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I like to glance at Speedway racing once in awhile.  What's not to like?  These bikes weigh less than a Honda Wave and have about 10 times the horsepower to weight ratio.  No unnecessary stuff like gears or brakes or rear suspension ...

 

Around 80 kg, 80+ horsepower and a top speed of maybe 80 mph depending on the track. 0-60 mph in around 3 seconds.  Drag racing in the round.  Best part is the short races fit well with my attention span these days.

 

 

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Subject of old race bikes ,the humble BSA Bantam still raced ,the rules and regs are strict ,must have the original crankcases ,complete with the 3 speed gearbox head and barrels can be modified,fram must have the original loop ,the rest can be modified. this one is a 175cc

Now, I have seen racing Bantams with water cooling ,must be a different  class .

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A 1954 BSA Gold Star Daytona, built for the Daytona 200 race ,this one has a rigid frame,saveing 50lb in weight .it finished third in the race .

Got to say, the Manx Norton is a lot better looking bike porn.

 

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12 hours ago, kickstart said:

A 1954 BSA Gold Star Daytona, built for the Daytona 200 race ,this one has a rigid frame,saveing 50lb in weight .it finished third in the race .

Got to say, the Manx Norton is a lot better looking bike porn.

 

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What placed 1 & 2?

 

I like the look of the BSA better. 

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11 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

What placed 1 & 2?

 

I like the look of the BSA better. 

A BSA A7 500 cc twin won the race ,did not say what come second.

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7 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

May be an image of ‎2 people, people standing and ‎text that says '‎FOUND A HONDA on بي da HONDA HONDA 000 全 I WOULD RIDE‎'‎‎

I'm too old for speed, I need something built for comfort.

 

In any event, I probably couldn't afford the maintenance....

 

 

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23 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

If I had to pick a gate at a Speedway race, I'd choose "extra heat".

 

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Pretty sure I'd struggle and just 'gatecrash'...............................

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Try one of these, Triumph TR5 Trophy  the  1973 name come from the team winning  a medal at the 1973 ISDT, International  six day trial.

Bike was a 500cc twin ,based on the T100

Steve Macqueen rode in the 1964  ISTD in East Germany ,on  an earlier  model of the  Triumph 500 

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