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Started by fj1289, July 20, 2015, 07:24:30 PM

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Troyskie

let's see 205! Safe flight mate! :good2: (popcorn)
1984 FJ1100 Ms Effie brand new :)
1984 FJ1100 Pearlie, stock as.
1985 FJ1100 Mr Effie 647,000K and still running hard.
1985 FJ1200 'Yummy' takes a licking & keeps on ticking
After all is said and done, more is said than done :)
2013 Trumpy Tiger 800, let's do a lap of Oz

FJmonkey

At your speeds you don't need clearance from flight control, you need it from NASA. Great work, thanks for bringing us along for your ride.
The glass is not half full, it was engineered with a 2X safety factor.

'86 Ambulance - Bent frame, cracked case, due for an overhaul
'89 Stormy Blue - Suits my Dark Side

Bones

Good luck mate, show em what the FJ's made of.
93 fj1200
79 suzuki gt250x7


Too young to be old but old enough to know better.

ribbert

187 into the wind and more nitrous to go?.... you'll bolt it in!

I hope the weather Gods smile on you tomorrow and St Columbanus is riding shotgun.

Good luck.

Noel
"Tell a wise man something he doesn't know and he'll thank you, tell a fool something he doesn't know and he'll abuse you"

racerrad8

Randy - RPM

fj1289


FJmonkey

The glass is not half full, it was engineered with a 2X safety factor.

'86 Ambulance - Bent frame, cracked case, due for an overhaul
'89 Stormy Blue - Suits my Dark Side

aviationfred

Those are numbers to be proud of..... :good2: :drinks: :good:


Fred
I'm not the fastest FJ rider, I am 'half-fast', the fastest slow guy....

Current
2008 VFR800 RC46 Vtec
1996 VFR750 RC36/2
1990 FJ1300 (1297cc) Casper
1990 VFR750 RC36/1 Minnie
1989 FJ1200 Lazarus, the Streetfighter Project
1985 VF500F RC31 Interceptor

PaulG

If my weight equalled the last run, I'd be extatic!  So theoretically if you had a headwind then you probably did break 200mph.  If you new your drag co-efficient it could be calculated.  Next project - wind tunnel!  Great job.   :good2:

Quote from: fj1289 on September 04, 2016, 10:09:14 PM

1992 FJ1200 ABS
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fjbiker84


ribbert

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Tantalisingly close.

The engine, the bike and yourself all remain intact and you got near enough to smell it, not an entirely bad outcome for the weekend and you have a whole year to find 1.8 mph.

Well done.

Noel
"Tell a wise man something he doesn't know and he'll thank you, tell a fool something he doesn't know and he'll abuse you"

Bearly Flying

Congrats on some awesome numbers.

Pretty Damned good for an old girl.. :drinks:
Don

85 FJ1100  1250 big bore kit, ported, cammed.... Hooligan Bike
05 FJR 1300  Aux Fuel Tank, Russel Seat  Long Distance Bike
And a whole whack of RC Aircraft

racerrad8

Quote from: ribbert on September 05, 2016, 09:57:41 AM
The engine, the bike and yourself all remain intact and you got near enough to smell it, not an entirely bad outcome for the weekend and you have a whole year to find 1.8 mph.

Noel
Well, almost correct. We hit the bust part...




I will let Chris tell the whole story. I only got the readers digest version yesterday when he got home. There was little hiccup which resulted in some, hopefully minor engine damage/blown head gasket.

Without that hiccup, is sounded like 200+ would have happened pretty easily.

But, I do find it very gratifying we were able to get so close to the target speed on the first attempt. Especially after all of the issues that plagued us last year and no runs were even attempted.

The fact a 30 plus year old base engine & motorcycle, the application of some current technology and we almost made it to 200. Then to top all of that off, it was done at more than a mile above sea level (5525 ft) where there is not much air to work with.

Once the engine gets back to California, we will be able to tear it down and see how we can make more horsepower.

This has been exciting & fun. This is why we race.

Randy - RPM
Randy - RPM

giantkiller

Great job. So much work. For just a few seconds. So close.Means you'll get it next year for sure. Thanks for letting us share in all your work.
86 fj1350r
86 fj1380t turbo drag toy (soon)
87 fj1200 865 miles crashed for parts
89 fj1200 touring 2up
87 fzr1000 crashed
87 fzr750r Human Race teams world endurance champion
93 fzr600 Vance n hines ltd for sale
Custom chopper I built
Mini chopper I built for my daughter just like the big 1

fj1289

Quote from: Bearly Flying on September 05, 2016, 10:26:01 AM
Congrats on some awesome numbers.

Pretty Damned good for an old girl.. :drinks:

It was really cool to see people's opinions change during the meet as we really started to make some progress.   The first day the FJ was mostly a curiosity piece, then as we got into the 170's people started telling us good job, then when we put up the 180's we started to get some serious questions, then when we posted the 194 on the first run on Sunday even the well known veterans we chatted with earlier in the weekend came by to pay their respects and wish us well - very cool!