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Originally Posted by Othen
Thank you for that Craig. I never rode a Bloop back in the day, so it is helpful to know that 65 MPH was about the maximum speed. The other factor is that I’m 6’2” and 90KG - which probably accounts for the missing 5 MPH!
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It's worth noting that 65mph on the clock was achieved in the following conditions:
- rider aged 17, weighing 10 stone
- feet on pillion pegs, chin on tank, left hand on fork leg for that 'flat tracker' style
- 1 mile run-up along the straight, with a mild tailwind
Ah, youth
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Originally Posted by R1ffR4ff
Ah the old,"Beeford Straight".I still ride it on my SV but it always takes me back my youth when I used ride to,"Brid" on my Norton Dommie 88/ 500  |
It was THE top-speed testing ground in the late 70s / early 80. Well, during the daytime, anyway. There was a well-known case in the early 80s of a biker hitting a stray cow while giving it the beans along the straight at night
