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Turbo People - Mike Brown |
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Mike Brown sent in this picture of a BMW turbo with an interesting story.
I Love to see that there is a few that are interested in
turbo bikes of yester year. I have collected classics
since I have been in my twenties. You guys have some
real nice bikes and the turbos bump the ponies up a few
notches.
I thought you might want to check this one out. I added this
one this year. I picked it up from a friend of mine. He and
Matt Capri worked on a few proto types in 1993 in a quest
for a new speed record at El Mirage. This is
the one that had a 204 mph out of three runs. All the stock
dressings are in place but every thing else remains unchanged
since the runs. This bike is a real sleeper. If you don't
know what to look for, you would never suspect
that there is over 200 hp in the brick motor. It was dynoed
at just over 269 to the rear wheel at 15 lbs boost at 10,500
rpm. I have taken a few trips on it and it is a nice touring
bike. Keep it under 500 rpm and it handles like
a stock bike. Once you push past 5000 you better hang on
and especially know how much space you need to stop because
you will be going real fast in very little time.
Anyways I thought you guys would enjoy the pact.
Maybe see you on the road some time.
Mike Brown
Last Modified March 06, 2007, 18:41:38 Eastern Standard Time
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