to be pre '55 - but in special construction it only required us to use the original crankcase and head. So everything else on the bike is a one off, purpose made for the job. From a specially designed cam, billet crank and forged pistons to a cro-moly frame it's all been built with one thing in mind - going as quick as possible and making it the fastest A10 @tu*
So why bother with something that only ever did 50mph from the factory? Well, its a challenge - at Bonneville even your stock Hyabusa will only top around 180mph due to the heat and altitude - 30% down on power compared to sea level in the UK. We are aiming at 130mph - enough to set a respectable record for the class.
What we ended up with is this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc4q4Z7JDR0
So how did Bonneville 2014 go? We we finished the bike and got it shipped, flew out there, picked it up from the shippers and drove 800 miles. Only for the event to be cancelled at the very last minute due to rain flooding the place 10" deep. So it was a wasted journey and we came away feeling rather disappointed.
So we are going back again this year for another shot at it. All we need to do is find enough money to get it all over there again
Take a look at the website, http://saltflashracing.co.uk,
Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SaltFlash
and we also have a GoFundMe page set up