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Big Red (motorcycle)

Index Big Red (motorcycle)

Big Red was the machine with which American Don Vesco took the motorcycle land-speed record,, on September 17, 1970 at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. [1]

10 relations: Barber Motorsports Park, Bonneville Salt Flats, Bonneville Speedway, Don Vesco, Drop tank, Motorcycle land-speed record, Roadrunner (magazine), Silver Bird, Streamliner, Two-stroke engine.

Barber Motorsports Park

The Barber Motorsports Park is a multi-purpose racing facility located in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Bonneville Salt Flats

The Bonneville Salt Flats is a densely packed salt pan in Tooele County in northwestern Utah.

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Bonneville Speedway

Bonneville Speedway is an area of the Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah, that is marked out for motor sports.

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Don Vesco

Don Vesco (April 8, 1939 – December 16, 2002) was an American businessperson, motorcycle racer, and multiple motorcycle land-speed record and wheel-driven land speed record holder.

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Drop tank

In aviation, a drop tank (external tank, wing tank, or belly tank) is used to describe auxiliary fuel tanks externally carried by aircraft.

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Motorcycle land-speed record

The motorcycle land-speed record is the fastest speed achieved by a motorcycle on land.

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Roadrunner (magazine)

RoadRUNNER is a bimonthly publication covering motorcycle touring.

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Silver Bird

Silver Bird was a motorcycle land-speed record setting streamliner motorcycle.

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Streamliner

A streamliner is a vehicle incorporating streamlining in a shape providing reduced air resistance.

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Two-stroke engine

A two-stroke (or two-cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine which completes a power cycle with two strokes (up and down movements) of the piston during only one crankshaft revolution.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Red_(motorcycle)

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