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Author Topic: GL1000 Goldwing - Land Speed Racing Record Holder  (Read 1239 times)
98valk
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« on: May 26, 2023, 07:46:47 AM »

https://ngwclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=76663

For a long time, I have wondered... how fast can I make a gl1000 go.
So... I built one and took it to the Bonneville Salt Flats to find out.

I just got home from racing my bike in the 2021 Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials.
it's the AMA / FIM grand championship event where both National and World records are set.

and... My 76 goldwing just set a AMA National Land Speed record !

I made 7 passes on the world famous race track with my fastest speed being 133.160 mph.
The old record in the class was 127.128 (CB1000) and the new record is 130.629 mph.
I bumped the record up 3 1/2 mph.
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Mooskee
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« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2023, 09:01:44 AM »

Very cool.
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« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2023, 09:42:06 PM »

we are not worthy....
    we are not worthy....
        we are are not worthy.....
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