The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: montmil on November 23, 2013, 12:37:53 PM
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The massive Triumph Motorcycles display at this year's 2013 Barber Vintage Festival had two Triumph-powered Land Speed Record machines:
The twin-engined Triumph-powered diminutive Gyronaut X-1 that held the absolute world speed record from 1966 until the beginning of the 1970's,
http://www.gyronautx1.com/
(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi196.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa1%2Fmontmil%2FBarber%2520Vintage%25202013%2FGyronautX-102_zps9fb4ad29.jpg&hash=3bbf2c9f3df3db30d499550c03b63daf1a5ddf68) (http://s196.photobucket.com/user/montmil/media/Barber%20Vintage%202013/GyronautX-102_zps9fb4ad29.jpg.html)
(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi196.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa1%2Fmontmil%2FBarber%2520Vintage%25202013%2FGyronautX-103_zps2217dc93.jpg&hash=db473fe00ea6c44b42c38420c3a79fe6c130bf05) (http://s196.photobucket.com/user/montmil/media/Barber%20Vintage%202013/GyronautX-103_zps2217dc93.jpg.html)
And the massive twin Rocket III-powered carbon fiber bullet that Jason Disalvo will pilot in an attempt to reach 400mph and recapture Triumph's claim as the fastest motorcycle in the world.
http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/disalvo-and-triumph-seeking-400-mph-at-bonneville-salt-flats/
(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi196.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa1%2Fmontmil%2FBarber%2520Vintage%25202013%2FJasonDiSalvoTriumphRocket_zps547a8359.jpg&hash=8cee99c081e110f3c848a628b66915636de0e9d9) (http://s196.photobucket.com/user/montmil/media/Barber%20Vintage%202013/JasonDiSalvoTriumphRocket_zps547a8359.jpg.html)