Engineering:Gyronaut X-1
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Gyronaut X-1 was a streamliner motorcycle that set the motorcycle land-speed record of 245.667 mph (395.363 km/h) in 1966, ridden by Detroit Triumph dealer Bob Leppan.[1] It was powered by two 650 cc Triumph TR6 Trophy motorcycle engines.[1][2]
The streamlined body was designed by Alex Tremulis, who designed automobiles including the Tucker automobile and Ford Gyron.[2][3][4]
It had innovative safety equipment including a cromoly steel roll cage and fire suppression equipment.[2]
Gyronaut crashed in 1970 at over 280 mph (450 km/h).[5] Four decades later, Steve Tremulis, nephew of the designer, displayed the partially restored Gyronaut to the public for the first time in early 2012.[3] It was shown fully restored at Speed Week in 2013,[6] and won a special award at the 2014 Quail Motorcycle Gathering.[4]
See also
- List of motorcycles by type of engine
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Triumph's Bonneville Connection". Motorsports Network. Archived from the original on 2014-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20141011173844/http://www.motorsports-network.com/triumph/2001/bonnevil.htm. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Yoav Gilad (September 15, 2014), "World's fastest motorcycle restored", Petrolicious (May Moon Media), http://www.petrolicious.com/world-s-fastest-motorcycle-restored
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Daniel Strohl (May 15, 2012), "Alex Tremulis’s Gyronaut X-1 goes under restoration", Hemmings Daily (Hemmings), http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2012/05/15/alex-tremuliss-gyronaut-x-1-goes-under-restoration/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 John L. Stein (July 8, 2014), 2014 Quail Motorcycle Gathering Award Winners, Hagerty Insurance Agency, http://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/Articles/2014/07/08/Speed-Demons
- ↑ Cyril Huze (August 16, 2013), "Postcards From Bonneville 65th Anniversary Speed Week", Cyril Huze Post, http://cyrilhuzeblog.com/2013/08/16/postcards-from-bonneville-65th-anniversary-speed-week/
- ↑ Sherri Candland (August 19, 2013), Bonneville Speed Week 2013, a City on the Salt, Salt Lake Tribune, http://cars.sltrib.com/articles/view/82/Bonneville_Speed_Week_2013,_a_City_on_the_Salt
External links
- Original Gyronaut plans from Tucker Corporation LLC (Mike and Sean Tucker)
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