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 #5621  by muddytalker
 
Apologies for that error. It’s ironic that in all of his years as a world and national record holder for motorcycle sprints he never received the same recognition as some of the other sporting motor sport names of the period. Just been reading the last few passages from a book written by his brother Cliff: George Brown Sprint Superstar, and I quote ‘It’s tragic that George’s remarkable achievements received so little recognition. I remember him being bitterly disappointed after the celebrated Greenham Common meeting when he broke thirteen records. It really was a substantial success. Later he said: After breaking 13 records I expected to come back to Stevenage to find the town band out and a civic reception. But he rated just two column inches in a local paper.'
Well at least, thanks to the efforts of the National Motorcycle Museum, George Brown’s career can still be celebrated in some small way to the young and old who visit today’s museum site by having both of his sprint bikes on display, and to thank our luck stars that they weren’t damaged, along with a few other priceless bikes from our sport when the museum suffered from that devastating fire a few years back.
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 #5622  by muddytalker
 
Here’s a couple of shots of Don Sliger’s 1500cc (90ci) Royal Enfield Twin. Powered by two Mk 1 Interceptor engines, at Bonneville in 1970 Sliger’s Twin was the first un-faired motorcycle in the world to exceed 200 mph. In fact the machines speed was officially clocked at 203.16 mph. Just in the background is the famous 'Pegasus' drag bike.
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 #5623  by muddytalker
 
This is the RSC Triumph Trident 750cc record bike from 1968. In the past many British bikes had shown their speed potential at Bonneville; Triumph twins in particular and the three-cylinder Trident and its cousin, the BSA Rocket 3 was an obvious contender for bigger capacity records as it was basically a Triumph twin and half.

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These triples were an example of what British engineers have always done so well at when faced with an urgent need. The need was the demand from America for more 'cubes', more cubic capacity. This one ran in an altered frame with Partial streamlining, altered fuel (methanol) class up to 750cc and set a record of 169.33 mph in 1969. Built by a Californian firm specialising in racing services it was ridden to the record by Jeff Gough.
Kept in California by owner Bud Hare, an earlier record holder, the machine came near to being scrapped when he died. Fortunately, the scrap man who came to collect it was a motorcycling enthusiast and saved it from oblivion. He then later sold it to a motorcycle dealer before being shipped to the UK.

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 #11205  by sjb
 
sjb wrote:With the Allard Dragster at the motor museum and the "Ram Rod" drag bike at the Enfield Whitewebbs Museum is there anyother drag bikes in museums?
thought i would put pics on-

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Mighty Mouse and Super Mouse used to be there but havent been there the last year.Ive a pic of them but me scanners not working
 #19553  by sjb
 
More pics of "Ram Rod"...

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 #19554  by sjb
 
And as mentioned on another post these are at-Beaulieu (pics i took June 2010)

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 #37036  by muddytalker
 
Shocking news this morning about the museum's trophy theft. What did the thieves hope to gain by stealing trophies as everyone will know where they have come from. From one of the pictures in the BBC link below they left one of TC's NHRA Wally's behind; intentional or too heavy!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bi ... m-28967047